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Volume VII, No. 71, Summer 2015 Starshell ‘A little light on what’s going on!’ CANADA IS A MARITIME NATION A maritime nation must take steps to protect and further its interests, both in home waters and with friends in distant waters. Canada therefore needs a robust and multipurpose Royal Canadian Navy. National Magazine of The Naval Association of Canada Magazine nationale de L’Association Navale du Canada www.navalassoc.ca On our cover… HMCS Calgary shows her ‘stuff’ while at sea off the coast of California, NAVAL ASSOCIATION OF CANADA October 25th, 2007. The Halifax-class frigate is celebrating the 20th an- ASSOCIATION NAVALE DU CANADA niversary of her commissioning in 2015. Royal Canadian Navy photo ET2007-5012-06 Starshell ISSN-1191-1166 National magazine of the Naval Association of Canada In this edition… Magazine nationale de L’Association Navale du Canada www.navalassoc.ca Open letter to NAC members from the Commander RCN 3 • HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh From the Front Desk 4 PatrON From the Bridge 5 HONORARY PRESIDENT • H. R. (Harry) Steele Schober’s Quiz #68 6 PRESIDENT • Jim Carruthers, [email protected] Guest Editorial: Just in Time for a Three Ocean Navy 7 • NAC Regalia Sales 10 PAST PRESIDENT Ken Summers, [email protected] NAC Outreach 11 TREASURER • King Wan, [email protected] Fraser McKee’s Navy: “A Snippet of History from the U-boat War 12 NAVAL AFFAIRS • Daniel Sing, [email protected] 2015 NAC Awards 13 HISTORY & HERItaGE • Dr. Alec Douglas, [email protected] NAC Endowment Fund Gifts 14 • NAC Endowment Fund Approved Grants 2015 15 HONORARY COUNSEL Donald Grant, [email protected] Mail Call 16 ARCHIVIST • Fred Herrndorf, [email protected] The Briefing Room 17 AUSN LIAISON • Fred F. Abbott, [email protected] NAC Annual Conference & AGM Photo Exhibit 20 CHAIR ENDOWMENT FUND • Michael Morres, [email protected] This Will Have to Do – RAdm Welland’s Memoirs - Episode 8 25 Bill’s Corner: Chief Tecumseh Says ‘Ya Hoo.’ 30 OBIT RESEARCH • Pat Barnhouse, [email protected] Starshell Book Reviews 31 WEBMASTER • Robert (Bob) Bush, [email protected] Answers to Schober’s Quiz #68 37 Obituaries 38 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, STARSHELL EDITOR SEC’Y / COMMUNICATIONS Our Navy ~ The Royal Naval College of Canada 1911 40 George A. Moore Kenneth B. Lait 1871 Primrose Crescent 308 Kennedy Lane E Kamloops BC V1S 0A5 Orleans ON K1E 3M4 Telephone 250-314-1284 Telephone 613-841-4358 Facsimile 250-314-1286 [email protected] [email protected] Advertise in Starshell STARSHELL is published quarterly by The Naval Association of Canada (NAC) in We are pleased to print camera ready advertisements at the following rates February, May, August and November. 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Except for copyright material, copying and internal circulation to interested [email protected] officers is encouraged. Non-members may subscribe by sending $20.00 in Canada, $25.00 elsewhere for each subscription to the Executive Director. An Open Letter from the Commander Royal Canadian Navy to Members of the Naval Association of Canada The front desk NAVAL ASSOCIATION OF CANADA Ken Lait | Executive Director | [email protected] ASSOCIATION NAVALE DU CANADA he 2015 NAC Conference and ees work to strengthen and grow our associ- Carruthers was re-elected President, King AGM, held in Calgary 25-28 June, ation’s influence at a more strategic level. It Wan was appointed as Treasurer, I was ap- organized and hosted by Calgary was identified that having an accurate pic- pointed as Secretary and the Chairs of the Branch, provided an exceptional ture of our membership and being able to Committees were reaffirmed. line-upT of speakers who provided a broad- communicate effectively between ourselves, I would also like to note that the Endow- ened perspective of Arctic issues. More remain issues that must be given the highest ment Fund Committee turnover by Brooke than one speaker spoke of the Arctic as priority if we are to achieve success in our Campbell and Larry Fournier to Mike Mor- Canada’s First Ocean and not the Third national goals. res as Chair and Derek Greer as Treasurer Ocean we traditionally have considered it The Proxy Vote process underwent some have been completed and that Richard Lew- to be. The Right Honorable Robert McLeod, refinement this year and it was encouraging is has replaced Reg Kowalchuk as a Trustee Premier of the Northwest Territories, as a to see 50% increase in participation as over on the Endowment Fund Committee. Here keynote speaker, put a human face to is- 150 members exercised their franchise by I would like to recognize Brooke, Larry and sues that challenge the northern population proxy voting. Feedback on the forms used Reg for their stewardship of the Endow- from the perspectives of communications this year showed that they were too com- ment Fund that has seen it increase sig- and transportation inherent to a low density plicated to complete and I will be working nificantly over the last few years to a point and widely dispersed indigenous popula- on a revised format for 2016. The majority where it is now well above a book value of tion. Captain(N) Derek Moss, representing of returns were by email, but many chose $700,000. Mike, Derek and Richard, along RAdm John Newton, Commander Mari- to print from the web or use the form in with continuing Trustees Doug Plumsteel time Forces Atlantic and speaking ahead of Starshell and then mail their proxy in. These and Peter Chipman, are already planning the Premier; also provided an up-close and options will again be made available to all for this year’s donation campaign. You will personal view of the vibrant region from his our members next year and I look forward find elsewhere in this issue [p.13] a list of time as COS at Joint Task Force North head- to another quantum increase in participa- the approved grants for 2015/2016 totalling quarters in Yellowknife. tion in this fundamental and important ac- $30,000. Calgary Branch recorded the sessions tivity. You will also find elsewhere in this issue and will be preparing a Niobe Papers type re- The election of directors, under the pur- [p.11] a list of the 2015 NAC Award recipi- cord of proceedings. More information will view of the Chair of the Nominating Com- ents for Gold, Silver and Bronze Medallions. be forthcoming on this project. For now I mittee, Jim Humphries from Edmonton and These awards once again demonstrate the am confident given the passion and intensi- able assistant Mike Morres from Victoria, commitment of our membership to mak- ty of the presentations for Arctic issues that elected/re-elected six directors to replace ing a difference at their Branch, Community Canada is well represented on the many the five directors who had resigned from and National levels. Please take the time to international bodies who currently are deal- the Board this year as part of a succession congratulate winners when you meet and ing with Arctic issues. plan that will see approximately one third look to other worthy members who you The Annual General Meeting, in addition of the Board turnover each year. The direc- might consider for nomination through to the routine administrative activities, saw tors serving until the next election are: John your Branch in 2016. considerable discussion about the future Anderson, Murray Bialek, Dennis Baird, Yours aye, of NAC generated following the opening Jim Carruthers, Brian Cook, David Cooper, Ken remarks of our President, Jim Carruthers. Tony Goode, Moyra Haney, Dave Hudock, The discussion reaffirmed the importance Rod Hughes, Rowland Marshall, Charles of individual members in spreading the O’Leary, Daniel Sing, Ron Skelton, Chris For back issues of message that Canada needs a strong and Tebbs, William Thomas and Ed Williams. ‘Starshell’ capable navy and that it is through the ac- I would like to thank past Directors John tive support of their Branches activities that Dugan, Mike Morres and Anne Zuliani for To access back issues of this publication, such a message is best delivered at the grass their work on your behalf over the past year.
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