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'A Little Light on What's Going On!' Starshell ‘A little light on what’s going on!’ Volume XII, No. 54 Spring 2011 National Magazine of the Naval Officers Association of Canada Magazine nationale de l’association des officiers de la marine du Canada In this issue The editor’s cabin 2 Our cover and the Editor’s Cabin There is insufficient space here to adequately describe the 3 Where Land Ends, Life Begins trials that befell my miniscule publishing ‘empire’ following SPRING 2011 4 Commentary: ‘You heard it hear first’ the last issue of Starshell. The old Mac G4 that housed all my 6 Naval Syllogisms for Canada page layout software (including an ancient version of Adobe 8 Shipboard Tactical Data Systems Pagemaker) as well as all my newsletter templates (I publish four 10 View from the Bridge other periodicals besides this one), graphics, fonts, etc., suffered 10 The Front Desk a hard drive crash and the aforementioned was forever lost! Sensing such a calamity STARSHELL 11 Mail Call could well be in the offing, I had purchased a new Apple iMac computer last year, 12 The Briefing Room but had been putting off the substantial investment in new publishing software. The 13 Schober’s Quiz #53 hard drive crash effectively put me out of business; a trip to the local Apple com- 13 NOAC Regalia puter dealer was no longer an option. So—as evidenced by a much lighter wallet—I 15 The Edwards’ Files: ‘Captain’s Beer’ am now armed with the latest versions of Adobe In Design, Photoshop, Illustrator 16 Broadsides: ‘Honking Big Ships’ and Acrobat Pro. It would be nice if all you had to do was ‘plug it in,’ sit back and 18 Days of Endeavour: Part 14 - At Sea in a ‘Cadillac’ let it go to work, but alas, one is presented with a rather precipitous learning curve 20 Fraser McKee’s Little Known Navy which I, as a retired railroader, take no satisfaction in comparing to the challenging 22 Book Reviews eastward ruling grade out of Field, BC to Lake Louise via the famous Spiral Tunnels! 25 Tribute – Gordon Lewis Edwards Putting this issue of Starshell together during the past few weeks has clearly been a challenge, but nevertheless, I’ve already learned a great deal about the capabilities 26 Obituaries and In Memoriam of modern publishing software and hopefully, as I progress, there should be some 28 Obscure and Offbeat Naval Oddities marvelous visible enhancements to good ‘ol Starshell … right? OUR COVER image this issue was painted by Carmen Fielding of Moose Jaw, Sask. Carmen won the artwork portion of the NOAC Naval Centennial Essay Contest for Western Canada last year. She was a Grade XII student at Vanier Collegiate in Moose Jaw at the time. STARSHELL MAGAZINE is published quarterly by The Naval Officers Association of Canada in February, May, August and November. The editor is solely responsible for the selection of material. Contributions are encouraged and should be sent direct to the editor. PLEASE NOTE: ALL MATERIAL MUST REACH THE EDITOR NO LATER THAN THE 15TH DAY OF THE MONTH PRIOR TO THE MONTH OF PUBLICA- TION. All photographs must be accompanied by suitable captions and accreditation. CHANGES OF ADDRESS ARE TO BE SENT TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NOT THE EDITOR. Starshell ISSN 1191-1166 The opinions expressed herein are deemed to be exclusively those of the author(s) and are not necessarily shared by The Naval Officers Association of Canada, Maritime Com- mand or the Department of National Defence. 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Moore Printed in Canada by Postlink Corporation, Ottawa 308 Kennedy Lane E 1871 Primrose Crescent Orleans ON K1E 3M4 Kamloops BC V1S 0A5 Creative services and layout by Telephone: 613-841-4358 Telephone: 250-314-1284 Cascade Creek Publishing® [email protected] Fax: 250-314-1286 1871 Primrose Crescent, Kamloops, BC V1S 0A5 [email protected] Phone: 250-314-1284 • Fax: 250-314-1286 • [email protected] 2 STARSHELL The following poem placed First in the Province of New Brunswick during the 2010 NOAC Naval Cen- tennial Contest. John MacKenzie was a Grade XII student at Riverview High School in Riverview, New Brunswick at the time he composed the poem. Where Land Ends, Life Begins SPRING 2011 By John MacKenzie My Dear Friend: The pushing and shoving is frustrating; as one cannot My name could be yours. feel the pressure against them, cannot tell where to Yours could be the face reflecting in the mirror. push against. It is chaos, sheer chaos. But it isn’t, and it wasn’t, This confusion envelops the scene, taking on the form of Thank God. screaming men, metal ripping from metal, lives I hope you never have to feel as I did. taking lives, humans killing humans. It’s never the stories or the numbers that should shock you; The ships cluster in groups, each small fight making up it’s the feeling. part of a greater circle of pandemonium. It’s the emotion, raw and chafing that should terrify. Sometimes the adrenalin alone is enough to distract Physical pain can fade, but my memories can’t be forgotten, from what is going on. Sometimes it isn’t. the images in my head can’t be unseen. And when it’s over, and everyone breathes again, the smoke 1791: not a date, but the number of the dead. clears and the devastation becomes apparent. This shouldn’t scare you. Thus continued the cycle of silence—inhale—uproar— 32 sunken ships should not give you perspective. exhale—silence. My ship could be any of them; any could be yours. I am the every man. I became so involved and so integrated in the institution I am every man who stood against any army, who that I felt it was my duty to die, to give myself up has felt the same fear, hatred, pain and sympathy course for the greater good. through their veins. I never thought it would actually happen, though. Each with there own individual thoughts and feelings. I would be a survivor, but just in case, I hope you never get the chance. I had to be ready for the worst. I wasn’t. No one was. I thought I had prepared myself, but I didn’t truly It was called “The Battle of the Atlantic,” and the sea believe that I would be one of the 1791; I would be a hero. was not kind to us. But I felt insignificant. Razor-sharp winds that tore our flags apart, I felt like a small part of something bigger. pack-ice that seemed indestructible. That’s why so many of us became soldiers; to be part Strangely, the dark chill of night could bring knowledge of something, whether it be malignant or benign. of the next day; the wind brought an inkling of what To feel pride in Canada and all she symbolizes for us. was to come, and the cold had a way of impressing To belong, to protect. To be allowed to love. upon a sailor’s skin how long ‘till confrontation. For me, where land ended, life began. The calm before the maelstrom was always intense. My dear fiend, the advice I give to you now is to fight for love, The rain appeared to freeze mid-air, and the slow turn of a Leave be the things that are small, but if you ever fight head was like the scraping of two hulls against one another. for anything in your lifetime, make it love. Life grinded to a halt, and then hurled forward Make it family, friends, lovers and children. Like a ball thrown in the air by a child; it is tossed as high Seek only to defend and never, ever begin a conflict as it will go, and when it reaches its zenith, it hovers for a where one never was. moment, hidden by the twinkling of the sun, blinding the Listen to the dead; we made mistakes so you don’t have to.
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