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January, 1954 ,," i i •.-.1 • -. I 1AICROWSNEST Vol. 6 No.3 THE ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY'S MAGAZINE JANUARY, 1954 LADY OF THE MONTH Pictured on the opposite page is HMCS Athabaskan, heroine of the story, "Night. Train from Songjin" (page 4). She is in a CONTENTS, much more tranquil mood, here, than she was on the night she was spitting shells at .' Page a Communist supply train that tried, and failed, to run the gauntlet on the east coast RCN Nel1Js Review.""" .. "." .. ,.".".,... ,.. ,.. ,.".,,', .. 2 rail line in Korea. ' In recognition of the good work done that night-and on other occasions, too-two Night Train Iron?" Songjin 4 I11embers of the ship's company were re­ cently awarded decorations and two others were mentioned in, despatches. The com­ Queen's Commendation 8 manding officer Acting Captain J. C. Reed, received the OBE (Military Division) and CPO George Vander-Hagen, the' Coxswain, "~"~ 9 the BEM. 'Mentioned in despatches were 'Awkin's 'Alo .""""" " .. ,.",.,.,.", ,., ", ..... ,. ,. ""',, Lieut.-Cdr. Harry Shorten and CPO John Shea. , The Sinking of U..488 ,: , 12 The Athabaskan now is undergoing arma­ ment conversion at Esquimalt. To her credit are three full tours of duty in the , Canada and the Sea .. '.... rFar East. On those three tours she spent a 14 total of 1,068 days-or' one month under three years-away from her home port; was. at sea for 75·5 per·cent of that time; Training in Sail t , ••, ••• t •••• ,,••••• .. •••••••••• t •••• , " ••• ,• ~ , ...... 17 steamed 2()3,907 miles, and fired 21,349 rounds of four-inch and 40mm ammunition ;at the enemy., A relnarkable record, to say The Supply Branch .".",.,.... ,.. ,., .... " .. ,'.'".,.... ,., .. 19 'the least. Sailor on Horseback ' ,.", ,, 20 Negative numbers of RCN photographs 'reproduced in The Crowsnest are included with the caption for the benefit of persons' Lower Deck Promotions 22 wishing to obtain prints of the photos. This they may do .by sending an order to the . Naval Secretary, Naval Headquarters, ottawa, attention Photographic Section, quoting the Cookie 23 negative number of the photograph, giving the size and ,finish required, and enclosing a money order for the full amount, payable to Recruiting Is Your Business ", to. 25 the Receiver General of Canada. Sizes, finish and the new' National Defence . standardized prices, follow: . Coronation Ph9tographs 27 4 x 5 (or smailer) glossy finish only .. $ .10 8 x 10 glossy or matte finish .'......... .50 11 x 14 m.atte finish only 1.00 16 x 20 ff ff ". •••••••••••••• 3.00 20 :x: 24 ..•..••.•.....• 4.00 30 x 40 ..•...•••....•. 8.00 - I SUBSCRIPTION RATE Cover Photo-Pictured during sea tri~ls·.off'Halifax is HMCS The Crowsnest may be sub­ Gaspe, senior ,ship of'the First Canadian Minesweeping Squadron. scribed for at the rate of $1 for 12 issues. The first 'sweeper to be built in Canada since the Second World Persons desirous of receiving War, the Gaspe'was co'mmissioned last November at Lauzon, Que., their own private copies by mail , and sailed from there to Halifax. She was joined' before the end should send their,orders, accom­ panied by cheque or money or­ of the year by the Chignecto, Cowichan and Thunder, all three of der made out to the Receiver which are due fO,r delivery to Mutual Aid. ,Ten more minesweepers General of Canada, to:- are due for completion this, year. (HS-29019). THE QUEEN'S PRINTER, 75 St. Patrick Street, Ottawa, Ont. Page one Ships Observe . The Huron, was the first to arrive in Communion at midnight on Christmas Yule in Sasebo Sasebo. She had left Yokosuka on the Eve in the Huron, and on Christmas Christmas 1953 was a cpmparatively 17th, after two days of anti-submarine morning in the Crusader. Divine Wor­ happy one for Canadiap.,;dest~oyers.in eXj:lrcises, and entered Sasebo on the ship was held on the Huron's fo'csle 19th, securing to No.. 1 Buoy-elose to the Far East. head later in: the morning, with a·choir the liberty landing. The Crusader The Huron, Iroquois and Crusader from the ship leading in the carol sing­ were together in Sasebo; with no war, came in two days later from patrol, ing. the Christmas theme of "Peace oil and the Iroquois followed on the 23rd. Midnight mass for Roman Catholic Earth" had a deeper zpeaning for the The weather was unusually mild, .. personnel was held in the Iroquois on ships' ·companies than last year, .and in even for Japan - so mild that the Christmas Eve and morning mass in the Iroquois-her last patrol completed Huron's officers challenged the Cru­ both the Huron and Crusader on Christ- -officers and men were preparing for sader's to a softball game on Christmas mas morning. , the journey home to Canada. Eve afternoon. The challenge was ac­ Christmas dinner climaxed the day, There had been plenty of Christmas cepted, and the Crusader won the game and there was food aplenty. In the mail-the biggest morale. booster of all 20 - 18. Crusader, for instance, officers and meri ~ and many of the officers and men The ships began Christmas Day.with .sat down to cream of tomato soup, roast heard their families speak personal emphasis on the religious significance. stuffed turkey, giblet gravy, cranberry Christmas greetings from home. Protestant personnel att!;!nded .. Holy sauce, princess potatoes, fresh peas, Christmas pudding with rum sauce, Three sailars on board HMCS Athabaskan display the oriental finery they acquired during their Christmas cake, fresh fruits and mixed. tour of duty in the Far East. They are (left to right) A~le ·Seomen Ed .Knipstrom and Leroy I(ullman nuts. The mehus in the Huron and and Ldg. Sea. Art Broster. (E·25841) Iroquois weresimitar. Prior to dinner, the officers of all three ships entertained the chiefs and petty officers ~n their respective ward­ rooms. During the day, officers and men from· the Halifax,. Ottawa and.Victoria areas heard tape-recorded messages from their families. The· messages -- were recorded a few weeks previous to Christmas through the courtesy of radio stations in these cities, and the tapes , .:-. .­ forwarded to the ships in time for the· '..... big day. Hundreds of ditty bags arrived from Canada shortly before Christmas, and. these were distributed among the crews of all three ships shortly after they ar­ rived in Sasebo. The ditty bags were donated by various branches of the Navy League of Canada, With Christmas over, the Huron and Crusader sailed on patrol to Korean waters, and the Iroquois remained to await he:t: relief, HMCS Cayuga, before heading homeward·on New Year's Day. New Glasgow . Recommissioned RCN FIRSTS IN 1953. The first' of the modernized frigates to be assigned to West Coast duty, The first anti~submarine destroyer escort, HMCS Algonquin, (converted liMCS New Glasgow was recommis... from a Fleet HV" ...class destroyer) was commissioned at Esquimalt. sioned at Halifax on January 30, just * * * ten years, one month, and one week A Canadian destroyer, HMCS Crusader,' was tops among the after she was first commissioned during "train busters" of the United. Nations fleet, in Korean waters. Her the Second World War. score was 4! trains. The Haida accounted for three others and The New Glasgow, her armament, her the Athabaskan' two, electronic gear arld even her appearance * * * remote from that of Battle of Atlantic Canada's first naval reserve air squadron was formed at Toronto, Be- days, will carry out trials and a work... fore the end of the year, two more had been established, at Kingston and ing-up program before sailing to her Victoria. new base at Esquimalt, B.C., this spring. She is commanded by Commander * ** .Georges A. LaRue, of Quebec City and The first jet ai'rcrajt (Banshee all-weather jet fighters) were Victoria, who was in command of the ordered for .the RCN. Twin-engined Grumman S2F qircraft were chosen to replace Avenger anti-sub1TJ,q,rine aircraft. ., Beacon'Hill before she was paid off at Esquimalt for conversion. * * * The First Canadian Escort Squadron and tlJ,e First Canadian .Mine~ Iroquois Nel,f) sweeping Squadron were ~ormed in the·Atlantic Command. Globe-Girdler * * * The first four of the new aluminum-and-wood minesweepers Her second tour of Korean duty be­ were commissioned, as were the first three of the moderni~ed anti­ hind her, HMCS Iroquois began the submarine frigates. New Year by steaming for her home port of Halifax by way of Hong Kong, ** * Singapore and the Mediterranean ..-·a For the first time in the peacetime history of the RCN, the Navy's journey that was to bring her miles strength approached 17,000 officers, men a~d' Wrel1-s on full-time naval steamed during the tour to around duty. 48,000. The ship reached Halifax Feb­ * ** ruary 10. The RCN'was able to send a Coronation Squadron of six ships rhe homeward voyage of the Iro­ to the Coronation Naval Review at Spithead-a fiTst for such an quois added another to the list of globe­ event from the viewpoint of size and number. of ships. girdling journeys by ships of the RCN, ,* ** .I since her outward trip was by way of The first naval torpedo to be manufactured in Canada, under contracts. Panama and Pearl Harbour. Scheduled totalling $40 million, was turned over to the RCN. ports of calIon the way home were * ** Hong Kong, Singapore, Colombo, Aden, Other· "firsts" were the large, modern men's accomm,odation Suez, Port Said, Malta, Gibraltar and blocks. at Naden and Shearwater. Ponta Delgada. ShilJS to Greet The ship's fund, made up' mainly from the 109 Sea Cadets Corps. The West Prime Minister profits of the destroyer's canteen, was Coast, for example, !S represented by Three Canadian destroyers will be in the source of the welcome gift, which Ldg.
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