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National Magazine of the Naval Officers Association of Canada Magazine nationale de l’association des officiers de la marine du Canada 2 STARSHELL SPRING 2011 28 26 25 22 20 18 16 15 13 13 12 11 10 10 8 6 4 3 2 In thisissue Telephone: 613-841-4358 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Orleans ONK1E3M4 [email protected] 308 KennedyLaneE Obscure andOffbeat NavalOddities Obituaries andInMemoriam Tribute –Gordon LewisEdwards Book Reviews Fraser McKee’s LittleKnownNavy Days ofEndeavour:Part14-AtSeaina‘Cadillac’ Broadsides: ‘HonkingBigShips’ The Edwards’ Files:‘Captain’s Beer’ NOAC Regalia Schober’s Quiz#53 The BriefingRoom Mail Call The Front Desk fromView theBridge Shipboard Tactical DataSystems Naval SyllogismsforCanada Commentary: ‘You heard ithearfirst’ Where LandEnds,LifeBegins Our coverandtheEditor’s Cabin Patron: HRHThePrincePhilip,DukeofEdinburgh President: deQuébec Jean-ClaudeMichaud,Ville l’association desofficiersdelamarineduCanada The NavalOfficersAssociationofCanada Kenneth B.Lait Deputy President: BruceJohnston,NOAVI History &Heritage:AlecDouglas,Ottawa Past President: RayZuliani,ThunderBay www.noac-national.ca Vice-President: KenSummers,NOAVI Fund Raising:HughStewart,Ottawa Board Members:BranchPresidents Honorary President: HarrySteele Treasurer: Derek Greer, NOAVI She wasaGradeXIIstudentatVanier CollegiateinMooseJawatthetime. won theartworkportionofNOACNavalCentennialEssayContestforW OUR COVER Starshell ISSN 1191-1166 Telephone: 250-314-1284 Kamloops BCV1S0A5 1871 Primrose Crescent STARSHELL EDITOR Fax: 250-314-1286 [email protected] George A.Moore

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3 - Convoy 1943 © L. B. ‘Yogi’ Jenson Convoy 1943 © L. B. ‘Yogi’ exhale—silence. for the greater good. the greater for was. one never where But I felt insignificant. But I felt protect what you love. protect In the end, it is all we have. taking lives, humans killing humans. taking lives, I would be a survivor,I would just in case, but For me, where land ended, life began. land ended, life me, where For push against. It is chaos, sheer chaos. push against. It is chaos, part of a greater circle of pandemonium. circle part of a greater from what is going on. Sometimes it isn’t. what is going from for anything in your lifetime, make it love. make anything in your lifetime, for I was and am; you are and will be Canada. I was and am; you are I felt like a small part like of something bigger. I felt Make it family, friends, lovers and children. friends, lovers it family, Make The future of this country is based on you. future The To belong, to protect. To be allowed to love. be allowed to To belong, to protect. To screaming men, metal ripping from metal, lives ripping from men, metal screaming clears and the devastation becomes apparent. and the devastation clears that I felt it was my duty to die, to give myself up it was my duty to die, to give that I felt of something, whether it be malignant or benign. I thought I had prepared myself, but I didn’t truly but I didn’t myself, I thought I had prepared I never thought it would actually happen, though. it would thought I never feel the pressure against them, cannot tell where to where against them, cannot tell the pressure feel Sometimes the adrenalin alone is enough to distract alone is enough Sometimes the adrenalin Seek only to defend and never, ever begin a conflict ever and never, Seek only to defend To feel pride in Canada and all she symbolizes for us. and all she symbolizes for pride in Canada feel To That’s why so many of us became soldiers; to be part why so many of us became soldiers; That’s I had to be ready for the worst. I wasn’t. No one was. I wasn’t. the worst. for I had to be ready The pushing and shoving is frustrating; as one cannot shoving is frustrating; pushing and The Leave be the things that are small, but if you ever fight small, but if you ever be the things that are Leave The ships cluster in groups, each small fight making up each small fight making in groups, ships cluster The or a refugee crosses our border, they become Canada; our border, crosses or a refugee I became so involved and so integrated in the institution and so integrated I became so involved Thus continued the cycle of silence—inhale—uproar— Thus believe that I would be one of the 1791; I would be a hero. be one of the 1791; I would I would that believe Every time a child waves a flag, a cadet salutes an officer, time a child waves Every This confusion envelops the scene, taking on the form of scene, taking on the form the envelops confusion This Listen to the dead; we made mistakes so you don’t have to. have so you don’t Listen to the dead; we made mistakes And when it’s over, and everyone breathes again, the smoke breathes and everyone over, And when it’s My dear fiend, the advice I give to you now is to fight for love, for love, to you now is to fight My dear fiend, the advice I give The following poem placed First in the Province of New Brunswick during the 2010 NOAC Naval Cen NOAC Naval the 2010 during New Brunswick of in the Province placed First poem The following New in Riverview, School High student at Riverview Grade XII was a John MacKenzie Contest. tennial the poem. at the time he composed Brunswick Where Land Ends, Life Begins Life Ends, Land Where By John MacKenzie Thank God. Thank it’s the feeling. it’s My Dear Friend: My Dear metal and sound. was not kind to us. I am the every man. I am the every through their veins. through But it isn’t, and it wasn’t, But it isn’t, My name could be yours. This shouldn’t scare you. scare shouldn’t This I hope you never get the chance. get I hope you never pack-ice that seemed indestructible. pack-ice I hope you never have to feel as I did. to feel have I hope you never the images in my head can’t be unseen. my head can’t in the images Razor-sharp winds that tore our flags apart, winds that tore Razor-sharp 1791: not a date, but the number of the dead. Life grinded to a halt, and then hurled forward Life Yours could be the face reflecting in the mirror. reflecting could be the face Yours upon a sailor’s skin how long ‘till confrontation. upon a sailor’s I am every man who stood against any army, who man I am every 32 sunken ships should not give you perspective. should not give ships 32 sunken was to come, and the cold had a way of impressing My ship could be any of them; any could be yours. My ship could be any of them; any could be When the fight begins, the water explodes with fire, The calm before the maelstrom was always intense. the maelstrom calm before The of the next day; the wind brought an inkling of what of the next day; the wind brought It’s the emotion, raw and chafing that should terrify. the emotion, raw It’s It was called “The Battle of the Atlantic,” and the sea It was called “The Each with there own individual thoughts and feelings. own individual thoughts Each with there Strangely, the dark chill of night could bring knowledge the dark chill of night could Strangely, moment, hidden by the twinkling of the sun, blinding the as it will go, and when it reaches its zenith, it hovers for a for its zenith, it hovers and when it reaches as it will go, child, then comes careening down to earth, bringing with child, then comes careening it pain, fear, despair and deep, pressing claustrophobia. despair and deep, pressing it pain, fear, Like a ball thrown in the air by a child; it is tossed as high a ball thrown Like survive to become the predator. long enough as the prey has felt the same fear, hatred, pain and sympathy course hatred, the same fear, has felt The rain appeared to freeze mid-air, and the slow turn of a to freeze appeared rain The Then it is push and pull; it becomes a battle to see who can Then It’s never the stories or the numbers that should shock you; the stories or the numbers never It’s head was like the scraping of two hulls against one another. of two the scraping head was like Physical pain can fade, but my memories can’t be forgotten, but my memories can’t Physical pain can fade, 4 STARSHELL SPRING 2011 O a crisis! A yearlaterwewere embroiled management organization before wehad tive wouldbetocreate aneffective crisis him mycommitmentthatfirst objec DCDS, LGenDaveHuddleston, andgive what doIafternineinthemorning?” of thoselisteningoutsidethedoor),“So which Gord responded (tothedelight “You knowthisjobis90%army!”,to time (anarmyBGen)warnedGordie: Rumour hasitthattheincumbentat position; thefirstwasGordie Edwards. I wasthesecondnavalofficertohold postunfilled. Asanaside, last ‘onestar’ withoutajobandDGMPOwasthe star’ was nowJune1989;Ithelast‘one position, however, thefactwasthatthis on beingnamedtothisveryresponsible less examples.Manycongratulatedme had beendemonstratedthrough count Canadian Forces (CF)atthetime.This crisis managementcapabilitywithinthe were convincedthere wasnoeffective on gladlyasI,andmanyotherobservers, ters. Itwasnotaresponsibility thatItook DGMPO atNationalDefenceHeadquar General MilitaryPlansandOperationsor be captured inthehistorybooks. enjoyed recounting whatwilllikelynever Staff Collegeforanumberofyearsand to address the‘seniors’courseat reinforcement didoccurasIwasinvited gize, however, theywillbeclose.Some Commentary My firstactionwastocallonthe In 1989,IwasappointedDirector accuracy, andforthatIapolo tions maynotenjoyabsolute later, sosomeofthesereflec f courseitistwentyyears By BruceJohnston,NOACNationalDeputyPresident Snippets from theFirstGulfWar You heard ithere first! - - - - - East. We were inTel Aviv andcontinued peacekeeping operationsintheMiddle Bill McKnightonatourofCanadian panying theMinisterofNationalDefence When IraqinvadedKuwait,Iwasaccom were not.NorwasI‘inplace’atthetime. ning oftheCFresponse. However, they have beeninplacefrom theverybegin then theseorganizational elementswould ture andapproved foruse,andexercised, manual forjointoperations. sential firstelementwastobea‘keystone’ of JointDoctrinewithintheCF. Thees heading upadirectorate forthecreation At thetime,thenColonelJoeSharpewas staff organization intotheheadquarters. would allow the implementation of a joint defence planwasbeingproduced which Ops guy. Essentially, anewheadquarters PO staff, ledbyColonelMikeO’Brien,my work hadbeengoingonwithintheDGM simultaneously. Fortunately, somegood in theOkacrisisandFirstGulfWar more work wasrequired before those Nova consisting ofHMCShips decided uponintheformofaTask Group initial Canadianresponse tothecrisiswas had envisagednomore thanone. crises’ todealwithwhenmy‘worstcase’ of Québec.Nowweofficiallyhad‘two Defence Staff (CDS)from thePremier request totheChiefof to civilpower’ back intheheadquarterscame‘aid return toCanada.Soonafter myarrival then Syriabefore hewasencouraged to over thenexttwodaystoCypress and During thepreceding fewdaysthe Had boththesedocumentsbeenma and Athabaskan . Ofcoursemuch Protecteur, Terra - - - - - crisis numbertwo(Gulf)forwhichthe engaged andtheDepartment10%; ber one(Oka)forwhichtheCDSwas90% George. FormeIwasfacingcrisisnum of CommanderMARCOM,VAdm Bob was undertheoperationalcommand ships sailed,andwhentheydidsailit to Riyadhconsult withinternational planners signalled theymusthavearecce things neverend,withinaweek 1CAD involving 1CAD.Justtoprove thatsome dleston intotheeffort andheapproved point itwasessentialtobringGen Hud Boyle) inEurope wasessential. At that ment ofthe Air Division(thenBGenJean that forplanningtocontinue,theinvolve days laterForandwasbacktoindicate SCIMITAR wasborn that veryday. A few absolutely underwraps.Well, OpPlan and warnedtheworkwastobekept planning forCF18s.Ireluctantly agreed and bothstrongly advocatedthatwe start returned withhisbossCol Alain Forand never sendfighters.Thenextdayhe ships wasabigdealandCanadawould the advicethatforCanadians,sending ‘remove himselffrom mypresence’ with ment ofCF18stotheGulf.Itoldhim some initialplanningforthedeploy opined thatitwouldbeprudent todo officer inthePlansorganization. Gord proached byLColGord Loney, astaff one DGMPO!” organization, “We only haveoneCDSand a ‘weakness’inourcrisismanagement 100% ofmytime!Huddlestonobserved ment 90%.Bothseemedtorequired CDS was10%engagedandtheDepart As Septemberneared Iwasap ------STARSHELL SPRING 2011

5 - - - - - for discussions with Midway Some years later during one of the One lesson for me throughout this One lesson for me throughout I recall one day, well into the opera well into the one day, I recall the assurances the government would require. College, discussion sessions at the Staff was a there I was asked if, in effect, Army out of the conspiracy to keep the say I was shocked would operation. To be a bit of an understatement, however in one could I could see where retrospect, his US counterpart, I dialed those three his US counterpart, I dialed those three numbers to see how it went. I recalled it was his first carrier landing and asked “No, you if he was nervous. He replied, are getting close but there know you are no windows and then a terrific crash and I asked if he was nervous there.” you are on the subsequent catapult launch. “I was sitting next to he says, “Bruce,” Shields!” My guess was that Brooke meant he didn’t notice when the aircraft was launched. endeavour was the importance of con tingency planning. I often attribute the success of the CF 18 deployment to LCol we his initiative Without Loney. Gord may never have had a ‘finished’ contin gency plan in time to match the political the call From decision making process. to the announcement by the ‘to do more’ Op Plan PM was just six days. Without we would not have provided SCIMITAR mander with a ‘joint mission’ must be must be mission’ with a ‘joint mander ‘joint staff’ by a supported and desig Further, commanders.’ nated ‘component can be put in place no such organization are communications until the supporting enough to support the robust in place and of engagement. The activation of rules delayed as the Joint HQ was considerably appropri to provide struggled the J6 staff Initially the best ate communications. was the Long they could come up with which or LRCT Range Comms Terminal and then would give us only teletype three Ultimately, only 18-20 hours a day. joined Ottawa to separate satellite links digit telephone numbers Bahrain. Three allowed instantaneous access between the two HQs. tion, and knowing Ken had made a visit to the carrier - - - - - You have to remember that Canada have to remember You The command concept for the Gulf Then there were the naysayers. “The were Then there we were very careful. Summers was very careful. we were home to participate in an exercise brought com- A to ‘design’ his headquarters. commander would be Cmdre Summers, commander would be Cmdre the Navy acquiesced. The Deputy Com mander of Mobile Command did not like the assignment of operational command He observed to to a joint commander. me, “Why don’t you just say ‘detached that if under the command of?’” I replied we did, I would have two commands that And don’t understand instead of just one! so it went on. As a result had never done this before. was authored by COS J3 and quickly was authored by the CDS (General de approved the Chastelain). The concept required establishment of a Joint HQ in the region (ultimately in Bahrain) with the com mander being assigned ‘operational in command’ of the ships and aircraft resisted initially was concept This theatre. made when it was however, by Navy, would be a clear by the CDS that there joint commander and that the first joint Curiously, many at the time considered time considered many at the Curiously, MARCOM to be a ‘joint’ command given were Navy and the aircraft the ships were for However, Air Force. by the provided the US, (ASW) in antisubmarine warfare The key both Navy. are ships and aircraft service doctrine ASW is a single is that and not joint doctrine no matter how pres uniforms are colour many different can’t be ‘joint’ just because you You ent. want to be! Col Joe Sharpe is now a pretty popular is now a pretty Col Joe Sharpe his door, is knocking on Everyone guy. manual you “Joe, you know that keystone have Wouldn’t ops? joint for writing were you?” any copies left would can’t be joint You CF is a single service. So we had to come with a single service!” of joint. ‘Joint is up with a new definition single service doc when two or more in a single operation.’ prevalent trines are Chief of Staff to J3 (COS J3) and my crisis J3) and my to J3 (COS of Staff Chief a joint organiza to team transitions action of a joint began the development tion. We system for the Gulf operations. command ------Within DGMPO, with the blessing of Within By now the Task Group was nearing Group By now the Task At this juncture the US was encourag the At this juncture the DCDS, we began the transition to a DCDS is J3, I am organization; joint staff joint operation under national command the first time in our history. for perhaps mand of Air Division. Once operational Air Division. mand of clear it became more in the Gulf however, that Canada would be embarking on a operational command of MARCOM and under the operational com the aircraft terms of organization of our expanding terms of organization capability in the conflict. Initially it was clear that the ships would be under the their operating area with Commodore with Commodore their operating area At Ken Summers as the Commander. facing some challenges in home we were to a challenging search for an airfield, but for an airfield, to a challenging search that’s another story. be based adjacent to the Gulf, given their involved and nature in defensive was task the ships. This led primarily ‘protecting’ ment was approved and announced by ment was approved was a There Prime Minister Mulroney. must in that the aircraft caveat however, were doing OCA or DCA. Nevertheless, or DCA. Nevertheless, doing OCA were it was not until a second Cabinet meeting the following Monday that the deploy ‘offensive counter air’‘offensive and ‘defensive e.g., it doesn’t matter to the counter air,’ you just shot down whether you aircraft dleston (arms spread once again) careful dleston (arms spread ly outlined the lack of distinction between Op Plan SCIMITAR. This was a Tuesday This was a Tuesday Op Plan SCIMITAR. a brief to Cabinet on directed and Tellier I briefed the plan and Hud Thursday. do more.’ At which point LGen Hud At which point do more.’ with arms spread dleston stood up and on in ‘simulated flight’ briefed the group accompanied by Jeremy Kinsman (the accompanied by Jeremy Gulf) briefed the External lead for the ‘wants Canada to gathering that the US Council, Paul Tellier, chaired a morning chaired Council, Paul Tellier, first to review meeting each day at 0830 Smith, Gordon Oka and then the Gulf. was conveyed back to our Ambassador back to our was conveyed in were Smith. We Gordon to NATO, the Clerk of the Privy a period where ing its NATO partners to commit addi partners to commit ing its NATO That message region. to the tional forces planners. In the end this would have to have end this would In the planners. long. not for wait but 6 STARSHELL SPRING 2011 I nen’ (‘againstthe man’)argument. Inthis seems tobethe one calledthe‘adhomi the mostprevalent fallacy, forexample, da andadvertising.Inpolitics these days not onlyindebate,butalsopropagan between usandIraq,itwasviable.Italso tion butwiththemightofUSNavy the Gulf.Itwasafairlyaggressive loca essentially toplacetheTGincentre of sponsibility andhisrecommendation was (TG). Cmdre Summerswasgiventhere operating area fortheNavalTask Group often discussedwastheselectionofan demanding time. An examplethatisnot selected asatleastaviableoperation. end deploymentofaFieldHospitalwas fore hostilitieswere tocommence.Inthe months). Thisonlyamatterofweeksbe personnel (12,000)andtimetodeploy(six This initiativediedundertheweightof of abrigadesizedformationtotheGulf. commenced planningforthedeployment the Army, virtuallyonitsowninitiative, contingency planning.Lateinthegame Canadian DivisiontoEurope, butno new plansforthedeploymentof1st operations. Yes, wewere stillwriting planning forindependentCanadian In factwehaddonenocontingency conspiracy tokeepthe Army athome! one, thenofcourse,itmusthavebeena shelf anditwasjustamatterofselecting Force and Army optionswere allonthe that ‘contingencyplans’forNavy, Air draw thatconclusion.Ifyoubelieved cies’ thatrun generally unchallenged, first learnedallaboutthe‘classic falla an English-related course on‘logic.’I n mysecondyearatRoyalRoads,Itook Much wentrightduringthismost Naval SyllogismsforCanada - - - GageCanadianDictionary of twostatementsandaconclusiondrawnfrom them. Syllogism: Aformofargumentreasoning consisting - - - on theofficeofCOSJ3asfocalpoint the jointorganization wastheclearfocus joint staff recommendations. organizations tobeablefullyevaluate sors havetheirownoperationsandplans Staff. Itisalsocriticalthattheseadvi and balanceonthedecisionsofJoint Chiefs intheUS)are anessentialcheck nent advisors(classiccontextistheJoint component advisorinthiscase.Compo of therole ofacomponentcommanderor other partwasthelackofunderstanding location, wellremoved from Ottawa. An Mobile Command).Partofthiswastheir manders (MARCOM, AIRCOM and received from hisenvironmental com and componentadviceheshouldhave not benefitfrom theactiveinvolvement process. InthisinstancetheCDSdid commanders inthedecisionmaking the involvementofenvironmental forget, there isnoplacewehavetogo!’ permost alwaysinmymindwas‘don’t the defensivecapabilityofships.Up location andmissionwasconsistentwith mand. Mostimportantlyhowever, the coordinate, provide andindeed,com subsequent logisticssupportitwasto placed theTGinanideallocationfor logism. Comprising twopremises anda I wasintrigued by whatiscalledthesyl of communicationsthatnowdeluges us, ity todetectlogicalfallaciesinthe mass arguments. Doesthissoundfamiliar? the (presumably unerring)logicofhis merit oftheopposingarguer, ratherthan logical fallacy, oneattacksthepersonal What didnotgorighthowever, was But beyonddevelopingauseful abil Again ontheplusside,abenefitof By Richard Archer ------every instance. And indeedwewenttheextradistancein can’t afford tobeshortofthegreen.” admonition was:“…inourbusinesswe a feweyeswere downcast.Myfinal green compared tooverthegreen. quite many timestheirshotswere shortofthe then askedthegolferstoreflect onhow golfers. Quiteafewhandswentup.I Team (CAT) Iaskedhowmanywere At anearlymeetingoftheCrisis Action analogy atonepointintheproceedings. toward operationsduringtheperiod. headquarters whichwastotallymobilized time talkingwiththeCDS.Thiswasa response wasno,givenIspentevenmore talking withtheDeputyMinister. My got upsetthatIspentsomuchtime askediftheCDSever other ‘onestar’ for allcoordination andplanning. An example: structure foralogicalargument. For conclusion, thisisasimplebuteffective be worthafuture commentary. Strategic JointStaff, etc.Perhaps itmight mand, SpecialOperationsCommand, Command, ExpeditionaryForce Com would orcouldtakeplacewithCanada often wondertodayhowthecoordination within asinglenationalheadquarters.I and theFirstGulfWar were conducted Of courseIhadtoworkinagolf The logicisinescapable, andwhenI Just anoteatthispointhowever. Oka therefore, anoakhasroots All trees haveroots; an oakisatree; - - STARSHELL SPRING 2011

7 Most Canadians think of Canada as In fact, Canada is a maritime nation, must be better Canadians Therefore, Therefore, Canada must have in place have in must Canada Therefore, with allies Canada must collaborate needs to con- The Canadian Navy Government the Canadian Therefore, When the dust settles on the current When the dust settles on the current is the immediate past- Richard Archer I admit that at first blush some of

its own peace, security and humanitar- ian operations. a continental power within North America. ocean on its three dependent crucially of the and on the freedom approaches oceans themselves for its security and prosperity. educated in their maritime history and and future heritage, and in their present of the seas. dependence on the freedom and execute a longer-term plan for the plan a longer-term and execute and ongoing development maintenance and associated naval forces of capable personnel. principally and like-minded nations, is to pull its the United States, if it influence Can- weight and favourably in world affairs. adian interests to keep pace with stantly upgrade if it is amongst its capability developments allies. must have in place sufficient policy, funding, trained personnel and other Navy if it is to main- for the resources tain its contribution to allied as well as • • • • • • • national election in Canada, and we have of Cabinet members and MPs, a new crop them the time will be ripe to approach arguments. with the NOAC’s pro-Navy of the NOAC National Executive Director and a member of Ottawa Branch. Seventh: these possible syllogisms, particularly may not stand up to your their premises, so I would welcome scrutiny, rigorous feedback on these ideas and on ways to them. improve Sixth: Therefore, a crucial ingredient to the ingredient a crucial Therefore, Canada needs to maintain flexible deployable and capable robust, A The decades-hence worldwide stra- Canadian Navy can be deployed at A Such design and construction re- Such design and construction must build up Canada Therefore, The design and construction of naval The design and construction Therefore, Canada must now develop Canada must now Therefore,

Navy with well-trained crews is a Navy with well-trained crews and in any foreign ingredient crucial maritime policy. allied security, prosperity and human- prosperity allied security, itarian aspirations. capable, of Canada is a robust, future deployable Navy. and of foreign and capable instruments maritime policy if it is to favourably to its advantage. influence world affairs tegic situation is unpredictable, except tegic situation is unpredictable, much continue, trends that if current will be confrontation of possible future played out on the seas, especially in Asia Pacific. short notice to navigable waters world- wide, as a highly flexible instrument and defence policy with in- of foreign fluence in support of the nation’s and and capability. the development and mainten- quires system combat ance of expert shipyard, integration and other high technology work forces. them and provide such work forces with persistent work so as to avoid the past boom-and-bust practices. includes a long-term, multi-disciplinary includes a of acknowledgement and multi-party to put naval construct- the requirement foot- persistent more ion on a stronger, boom-and-bust ing than the current practices. ships in and other governmental strategic resource Canada is a national from inception to final disposal can be disposal can to final inception from as 50 years. as much that plan for shipbuilding a strategic • • • • • • • • •

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- - - The design and construction of naval The design and construction ‘capital ships’ of the The current Therefore Canada requires its own Canada requires Therefore A maritime nation requires the indus- maritime nation requires A Canada is a maritime nation. With this objective in mind, perhaps this objective in mind, perhaps With

ship acquisition process takes a decade ship acquisition process while the life of a naval ship or more, and capability. in mid-life at best and the Navy are and other governmental ships in Canada is a national strategic resource marine industrial capacity and high technology work force. its own marine vessels and infrastruct- to its own standards. ure trial capacity and high technology work for developing and constructing force • • • • •

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events, but I leave those in as back-up. First: leave them in as different ways to look at leave them in as different an issue. The ones on shipbuilding could by overcome as possibly be construed cordingly, I propose below some possible I propose cordingly, syllogisms to be the skeletons. Some of variations on a theme, but I the ideas are be to have a simple syllogistic framework be to have a simple syllogistic framework as a skeleton to be fleshed out for crafting Ac position papers and other arguments. bust, expeditionary Canadian Navy that Canada evidently needs. The aim would we could apply this logical reasoning to we could apply this logical reasoning in favour of the ro NOAC’s arguments after reading the premises, would come the premises, after reading conclusion as the inevitably to the same author. it was often buried in a mass of prose. a mass of prose. it was often buried in objective was Nevertheless, the ultimate the reader, a paper where to produce where the arguments had to be couched arguments the where And even to lead to that conclusion. and valid, was present if the structure grams I was involved in, it wasn’t always involved in, it wasn’t grams I was especially structure, possible to follow the and conclusion was preordained, a where I tried to keep this structure in mind. But in mind. this structure I tried to keep and given the complexities I confess that the pro other demands of political and was an NDHQ staff officer framing the framing officer NDHQ staff was an action course of favour of a in arguments 8 STARSHELL SPRING 2011 historic devicenow resides inmybase- first operational digitalcomputer—this ASWDS used the UYK-501 which was our assembly andinstallin AWDS datasystems,thentoHalifaxdo NDHQ forSQS-505sonarand ASROC/ went totheUSlearnabout ASROC, to disbanded, trainingwasbydoing.I CSE and becamewhatwouldlaterbecalleda only navalqualificationasIleft‘thepath’ watchkeeping ticket.Thatwouldbemy in HMCS followed ‘thepath.’ After eightmonths Of mycareer, onlymyfirstfewmonths UNQUALIFIED enjoyable—so Itookengineering. couldn’t doanythingforalivingthatwas Arts. BeingofScottishdescentIfeltyou to mymathmarks,thatIshouldbetaking my Arts marks,andnodoubtwithaneye Royal Roads,theDeansuggestedwith best decisionIdidn’tmake. not require French. Turned outtobethe Roads because equivalency in Ontario did University of Alberta, butcouldattend When IfailedFrench Icouldn’tgotothe Roads—I justneededafree education. navy andIcertainlyhadn’theard about I amnotevensure Iknewthere wasa Roads. Growing upinDrumheller, AB, the navyandbeanengineer. key decisionsinmylife,twowere: tojoin just seemstohappen.Lookingbackat with technology, however, inreal lifestuff Looking aheadseemstoworkpretty well THINGS HAPPEN Since theelectricalbranchhadbeen At thestartofmysecondyearat I didnotchoosethenavyorRoyal 1 . Shipboard Tactical DataSystems Gatineau Excerpt fromakeynoteaddresstoDalhousieConference– The CanadianNavy , Ihadmyupperdeck Terra Nova Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, Halifax, 16to18June2010 . The Some Recollections The otherproject wasSAILS (Shipboard small systemwithasingleshared display. ers’ withC2capability—itwasagreat projects. ADLIPS on theRideau,’Iwasgiventwomajor me whentheyshouldhaveknownbetter. opened alotofdoors—peoplelistenedto only great technically, butsubsequently of doingaPhDatDalhousiewasnot a uniqueopportunity. A coupleofyears gether afterthefact,wasobvious.It a systemdesignedassuchvs.onetiedto and IREclasses.Thedifference between combat systemsdestinedfortheTRIBAL able tocompare designapproaches for of theCombinedSupportDivision,Iwas here. times—an interesting storybutnospace Electrical Officersothesewere turbulent ity thatthenavydidnotneedanother There wasafeelingamongsomeauthor prototype ship—Iwastheprototype CSE. drive ofaweaponmount.Itwasthe ment. A numberoffirstsincludeddigital only appliedto the C2system. ized andinthe end, theconceptswere ship systemintegrationwere neverreal ‘94. Unfortunately, myideasof wider were availablein‘79anditwasatsea the conceptforward in‘74,prototypes SHINPADS tobe operational.Ifirstput It wouldtakeacoupleofdecadesfor SHINPADS acronyms. PADS—my bossJohnMathewsonloved Processing andDisplaySystem orSHIN morphed intotheShipboard Integrated Action InformationLinkSystem)which As theengineerduringconstruction In 1974,whenIwentto‘Disneyland By JimCarruthers 2 provided the‘steam - - - - - sense: remains, aconcept many otherswho, whilenotinvolved, already involved andgetthesupportof So, Ihadtochangethethinking ofthose MARKETING issues: designed. Butthere were afew‘minor’ ward—how anyshipsystemshouldbe • • • • • • • • • • the samedeviceacross allapplications. urability. ience meansredundancy andre-config- undertaking uter didnotexist. a modularsingleboard standard comp- high speedreconfigurable databusand such asmultipurposedigitaldisplay, a outright hostilitytotheconcept. tems—which inmanycasesgenerated ings intheworldofstove-pipedsys- requirements folksallmadetheirliv- made availableatthesystemlevel. ardization appliedandtheresources which meansgettingridofwiring. data. applications worksonlyifeverythingis purpose.

SHINPADS inmymindwas,and This seemslogicalandstraightfor This meansalldevicesmustbemulti- This leadstostandardization—using A warshiprequires resiliency. Resil- There wasnomoneyforsuchan The required standardized devices Vendors, technicaldirectorates and Systems mustbebroken up,stand- And soon… Digital dataallowsmultiplexing Using asingledeviceformultiple 3, 4&5 . Itisjustcommon - STARSHELL SPRING 2011

9 ------CONCLUDED ON PAGE 20 CONCLUDED ON PAGE It would be 20 years from the time I It would be 20 years from On 27 December 1979, I went to the I wrote papers and gave presentations and gave presentations papers I wrote had been my boss and ADM(Mat) was had been my boss and DMC not only approved Lou Crutchlow. it be sent to Trea but directed the project The documents immediately. sury Board signed by the Minister and in TB were hands by the end of the week, bypassing CS and once again earning his enmity. extent which helped validate the concept in the eyes of our decision makers. Assistant Secretary Pentagon to brief the After arriving Gerald Cann. of the Navy, the organization Years, back after New to at all levels was in motion responding project USN interest—including strong no funding. The situation moved from money to DND/DSS/ITC concern they enough funding so SHIN could provide Canadian. USN interest remained PADS log jam the was the dynamite that broke would succeed. SHINPADS and ensured COMES TOGETHER key step is Defence Management Com A DMC on the day of my mittee approval. to approve was ‘tailored’ presentation by the DM It was chaired SHINPADS. Buzz Nixon, a former electrical officer, an electrical engi CDS Ramsey Withers Allen DCDS acting for VCDS, Jock neer, and CDC to contribute significant significant to contribute and CDC showed also companies Both resources. for DND fund patience in waiting great game. in the were ing. They PUSH PUSH, PUSH, implementation an idea to move from To pushing. The in NDHQ takes constant committee, which included SHINPADS of all technical sections, representatives and even staff research staff, requirements was used DOT and ITC representatives, of The process to get everyone thinking. ‘why not’ in front asking each to explain led many to think again. of the group listen. who would to anyone, anywhere, IEG5 was an excellent fo group NATO subgroup a of formation to led which rum nations on ship integration. Most NATO subsequently became involved to some - . - - Belknap was the 7 collision resulted collision resulted , (today known as 8 . We traded the displays the traded We . 6 Bras d’Or Kennedy/Belknap Analog signals also required direct also required Analog signals tolerant key element of a fault A A way of turning analog signals into analog signals of turning way A An important factor in team success An easy way to encourage stan The research organization provided provided organization The research

able of displaying any type of data. able of displaying any had made the first One manufacturer 1k memory chips needed to build a data display device— high resolution display SHINPADS HDTV). It didn’t hurt the case for made funding that the 1k chips were by a Canadian start-up, Microsystems Matthews’ fame. International of Terry interconnections between source and source between interconnections every sensor signal run To consumer. not practical. In to every display was make all data available to all to order a redundancy, components ensuring be developed. data bus (LAN) had to data bus The SHINPADS solution. system is a display cap- reconfigurable UYK-502. could handle devices data so standard any signal. • • • is for players to have some ‘skin in the game.’ I was able to convince UNIVAC be investigated. equip free is to provide dardization ment—difficult without funding. Our The good fortune was a collision and fire. [USS] of the NTDS on in destruction no longer displays were Needed SYA-4 never Canada had SYA-4s in production. in fitted them offered then UYK-20s of gaggle a for to other programs. for free concepts. It was difficult to get funding which would was a program until there the Canadian use it. In the time before no ship program, was Frigate, there Patrol but once the CPF started, the hierarchy equipment, not concepts. wanted proven much of the original funding. Whether they did it knowingly is open to interpre tation. For several years CRAD and CS funding letters asking SHINPADS wrote FINANCIAL ENGINEERING is never enough funding for There

- - - - A smaller, cheaper computer which smaller, A Those up the chain who would pro- Other navies, particularly the USN, Other navies, particularly Technical authorities, who in many authorities, who Technical the uncert- who try to avoid Vendors The operational requirements folks requirements The operational In order to realize the concept I to realize In order In 1974, the first microcomputers In 1974, the first microcomputers My bosses John Mathewson, Jock Al My bosses John Mathewson, Jock

systems. UNIVAC developed it and systems. UNIVAC established a plant in Winnipeg—the emulated the UYK-20 to provide a emulated the UYK-20 to provide way to interface existing sub- standard validation from outside the country. validation from vide money. to share costs and develop an offshore to share to influence market. But also in order our decision makers who often seek ainty involved with such a radical ainty involved with such change. vinced they needed to build systems vinced they needed to this way. cases approached acquisition of new cases approached had to be con- systems as ‘shoppers’ needed to understand that this app- understand that this needed to capa- increased would provide roach agility. and resilience bility with • • • • • •

UYK-20 succeeded. needed: mercial machines was too much at once. mercial second attempt months later using the A from Data General. However, this was Data General. However, from because both the idea shot down, perhaps and a move to com of standardization good idea to try to use these in standard ization. My first attempt at standardiza tion was based on use of a minicomputer 1970s. coming into use so it seemed like a were ship data system. The required building ship data system. The required available in commercial readily blocks are form today but they did not exist in the DEVELOPMENT NEEDED is a concept, the goal While SHINPADS life distributed was development of a real their support SHINPADS would not have their support SHINPADS happened. lan, Ernie Ball, Ray Ross, Cam McIntyre, lan, Ernie Ball, Ray Ross, Cam McIntyre, Allan and others, Mac Whitman, Dudley the key to moving ahead. Without were

could influence decisions. influence could 10 STARSHELL SPRING 2011 easier: Richard Archer, pastExecutive als whohavemade myjobthatmuch did notmentiontwodedicated individu during mytenure. Iwouldberemiss ifI Committee fortheircontinued support gratitude tothemembersof Executive of it.Iwouldliketoextendmy sincere busy andIhaveenjoyedeveryminute bringing allthematerialtogether. as Richard Archer whodidafine jobin bers oftheExecutiveCommittee,aswell Manual, thankstosomeinputfrom mem out amajorreview ofour Guidance tions withsimilarobjectives. Associations Instituteandotherorganiza of Canada,theConference ofDefence well aswithofficialsofTheNavyLeague liaison withthenavalstaff atNDHQ,as reference are thathecontinuallyensures tional CapitalRegion.Partofhisterms greatly increase ourvisibilityintheNa based inOttawa.Hispresence will of Bruce JohnstonasDeputyPresident tegic renewal planwastheappointment pursuing ourgoaltoimplementstra remember forallofus. our branches.Itcertainlywasayearto try withtheinvolvementofmany our NavalCentennialacross thecoun course, 2010andthecommemorationof set outtodohasbeenaccomplished. am gladtoreport thatmuchofwhatwe The wardroom A These lasttwoyearshavebeenvery During thelastyear, wehavecarried Another importanteventtowards The mostsignificanteventwas,of achievements wehavemade.I to aclose,Ilookbackonthe your NationalPresident draws s mytwoyearmandateas cmdremichaud@yahoo. National President Jean-Claude Michaud the Bridge fromView - - ca - - - - S approaching aswell. A majorrevision to carry ontheworkrequired topursueour with thenecessaryvisionandenergy to Fournier. tion ofbothBrooke CampbellandLarry mate eithertheongoingselflesscontribu as manyothers.We cannotunderesti of $40,000from Wally Fox-Decentaswell small partduetothegenerous donation is continuingtoprogress anditisinno their supportoftheEndowmentFund.It members whohavebeensogenerous in gic renewal. ensure continuedprogress onourstrate very hard tomakethingshappenand Executive Director, whohaveworked Director, andKennethLaitournew keeping the editorial duties for the sake of 2010 AGM andpersonally thankhimfor tor hasputintothisdocumentsince the Archer, thepast NationalExecutiveDirec recognize theyeomaneffort thatRichard perspective. At thistimeIwouldliketo our Renewalplanningfrom agovernance quirements thatreflect twooftheaims qualifications andfinancialaccounting re including, butnotlimitedto,membership AGM. There are significantamendments manual willbetabledforapproval atthis uted toallBranchesforcomment.The completed andthedocumentdistrib the NOACGuidancemanualhasbeen I amveryconfidentwehavepeople We are all verygratefultothemany at Niagara-on-the-Lakeisfast 2011 Annual GeneralMeeting arrived andthatmeansour pring appearstohavefinally [email protected] Executive Director Ken Lait Desk Front ------you inJune. where Ilookforward toseeingmanyof year atthe AGM inNiagara-on-the-Lake the continuedgrowth oftheNOAC. and Ilookforward withanticipationto opportunity torepresent yourinterests dence andtrust youhadingivingmethe Canada Maritime Affairs. agreement withTheNavalLeagueof even closercollaborationandworking that wewillhaveinthenearfuture, an tion aswemoveahead.Iwouldhope desire todefineour role asanorganiza ask youalltoconsider whatyouwantout development of thewebsite,Iwouldalso Even ifnotabletoassistinthe actual available withinourownmembership. but Ibelievethebestsolutionshould be have afewotheravenuestofollow up, getting paidprofessional assistanceand I havemadepreliminary inquiries about tive, asIamnot‘techsavvy’inthisarea. experience andinterest toleadthis initia calling forsomeonewithwebsitedesign be adopted.”With thisinmind,Iam look andfeelforBranchwebsitesshould general public.”Moreover, a“common more usefultoNOACmembers andthe website shouldberevamped sothatitis cated onourwebsite)states:“TheNOAC Item C3oftheImplementationPlan(lo current siteuntiltheendofSeptember. kindly steppedintobecaretaker ofthe Young from Ottawa Branch,whohas webmaster. IwouldliketothankMike untimely passingofGord Edwards, our gency hasarisenasaresult ofthesadand national website.Somesignificantur Renewal planwastheupdatingof compilation ofthisdocument. providing continuityinthechangesand Fair windsandfollowingseas… I willbeturningoverthewatchthis Finally, Igreatly appreciate theconfi Another itemidentifiedinour Jean Claude - - - - - STARSHELL SPRING 2011 11 - - - - - over the Ken Onondaga and An interesting benefit to MARCOM An interesting Perhaps one of the most important Perhaps The results of the OSP’s conducted by The results for surveillance. This applied equally to distant anti-SSBN operations and close-in, trafficking ops, covert fisheries anti-drug surveillance, intelligence gathering, etc. Air Ops HQ was that the Sea Ops and sections finally started talking the same Another language and working together. is that for the first time (as far as I know) and surveillance of Soviet subsurface and and surveillance of Soviet subsurface and as tasked. It surface vessels of interest” much a gave the Submarine Squadron needed boost in training and spirit. En hanced participation in the International régime meant Management Waterspace that knowledge of movements of ‘friend ly’ units in MARCOM’s waters was more complete. The activity most certainly elevated Canada’s status as a credible, Importantly, submarine-operating navy. clout with subsurface our reinforced as we took the USN became apparent active, rather than reactive, on a more in CANLANT waters. By undersea role striving to look after our own backyard, with a sovereignty promoting we were capital ‘S.’ was lessons for the Canadian Forces coopera direct how to benefit from tion between submarines and aircraft. working together and Oberons Auroras advanced MARCOM’s capacity greatly expect this will be a fun-filled and enjoy be a fun-filled this will expect attendees. for all able time Both were Harwood, CANCOMFLT. pleas sympathetic to the submariners’ training and employment, for ‘realistic’ the long-term and both helped massage to accommodate fleet schedules in order in gaining instrumental them. They were Fulton and Admiral of support the strong for the endeav Admiral Jim Wood, later, RAdm successor, Crickard’s Fred our. with-it’ Mifflin, was a very ‘operational support. individual who also lent strong Okanagan, Ojibwa The significant. next several years were boats did, indeed, engage in “intervention ------Thus, the “Conduct of Operational Our O-boats, whose primary wartime In Sea Operations our primary job In Sea Operations our I look forward to meeting as many as many to meeting forward I look individuals who helped it happen were individuals who helped it happen were Deputy Command Crickard, RAdm Fred John er MARCOM and Commodore Surveillance Patrols” was born, it being Surveillance Patrols” a Sea Ops labour of love for DCos Ops put together with (Slim Creelman), Air Ops and Intel and co assistance from on a mostly advisory basis with ordinated the COMSUBWESTLANT and COMSUB Au EASTLANT Submarine Operating thorities, and was eventually endorsed by Andy VAdm the Maritime Commander, work to fit the patrol Fulton. In order was Atlantic Fleet schedule, there into the farseeing Two considerable compromise. approaches to the Denmark Strait, had to the Denmark Strait, approaches never had the opportunity to test their the role. For years ability to fulfill that submarine service had sought to schedule time in the Fleet Em dedicated patrol but the important ployment Programme, services for ships target need to provide had almost always taken pri and aircraft The disconnect was that the boats ority. being trained for and their people weren’t their own wartime role. was scheduling the fleet, which can be an was scheduling the fleet, task in and exhilarating equally onerous however, That responsibility, any navy. to try and me the opportunity afforded plan some ‘operational’ (as opposed to time for patrol MARLANT area ‘exercise’) our submarines. This led to a somewhat eventful time for the Navy. and interception tasking was NATO surveillance of Soviet submarines in or gap and near the Greenland-Iceland-UK Lake has much to offer the visitor and I to offer Lake has much with at sea), nationalities I had worked was quite natural for so as SSO Sea Ops it Ops. Air the SSO me to work closely with we worked for SSO Int and others, With colonel. He (in Air Force DCos Ops, an Slim Creelman) my case Bill Reade, later of the goings- aware was the officer most on in the area. AGM. 2011 at the upcoming of you as possible AGM. Niagara-on-the- and Conference - - - - ] Mail Call

As a submariner, I had learned to As a submariner, When I first took up the SSO Sea Ops

n his commentary cited above, Bruce n his commentary cited above, Bruce Johnston suggests the Canadian Navy “Guarding the coast … Navy or Coast “Guarding the coast … (although I rarely admitted it to them, I (although I rarely rated them the most capable of any of the the Caribbean and the like. community the Canadian MPA appreciate ing in such blue water adventures as ing in such blue water adventures activities Centre Warfare exercises, NATO Bermuda, the next ‘Maple Spring’ in off tor the movements of Soviet submarines. necessarily The Fleet’s priorities were for and participat preparing elsewhere: surveillance effort, largely due to the high largely surveillance effort, classification of the activities associated to moni with SOSUS and airborne efforts who strove to maintain a picture of the to maintain a picture who strove second lesson was that many of A area. of that unaware the fleet’s officers were to the shore line—some of which was to the shore The first lesson ‘friendly.’ not considered for me was that it was Maritime aviators post in the summer of 1981, there was post in the summer of 1981, there a significant amount of activity in the its distant reaches MARLANT area—from became quite good at it. surveillance of our territorial waters” is the contrary: dur To the truth. far from Maritime Command ing the Cold War, during the early eighties, I would have to during the early eighties, I would have to say that the claim: “…the Navy has never and persistent used its assets for routine lance of the nation’s areas of maritime lance of the nation’s areas as Based on my experience responsibility. Officer Sea Operations MARCOM’s Staff has placed little emphasis on surveil Guard?” by Bruce Johnston, Vol. VII, No. 53, Vol. Guard?” by Bruce Johnston, Starshell, p.9 2010-11 Winter Maritime Surveillance [ make sure your inputs are shared with with shared are your inputs make sure site. I see the of our future the developer after the the work conducted majority of of the website. I encourage you to pass you to pass I encourage website. of the and I will on to me that information I 12 STARSHELL SPRING 2011 pointed Assistant Chiefof theMaritimeStaff atNDHQ. Cmdre M. A.G.NORMAN Plans, NATO HQ, Brussels. RAdm R.A.DAVIDSON pointed ChiefoftheMaritimeStaff, NDHQ. RAdm PaulA.MADDISON appointments totakeplaceduring2011. Senior promotionsandappointments be featured intheSummereditionof‘Starshell.’ Ed.] WWII exploitsintheMediterranean.[‘ of Vancouver’s famed‘Three Musketeers,’decoratedfortheir Veterans Band,alunchreception andattendancebydescendants February 6,2011, featuringaconcertbytheVancouver Naval guests attendedtheofficialReopeningCelebrationonSunday, moved into anewandlarger spaceonthebase.Over100invited for the2010Winter Olympics.In August 2010 theMuseum Museum wasputinstoragebecauseofthesecurityrequirements Ron Harrison(2ndfrom right)andMichaelCorrigal,Curator, seum directors attendingare JocelyneLapointe,Sec’y. Treasurer; Vancouver NavalMuseumduringtheofficial reopening. Othermu (far right)presents a$1,000chequetoRodMcCloy, Chairman, Brooke Campbell,Chair&Trustee NOACEndowmentFund Vancouver NavalMuseumreopens The briefing room Those navalofficerswere command- against theSovietswere coordinated. of theOpsCentre where operations day activitiesinthesmall‘specialsection naval officersparticipatedintheday-to- T T announced thefollowingadditionalseniorpromotions and he Hon.PeterMacKay, MinisterofNationalDefence,has classroom aboard HMCS he Vancouver NavalMuseumwasinstalledin aformer willbeappointedDirector Policyand willbepromoted RAdm andap willbepromoted VAdm andap Discovery in1992.In2009,the The Three Musketeers’ will Michael Whitby’saccurateandimmens- tional SurveillancePatrols, Irecommend detail thewholestorybehindOpera qualified submariners. For thosewhomaywishtoread in - - - S NDHQ. Deputy ChiefofStaff, Assistant DeputyMinister(Materiel), Capt(N) E.M.STEELE Director GeneralMaritimeForce Development,NDHQ. A/Cmdre D.L.SING Director GeneralNavalPersonnel,NDHQ. A/Cmdre J.F. NEWTON Tampa Bay, Florida. appointed DeputyCombined&Joint5CentralCommandHQin Capt(N) J.P. G. COUTURIER erations), CanadianExpeditionaryForce Command,Ottawa. Cmdre W. S.TRUELOVE version canbefound onlineatthefollowinginternet address: “stakeholder publication” ofCanadaCommand. Theelectronic ‘Sentinel Magazine’resurrected Seagoing OfficersClubinSt.John’s, NLonFebruary18th,2011. man, Crow’s NestMilitaryArtifacts Assoc.attheCrow’s Nest cheque from theNOACEndowment FundtoGaryGreen, Chair Robert Andrews (right)President NOANLpresents a$1,000 Donation toCrow’s Nest, St. John’s, Nfld. in May. oted Rear-Admiral andappointedChiefofReservesCadets BENNETT It wasalsoannouncedearlierthat ceased publication in 1994, has now been reintroduced as the entinel Magazine , formerCommanderNavalReserveswillbeprom- - whichoriginally‘tookflight’in 1965and willbepromoted Cmdre andremains Favours theBrave”(DundurnPress, bution toBerndHorn’sbook“Fortune ely readable “DointheBiz,”hiscontri willbepromoted Cmdre andappointed

will bepromoted Cmdre andremains willbeappointedChiefofStaff (Op willbepromoted Cmdre and Commodore Jennifer CONCLUDED ONPAGE 27 - - - STARSHELL SPRING 2011 13 - Ken Summers photo $17.50 ea $37.00 pr $5.00 ea $95.00 ea $25.00 ea $27.00 ea $28.00 ea $23.00 ea $18.50 ea being undocked at CFB undocked being With thanks to ‘Lookout’ and Lead & Line’ ‘Lookout’ and Lead & With thanks to Victoria All prices include taxes and shipping. Send orders to the Executive Direc Make cheques payable to “NOAC tor. National.” NOAC REGALIA Small Bronze Gold, Silver, Ready for engraving Large Links (NOAC) Cuff Medallion Lapel Pins Medallion Neck Decorations NOAC Plaque Necktie NOAC / RCN Ascot Blazer Badge (NOAC) Blazer Buttons (NOAC) andsome NOAVI member John Mason [Capt RCN Ret.] andsome NOAVI rig’ of himself in his WWII ‘square sits beside a clay replica he preceding photographs were taken by Ken Levert of by Ken taken were photographs he preceding HMCS showing Victoria T prepared by sculptor Nathan Scott who is producing the second Nathan Scott who is producing by sculptor prepared Point in Victoria. part of the Homecoming Statue Plaza at Ships’ The statue Atlantic Sunday. Unveiling is set for Battle of the VE-Day and from depicts John on a bench, holding a newspaper scene before looking with fond memories at the homecoming John cut shoulder. him. John’s wife Ritha is looking over his his historic uniform at Navy when he wore a striking figure so that he caught the Day celebrations on May 4, 2010, so much Committee when they saw of the Homecoming Statue interest the navy as an engine his image in local newspapers. He joined artificer at age 18. room Esquimalt on April 17th, 2011, following an extensive refit. following an extensive 2011, April 17th, on Esquimalt present past into the Statue draws H - Ken Levert photos All rights reserved. Copyright © 2011 George S. Schober Schober’s Quiz #53 Schober’s NOAVI By George S. Schober, is generally regarded as most Canada’s fa What was the name of the ace RCN’s U-boat Haida Answer on page 21 Question: War? killer of the Second World Germany, was its unending and stalwart participation in the in participation stalwart and unending its was Germany, Atlantic. II—the Battle of the War longest battle of World to Northern Russia. Happily, she is preserved for posterity she is preserved to Northern Russia. Happily, as a floating memorial and museum at Hamilton, Ontario. most important during role But the Royal Canadian Navy’s the war, and principal contribution toward victory against HMCS mous warship of the runs on and Second Channel English the World in spurs her War. earned ‘Tribal’ The dashing HMCS VICTORIA is undocked HMCS http://www.canadacom.forces.gc.ca/sentinel-sentinelle/pdf/ TheSentinel-Vol1-No1-eng.pdf 14 STARSHELL SPRING 2011 D C included interviews withveteransofWWII.Several schoolsin ies teacherBarrett Khan,produced anineminute videothat including HalifaxandSt.John’s. the role offront linecitiesin Canada andtheUKduringWWII, understanding ofthesignificance oftheBattle Atlanticand ber Tom Dykes. Purposeoftheproject was toincrease student participation inaresearch project organized by NOAC mem 24, 2011: Ali Cherom-Khierabaidi andPeterVaughan, fortheir Plaque presentation Championship forsuccessiveyears. Cadet RegattaandhavetoppedtheNationalSeaSailing took Gold,SilverandBronze and5thplaceattheNationalSea cadets notfundedbyDND.Last August, SeaCadetsfrom BC for CadetInstructors andsailingcompetitionopportunities for support Canadian Yachting Association accreditation training President KevinCarle(centre). Thedonationwillbe usedto Reserves andCadetsDirector forNOAVI, alongwithVice NOAVI donatestoSeaCadetsailtrainingprogram The twostudents,undertheguidance oftheirsocialstud two recent graduatesofHalifax West HighSchoolonMarch r. GuyChauvin(left) of NSNOA presents aNOACplaqueto cific) acceptsadonationof$1,100from GerryPash(right) dr RodHughes,COofRegionalCadetSupportUnit(Pa - - - Naval Review’ Fundchequepresentedto Endowment ‘Canadian cilor MaryWile. university/college) wasHalifaxRegionalMunicipalityCoun extending congratulationstothetwostudents(nowattending dents andparents. JoiningDr. Chauvinforthepresentation and shown during Academic Recognitionevening attendedbystu Canada andtheUKparticipatedinproject. Thevideowas Cliff Chaulk ofOttawaBranchat name. Doyouremember it,orthename? Ifso,pleasecontact navy. Itwasamonster, hadaninteresting conceptandacatchy information sought Self-mooring buoy Certificates ofAppreciation alongwithLongService Awards. House. Pictured are thosemembersoftheBranchwhoreceived Meeting ofNOACMontréalBranchonApril10,2011atMariner’s The abovephotowastakenduringthe77thAnnualGeneral Montréal Branchmembershonoured which ispublishedbytheCFPS shown isDr. AnnGriffiths,theEditorof Deputy Director, DalhousieCentre forForeign PolicyStudies. Also NOAC EndowmentFundchequefor$1,000toDr. ShellyWhitman, NSNOA Vice-President DougThomasisshownpresenting a Y product line,theyproduced a self-mooringbuoyforthe ears agowhenFairey Aviation wastryingtoexpandtheir [email protected] Canadian NavalReview Len Canfield, NSNOA - - STARSHELL SPRING 2011 15 - - , Bras d’Or which was Gord , one in Athabaskan Assiniboine – At the time of Gord’s recent untimely passing, recent – At the time of Gord’s

Gotta love sailors! Flash ahead two years to my departure from a great a great from Flash ahead two years to my departure The The Edwards’ Files ‘The captain’s beer… HMCS Athabaskan’ n 1974 I took command of HMCS n 1974 I took command years in my three after great position at SACLANT and a staff Defence College then NATO I wanted to where Once again I was back in Rome, Italy. command. During my visit to the Petty Officers Mess, a Petty command. During my visit to the Petty Officers one who stole my Officer came up and confessed he was the time, but brave of beer! He had been a Leading Seaman at the it two-fold and all would him nonetheless. I told him to replace two cases of beer be forgotten. The next morning were there in my fridge! Editor’s Note of many more I had two of his anecdotes on hand with a promise might wonder what ‘gems’ we can now only to come. Regrettably time. In any event I will pub given the have found their way here, it no other way. lish what I have, as I know he would have wanted be. I joined the ship on Friday to the usual Change of Com be. I joined the ship on the ship’s to some opening remarks mand, some mess visits, Later in the day I departed the ship for a company and so on. Monday all refreshed to come back weekend with my family, for my new command. It was then that I found that and ready Of the pantry. from my supply of one case of beer was missing and Coxswain course, investigations by the Executive Officer nothing, as expected, and the matter was closed with revealed then on. the door being locked from I -

your . The grant of $1,000 . Another example of Prevost and the Thames River. with a $1,000 cheque. The grant Sackville Prevost Sackville Memorial Trust and HMCS Memorial Trust Endowment Fund donations at work! the captain of HMCS The Naval Officers Association of Canada Endowment came from the Canadian Naval support for Fund and is indicative of NOAC’s Sherry Richardson of NSNOA is shown presenting Wendall Brown, Brown, Wendall of NSNOA is shown presenting Sherry Richardson hillside between HMCS Presentation to CNMT/HMCS Sackville surer in the Wardroom of HMCS in the Wardroom surer to assist in the construction and establishment of was provided installed on the the unique Battle of the Atlantic Memorial Garden Mike Hoare (left) President London Branch recently presented a presented London Branch recently (left) President Mike Hoare Branch Trea NOAC Endowment Fund cheque to Rob Fraleigh, Endowment Fund cheque donation in London, ON Endowment in London, donation cheque Fund 16 STARSHELL SPRING 2011 I governments to stateincleartermswhat buried bytheunwillingness ofsuccessive sive problems facingtheCF(navy)were ability foroverseasmissions. and weddedthemtoanamphibious cap- (except Canada),embracedjoint forces well astheNetherlandsand Australia appeared whenalltheG8countries as (JSS) programme. An undertakingthat Identified asCanada’sJointSupportShip ships, HMCS of thenavy’sunderwayreplenishment Requirements (SOR)forthe replacement the CFwaspreparing aStatement of Amphibious Assault. Thiscamewhen in developingtheconceptofaCanadian when there wasbriefgovernment interest ous shipconceptintheearly21stcentury did givepassingattentiontotheamphibi phibious capabilitygoingworldwide.” recognized, “There’s arenaissance inam for StrategicandBudgetary Assessment ert Work, navalanalystwiththeCentre tries, according toanobservationbyRob France, Italy, Spainandmanyothercoun a timewhentheUnitedStates,Britain, tions inhandtoconductthem.” amphibious operationsandnoprepara the Canadianmilitaryhadnointerest in noted thatforfiftyyearsbefore 1990,“… for aCanadian Amphibious Capability” a dissertationentitled:“TheRequirement ing thecapabilityofCanadianForces, Fred R.Fowlow Broadsides! with more thanafewheadlinesregard Ships’ commentprovided themedia ‘BigHonking Staff GeneralHillier’s n 1998,before then-ChiefoftheDefence In fairness,Canadiandefenceleaders Provider and Protecteur Canadian Forces’ operationalcapability? Will two ‘honking bigships’improvethe 3 Succes 1 All at Amphibious operationsare averyspecializedformofwarfare. . - 2 ------agreed thesetwoprojects wouldproperly phibious assault ship, at which time many included theJSSreplacement andanam $17 billionprocurement programme that fence DavidPrattwasinvolvedinamajor when formerMinisterofNationalDe concept gainedappreciated momentum ing anamphibiouscapability. explained theimportanceofCFhav lenged anddropped whenGeneralHillier suggestion appearstohavebeenchal included intheSORfornewJSS.This in anamphibiousassaultshipcouldbe ings ifmanyofthecapabilitiesrequired considered there couldbefinancialsav when Ottawa‘beancounters’presumably especially theconfusionthatsurfaced ‘honking bigships’conceptwasdebated; the questionofpursuingGeneralHillier’s Canadian maritimedefencecircles when little fleet.” they wantedfrom their“good,workable requirement in theplansforpurchase by wayofmentioning theamphibious ity. As mentioned above,theydidthis about amodestamphibiouslift capabil missions thatprompted thenavytothink to prepare adoctrinemanual forsuch requirement thatgaveimpetus totheCF uation operations(NEOs),anew-found prepared toconductnon-combatantevac out arequirement thattheCFmustbe the 1994DefenceWhitePaperthatspelled of amphibiousassaultshipsappeared in ment’s casualinterest inthe acquisition support CFoverseasdeployments. It shouldbenotedthatthegovern In duecoursethe‘honkingbigships’ 4 One visualizesthereaction in ------of aneconomicrecession, struggled to a timewhenthegovernment,inmidst off-again JSSproject cloudedtheissueat announcements concerningtheon-again, of delays,modificationsandgovernment of the JSS. In the meantime, the multitude one ofthelongest coastlinesintheworld der toproperly supportoperationsalong kind ofsupportourcountryneeds inor amphibious capabilitywouldprovide the And, let’snotlosesightofthefact thatan littoral watersandoverseasshore areas. a sustainablepresence inourcoastal pability ifitiscommittedtoproviding must acquire anamphibious force ca defined statementoutliningwhyCanada dian governmentmustenunciateaclearly a JSS. would provide muchbetter servicethan forces andaccompanying air-lift support, ian supportoverseasusingamphibious operations orpeacekeeping/humanitar engagement infullconventionalassault by aJSS.CFdeploymentsthatcallfor operational capabilitythanthatoffered for helicopters,provides abroader an amphibiousship,withitsflightdeck does notmakeoperationalsense.Clearly, tions, comprisesanarrangementthat provide supportforamphibiousopera as anunderwayreplenishment shipto the rightprice. provide thenavywithrightshipsfor confirm itssupportforaplanthatwould focus capabilityoftheJSSproject and prepare anacceptableSORthatwould It goeswithoutsayingthattheCana It issuggestedhere thatusingtheJSS Winston Churchill - - - - - STARSHELL SPRING 2011 17 - - ” - - - ib- - ,” , 28 , Vol. 1, , Vol. Russian

8 , Sept. 2010. ,” 7 Mar. 2011. ,” 7 Mar. The Requirements Ottawa Citizen ,” Problems with Amph Problems Australia to buy Surplus Canadian Sovereignty – Canadian Sovereignty Taking Joint Capability Ser Taking Are Amphibs our Future Too? Amphibs our Future Are Canadian Naval Review ,” ,” CASR, June 2010. www.tomw.net.au/technology/ . ,” 20 March 2011. ,” 20 March An interesting recent development recent An interesting It is this writer’s opinion the Cana ibid ious Assault Ships transport/amphibious.shtml Royal Navy Bay Class Amphibious Ves- sel of a Canadian Amphibious Capability iously – A Modest Pro- Vessels Patrol Offshore posal Stalls Mistral Procurement Defence Talk, France/Russia, “ Defence Talk, David Pugliese, “ Australian Defence Amphibious Ship Pro- David Pugliese, “ Major R. D. Bradford, “ Major R. D. Bradford, of General Discussion Politics Viktor, Eric Lerhe, “ “ Stephen Daly, 7 August 2010. 8 ject, 9 dian government should give serious con serious give should government dian sideration to investigating the amphibi ous assault ship concept and consider a underway in to that currently like-project Australia. Endnotes: 1 Dalhousie University Maritime Security Papers, No. 9, Summer 1998. Working 2 Defence, “ 20 September 2008. www.cdaforum.ca, 3 No. 2, Summer 2005. 4 5 6 ity, it is understood that the first ship first ship that the is understood it ity, The two by 2012. be in service would intended to be ships are Australian-built disas combat operations, regional in used aid, peacekeeping humanitarian ter relief, to and assistance and peace-monitoring, policy or military operations. as Australia’s amphibious concerning as a consequence sault ships appeared surplus a of the Royal Navy declaring Canada made no wide range of vessels. in shopping for attempt to get involved Britain’s surplus offerings. ships from the gate through Australia beat everyone announced when their defence minister Navy would Australian the Royal a surplus RN Bay-class heavy purchase amphibious lift vessel and that it would another C-17 aircraft. also acquire ------One 6 7 Finally, Australia is acquiring two Finally, One cannot sidestep Canada’s recent One cannot sidestep Canada’s recent At the risk of repetition, evidence evidence At the risk of repetition, overseas designs: Spanish Nevantia or Armaris Mistral. It is known that French capac- although the Nevantia has greater ship when General Hillier announced his a fleet of ‘honking to create preference big ships’ that could transport Canadian the world. Observing that around troops have been plagued Antonio’s the San with costly defects; a development that adversely impacts any thought the Cana dian government might have to become involved with this class of ship. is that new amphibious ships. The word Australian shipbuilders will build to the Spain and Italy, where each is building each is where Spain and Italy, LHD-class amphibious assault vessels. Likewise in the Pacific, Japan, South building Australia and India are Korea, All no doubt recognize LHD-type ships. as regarded that amphibious ships are the most efficient means by which to land sea. the from forces deployed support and in acquiring or leasing a US Navy interest amphibious assault Antonio-class San ers, then arranging for two Mistrals to be ers, then arranging for be built in Russia. It should, however, men releases press mentioned that recent pricing has stalled tion that a dispute over of the aforemen Russia’s procurement tioned Mistral amphibious ships. as takes note that the Mistral is regarded one of the best amphibious ships in the world. in amphibious to the renaissance related on a worldwide scale appears in warfare that has taken place in such countries as place in such countries that has taken Australia, and the USA France, Spain, the challenges and that have identified and strengths force assessed amphibious a particular weaknesses as they pursue support the present set of objectives that assault ships. It day need for amphibious that Russia ac is important to take note of the amphibious cepted the importance for France to ship concept by arranging helicopter carri build two Mistral-class case-by-case basis. The government The government basis. case-by-case take note of to be well advised would theory as well as under Macmillan’s discipline and wisdom standing the ------5 Events dear boy, Events dear boy, .” Under this view, foreign policy foreign .” Under this view, When asked about his biggest chal The uncertainty that surrounds the the The uncertainty that surrounds There is no doubt that an amphibi There One cannot overlook the fact that One cannot overlook marily react to whatever winds happen to marily react be forming good Canadian policy on a is said to have replied: “ is said to have replied: events be strategic, but must pri can never truly lenge as a leader, Harold Macmillan, Harold lenge as a leader, 1957-1962 Prime Minister of the UK from well-rounded capability in support of the well-rounded CF during overseas deployments. manitarian support. Clearly, an amphibi manitarian support. Clearly, ous ship deployed in company with our would deliver a CF-17 heavy-lift aircraft efforts overseas. Missions that call for efforts engagement in full conventional assault operations, peacekeeping and/or hu toral waters, but also to provide military toral waters, but also to provide assistance when Canada finds our CF di or UN coalition involved in NATO rectly government must consider a CF amphibi a to project capability in order ous force our lit not only in sustainable presence breakers’ of limited utility. breakers’ our dictates global strategic environment offered by the planned Arctic/Offshore Arctic/Offshore by the planned offered waters, that Arctic Ship in our Patrol critics have disparaged as being ‘slush operational capability than a JSS. At this operational capability than a JSS. point in time, amphibious ships could be than anything effective equally or more ous ship with a flight deck suitable for a broader helicopter operations provides calls for assistance that will materialize if and when the Northwest Passage opens. (similar to the recent disaster in Japan), (similar to the recent to a similar disaster on the or to respond East Coast, not to mention the inevitable dian West Coast earthquake fault zone, Coast earthquake fault zone, dian West earthquake an of occurrence the following tsunami with a subsequent devastating inventory could properly support mis inventory could properly in the event of a sions in Canadian waters in the Cana call for disaster assistance assault ship capability in the CF. assault ship the navy’s surface amphibious vessels in different kind of defence, security and kind of defence, security different be rein that would presence sovereignty of an amphibious by the existence forced that includes the opening of the North- opening the that includes a calls for event that Passage, an west 18 STARSHELL SPRING 2011 understood them both.PersonallyIhad the Americans andthe‘Brits’—wesort of translators andcompatiblelinks between for weCanadianstherefore, tobecome where mostofushadtrained.Itwaseasy Navy thanwewere totheRoyalNavy, ing procedures withtheUnited States were by1956/57muchcloser inoperat been largely rebuilt andreformed. We Second World War, Canada’sNavyhad were involved. ships includingthree aircraft carriers forces inEurope. Eventually, 70-odd completing ourmissionofre-supply of by an‘enemy’force trying tostopusfrom joined byotherNATO shipsandopposed ten oradozendestroyers. We were then couple ofaircraft carriers,acruiser and Atlantic asanRCN/USNexercise witha Atlantic. which extendedrightacross theNorth elements oftheUSNavyforamajorexercise the shipsailedinearlySeptember1957tojoin City. FollowingaspellalongsideinHalifax, May 1957toCharlottetown,PEIandQuébec working-up, thenembarkingonacruisein December 1956,withsubsequenttrialsand destroyer escortHMCS mand, havingjustcommissionedthenew In EpisodeThirteenweleft‘Skinny’ incom Canadian navalheritage T In thedecadesinceendof in. ItstartedoutintheWestern exercise Ihadevertakenpart Back’ andwasquitethelargest he exercise wasnamed‘Strike Saguenay (2nd)in - - French Fleetwasdecisivelydefeated and Battle ofTrafalgar in1804whenthe Admiral Lord Nelson’sflagshipatthe dine onboard HMS experience formewasbeinginvitedto Quite anexperience! An evengreater First SeaLord (ChiefofNavalStaff). family home.HewasthentheBritish ‘Broadlands,’ Lord LouisMountbatten’s from theNATO fleetwere invitedtovisit much inter-ship visitingandallofficers challenging. Whileinharbourthere was work togetherisobviouslycomplexand ships andaircraft from severalnaviesto and fleetconvoywork.Getting in screening carriers,communications, provided valuablelessonsandexperience period ofoveraweek.‘StrikeBack’had exercise tookplaceinPortsmouthovera no difficultyworkingwitheitherofthem. Episode Fourteen:Atseaina‘Cadillac’andbeyond… H. ‘Skinny’ Hayes, OMM, DSC, CD**, RCN (1919-2006) Selected excerptsfrom thememoirsofCaptainGodfrey Days ofendeavour was theheadquarters ofthetrainingcom- most interesting cruise. Kielin those days and Aabenraa, KielandOslo.Itwasa visited Stockholm,Helsinki,Copenhagen Baltic. We transited theKielCanaland ceeded onacruise tovariousportsinthe dian destroyers thathadtakenpartpro exercises were overandtheeightCana history andheritage. that hadbeenapartofsomuchBritish in thesameGreat Cabinof theflagship and anhonourforanavalofficertodine assured. Itwasamemorable experience the eventualdownfallofNapoleonwas The ‘postmortem’forthislarge By the5thofOctober1957,NATO Victory whichwas - - land museum.We detectedafeelingand of theGermanNavyandaBattleJut the nationalmonumenttoU-boatarm mand oftheGermanyNavy. Italsohas that timehadalso spentmuchofthewar Canadian Ambassador to Denmark at wartime Resistancefighterof note. Our of Aabenraa atthattime(late1957)wasa before orsince.ItseemsthattheMayor ably thelargest shipevertogetinthere report, especiallysincewewere prob deserves someexplanationandashort sinking them! the opportunitytoabandonshipbefore the oldschoolwhogaveallhisvictims who Ilikedverymuch. A gentlemanof German (“Schiff 16”)!He wasafineman He gavemeanautographedcopy—in his exploitscalled“UnderTen Flags.” Armed Raidersandwrote abookabout a verysuccessfulcaptainofGerman (Admiral Bernard Rogge)hadbeen dently theyare convincedtheydid! battle intheFirstWorld War andevi too—you see,wethoughtwonthat had trouble withtheJutlandmuseum and sayingprayersattheirMemorial.I especially whenwewere layingwreaths killing oneanotherwasn’tlongenough, years thathadpassedsincewebeen to meatthetimethattenoreleven their heroes oftheU-boatwar. Itseemed sonnel oftheGermanyNavyasregards attitude ofnear-worship amongsttheper Our visitto Aabenraa, Denmark The admiralcommandingthatarea - - - - STARSHELL SPRING 2011 19 - - - - Nothing goes exactly as planned of After some careful manoeuvring on After some careful By the summer of 1959, a whole new of 1959, a whole By the summer ten years less than Unfortunately, Pam and Because of the school year, of one of Pam’s lemon pies. He was not popular that day! When it came time for us to move to the city it was regretfully to the decided that he should be returned wild while he was still young enough to adapt successfully. we course, so it was late in the fall before actually got into the old farm house at the to Ottawa in June of 1958. Through vari to Ottawa in June of 1958. Through that a nice ous naval contacts we heard old farm house might become available It was later on in the summer. for rent owned by a very nice man named Mr. an old, well-established who was Welch, businessman who had to and respected you his house! he’d rent like you before tenant was an old pal, Terry The current who was due to move to Halifax Burchell, some of the Dockyard as Commodore time early in the fall. and I, it was established the part of Terry that we could have the Welch with Mr. house when it became available after the a cottage up the so we rented Burchells, That Gatineau River for the summer. was the summer the boys found a young raccoon and made a house pet out of him. He used to sleep with Michael but him of stealing. we could never break the top Once he ate all the meringue off found it difficult writing regulations, regulations, writing it difficult found establishing schemes, promotion devising etc. qualifications, for had been established ‘General List’ entry, in turn affected officers which The and training standards. promotion applied for the men same principles were the whole trade as well, and as a result the ‘user- (commonly called structure maintainer’ scheme) and training levels in fact, a reorga It was, to be revised. had promise. nization that had much Navy was leg later the Royal Canadian were the Forces islated out of existence, jumped all we and unified, and integrated bus driver suits! into green I in Halifax when the family remained to my new job. They came up reported ------and ships of Bonaventure I did not really enjoy that job. I am I did not really The Implementation Team was The Implementation Team The recommendations of the “Tisdall of the “Tisdall The recommendations To my surprise, at Easter time 1958, To regulations. not a planner as much as a ‘doer’ and I Structure, through to qualifications for en for qualifications to through Structure, uniforms, conditions try and promotion, for the of service and the trades structure Lower Deck. headed by Captain ‘Scruff’ O’Brien with Commander(E) E. Baker and Command- and me as mem Alcock er(S) Dudley was to apply my detailed bers. My role knowledge of the way officers were and employed to the trained, promoted and development of the new structure ticular circumstances of the case. I had ticular circumstances Chief of of the been appointed to the staff Naval Personnel as part of a small team with the implementation of vari charged made in a report ous recommendations concerning Tisdall E. P. by Rear-Admiral conditions of service in the RCN. and had been far-reaching Report” were They by the Naval Board. approved the Officer involved everything from after only fifteen months in command, after only fifteen months at short notice back I was reappointed to Personnel in Naval Headquarters. I to say the least! I had spent was miffed two years in Officer Personnel trying to bring some planning and consideration into the employment of officers, and here once again moving unexpect we were, half the than edly after only a little more normal duration of a posting in com me, via ‘proper mand. Complaints from owing to the par fruitless channels’ were the middle of February 1958 before we before 1958 of February the middle and by that time got going again really to lot of retraining we had to do quite a We finally former efficiency. our regain and South Carolina sailed for Charleston, of for a series Bermuda on 24th February with exercises included exercises These the Royal Navy. lasted until the a visit to Bermuda that 1958. 24th of March done. I remember we had to drydock to to drydock we had I remember done. bow in the straightened a bent plate have hit by a fuel barge we had been where It was months before. in Jacksonville - - - - , Canada’s Bonaventure After the Baltic cruise we spent con After the Baltic cruise Our last port of call was Oslo, Nor It rained cats and dogs for the two At any rate, the Baltic Sea twelve At any rate, the Baltic siderable time in harbour in Halifax and had quite a lot of maintenance work we encountered. It was a long trip home we encountered. after a long time away. pany with HMCS The highlight of carrier. newest aircraft that passage was the foul winter weather Home Fleet. By the 16th of November we on our way home to Halifax in com were From there we sailed to Northern Ireland we sailed to Northern Ireland there From ‘night brief a exercise, another via fuel, for encounter’ with ships of the Royal Navy’s way. We were there on Remembrance there were We way. and had a church Day (November 11th) service on the jetty alongside our ships. Canadian flag in Aabenraa, our pals were Aabenraa, our pals were Canadian flag in in the fleshpots of Copenhagen! revelling This was not one of our better port visits. This was not one of our better port visits. all the hurt was knowing that What really being social and waving the time we were until she was headed outwards, using until she was headed outwards, winches and manpower. and ropes, wires It took hours and all in the pouring rain. town. The harbour was so small that I using around ship the turn to dare not did the engines so we had to pull her around were adequately entertained, the rest of adequately entertained, the rest were the ship’s company had little to do and few places to go in this small country days we were there and, while the officers there days we were overnight passage via a narrow swept overnight passage via a narrow channel. Not a pleasant trip for the ‘Old Man!’ southwest of the capital and on the South southwest of the capital night in a thick fog, Jutland Peninsula, at by minefields. It was an surrounded blown up periodically if she strayed blown up periodically channels! We outside those mine-free Aabenraa, Copenhagen to sailed from many mines that had not been recovered not been recovered many mines that had still very much were and ‘swept’ channels to have a ship in use. It was not unusual look good, I suppose. look good, the war still had years after the end of one another very well and the Ambas very well and the one another ships to have one of our sador arranged the Mayor town, to make visit his friend’s in enemy-occupied territory helping to helping territory in enemy-occupied knew These two the Resistance. organize 20 STARSHELL SPRING 2011 nothing forhisego andpeaceofmind. eventually hadtobeputback,which did might add.Hehadmuchtrouble and three, oversomeparental objections I out ofgradeone,wasjumpedto grade much—he likedgames.David, beingjust demics neverseemedtobotherhimtoo seemed tomanageokay, butthenaca a newschoolquitewell.Stephentoo Scotia, butcopedwithnewfriendsand a yearearlierthanhewouldhaveinNova that time.MichaelwentintoJuniorHigh jumped agradecomingupfrom Halifax cial schoolsystems,thethree boysall we leftfortheWest Coastin1962. at theKingstonGeneralHospitalbefore and wentontostarthernursingtraining High Schoolwhilewewere inOttawa to herfuture. Shestartedandcompleted tency atHighSchoolwasobviouslyvital very importantandstabilityconsis the stagewhere friendswere becoming 1958 moveupfrom Halifax.Shewasat the kids. ing, skating,swimmingandskiingwith life withmanyNavyfriends,lotsofsail In addition,wehadapretty activesocial parties mostofwhichfellonPam’splate. visits, dentalappointmentsandbirthday There waslotsoftaxi-driving,school at two,withthree activeboysinbetween. ranged from JinnyatfifteentoElizabeth very activeexistencethere. Ourchildren until weleftOttawain1962. house onBankStreet fornearlyfouryears a yearortwoinoffice. We livedinthe for Canada,hediedofcancerafteronly Mulroney government.Unfortunately Leader/Deputy PrimeMinisterinthe of CommonsandwasthefirstHouse servative Party, waselectedtotheHouse lawyer whobecamea‘wheel’intheCon and son-in-lawofMr. Welch. very closeneighbourswere adaughter when thesnowcameinwinter. Our driveway whichhadtobeshovelled to liveinexceptthatithadaverylong end ofBankStreet. Itwasafunhouse Due tothedifferences intheprovin Jinny hadthemosttrouble withthat Pam neverlikedOttawabutwehada Walter Baker, theson-in-law, wasa TO BECONTINUED - - - - - Ship PayloadPolicy? payload? WhydowenothaveaNational most expensivepartofwarships—the systems usingalltheshipresources? pushing theenvelopetobuildresilient be resilient andagile?Whyaren’t we Why don’twehaveapayloadarchitect? lot more than the hull/propulsion system. a warship;itismore complexandcostsa tects. Thepayloadisthebusinessendof We understandtheneedfornavalarchi OBSERVATIONS still haven’tpassedhighschool… to thinkaboutthingsnaval.However, I I retired in2006andamonceagainable After 25yearsasCEOofNORPAK Corp. of havingtobebilingual,Ileftthenavy. a unilingual Albertan wellpastthepoint as DCOS(EM)andCONEUA.In‘82 the project before SHINPADS wasatsea. came toNDHQandstartedworkingon CONCLUDED FROMPAGE 9 Shipboard Tactical DataSystems O had alookaround tobesure weweren’t abouttoberun down andleftustoit. Hmmmmm,” yes? “Oh said, and slightly smiled just recall, I as credit Bovey,his to station sir, and I’m just easing back to the east. The convoy is pretty irregular … sir.” of out be to “Weseem admitted, I on. going was what ask to bridge the on arrived Bovey LCdr then Just corner. left front the off convoy—supposedly rectangular ger relief wouldn’t take over from me as I didn’t know where we were relative to a no lon ease away to from those closest to them. So that tended by 0400 turn-over,they just at first light, my without, years 5-1/2 after on lights the with were neighbours their match anything on the PPI radar. And when the merchant skippers saw how blue, yellow, chartreuse and anything else! What you thought you were seeing didn’t and surebridge, the there enough, were indeed below ‘office’ navigation the in couch a on down head his got just who XO the with Middle Watch the had I difficult.” it make just will it won’t, it no “Oh said, wisely He help. big a be would Bovey,this John that LCdr CO, the to commented I night. with it when the message arrived saying the convoy could run with lights on the next sea at Wewere U-boats. surviving the all found they until positive weren’t miralty I leftNDHQin1981togoHalifax Why doesn’tNSPSlogicholdforthe Will our nextgenerationshipsystems Despite the war in the Atlantic having ended officially May 8th, the Ad the 8th, May officially ended having Atlantic the in war the 1945. Despite 16th, May about York New into ships, 35 to 30 some with HN.355 war, the of convoy last the brought Algerines) (all W-8 Group, Escort ur ‘The nightthelightscameon!’ By Fraser McKee The LittleKnownNavy - 8 1979. 7 1979. DevelopmentandUseinDistributedSystems,” 6 Journal ShipIntegrationConcept,” 5 3November1978. Control SystemsSymposium IntegrationConcept,” 4 Netherlands,6-8June1978. nationalNavalTechnology Expo78 &DisplaySystem,” “SHINPADS –Shipboard IntegratedProcessing 3 eersJournal LinkPlottingSystem(ADLIPS),” 2 Happened…SomePersonalRecollections,” 1 REFERENCES Bytown the CDA Institute,RMCFoundation,HMCS Ottawa BranchandservesontheBoardsof Corp. ‘Inretirement,’ heisPresident NOAC officer followedby25yearsasCEONorpak 1979. Thomas,D.M.,“SHINPADS Standard Display,” Kuhns,R.C.,“SHINPADS SerialDataBus,” P. Williams, F., “AN/UYK-502Microcomputer Carruthers,J.F. CdrCF, “SHINPADS –ANew Carruthers,J.F. CdrCF, “SHINPADS –AShip Carruthers,J.F. P. CdrCF&Willliams, F., Carruthers,J.F. CdrCF, “TheAutomaticData Carruthers,J.F. “SHINPADS –AmazingHowIt Naval EngineersJournal Naval EngineersJournal Soundings Naval EngineersJournal LIGHTS! Jim Carruthersserved22yearsasanaval , Vol. 91,No.2,April1979. 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- - - - - Swansea bell to Swansea’s was finally paid off on 14 was finally paid off Swansea 1970, however, Sometime around the Naval Curator of the War Museum, the Naval Curator of the War Charles Supply Rear-Admiral retired Dillon RCN, loaned in Port Renfrew, an ecumenical church whose pastor claimed Island, Vancouver to have commanded the ship during the It took the better part of two years War. action on the part of and some vigorous the bell to the Admiral, to retrieve the it now resides. Museum, where Soviet fishing fleet, when in 1960, fleet, when in 1960, Soviet fishing Canadian flush them out of was sent to Newfound northern off territorial waters photo was considerable land. There on what appeared graphic film expended for a hitherto to the Soviets as aerials equipment. unknown type of electronic in Italy a year October 1966 and scrapped her outstanding war happily, But, later. commemo and was recognized record Museum. Her War rated by the Canadian bin name-board, battle-honours board, saved and together nacle and bell were Mu formed an exhibit in the old War of the part played seum, representative by all RCN escorts during the Battle of Atlantic. the - - -

in 1958 following her conversion to a Prestonian Class in 1958 following her conversion to a Prestonian during WWII, possibly in early 1944. - , berthed paid a Swansea . Swansea Swansea Swansea Starshell was reassigned to was reassigned HMCS frigate. HMCS Cumberland

- Swansea Swansea During a visit Paid off on 10 November 1953 for Paid off During August and September 1949, August and September During Ports from While getting underway In November 1951, the intelligence a onboard staffs in 1958, was presented set of with a large caribou antlers, which were mounted forward of the bridge behind directly the MF/DF loop. The sight of these caused a visible stir on the part of ferent from her previous peacetime years. peacetime years. her previous from ferent In early 1959, the newly-formed 9th Canadian Escort becoming a fully ‘Operational’ Squadron ship, although still committed to UNTD Cadets’ sea-training dur ing the summers. to Newfoundland RCN ship to visit the US capital. Al RCN ship to visit the US capital. did not Truman though then President quarter on her attend the gala reception many of the White House deck, a great and other VIPs did, causing her staff name to be mentioned in the media. Class, she conversion to the ‘Prestonian’ as such on 14 November recommissioned 1957 and joined the 7th Canadian Escort for employment not much dif Squadron, UNTD cadets in the summer. UNTD cadets to the cruise she carried out an extensive cover of the on the front featured Arctic, Summer 2002 issue of in June 1951, mouth Dockyard colliding with the missed by a hair, HMS heavy-cruiser ahead of her. DC: the first formal call to Washington,

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St. sank Owen Swansea U-311 paid off paid off along with some 700 Saint John , sank was laid down and HMCS Swansea U-845 Swansea northeast of the Matane Forester , with no less than four , with no less Swansea sank U-448 recommissioned for peace recommissioned Swansea amed for a former suburb of amed for a former suburb Toronto, in Esquimalt, Shipyard Yarrows at , and the corvette HMCS Swansea sank

, off Land’s End, England. off Swansea Three months later, months later, Three Her fourth and last submarine kill On April 22nd, On On 14 April, she and the sloop HMS On 14 On 10 March 1944, in company with On 10 March After completing work-ups,

jobs while providing sea-training for jobs while providing while not as deadly as in wartime, proved while not as deadly as in wartime, proved equally colourful. She acted as a sort of ‘general purpose’ ship, performing odd time service on 12 April 1948, which, time service on 12 recommissioned in July 1945, but with recommissioned again in paid off War over, the Pacific November 1945. to undergo tropicalization for service in tropicalization to undergo the Pacific. On completion, she briefly took place on September 1st, 1944, when HMCS she and sister-ship U-245 sister-ship HMCS sister-ship southwest of Iceland. Pelican Azores. Sound Peninsula. miles west of the Brest destroyers HMS destroyers Laurent ing mainly in the eastern half of the North ing mainly in the eastern half of the North waters. Atlantic and European knots. 9, operat was assigned to Escort Group mm Oerlikon guns, hedgehog and depth and 5,500 IHP Her twin screws charges. engines gave her a maximum speed of 20 1,445 tons, she was originally armed 1,445 tons, she was originally with a replaced with 1 - 4 in. gun, later gun, 20 twin 4-in. mounting, 1 - 12 pdr. BC, on 15 July 1942, launched 19 Decem BC, on 15 July 1942, launched on 4 October ber 1942 and commissioned displacement of a standard 1943. With German submarines to her credit. German submarines ANSWER – The ‘River’ Class frigate – The ‘River’ Class frigate ANSWER HMCS Answer to Schober’s Quiz #53 on page 13… Quiz #53 to Schober’s Answer N Book reviews

THE SEABOUND COAST: The Official SPRING 2011 over the Halifax explosion in 1917, left

History of the Royal Canadian Navy it with little credibility in the immediate 1867-1939 – Volume 1 postwar years. Cmdre Hose succeeded Kingsmill in By William Johnston, William G. P. Rawling, 1920. Despite his less than stellar war- STARSHELL Richard H. Gimblett and John MacFarlane. time performance, he had the vision and Dundurn Press, Toronto (2010) www.dundurn.com political acumen to preserve a naval cadre 1,104 pp, B&W/C photos and maps, hardcover, in the face of political, financial and inter- select bibliography, index, $70.00, ISBN 978-1- service challenges through the 1920s. 55488-907-5. This provided the basis from which the RCN was able to evolve into an effective force in the forthcoming war. Interest- Reviewed by Robert H. Thomas mill at every opportunity. The book dis- ingly, while the challenges are extensively This massive volume [weighing in at cusses this in considerable detail and also described, the decision is presented in a hefty 2.195 kg / 4 lb. 13 oz.! Ed.] actually describes the impact of personality con- two paragraphs without exploring Hose’s covers three and a half centuries, com- flicts between the RN and RCN as well as rationale and analysis. mencing with an overview of the roles within the RCN. Questions of rank and The final section on the prelude to of navies in the evolution of Canada up seniority coloured policy, plans and op- WWII is somewhat scanty and, after to Confederation. It then describes in erations throughout the War. British of- the earlier prolonged discussion of the considerable detail the slow evolution of ficers and officials were quick to propose struggle for naval autonomy, it is puz- Canadian maritime policy and the con- actions that ignored Canadian autonomy zling there is no mention of the Statute of current growing tension between Canada and displayed a woeful ignorance of Ca- Westminster and its impact (if any) on Ca- and Great Britain over colonial roles in nadian geography and climatic conditions nadian naval policy. A half-dozen pages maritime affairs. While the Admiralty and often contradicted earlier proposals. devoted to the geopolitical situation are envisioned the Royal Navy supported Nonetheless, perhaps the patronizing overwhelmed by extensive discussions by contributions of ships or money from attitudes were based on a realistic assess- of the standards of the various Naval the self-governing colonies, Laurier was ment of the limited capabilities of Canada Divisions. There is little discussion of inclined to follow the Australian model and her miniscule Navy. the maritime threat to Canada. The real in developing an autonomous naval World War I is described in length. battles were not at sea and thus the focus capacity and created the Canadian Navy The RCN was seriously under-equipped, is on the political-naval interface—there in 1910. saddled with limited and obsolete was no direct contact with the enemy to The election of the Borden govern- shore facilities, inadequate shipbuilding provide the tales of combat as presented ment and the start of World War One capability and lacking consistent policy in previously published Volumes II and changed almost everything. Borden had direction. It largely made due with III. The book uses a good mix of primary opposed the creation of the Navy and, trawlers, drifters and converted yachts to sources and well-researched second- until the start of the War, was reluctant guard harbour approaches, collect intel- ary sources. It is clearly a collaborative to pursue the actual creation of a fleet. ligence and control merchant transport effort with varying styles and degrees of From this point on the real story is of two routing in the Western Atlantic, especially emphasis ranging back and forth from na- men—Rear-Admiral Kingsmill and, later, through the vitally important Gulf of tional maritime policy to minor disciplin- Commodore Hose. For 25 years they St. Lawrence. The great fear was that ary cases and anecdotes. There is a good built and preserved the RCN. German cruiser operations would extend overview of the recruiting, training and Through the War, the Prime Min- to the East Coast, based on the global conditions of service, although in the lat- ister was more inclined to listen to the cruiser operations in 1914-15. If they had, ter case it relies quite heavily on Hough- Admiralty than to Admiral Kingsmill, the the RCN would have been incapable of ton’s memoirs and ignores, inter alia, H. Director of the Naval Service. In turn, the defending against them. As it turned N. Lay’s “Memoirs of a Mariner.” Admiralty saw the RCN as an inconve- out, when several German U-cruisers ap- The book will be of considerable nient nuisance. It promised much but peared in 1918, they were able to operate value as a reference book for students of delivered little, changed policy objectives with impunity against the fishing fleets. Canadian naval history. regularly and sought to sideline Kings- This, added to the criticism of the Navy Minor quibbles include some repeti- 22 STARSHELL SPRING 2011 23 - - - Mess is nothing but stories of Mess is nothing but Strongly recommended! Strongly Current is Director Colonel Williams While the Mess was born in wartime, The book contains six appendices and Lest one think the history of the Lest one think the history The authors have taken what at first thoroughly round out this excellent little round thoroughly history of an institution which one hopes will always grace the Nation’s Capital. Operations on the Strategic Joint Staff in Ottawa. any mess is the people, whether mem and the varied occasions bers or staff, together. brought on which they were detail the authors describe in great Here the many characters who longtime Mess whether past PMCs, Members will recall, or guests. I found members of the staff particularly poignant the account of the laying up of the White Ensign on the occasion of the adoption of Canada’s flag in 1965. This event is covered current in detail in a separate appendix and the K. L. Dyer, speech by then Vice-Admiral DSC, CD, RC, is an object lesson in what should be said on such occasions. the Cold War it also served through of a notice and so I was amused to read posted in the Mess with the title: “Actions Attaché Pact When a Warsaw to be Taken in the Mess.” is Present several photographs at the end, which Bob Thomas has published a number of arti a has published Bob Thomas multinational naval history, Canadian cles on in and naval participation naval cooperation member of operations. He is a peace-support Ottawa Branch. missing and painting that had gone the possession of was now ostensibly in Kingdom, or by Sotheby’s in the United Advocate Gen having to go to the Judge a lawsuit regarding eral to help resolve (GST) Services Tax whether the Goods & transactions. was applicable to certain Bytown mess dues and balance renovations, it. sheets, far from glance could be seen as a very dry subject it to life; the heart of brought and truly

- - - - - Mont Bytown or write to 78 survival lies in Bytown’s in the dismissal of charges after the of charges in the dismissal Indeed legal advice was to be called This affection was to be sorely chal was to be sorely This affection upon on more than one occasion, whether upon on more of establishing ownership of a as a result services messes in Ottawa into one. This theme arises time and again in subse it all the quent chapters, and through Mess has survived and indeed Ottawa now boasts separate officers messes for one services. Perhaps each of the three of of the secrets the a description of how it weathered 1960s and 70s, a period which the history “…imagi as one characterized by, records reliance native financing and intelligent on legal advice…”. at 2000 hrs one evening, attracted some 70 at 2000 hrs one evening, attracted some 70 officers, an astonishing number by mod and no doubt evocative of ern standards held in which the Mess was the affection by its members. lenged in the years ahead as the Mess by the continued to come under scrutiny powers that be, who seemed to be in a for fiscal efficiency, search never-ending to combine all desire and the recurring MacDonald, who stipulated that it was to be a mess and not a club. Bylaws were established, the first Mess Meetings were held in June 1943, and the Mess was in and somewhat business. I was interested that one Mess slightly amused to read Meeting, held in the midst of a global war Halifax explosion. hold carrying illicit explosives (disproven (disproven explosives carrying illicit hold and the authorities), of by a number the of the pilot of misidentification Blanc [email protected] - -

- - was Lisgar Street, Ottawa, ON K2P 0C1. Lisgar Street, email Admin Coordinator, 613-235-7496, ext. 1, or by 613-235-7496, Admin Coordinator, To purchase contact Elise Coughlin, HMCS contact Elise purchase To dices, softcover, $15.00. ISBN 978-0-9867470-0-7. $15.00. dices, softcover, HMCS Bytown Inc. (2010), 100 pp, photos, appen HMCS Bytown Inc. (2010), By The Bytown History Committee By The Bytown History BYTOWN WARDROOM MESS BYTOWN WARDROOM THE HISTORY OF THE HMCS THE HISTORY Lusitania Bytown The Mess was founded in the early The book is written in chronological The book is written in chronological Having enjoyed the hospitality of this born with, it must be said, the support of Angus L. the then Naval Minister, sources, it was through the inspiration of it was through sources, Capt Nelson Lay RCN, that what eventu ally became known as HMCS lunch. to and according Two, War years of World Headquarters (NDHQ) if you’re ever Headquarters (NDHQ) if you’re to go for in town and wondering where decades in the existence of the property decades in the existence of the property a short now located at 78 Lisgar Street, National Defence from by the way, stroll subordinates. focusing on with chapters largely order put together by members of the Mess His tory Committee, among whose number I to note, is one of my own was interested the Mess Committee (PMC) points out a story of “…largely in the foreword: survival against the odds.” It is a story the military social scene in our Nation’s Capital, its story nevertheless is quite of President as the current accurately, in time for the Naval Centennial last Having been born in wartime and year. now firmly ensconced, one hopes, within sion, it was with great enthusiasm that enthusiasm sion, it was with great this book, produced to review I offered Reviewed by Col P. J. Williams Reviewed by Col P. than one occa fine institution on more of miles and nautical miles into kilome nautical miles into of miles and that the the flat statement tres, in a a secondary explosion was sunk by tion of the impact of the 1907 Colonial Colonial of the 1907 the impact tion of conversion inconsistent the Conference, 24 STARSHELL SPRING 2011 doubt thattheexplosion andfire in series ofcatastrophic events.There isno cifics oftheexplosionand subsequent taken toprevent arecurrence ofthespe years. Muchwaslearnedandmeasures eral technicalpapersovertheintervening The incidenthasbeenthesubject ofsev relatively wellknowninnaval circles. it happenedandwhyhappened,are pened in suffered variousinjuries. over, ninesailorshad diedandfifty-three was justbeginning.Bythetimeitall fill theinteriorofship.Thedisaster a thick,black,oilysmokewhichbeganto raging fire intheengine room produced sion intheengineroom shooktheship. A minutes, allhellbroke looseasanexplo beyond 25knots.Within thenextten trembled slightlyasthespeedincreased worked uptofullpowerandtheship Shortly after0800,themainengineswere duct aroutine quarterlyfullpowertrial. from themaingroup inorder tocon morning of23October, included severalportvisits.Onthe deployment inEuropean waterswhich was returning homeafteranextensive ships intheeastern Atlantic. Thegroup a partofCanadianTask Group often the 40thanniversaryoftragedy. stronger followingthecommemorationof explosion andfire intheshipwhichgrew the bondbetweenthosewhosurvivedan motto ofHMCS Reviewed byMikeYoung The technicaldetailsofwhathap In lateOctober1969, The titleofthisbookrefers tothe Kootenay Kootenay thatmorning,how Kootenay Kootenay . Italsoreflects WE AREASONE:TheStoryofthe Worst PeacetimeDisasterinthe detached History oftheCanadianNavy was By Gordon Forbes Baico PublishingInc.,Ottawa(2010), [email protected] B/W photos,tradepaperback,$20.00.ISBN978- - 1-926596-94-5. Alsoavailableforpurchase at - www.weareasone.ca - - - very muchaboutpersonalstories,the peculiarly navalexpressions. Thisbeing without jargon, unexplainedacronyms or on herlayoutandworkings.Itisdone tory oftheshipanda‘geography’lesson chapters setthescenewithashorthis the storytoforefront. Thefirstfour tragic case,itmighthavesavedhislife. from suchsupport.Inoneespecially survivors whomighthavebenefitted sary counselingsupporttothose effective mechanismtoprovide theneces medical conditionin1969.There wasno der (PTSD)wasnotawellunderstood the story. PostTraumatic Stress Disor published analysesisthehumansideof Falkland’s War inMay1982. the sinkingofHMS Royal Navylearnedsimilarlessonsfrom in theCanadianNavy—longbefore the improving damagecontrol measures Kootenay of thestoryistold intheactualwords of in theshiponthat day. Much ofthispart sense ofwhatitmusthavebeen liketobe very effective techniquetoconveythe heart ofthebookandauthor usesa segments ofelapsedtime.This isthe events of23October1969,divided into is that pany intheirownwords. Theimpression give theirviewsontheshipandhercom ship’s companyare introduced andthey came tobeintheship.Keyplayers learn abouthisbackground andhow he author isnotaneutralnarratorandwe What hasbeenmissingfrom the The nextfourchaptersdescribethe This bookbringsthehumansideof , phone603-829-5141,233pp, Kootenay hadamajorimpactonvastly . wasa‘happyship.’ Sheffield www.baico.ca duringthe Kootenay - - - -

author givesthereader averythought chological impactonthesurvivors.The did not,andcouldnotdescribethepsy reported onwhathadhappened,butit physically exhaustedship’scompany. ate havenforanemotionallydrainedand returning toport,offered acompassion understood woundedshipsandsailors Navy andthecitizensofacitythatwell was towedtoPlymouthwhere theRoyal been brought undercontrol. Theship happened aftertheimmediatecrisishad compelling read. their ship.Itisbothanabsorbinganda of menpullingtogethertosavelivesand is alsoastoryofindividualheroism and this isastoryofchaosandconfusion,it bers oftheeventsastheyhappened.If the survivorsaboutwhateachremem a catastrophic eventsuchas haps wewould have beenabletoprevent system thattheauthormentions, soper with the40-pointtemperature monitoring tigouche had thesameproblem as gearboxes. Itturnedoutthat were ordered toopenupandinspectboth but whenwearrivedbackalongside The trialcompletedwithoutincident the same Atlantic Ocean,butoff Halifax. was doingapost-refit full powertrialin dence, on23October1969, sister shipof appointed Weapons Officerin the luckofdrawwassuchthatI ons OfficersCourse.Upongraduation, and Iwere classmatesonthe10thWeap connection. Theauthor, Gordon Forbes of thesurvivorstothisday. shortcomings stillhaveaneffect onsome disturbing tosaytheleast,andthose more enlightenedattitudesoftodayare ‘system’ in1969compared tothemuch experiences. Theshortcomingsofthe was toomuchforthemtorelive their brought onbythetraumatheysuffered included inthebook.To some,thestress prepared totelltheirstoryorhaveit who survived.Notallthesurvivorswere ful perspectiveonthereactions ofthose The subsequentBoard ofInquiry The finalchaptersdescribewhat This reviewer admitstoapersonal wasoneofonlytwoshipsfitted Kootenay . Bysheercoinci Kootenay Restigouche Kootenay Restigouche Restigouche . Res

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, STARSHELL experienced—perhaps. survived but will always live with the in the Canadian Navy, qualifying as a sub- This is a story that needed to be experience. This is a book that deserves mariner and weapons officer. He commanded told—even after more than forty years. In to be read widely. HMC Ships Fundy and Ottawa (DDH-229). telling this story in the particular way he Highly recommended! He is a member of Ottawa Branch and a

has, the author has done a great service former editor of ‘Starshell.’ SPRING 2011 for those who died, and for those who Mike Young served for twenty-eight years

Tribute

Rear-Admiral Gordon Lewis Edwards, CMM, CD*** (Ret’d)

By Len Canfield, NSNOA

amily, friends and former ship- Maritime Forces Pacific. duced the speakers who recalled Gord’s mates gathered in the Stadacona Following retirement in 1985, he character, commitment and achievements, Wardroom, Halifax, on March served as representative for the Govern- plus a salty dip or two. F11th for a memorial celebration to ment of British Columbia in Ottawa and During his eulogy, Capt(N) (Ret’d) remember Rear-Admiral Gordon Lewis in the Naval Reserve as a Convoy Com- Peter Dumbrille said, in part, “Gord Edwards (Ret’d) who passed away on modore. loved life and lived every minute of it. March 2nd, 2011. He was also active in a number Irreverent, dedicated, skilful to the point Speakers remembered Gordon Ed- of organizations including The Naval of amazement of his wingers the way wards the family man; husband of his he flew fighters and handled ships … late beloved Clair, the proud father of witty, sarcastic, passionate, colourful, Alison and Gretchen and grandfather. exuberant, loyal, a leader and always They also remembered the native of … humble … no, shy.” Medicine Hat, Alberta, who started a Friends were important to Gord. lengthy naval career as an ordinary sea- He once remarked to Alison that it man and ended up an admiral. was hard enough to keep the friends Gord Edwards joined the Royal he had, let alone make new ones. Yes Canadian Navy in 1948, trained as a Gord … you were an ordinary seaman naval communicator and served in the and an admiral, but more than that, Korean War as an able signalman. He you were admirable.” was commissioned in 1951, completed Other speakers included BGen officer training in HMCSCornwallis and (Ret’d) Colin Curleigh who recited HMCS Ontario, then undertook pilot “High Flight,” LCdr (Ret’d) Mayno training and flew five different fighter Tayler, “The Laws of the Navy,” aircraft. Gretchen Edwards Rohani and Alison He later commanded HMC Ships Edwards, family remembrances, Assiniboine, Bras d’Or and Athabaskan, Capt(N) (Ret’d) Peter Traves, “Pass- served on the staff of the Supreme Allied Officers Association of Canada, most ing the Bar,” and RAdm David Gardam, Commander Atlantic, Commandant of recently serving as Chair of the organiz- Commander Maritime Forces Atlantic, the Maritime Warfare Centre and Com- ing committee for the largely attended who spoke on behalf of the Navy. mander Fifth Destroyer Squadron. In NOAC 2010 AGM and Conference held In a fitting conclusion to the remarks, 1978 he assumed command of the NATO in Halifax during the Canadian Naval the family requested “…all are invited Standing Naval Force Atlantic, followed Centennial. Gord has resided in Halifax to stay for the open bar, share Gord Ed- by his appointment as Director General since 2005. wards’ stories and celebrate his life. This Military Plans and Operations NDHQ, RAdm (Ret’d) Barry Keeler welcomed is the way Gordie wanted to leave this and in 1982 was appointed Commander all to the memorial celebration and intro- world.” 25 26 STARSHELL SPRING 2011 = 74 inHalifax11/01/11. Jn’d.09/54asCdtat F Hfx. andEsq. RNOQuebec.[JK, Lt 11/58andConstLCdr07/66.Srv’d. 82 inHalifax13/03/11.Direct entryasCmdConstO09/57,prom. Const F Trumpeter 87 inOakville,ON07/02/11.Jn’d. ‘43andprom. Lt08/44. Srv’d.HMS F 19/01/11. 83 inVictoria F thence (i/c), CommandantFleetSchool&CommanderSeaTraining. Ret’d.in‘89, Arran, LCdr 07/67,Cdr01/75andCapt01/83.Srv’d. York 74 intheBahamas14/02/11.Jn’d.RCN(R)asUNTDInst.Cdt01/56 F York 96 inToronto 24/01/11.SLt(SB)08/44andprom. Lt(SB)08/45.Srv’d. F career aslawyer. [AW, ‘44 and thence Former Toronto Br., 89inOrillia,ON05/01/11.Jn’d.‘40andSLt03/42, F In Memoriam 05/44 andsrv’d. NSNOA, 91inMesa,AZ01/02/11.Jn’d. F industry. [JA, NOAVI 05/11/10.Noserviceinfoavailable.Civiliancareer inVictoria inoil F lion ‘06.[CC, industry (Indal)andasBCGov’t. Rep.inOttawa1986-93.Bronze Medal fll’d. byfiveyearsinReserveasConvoyCommodore. Civ. employmentin MARPAC, fll’d.bysecondmenttoDept.Ext.Affairs in‘84.Ret’d.‘85, ‘78 andNDHQ(DGMPO)in‘79.Prom. RAdm03/82,thenceCommander in ‘77.Prom. Cmdre 10/78,fll’d.byCommanderSTANAVFORLANT in thence CommandantCFMWSin‘76andCommander5thDestroyer Sqn. College ‘71,SACLANT‘73and ‘67. Commander7thDestroyer Sqn., ford Sqn. in‘60and Trenton in‘57,fll’d.byUSNLoan(USS 04/55, thence ‘54 by for trg.A/SLt03/53,fll’d.byPlt. Trg. RCAFCentraliaandGimli,fll’d.in Athabaskan Ottawa Br., 80inHalifax01/03/11.Jn’d.RCNasOS12/48andsrv’d. F

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Dunver F 92 in Victoria and SLt 03/42. Srv’d. 07/03/11. Jn’d. in ‘42 Stadacona Mail F of HMCS One time CO 06/02/11. CIL/CIC officer. 70 in Vancouver Quadra F Mid 03/55, 08/02/11. Jn’d. as Cdt 09/52 at CMR, prom. 76 in Vancouver 07/59. Srv’d. A/SLt ‘57, SLt ‘58 and Lt(P) trg.), Erie, Columbia F Jn’d. 90 in Florida 30/12/10. in F LCdr 07/74. Srv’d. in 67 in Halifax 19/02/11. Lt 09/68 and prom. Athabaskan, Shelburneree, Herald Chronicle F 94 in Winnipeg as SLt(E) Jn’d. RCNVR Cdt 1933-37. RMC 25/01/11. Srv’d. HMS 05/42 and LCdr(E) 01/45. Lt(E) prom. (sen. 05/41), 11/08/42), Frigates. as Submarines and later, Submarines and later, - , RCAF , RNAS Patrol Patrol Bytown Chronicle Chronicle Heron Kenya, Stad A good ex-USN friend of mine, who A The downside to conducting mari , “Canada’s Admirals , “Canada’s 1987 by American and British SSNs. Over 1987 by commented that “If he recently a beer, you don’t look after your own waters, someone else will.” Precisely. the appropriate vehicles: Maritime the appropriate Aircraft, Canadian I’d consulted at COMSUBLANT during for the writing of the operation order the OSPs, later became CO of the USN’s As such, Submarine Laboratory. Arctic sub-surface Arctic US he coordinated deployments, which included the group surfacings at the North Pole in 1986 and would certainly have had a Ready Duty Ship available. time surveillance on a continuing basis type of is that it requires—whatever moving platform is involved— is not a ‘patrol’ And to many in the navy, It connotes particularly welcome word. single-unit operation, which is anathema company travel. to those who prefer Most of the time, surveillance is not sexy. MARCOM had But, during the Cold War, units of his fleet—regardless of the units of his fleet—regardless And we in Sea Ops distances involved. Siskin, Magnificent - Citizen - - HMS . Ret’d. in 67. [JA, “Canada’s . Ret’d. in 67. [JA, “Canada’s , PDCB] , PDCB] - in ‘51 as Lt(E) (sen. 07/47). Tsf’d. Tsf’d. in ‘51 as Lt(E) (sen. 07/47). (RCN Air Section Dartmouth), HMS (RCN Air Section Dartmouth), Citizen Bytown Cabot and Globe & Mail Stadacona Nootka . Rls’d. in ‘46. [ ) thence, prom. El Lt(R) 04/43. Srv’d/ HMS El Lt(R) 04/43. Srv’d/ ) thence, prom. Excellent, Shearwater, Niobe, Excellent, Shearwater, Uganda York , fll’d. by NDC in ‘59. Prom. Cmdre(S) 01/61 and srv’d. 01/61 and Cmdre(S) Prom. by NDC in ‘59. , fll’d. , HMS ] and as SLt(S) 01/52 and prom. A/Lt(S) 09/56. Tsf’d. to Ret’d. List in 09/56. Tsf’d. A/Lt(S) as SLt(S) 01/52 and prom. I believe that if that incident had hap One West Coast surveillance-related surveillance-related Coast One West El Lt(R) George Neville Campbell RIVINGTON, RCNVR (Ret’d) El Lt(R) George A/Lt(S) Ian Job REID, CM, CD, RCN(R) (Ret’d) A/Lt(S) Ian Job REID, CM, Lt(N) (Ret’d) Robin C. RANKIN, CD** Lt(N) (Ret’d) Robin C. Lt(E) William Errol MUNN, RCN (Ret’d) Lt(E) William Errol LCdr(P) Bert William MEAD, CD*, RCN (Ret’d) William MEAD, CD*, LCdr(P) Bert

Harwood would have urgently taken ac Harwood would have urgently tion to get some extra ‘ping time’ for the Admiral Fulton was not amused. to Halifax, John pened in the approaches alongside in Esquimalt, was an unarmed was there In other words, minesweeper. At MARCOM HQ, no ‘naval’ response. Commonwealth Games. The MARPAC Commonwealth Games. The MARPAC Australia with his Commander was in ships. The Command’s Ready Duty Ship, squadron was conducting a COMPTUEX squadron out of San Diego. The training de Australia for the was in squadron stroyer based at Comox flew around the clock, based at Comox flew around maintaining contact with passive acous operational destroyer tics. MARPAC’s Juan de Fuca. An ex-USN sailor aboard An ex-USN sailor aboard Juan de Fuca. identified the a fishing vessel correctly III, and MPA submarine as a Victor happening warrants mention. In October happening warrants mention. In October 1982, a Soviet SSN briefly surfaced or of at the entrance to the Strait broached Toronto, 2009). Toronto, Maritime Surveillance 12 CONCLUDED FROM PAGE 90 in Ottawa 14/02/11. Jn’d. as SLt(SB) 04/42 and U of T radar course 90 in Ottawa 14/02/11. Jn’d. as SLt(SB) 04/42 (attach’d. acona Cabot in family fishing industry. ‘58. Also Hon. Col 1st Btln RNR. Business career Medallion ‘97. [AW, Bronze F Herald F 27/12/10. Srv’d. RCNVR in WWII. Jn’d. Formal NOAL, 85 in St. John’s 89 in St. John’s 16/09/10. Jn’d. 89 in St. John’s PDCB] to Ret’d. List in ‘53. [YH, F No service info available. [SR, ON 13/01/11. In Deep River, (Centralia, Edmonton), Naval Aviators”] F RCN. RNVR SLt(A) 04/45, thence Lt(A) 09/45, fll’d. by Lt(P) RCNVR and 09/45, fll’d. by Lt(P) SLt(A) 04/45, thence Lt(A) RCN. RNVR Srv’d. HMS LCdr(P) 09/53. 09/45). Prom. Lt(P) RCN (sen. RNAS Eglinton, Yeovilton, Gannet and Commodores”] F RCNVR and WWII, thence RNVR, BC 08/03/11. RCAF 87 in Coquitlam, Bytown 07/66, RAdm in ‘86. Prom. MATCOM in ‘64 and CLED fll’d. by staff DGNS, Ret’d. in ‘67. [ as Dep. Cdr. thence MOBCOM 28 STARSHELL SPRING 2011 T monumental drinking sessionensued the newedicttook place(atmidnight)a consume alltheremaining spiritsbefore Netherlands. Inadesperateeffort to be-antagonist Germany, Spainandthe Great BritainandFrance,there soon-to- in theanchoragewere warshipsfrom international disputewithMexico. Also where ithadbeenordered becauseofan Fleet wasatanchoroff Vera Cruz, Mexico, dreaded event,thebulkof theUS Atlantic throughout thefleet.Oneve of the edict thatcausedmuchconsternation mess, totakeeffect onthe 1stofJuly, an an order abolishingthewardroom wine officers. he wasfarfrom popularwithmostsenior and prohibitionist views.Furthermore, teetotaler andamanofextreme moralistic dency ofWoodrow Wilson. Danielswasa Secretary oftheNavyunderpresi War. 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