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Vol. 6 No.2 THE ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY'S MAGAZINE DECEMBER, 1953

CONTENTSPage

RCN News Review............ 2

Gatevvay to the North Atlan,tic 4

A Night Off Train, Alley 7

Officers and Men :...................... 8

Tl1e Naval Board of Canada............................ 11

Canadian. Sailors itl Man,ila 12

A Rusy Ship 13

Exercise Mariner ,.......................................... 14

SHANNON PARK

The name of a British fighting ship,fanl0us in the early annals of Canada,is perpetuated in Shannon Park, thenaval housing developnlent at Tuft'sCove on the Dartnl0uth side of I-Ialifaxharbour.

The victory of HMS Shannon, out ofHalifax, over the USS Chesapeake offBoston in 1813 was one which inspiredCanadians of colonial days to new andvigorous resistance in the war thenbeing waged with the United States.

Shannon Park is luore than a 521 ...apartlnent "nlarried quarters" for navalpersonnel serving in the Halifax area.The interest and co-operation of itsresidents have fostered a communityspirit that has luade the developnlenttheir "own home town".

Afloat an.d Ashore .

The Navy Plays .

The Shi]JS of T01110rrow ..

The New AIS Torpedo ..

Lower Deck Pr01110tions .

Wed~in.gs and Birtlls

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Negative numbers of RCN photographsreproduced in The' Crowsnest are includedwith the caption for the benefit of personswishing to obtain prints of the photos.

This they may do by sending an order to theNaval Secretary, Naval Headquarters, ottawa,attention Photographic Section, quoting thenegative number of the photograph, givingthe size and finish required, and enclosing aInoney order for the full amount, payable tothe Receiver General of, Canada.

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30 x 40 8.00

Cover Photo-Four Sea Fury fighters wing past I-IMCS Magni­

ficent towards the close of a combat air patrol in Exercise Mariner.Both Se~ Furies and Avenger anti-subnlarine aircraft are in thetwilight of their service with the Royal Canadian Navy. They areto be replaced by Banshee jet fighters and Grumman S2F aircraft.

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A crash tender crew at Shearwater demonstrates fire-fighting technique. (DNS-ll031)

Order Placed forAnti,.Sub Aircraft

The anti-SUbmarine squadrons of theRoyal Canadian Navy will bere-armedwith the Grumman'S2F aircraft, a twin­engine high wing monoplane, designedspecifically for carrier,..bbrne operationsagainst' submarines. .

The de Havilland Aircraft of CanadaLtd., Toronto, has been licensed. to bUildthe planes by the Grumman AircraftEngineering Corporation, of Beth Page,N.Y. These will be the first naval air­craft for the RCN to be manufactu,red in,Canada-. . ' l

Delivery of the first S2F's IS expected_~ _ to.take .p~ac.e__early 'iu_lJ)l:!y",enabling thE!,

squadro:p.s to be, re-armed ,prior to thecommissioning ·Of Canadil'snew aircraftcarrier, HMCS Bonaventure, later inthe year.'

The S2F was designed and is being'bqilt ,to 'Priited States Navy specifica-

other ceremonies' and events' connectedwith the royal visit and ,Hobart's anni-versary. , .

During the cruise, the Ontario's portsof ca~l viill include Suva; FWtslands;January 29-31; Melbourne, A!lstralia,F'ebruary 6-10; Hobart, February 11-23;Milford Sound, New Zealand, February

. 25; Dunedin, N.Z., February 27-March'1,;Wellington, N.Z., March' 2-6; Sydney,Australia, March 9-13, and Brisbane,March 15-19. She will'sail homewardfrom the last-named port, visitingTongatabu in the Friendly or TongaIsla'nds, Marc.h24-26, and re-visitingSuva; March 27-29.

The Ontario is due back in Esquiinalton April 15. ,

This is the Ontario's second .cruise tothe Antipodes, her first having been athree-and-a-half-month voyage in 1951,which took her to seven pqrts, in Aus­tralia and New Zealand as well as toAmerican Samoa, the' Fiji Islands andFanning, Islands.

Now, in 1954, the Ontario will have athird opportunity of honouring the'Queen"in the course of the three-monthtraining cruise begun January 12.

On the - invitation of the Australiangovernment, the bntario (Captain D. L.Raymond) will take part in ceremonieshonouring Her Majesty at Hobart, Tas­mania, where the cruiser will remain for12 days, from February 11 to 23.

The-arrival of Her Majesty in Hobartis timed to coincide with the 150th an­niversary of the city, February 20.Ontm'io personnel will line part of theroute along whIch the Queen and theDuke of Edinburgh will drive throughthe city and they will also take part in

Coffers 'of the CMadian Na~al Service !3'lnevoient' Trust FUlid were' recently swelled by $1,000fo'llowing a premi~re showing of "The Cruel Sea" i,n Montreal, sponsored by, the Naval Officers'Association. Here C6mmander (L) T. R. D!-Jrley, RcN(R), presen.!s a' cheque for' 'that amounf toI;ngineer Rear-Admiral 'G. l. Stephens, RCN (Ret'd), president, of the CNSBTF. Arrangements f9r pro­

.. teeds of the premiere to go to the benevolent fund were made with the 'co-operation "of Montreal,officials of the Unit~d Amusement 'Company.

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Ontario AgainTo Hono'ur Queen

The Ontario may well become knownin the Fleet as the "Queen's .own".

When Their Royal Highnesses the Prin­cess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edin­burgh visited Canada in 1951, the West

'Coast cruise~' 'conveyed them fromCharlottetown, P.E.I., to Sydney, N.S.,and from there,to St. John's, Newfound-land. '

When the Coronation Squadron as­sembled at Spitpead for the Coronationnaval review in 1953,' the Onta7'io wasone of the six Canadian ships, takingpart.

troyer Comus,.in three days of intensiveoperational exercises off Korea. Incharge of the exercises.. was ActingCaptain Thomas C. Pullen, CommanderCanadian Destroyers, Far East, and com­manding officer of the Huron.

The manoeuvres opened with long­and short-range anti-aircraft shoots inwhich the Iroquois took the top scorefor accuracy.

The next day, the Royal Fleet Auxil­iary Fort Rosalie substituted for an' air­craft carrier and the destroyers exer-.cised carrier screening duties.

The exercises reached their peak witha dawn torpedo attack by the destroyerson an "enemy cruiser", which was at-

.' tempting to escape at the reduced speedof 25 knots after having been damagedby aircraft. The destroyers were tomake contact with the enemy in dark­ness, shadow her until dawn and attackwith torpedoes. The objectives of theexercises were met and· a successful at­tack was macte at daybreak in roughweather.

Night plotting and night formation~xercises, plus officer-bf-the-watch man­oeuvres and a jackstay transfer ofdocuments, were also carried out.

The Iroquois, relieved by the Cayuga,began the New Year by sailing for herhome port of Halifax by' way of HongKong, Singapore, the Mediterranean and

. the Azores.

Ships ExerciseOff Korea

Canadian destroyers in the Far Eastare keeping in fighting trim, althoughhalf a year has passed since Koreanhostilities ceased. .

In December, the Huron, Iroquois andCrusader joined with two other Com­monwealth warships, the Australiandestroyer Tobruk and the British des-

Norway, PortugalGiven Ammunition

The last two shipments of naval am­munition in 1953 were made to Norwayand Portugal late in December underthe Mutual Aid arrangement of theNorth Atlantic Treaty.

For delivery to Norway were 150,000rounds of 20mm Oerlikon cartridges and2,000 rounds of four-inch quick-firingcartridges, to a total weight of 148 tons.Portugal received 900 hedgehog projec­tiles totalling 40! tons.

Previous shipments of ammunitionfrom RCN reserve stocks were madelast year to Denmark, The Netherlands,France, Norway, portugal and theUnited Kingdom.

Two more squadrons will be estab­lished in 1954, at Quebec City andCalgary.

Rear-Admiral James C. Hibbard, Flag Officer Pacific Caast, is shawn above in ceremonial head­dress after being elevated to the rank of Honarary Chief of the Six Nations Indians, at Brantford,Onto Left to right are Chief Black Eagle (Walter Lickers); Chief Split Water (George Buck); Chief!lig Boat (Rear-Admiral Hibbard) and Norton Lickers (not a Chief). (Fednews Photo).

Three SquadronsIn Air Reserve

Three Reserve Air Squadrons are nowin existence, their function being tobring air training to naval divisionsacross Canada.

The success of VC 920, attached toHMCS York and operating from RCAFStation, Downview, outside of Toronto,throughout most of 1953, assured theformation of additional reserve squad­rons.

The two new ones are VC 921, at­tached to HMCS Cataraqui and flyingfrom Norman Rogers Airfield at King­ton, Ont., and VC 922, serving HMCSMalahat, the Victoria division, withPatricia Bay Airfield as its base. Allthree squadrons are equipped withHarvard 2A trainers.

New Minesweeper8Form Sqlwdron

The First Canadian MinesweepingSquadron came into being in the Atlan­tic Command in December and nowconsists of four ships.

Formed initially of the Gaspe andChignecto, the squadron has since beenjoined by the Cowichan and Thunder.The squadron commander is Lieut.-Cdr,Bruce Carnall, commanding officer ofthe Gaspe.

All ships of the group are brand-newminesweepers of wood and aluminumconstruction.

tions by the Grumman Aircraft Engin­eering Corporation. In the RCN, it willreplace the Avenger, also a Grumman­designed aircraft.

The S2F is the first comparativelysmall aircraft capable of meeting themodern requirements of aerial anti-sub­marine warfare. It is highly manoeu­verable, has a short take-off run andlow landing speed, and at the same time .. ' ~is able to carryall of the weapons con­sidered necessary for the efficient per­formance of the anti-submarine searchand attack role.

The S2F is a fast, all-weather air­craft, and its acquisition will com­plete the change-over of RCN squadronsto new type aircraft. As was announcedearlier, arrangements are being madewith the U.S. Navy to purchase F2H3Banshee all-weather jet fighters for theNavy's carrier-borne fighter squadrons.

WhiLethroat GoesOn Trip to Boston

Usually pretty much of a stay-at­home, HMCS Whitethroat sailed theopen sea in December on a voyage thattook her from her home port of Hali-

. fax to Yarmouth, N.S., and Boston, Mass.Three days were spent in the latter port.

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Gateway. to the 'North Atlantic

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French hands. During this period itfelt its first growing, pains and wasextended in 1769. Five years later it

)ooked as though its strategic import-. ance was just beginning, so it was de­

cided to fortify it.Although only a· quarter-century old,

the port again proved its strategicimportance when the American coloniesrevolted in 1775. The harbour bUStledwith men-of-war and captured shipswere brought back constantly as prizesof war. After the loss of the Americancolonies, Halifax became the princi­pal naval base of continental NorthAmerica. '

As such, its fame as a naval base andconvoy port was to grow more brilliantwith each succeeding war.

In 1799 the first act of sabotageagainst the dockyard was recorded whenunknown persons attempted to burn

HMC Dockyard, Halifax,Has History Spanning

Two C~nturies,'-;'

" y In the first half. of the' 18thcentliry,';":French colonists in Canada enjoyed a

·;strategic advantage over Br\tishsE;lttlers,,~because their stronghOld at Quebec, commanded th!,! St. Lawrencewaterway

and their huge fortification at Louis"burg, Cape Breton,exerted a' similard,ominance over the northeastern ap­proaches to the continent.' Thus, Louis­burg shut England off from the southetnfur trade arid westward territoriai ,ex­

'pansion and, additionally, held a com-, manding position relative to the great'cIrcle route from North America to

Great Britain. ' 'lIalifax was founded by the British in

1749 as a military and naval basefrbmwhich Louisburg coul~lbe destroyed andthe influence of Quebec' nUllined, thusgaining for the English the strategiccommand over Eastern Ganada hithertoenJ oyed by the French.

The development of a dockyard inHalifax as an operational base ,:for shipsof the American Squadron of the RoyalNavy was begun in'1758, nine yea'rsafter the founders had become settledin the port: That'was the year in whichLouisburg fell.

That Halifax was destined to becomeone of the most important naval bases inth'e,viorld might 'not have been foreseenby the British' Admiralty when it wasfirst started, yet its strategic importancein ,commanding ,the western Atlanticwas fully recognized. In fact, when thecolony failed to thrive in its early days,it was only its importance "as an opera­tional base which :.caused the 'Britishgovernment to continuepouri~g fundsinto the development of the port.,,' Until the Second World War theDockyard' constituted. the entire ~avalholdings in the Halifax-Dartmouth area-save for the plot on :which AdmiraltyHouse stands overlooking the, yard. Butthe unprecedented demands of a globalwar, and the fact that it was physicallyimpossible to enlarge the dockyard ex­cept for a' few acres at the north andsouth ends,. caused the Navy to seek

. __o!lJ.l:!!' lands. Today it is expanding still,further -~~~-~~-~-, ".." , ,.:.. The iiiscription'''on-thi's monument on the' hili"

In the course of the Seven Years' War, side above HMC Dockyard, Halifax, reads:• "Sacred to the memory of the brave seamen

dUrIng which Canada became British, who died at this hospital of the wounds receivedthe founding of Halifax was vindi-, c;;n board HMS Shannon in the glorious actioncated when its port was host to many in which she captured the United States' frigateBritish squadrons, including those which Chesapeake on the first of June 1813." Thewrested' Louisburg and Quebec from monument is in the old naval graveyard, now in

the grounds of HMCS Stadacona.

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"down the dockyard structures, as well·:'iis Government House and other publicl;l~ildings. However prompt action bythe authorities kept damage to a mini­mum.

In the next 10 years, during theFrench Revolutionary War, the' portServed as a base for ships fitting outf6r naval operations against the Frenchin the western Atlantic.

A story told al).d retold in Halifax isthat of HMS Shannon which sailed fromHalifax during the war of 1812-15 to en­gage the American frigate, USS Chesa­peake in one of the shortest and mostbrilliant single-ship actions in history..

On the Shannon~s first patrol off theport of Boston, a challenge was sent tothe 'commanding officer of the Americanship to "come out and fight". On June1, 1813, before the horrified eyes ofthe Boston townsfolk who had gatheredon the beaches expecting an Americanvictor:y, the Shannon brilliantly .out­ma~reuvred and outfought her enemy.

,Eleven minutes after the engagementbegan the British ensign was hoistedabove that of the Chesapeake.'

When the Shannon returned to Hali­fax with her battered p~ize,the seniorunwounded officer was the young sec­ond lieutenant. He was Provo WilliamWallis, born in Halifax and de~tinedto become Admiral, of the Fleet in theRoyal Navy.

Five of the wounded from the Shan­non 'died shortly after her return to

"Halifax and are honoured by a tabletin the old Naval Cemetery, located im­mediately to the east of the ElectricalSchool in HMCS Stadacona.

In 1819 pigs did what war and arson­ists had failed to accomplish, and from'then until the Royal Navy withdrew in1905 Halifax was to be only a summerstation for the America Squadron ofthe British fleet. The story passed downthrough generations is that one, AdmiralFisher, at that, time in charge of thestation, kept prize Berkshire boars as ahobby" at his newly-constructed resi-

,..~..tlen:crec....:..:.n(jw- -Admira-Ity~1fm1se';~offityers'--'--mess. Violent objections by Fisher'sneighbours forced'" him to dispose ofhis hobby. This so offended him hebrought pressure to bear to have his·squadron headquarters moved perman­ently to Bermuda.

A garden party at Admiralty House in the "Gay Nineties". United States naval officers werepresent and it is hoped that this fact may make it possible to establish the date on which the picturewas taken and the names of officers present.

For some time the dockyard wentinto a decline but in later years jettieswere built, more buildings erected andthe many necessary facilities provided.Although only a summer station, theLords of the Admiralty recognized theimportance of Halifax as a port in theprotection of the main lines of com­munication between the various parts ofthe growing Empire.

However, in 1905, with no war cloudsdimming the outlook, the RN was with­drawn completely from Halifax. In thenext two years the dockyard sufferedfrom neglect until negotiations beganbetween the British and· CanadianGovernments for the latter to take overthe dockyard. That was the birth ofthe Royal Canadian Navy.

When it was formally taken over in1910 by the Canadian Government, thedockyard was kept the same as whenthe British left. There was no imme­diate need for expansion, since with theformation of the Royal Canadian Navyonly two cruisers had been purchased,and only one, HMCS Niobe, was basedthere. In fact two years later the Niobewas laid up.

It was for a short time only. Wa'engulfed Europe in 1914 and the dock­yard experienced a rapid growth as thefledgling Canadian Navy played an in­creasingly important role in the anti­submarine war and convoy escort. Notonly was it headquarters for the Cana­dian Navy which had added cruisers,trawlers, drifters, torpedo boats andauxiliary vessels to its strength, but itserved also as American headquartersfor the Royal Navy.

The great explosion of 1917 demol­ished many of its buildings, and in theirplace others were quickly erected asthe first big facelifting occurred. How­ever, a year later the Armistice wassigned and the government of the timeadopted a retrenchment policy whichreduced the ranks of the Navy to apoint where only a skeleton staff main­tained the dockyard.

When it was taken over in 1910 thedockyard contained a Naval hospital,victualling stores, coal stores, work­shops, blacksmith shop, three slipways,five jetties, some residences and 75 otherbuildings. When the destroyers Cham­plain and Vancouver were acquired in1928, the place again began to hum asmen and machines were required tomaintain the ships.

However, it was not until 1939, aswar again spread across Europe, thatany great change took place. Almostovernight the original dockyard dis- ..al?peared as a new, greater yard took itsplace.

Its boundaries were extended bothnorth and south to their present limits

and still there wasn't enough room. Tocope with the seemingly illimitabledemands of the war,' the Navy pur­chased the French Cable Companyproperty in North Dartmouth. In 1942the Army Ordnance Depot, also in NorthDartmouth, was acquired and a hugetract of land on the east side of Bedfordbasin was made an ammunition storagedump.

Almost every building that stood inthe dockyard in 1939 was razed and in­stead modern brick and concrete build­ings sprang up at an amazing rate. Thearea of the dockyard alone now encom­passed some 50 acres. The OrdnanceDepot - renamed Naval ArmamentDepot-added another 15 acres; theFrench Cable Company brought inanother nine acres; biggest acquisitionwas the property on which the navalmagazine was built-1,255 acres.

In 1943 the Navy acquired additionalproperty at Renous in New Brunswick,about 20 miles from Newcastle,' whereanother naval magazine was erected toaugment the Halifax depot. The oldArmy Gun Wharf near downtown Hali­fax became the Central VictuallingDepot; at Albro Lake, northeast ofDartmouth, and at Newport Corners, 37miles north west of Halifax, propertywas purchased and two powerful short­wave radio transmitters were erectedfor communication with the ships atsea.

By 1943 just about every availablespace had been used for building.Among those erected were the dock­yard administration building, to whichtwo wings were later added: "Scotian"building, operated as. a barracks duringthe war, and now housing the offices ofthe Flag Officer Atlantic Coast andHMCS Scotian, naval division in Hali­fax; a machine shop, stores buildingsand a host of others, quite a number ofwhich were temporary and were torndown after the war.

More than' 30,000 ships sailed to orfrom Halifax in convoy during the waryears. Scores of warships were to beseen alongside the jetties at any timeas they were refitted and repaired foranother turn at sea. Altogether hun­dreds of Canadian, British, Americanand other allied warships - from thegreatest battleships to the smallestminesweepers-operated from this port.

Today the dockyard presents an effi­cient, business-like appearance, with themodern buildings sprawled back of itsalmost mile-long water frontage. HaIf­a-hundred buildings stand within itsboundaries. Although the immediatepost-war years saw a natural decline innaval activity, the decision to build andmaintain a hard-hitting anti-submarinenavy has brought its full facilities intouse again.

As well as a place to berth warships,the dockyard supplies many repair and

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(From "The Sphere", London,England)

THREE, FALLACIESABOUT THE NAVY

The Maritime Museum, 'which was'established in the dockyard in 1948,was roovedto Citadel Hill last year andin its place how stands' one of thefoundations of the" Halifax-Dartmouthbridge. . '

On the infrequent occasions when allships opel;aHng from", the base are inport together, it'is reminisGerit of 1939­45 and, with the ulthnate airo, a 100~

ship navy, the dockyard is destined tobe a'very busy place for': years to come.

I Addressing cadets of the trainingcruiser ,HMS' Devonsh.ire, the Duke ofEdinburgh exposed what, in his opinion,were three' fallacies about the RoyalNavy, ' "First", he said, "there is nosuch thing as a career for a naval offi­cer, Service in the Navy is a privilegeet1joyedby those who prove themselvescapable of satisfactorily discharging theduties imposed upon them.. Promotionis not a question of 'jqbs for the boys'-'--it is a competition ,of service in theinterests of the Navy and the country."

The second fallacy was that a goodseaman was necessarily a good officer.,The foundation of a naval officer's ex­perience must be his seamanship, but.the wider his knowledge and the broaderhis outlook the more easily he wouldshoulder responsibilities,

"Why is it, do you suppose, that ex­perienced people are chosen for respon­sible jobs?' It is because in makingdecisions they are able to draw on thisexperience, which will prevent themmaking mistakes."

He referred to tp.e third fallacy "withtrepidation". "It is contained in thefamousprearoble to the Naval DisciplineAct and reads: 'Whereon under thegood proVidence of God the we,alth,safety and strength, of the kingdomchiefly depend . ..' That was certainlytrue at the time it was written.' Butthesa.fety o{ this country, Common­wea~th and Empire can only be ac-"complished by' action at sea, on landand'in the air. " ,

"The ,division. of responsibility fOl;--the-sa-fety~of-this~e0untl'-y-l:>etween-the-­

, three S'ervices" is purely technical. Theonly effective action in defence or of­fence is the concerted action of tlietotal defensive or war machinery ofthe country."

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, neafb,y)VIacNab's Island where re~1.istic:aircraftarid'ships' fires can be re-en'­a~t~dandfought.

Therearec.rahes at ,the various jet­ties.·The one on Jetty' 4 is capable oflifting45ton$, and that on Jetty 3 canlift 35 tons.' On the Gun 'Wharf' on the~PPbsite,side ofthehar.bour, the cranecan hoist 5'0' tons.

Behind' the Gun Wharf is the NavalArmament Depot covering, 15 acres onwhich are ereCted ~8 buildings. In-'dudedare machine shops' and repairshops capable of handling the laJ;'gestnaval guns. A fire department operatesfrom here also.

To the north of it is the French CableWharf and property. where four build­ings stand on nine acres of ground, andwhere seaward' defence 'equipment­submarine nets, buoys, mines, mine­sweeping equipment, and a host of othergear-is stored and maintained.

Bedford Magazine, covering 1,255acres with 102 buildings, is the navy'sready use ammunition depot. The mainstorage is at Renous and the Bedfordmagazine, acts, as the feeder tq the fleet.

A new Seaward defence base is underconstruction between Pier "B" and theyacht squadron anchorage in the city'ssouth end. The base includes a, jettyand various ,buildings whose details areclassified.. A new laboratory has beenerected on the French Cable site for theNaval Research Establishment. NRE'svessels and floating labs are based heretoo."

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The presence of a phot,ographer has brought ,to a 'halt the coaling of HMS Ariadne, alongsicf'e.in HMC Dockyard 40 years or more ago. In the distance is the Halifax Sugar Refinery, destroyed. bythe explosion· of 1917.

maintenance facilities. There,are'twolarge machine shops capable of handlingeverything from small' spindles to thelargest propellor shafts. Engines' are

,rebuilt, and, in fact, almost any repair'or alteration a ship, may need' can 'behandled. 'At, the Naval ArmamentDepot, shops 'repair and maintain theNavy's guns. ''In corijuncti~n with, the d~ckyard 'afloating drydock is maintained at Hali­fax Shipyards, immediately to the north.It is capable of handling ships up to25,000 tons, and is owned by the RCN.

':Other shops indude completely andmodernly equipped electrical, radar,radio, shipwright, underwater repairand internal combustion engine repairshops. There is a fire department inan­he'd 'on a'24-hour basis by a permanentforce with modern firefighting vehiclesand equipment. In addition two modernfireboats. are held in readiness-one al­ways on immediate notice and the otheravailable within a very short time.

A large ,fleet of yardcraft operates'from the dockyard. It is a "navy withina navy" which includes a fleet rangingfrom small harbour craft to tankers andsupply ships. Tugs of all sizes, indud­jng ocean-going, vessels, are maintained'and operated under the blue ensign.

A Damage Control School; a Schoolof ABCD Warfare, and an UnderwaterTraining Unit under the 'administrativecontrol' of HMCS Stadacona operatewithin the dockyard. 'As well, theDamage Control School has facilities on

A Night Off Train AlleyEvents Rob Dutch Ship

Of Chance to SmashKorean Train

The Dutch destroyer Piet Hein is shown as she sailed from The Netherlands to serve in theKorean war theatre with other United Nations warships. (Photo courtesy Royal Netherland Navy)

The friendly co-operation of the shipsof many nations in the Korean' wartheatre was an aspect of the struggleagainst aggression there which will belong remembered.

Among the warships with which theCanadian destroyers came into frequentcontact (and whose ship's company pro­vided stitr competition in track and fieldevents ashore) was the Royal Nether­lands Navy's destroyer Piet Hein.

An account of a "train busting" ex­pedition up tlle east coast of Korea inJuly, 1952, in which the Piet Hein andU.S. warships participated has been pre­pared by Lieut.-Cdr. C. J. M. Kretsch­mer de Wilde, of the Royal NetherlandsNavy's historical section. Extracts fromthe article will recall to the officers andmen of the Royal Canadian Navy, whoserved in Korean waters, many similarincidents in which they played a part.

The story begins:Like grey shadows, the ships of Task

Force 95 were moving restlessly alongthe east coast of Korea, as they block­aded the important cities of Chongjinand Songjin, cutting them off from out­side assistance from seaward, or provid­ing harassing and interdiction fire, lay­ing their HE shells on railroad crossings,bridges and tunnels. The Piet Hein,early in the evening, left the formationnear the Yang-Do islands and steereda southern course, south of Songjin, op­posite one of the many railroad tunnels.

Only the night before, USS Orleckhad been fortunate enough to catch atrain loaded with war supplies, just asit passed a railroad crossing. The de­stroyer's broadsides had poured into thedoomed train, wrecking it thoroughly.Aircraft were called up to finish thejob. They did so in grand style, strew­ing bombs lavishly and laying the tar­get completely in ashes.

As usual, a warship was stationed offthe spot to prevent repair parties fromclearing the line. That night, USS En­dicott had been assigned to the job and,from the Piet Hein, her star shells couldclearly be seen.

The Piet Hein's company welcomedthe Orleck's successful action, but -would,of course, rather have been the luckyones themselves.

The railroad crossing at which theNetherlands ship was going to have alook that night was only seven milesnorth of the place where the Endicottwas standing guard. As the Piet Hein'sfirst star shells illuminated the area,everyone peered intently, hoping to dis­cover the outlines of another train,Nothing could be seen and the PietHein shaped course southward, steer­ing in a wide curve around the Endi­cott.. whose star shells were casting amacabre light over the devastated area,

At 2130, somewhat more inland, nearthe village of Tansen, flashes weresighted, which gave the impression of

coming from welding torches. As arailway bridge was known to be in thatvicinity, Commander A: H. W. von Frey­tag Drabbe ordered a brief harassingfire. After ten HE shells had landedneatly on the target, the supposed enemyrepair party might be guessed to havehad enough. Anyhow, no more flasheswere seen and on went the Piet Hein,hunting other game.

Half an hour later her star shellsilluminated a third railroad crossing,but everything remained quiet and thearea seemed to be entirely deserted.

The next morning at 0630, the PietHein took over from the Endicott. Nowit was her turn to prevent the enemyfrom clearing the line. Orders werenot. to hit the train any more, as thiswould. only help the enemy to clearaway the wreckage. However, as sooften pappens if something is forbidden,one of the first rounds was a full hiton the remnants of the train!

"Right into the first-class compart­ment!" remarked one of the cooks, whowas taking the air on deck. "Am Ilucky, always travelling third class."

The following shots were rangednicely around the train and the tunnelentrance where, it was suspected, re­pair groups were awaiting their chanceto get to work and clear away thewreckage.

Just to make sure they were reallythere, the commanding officer resortedto a ruse. After some severe firing, thePiet Hein set course to the south, as ifshe were leaving the area. Then, whenonly a few miles off, she suddenly re­turned at full speed, firing everythingshe had.

The captain had guessed right. Quitea few human figures could be seen run­ning frantically along the line, in adesperate attempt to reach the shelter­ing tunnel. Some of' them never reachedit. For them the war was over.. The action was heartening for thepompom team, who rarely had a chanceto bring their guns into action.

At 1245 cease-fire was ordered. HerNetherlands Majesty's Ship Piet Heinshaped course for Yang-Do - and, al­though the communists may have hadtheir doubts as to whether she hadreally gone, this time it was no joking!

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OFFICERS AND MEN

Functions of the 'Royal Canadi<ln Novy in time of' national, eriiElrgency weredis~ussedot thethree-day i:nid·Peciltnber a~nuoi conference of the Doml,;ion CovnciJ o,f, the, Naval Officers' Associa­tions of Concida, helej at NClVql He'aC;lquarters. During the conferen~e·delegates'heard addresses froma number Qf senior naval officen. Executive members of tke l!olOAC, in.cll.ldij,~ p'i'esident and r'egioiJ91vice-presidents, are pictwed here. Front row, lell IQ righhK. C.McRae, Vancouver; 'Roncild A. Judges,:MQntreal;, H. W. Balfol.!r (president), Saskatoon; and F. ,C. Aggall,' Toronto,' 'Back row: Himy Mc­

Clymont (secretqry), Ollawa; "'.' H. Ford~ Calgciry;qnd J. A.McAvity,torQi!ld. A gefl,eral qnnualconventi.on of the association' will' be held in Windsor,' Ol\t., next' ~un:e, with represElntatives frol11sOl11e 20 branches across the country dllendi'ng. (0·6209) . '

Three Promoted toCommissioned Ralik

Three men from the "lower deck"have been prqmotedto acting comm,is~

sioned raiIk.All former chief petty officers, they

ar:e Acting Commissioned EngineerThomas Harry Evans, 32, of Coleman,Alta.; A/Commissioned Electrical Offi­cer-BazH Edgar Cooper, 27; of HUbbards,N.S:, and A/ComIIiissionec;l Radio Offi­cer Arthur Edward Sexsmith, 30, of

, Viscount, and Saskatoon, Sask. 'On completion of the "Div" course

at Cornwallis, Which, they are now at­'tending, Mr. Sexsmith will be appointedto the Quebec and Mr. Cooper will jointhe staff of the Electrical School inStadacona. Mr. ;Evans will join theQuebec from. the succeeding "Div"course.

Radio PlayersHave Good Year

After a year in existence, the' Corn­wallis Navy Radio Players are able tolook back over months of continuingsuccess.

The group was form.ed in Cornwallisin January; 1953, and is composed ofCommunication School officers and theirwives. 1t was" formed principally to

provide entertainment and social relaxa­tion for its members, but its short car­eer already has brougb;t pleasure tomany others.

A complete study .is made by thegroup of radiobr,oalllCF\sttng techniquesfrom the acting, Production and scriptinterpretation i:>oint of view. ,

The originator and founder of theclub is Commissioned Officer (SB)Harold Hargreaves, who has had 15year's experience in radio script andplay writing and also in the prQductionand direction of radio plays. Many ofhis plays have been produced on theBBe and CBC networks. Mr. Har­greaves has written several radioscripts solely for the group Which heformed. '

In the past year, the group has madeseveral public appearance to raise fundsfor worthy organiZationS. The first ofthese was in a variety shOW in the Corn­wallis Recreation Centre to help raisemoney for the Cornwallis Home andSchool Association.

More recently, the group appeared aspart of another variety show given inYarmouth to raise funds for the Yar­mouth Sea Cadet organization. It isinteresting to note that radio publicityand advertising for the Yarmouth showwas given in exchange fOr eight taped

children's broadcasts and one live broad­cast by the group and that all playswere written by Mr. Hargreaves. '

At a recent meeting of the ProvincialDrama Grou.ps, in Annapolis Royal, thegroup was asked to present a programdealing with broadcasting techniquesand the whys and wherefores of soundeffects. The program was extremelysuccessfui and gave rise to the opinionthat groups ()f this nature might spreadthroughout the Maritimes.

57 Civilian$Awarded Medals·

Fifty-seven civilians employed in theRoyal Cartadian Navy's Atlantic Com­mand have been awarded Her Majesty'sCoronation l:VLedal. All but 16 of thesewere presented with their medals at a

. December' ceremony by Rear-AdmiralR.E. S. Bidwell, Flag' Officer AtlanticCO,list.

The presentation took place in HMCDockyard in, the presence of severalhundred relatives and friends who hadbeen invited to ~ttend the ceremony..

Communicators A.MWould-Be Recruit

A 17..year~old RCN candidate makinghis first trip south of the Arctic Circlehad the rough spots in his initial visit tothe "big city" smoothed out, thanks tothe spontaneous help of three navalcommunicators.

Samuel Smith, a Loucheux Indian,flew 1,600 miles south from Aklavik toEdrU,ontQn, AI.ta., to join up in October.Able Seamert G. E. MacNutt, R. G. Tur­cotte! and c. A. Bazinet, tellow passeng­

.ers in, the aircraft, discovered that hehad never- been any more than a fewmiles away from his home on the Mac":kenzie River delta and that he hadn'tenough money for his stay.

Without hesitation, theY took himunder a collective wing, paid ,his cabfare, from the airport .to their hotel,where t~ey arranged and paid for hisroom and meals,plus another taxi tripto HMtS Nonsuch, Edmonton's navaldivision, on the following morning,. On draft Iroiii-"Xklavilr:t(}ChurchlI1-,_.J:\1an.,the Sailors wentthe1i' way withno, thought of reimb4tsEmlent:

Young Samuel's first 24.i:\ours werefull· ot' surprises and' many "firsts", suchas lighted streets, an automoQile ride, a

Inodern theatre (his parka was notnecessary as a cushion), buses, cementsidewalks, and restaurant prices (inAklavik, pop is 35 cents a bottle, dough­nuts and coffee are 40 cents).

Smith has always wanted to join theNavy. His liking of the sea and theuniform was strengthened when hemade friends with other sailors sta­tioned in Aklavik.

His drealTIS fulfilled, Ord. Sea. SamuelSmith, 27431-E, may have a chance torepay their kindness one day after hegraduates from HMCS Cornwallis.

Orll. Sea. Mag'eeTOllS Cookery Class

Ordinary Seaman Kenneth Mageetopped his class in the Cookery School,HMCS Naden, when final results wereannounced in November.

Ord. Sea. Magee, in class Number82, made the excellent marks of 85·2per cent. Ord. Sea. Gordon Scott wassecond with 78 ·9 per cent and Ord. Sea.Douglas Lloyd a close third with 77·9.

Others in the class were Ord. SeamenGlendon Bruce, Albert Milley, GordonHall, Arthur Brook, Marcel Fournier,Gerald Jackson, David Murray, RobertRobinson, Herbert Bowles, and JohnGuenther.

In class Number 86, which also com­pleted training in the Cookery Schoolin November, Ord. Sea. Burton Tiffin,led his classmates with a percentage of81 ·7. He was closely followed by Ord~

Sea. Leonard Wilson with 79·6. Ord.Sea. I-Iarold Collins was third with 78·8.others qualified were Ord. SeamenVincent O'Brien, Melvyn Eisan, HarryBrennan, Robert Davis, James Rogers,Clare Jeffrey and Noble Gignac.

York lias GalleryOf Former COs

Photographs of past commandingofficers of York, which have recentlybeen placed on the stairway bulkheadleading to the wardroom flat, havebrought nostalgic memories to veteranreservists of the Toronto naval division.

Representing the years 1923 to 1951,the portraits symbolize the growth andproud record of Toronto's Hstone fri­gate", which first commissioned in aKing street basement in downtownToronto.

Toronto's naval reserve was estab­lished in 1923 and was known as "TheToronto I-Ialf Company, Royal Cana­dian Naval Volunteer Reserve".

The first commanding officer wasLieut. ...Cdr. Gordon Burgess Jackson,RCNVR. In 1927, Lieut-Cdr. Andrew D.MacLean, RCNVR, became the com­rnanding officer and in the followingyear, the unit was renamed "TheToronto Company". Commander WilliamGeoffrey Sheddon, RCNVR, was ap­pointed in command in 19~1. Four yearslater the unit was reclassified to"division."

In 1940, Commander Alfred CharlesTurner, RCNVR, headed the TorontoDivision with the unit recommissioningin 1941 as HMCS York. From 1942 to

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HALF- YEARLY PROMOTIONS LISTThe names ()f 28 officers were con­

tained in the half-yearly promotions listannounced December 31.

The RCN was represented by 22 mem­bers and the RCN (R) by six.

The list of promotions follows:ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY

To be Captain (2)Commander (Acting Captain) Alex­

ander B. F. Fraser-Harris, Deputy Chiefof Naval Aviation (Plans), Naval Head­quarters.

Commander Philip E. Haddon, Direc­tor of Personnel (Men), Naval Head­quarters.To be Comman.der (6)

Lieut.-Cdr. Kenneth Birtwistle, As­sistant Staff Officer (Plans and Opera­tions) on staff of Flag Officer AtlanticCoast, Halifax.

Lieut.-Cdr. Francis J. Jones,HMCSNiobe, London, on attachment to theCommander-in-Chief Eastern Atlantic.

. Lieut.-Cdr. Maurice F. Oliver, DeputyDirector of Naval Intelligence, NavalHeadquarters.

Lieut.-Cdr. Frederick W. H. Bradley,Staff Officer Air Personnel, Naval Head­quarters.

Lieut.-Cdr. Daniel Hanington, onstaff of Director of Tactics and StaffDuties, Naval Headquarters.

Lieut.-Cdr. William P. Hayes, Com­manding Officer, HMCS Cayuga.To be Captain (E) (2)

Commander (E) Alfred B. Arnison,Principal Naval Overseer, Quebec Area.

Commander (E) Edward N. Clarke,. Commanding Officer, HMCS Cape

Breton, and Officer-in-Charge of Ap­prentice Training.To be CommandeT (E)

Lieut.-Cdr. (E) Robert J. Craig, onstaff of Assistant Chief of Naval Tech­nical Services (Ships), Naval Head­quarters.To be Commander (L) (4)

Lieut.-Cdr. (L) B. F. Guttormson, onstaff of Controller General of InspectionServices, Ottawa, as Chief Inspector(Electrics and Electronics).

Lieut.-Cdr. (L) Bevis E. E. Miles,Electrical Officer, HMCS Athabaskan.

Lieut.-Cdr. Robert M. Battles, Elec­trical Officer, HMCS Quebec.

Lieut.-Cdr. (L) Ralph R. Hind, onstaff of Electrical Engineer-in-Chief,Naval Headquarters.To be Surgeon Commander (2)

Surgeon Lieut....Cdr. (Acting Com"mander) M. Harvey Little, HMCSStadacona.

Surgeon Lieut.-Cdr. Robert F. Hand,I-IMCS Stadacona.To be Acting Surgeon Commander

Surgeon Lieut.-Cdr. John W. Green,Medical Officer. HMCS Ontario.To be Captain (8)

Commander (S) Donald McClure,HMCS Niobr. as Technical Representa­tive (Supply) at Belfast, Northern Ire­land (HMCS Bonaventure).Tn be Co?nm~nder (S) (2)

Lieut.-Cdr. (8) Kenneth M. Roy, Staff

Officer Supply Personnel, Naval Head­quarters.

Lieut.-Cdr. (S) D. Alan Collins, atNaval Headquarters on Staff of SupplyOfficer-in-Chief.To be Ordnance Commander

Ordnance Lieut.-Cdr. (Acting Ord­nance Commander) Arthur G..Freeman,on staff of Director General of NavalOrdnance, Ottawa, as Director of FireControl.

R,OYAL CANADIAN NAVY(RESERVE)

To be Constructor CommodoreConstructor Captain (Acting Constr.

Commodore) Rowland Baker, NavalConstructor-in-Chief, Naval Headquar­ters.To be Constructor Captain

Constructor Commander Horace R.Mason, Deputy Naval Constructor-in­Chief, Naval Headquarters.To be Acting Captain

Commander George P. Manning, com­manding officer, HMCS Nons'Uch, Ed­monton.To be Commander (2)

Lieut.-Cdr. (Acting Commander) GuySt. A. Mongenais, commanding officer,HMCS Donnacona, Montreal.

Lieut.-Cdr. (Acting Commander) Lis­ton Burns McIlhagga, commandingofficer, HMCS Chippawa.. Winnipeg.To be Co?nmander (E)

Lieut.-Cdr. William D. Brown, HMCSDonnacona. Montreal.

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1!J45, York.' had three' commandingofficers, iil the following· order: Com~

mander; George Clarence Be'rnard,RCNVR. .Commander Edward T. C.Ordc, RCNVR, ah'd Commander John,Joseph Connolly, RCNVR.

It was in 1946, under CommanderGordon' F.McCrimmon. RCNyR, thatthe Volunteer Reserve was absorbed intothe newly' o,rganizeci reserve force, theRoyal Can,adian Navy (Reserve).

'Captain Ferdinand Ronald Base,RCN (R), was the commgnding officerfr0111 lQ47 to 1951, when York's present ,r

commanding officer Captain. Robert I.:Hendy. RCN (R). took over,

"f~ig'" Qualify forThird Class Rates

Eight men recently qualified for theirthird class rates in the Gunnery Train-ing Centre at Nade·n. .

New AA3s ·are Able Seamen RonaldDahl and Ernest Jodoin and OrdinarySeamen Robert Semple and' DarrylMcArthur.. Able Seamen Francis Bacha and JohnWaddell and OrdihC\ry Seamen DerrickJackson and Kenneth Horwood success­fully complet~d the RC3 .qualifyingcourse.

·Three Sisters.'ierve as Wrens

Three sisters and a brother-in-lawmake up an enthusiastic naval familyattached to Discovery, the Vancouvernaval division.

The sisters are .Wrens Catherine'Whijcf;icle, Beverley AnD Wh'iteside andNorma Jean Lellchte. The last-named,mqrl'ied since sh,e .ioined the divisio!,!, is I

. the wife of Ord. Sea. Nicholas L.LCllchte, last year's win)'ler of theFJavelle Trophy and a copy 'of "TheCruol Sea" as Disc01,ery's most. out-·standing new. rntry seaman.

to ,the seen e and organized to fight theblazE'.

There was no water in the immediatevicinity bu t their knowledge of wood­craft was Pl.lt to good use. Plenty of wetI11"SS was available and, by applying it,the blaze wa~ extinguished beforeI'cach,il}R..the urm~~alls C?f the ~1:?!-n.

It was believed that a carelessly­tossed cigarette butt had lodged betweenthe floor boards. Had not the group,1ITi,'cd \vh en they did, the camp woulcth~lve been a total loss.

ALERT CUBS SAVE CABIN

Shown here are the members of the 1st Shearwater Pack, Wolf Cubs. Left to right, front roware: Tenderpads Barry Cole, David Stensrud, David Morris and Joh n Dolly; secand row, Bobby Stev­enson, Andrew Storrs, Tommy MacKenzie, Stanley Cole, Ricky Scully, Rodger Scully and Teddy Strick­land; ba'ck row, Yvon Cady, To.mmy Malone, David Craft, Robert Cody and Charles Browning.

A~varcts:

RetirementCHIEF PETTY· OFFICER

FREDERICK HAMTLTONWEU,SRank: C1QR2Age: 42Length ofService:Hometowns:

.Retired:

·Joined:.Served in:

25 years. A group of Cubs from the 1st Shear-Victo!'ia, B.C., and Am-.

herst, N.S, water Pack lived up to the motto. "BeNovember 24, 1928 Prepared", of their big big brothers, theHMC Ships Va'rlcott.ver. Bo.v Scouts, and their 'own, "Do YourSkee'rla, Naden, Armen- Best". As a result they saved a valu-.tieres, Ottawa, Stadacoriq.able hunting cabin from being destroycctPri'rlce Robert. Givenchll. by fire.C . n' C'f C'f_ h The group, numbering 12 boys. were-- -'-..:... ....__ -o:r-nwa""ts.~,-->JJ&p,-""-e'rl,,,-,,~_~.. .

OII-ci \vooclCt'ilfC tI'i>:1TieaYthe nava I air-··Uganda, U'rlicorn, Cres-· >cent., station. HMCS Sliearwater. when aLong Service' and Good wisp of smoke was seen. Two of theCondnct Medal. senior members investigated and on

their rcturn l'crorted that a camp wasNovember 23, ~953.on fil'E'. The entire pil('k was ctirE'cted

Members of the Naval Board are shown here in the board room at Naval Headquarters. Seated are Vice-Admiral E. R. Mainguy, Chief of the NavalStaff, and Rear-A.dmiral Wallace B. Creery, Vice-Chief of the Naval Staff. Behind them (left to right) are: Rear-Admiral (E) John G. Knowlton, Chief ofNaval Technical Services; Comrnodore W. l. M. Brown, Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Air); Captain (S) Murray A. Davidson, Naval Secretary andSecretary to the Naval Board; Rear-Admiral H. F. Pullen, Chief of Naval Personnel, and Commodore H. N. lay, Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (War­fare). (EF-3175)

~be j}abal Jjoarb of ~anaba.Policy and Co-o?'dination

Plus' De-centralizationAre Functions

The Naval Board yvas first establishedby Order-in-Council in January 1942.The original terms of reference speci­fied that its principal duty would be"to advise the Minister of NationalDefence for N.wal Services on all mat­ters relating exclusively to the NavalService". The Minister of NationalDefence for· Naval Services and hisDeputy Minister were, under the originalconstitution, actually members of theNaval Board and in this respect theBoard was broadly analogous to theBoard of Admiralty. After the war,however, when the three Armed Ser­vices were pIa ced under a single Mini­ster of National Defence. and tri-serviceco-ordination in the administrative fieldwa's introduced, a new "chain of com­mand" was established.

The duties of the Naval Board, as nowlaid down in ORCN, are "the formula­tion of navnl policy and the co-ordina­tion and integration of all branches ofthe Navy".

Before descl'ibing the present positionand functions .of the Naval Board, it~vill be helpful to outline briefly the or­ganization now in effect at NationalDefence Headq uarters. The Departmentof National Defence has a double func­tion, nmnely:

(a) It is the central organ of admini­stration for the three Services.

(11) It is a civil department of statewhich, under the direction of theMinister, l'eflects and contributesto Government policy.'

Under the National Defence Act, theMinister has "the control and manage­ment of the Canadian Forces, theDdence Research Board and of all mat­teI's relating to national defence includ­ing preparation for civil defence againstenemy action, and is responsible for theconstruction and maintenance of alldefence establishments and wOl-ks forthe defence of Canada."*

He is advised in administrative mat­teI's conC'erning all three Services by aDefence Council, composed of theMinister (as Chairman). the DeputyMinister. the Associate Deputy Minis­ters; 111e three Chiefs of Staff and theChairman' of the Defence ResearchBoard. In matters of fighting policy(over-all defence plans and strategy)he is a,dvised by the Chiefs of StaffCommittee cOIn posed of a Chaii:man andfhe three Service Chiefs and the Chair-

• Many of these duties are now the re­sponsibility of the Associate Minister or- Na­tional Defence.

man ·of the Defence Research· Board.Subjects which are the sole concern ofan individual service are referred directto the Minister by the appropriate Chiefof Staff. It is at this point that theNaval Board as at present constitutedcomes into the picture.

The Naval Board is composed of sixmembers, namely: the Chief of theNaval Staff, the Vice-Chief of the NavalStaff. Chief of Naval. Personnel, Chiefof Naval Technical Services. AssistantChief of the Naval Staff (Warfare) andAssistnnt Chief of the Naval Staff (Air).The Naval Secretary is ex-officio Sec­retary to the Naval Board.

Each directorate at Naval Headquar­leI'S is responsible to a particular Board·Illember who represents it at the highestnaval level. The Chief of the NavalStaff in his relationship to Naval Boardoccupies a special position in that he,personally, is the [lUthority responsibleI'm' the decisions made in the name ofNaval Board. For this reason the Board.in fnet. constitutes a body ilf high leveladvisers to the Chief of the Naval Staff.

Matlers whieh come to the Board forC'onsideration fall roughly into two cate­.~ories. First. those policy matters inwhiC'11 the Chief of the Naval Staff has1he authority tn make a final decision

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A aay l'iHea with softball, volleyball, swimming, tennis and badminton was broke~ by a gratify­ing interlude at the barbecue pits, when half the ship's company of the Athabaskan were guests atthe l~xuriousManila Polo. Club during the destroyer's visit to the PJ,ilippines. (Photo courtesy Sunlife o(Canada)

SailorsMonila

Canadian'AtSwank

Relax'Club

gave special perrnissionfor the Canadianboys to go that way.

Out at the Polo Club, which lies aboutten miles from t]le city, they found thewhole resourcJ;!s/ of that most luxuriousclub placed/at their disposal. '

There was· a rush for the swimmingpool. The ship's softb~l1 team got intoIhl;lir uniforms and took on the "rest".Pin boys in the bowling alleys weresoon working a~' they had never workedbefore. Volleyball teamS got down toserious exercise and the tennis courtsand badminton courts soon drew theirenthusiasts..

When the ship's ball team had safelybeaten the rest (but not before they had~ome anxious moments) the stokers tookon all corners and so the day went onwith the diamond never empty.

While all this was going on, tefresh- .'ments were continuously available and'at noon a vast supply of ,mammoth hotdogs and hamburgers appeared to givethe club boys a busy time at the bar­becue pits trying .to keep up with Cana­cnan appetites.

The Canadian sailors impressedeveryone they rnetby their courtesy andcheerfulness.. There were no officers atthe Sun Life party bitt discipline wasperfect.

The foUowing article was written byM7'. J. R. Paton, 8tm Life AssuranceCompany representative in Manila,Philippine Islands. ' The destroyer Atha­baskan a7'rived back in Esqttimalt onDece*ber 11.

and secondly, thOse. wht~h must ulti­mately be referred to the ).VIipister, QrthroUgh the Minister to the' Govern.,.nip-nt,

Matters falling in the first cq.tegqryare inva~i~ply those which COncern theNavy only and decisions. are iSStl~da$dit'ectivesin the. form of Naval Board>minutes, IndbridualJ;3oard membersthi:!nii;litiate any actioi1approptiatetoth.~h: .pa(~icUlar departm¢nt. and >th,e,se"·

.deCisions are passed to the Fleet in. thef6i'm ofarneridments to QRCN" Naval'General ord,ersorspecial dire,ctive::;ofNaval Headqua~ters.

When Naval Board approvalha~been.obtained for ·any matterwhichreq,uiresthe' authority of the Minister of . .thE!Government, iUs taken to the next leVelby the Chief of the Naval, Staff, usuallyto, Pefen:ce Council, the Chiefs of StaffCommittee, or directly to thE! Miriister.

Many olthe items which appear onthe Naval. Board agenda will have beenreferred to it by Naval Staff,fromwhichbody sp,ings the initiai fotmulattonofnaval poHcy. TheVCNS is Chairman OfNaval Staff and, when appropriate,approves those items n·ot requiring theuonsideratitin of the Naval Board. Otherrnatters must be referred to Naval Boardor CNS' for app'roval befote further'implementing action can be initiated.

The Naval Board . generally is anorgan which at the highest level pro­vides fo'r de-centralization in the Ser-

, vice, Although the principle of de­centraliz'atlon was' hot given fullrecognition until early in the presentcentury, it is evident that fts implicationwas recognized by someol the great.leaders in history.' ThUs; we leatnthat, On Wednesday, October 21, 1953, for"Drake took' council of many and then the first time in history. a' Canadiandid what he thought .was right": Tddi;ty-" war~hip dropped anchor in Manila Bayde.;centnHizationin any large organiza:- ~nd' the ship's crew descended on thetion is ess~nt1al if. a.njrprogres$ is to be city: The small Canadian communitymade at'all. The British Admiralty, for in Manila rallied round Consul Generalexample: .werenot always in, this happy . Palmer to give the boys of HMCS Atha­position _and the fitstsecret~ry of< thebd..skaft a good time, and so did theAdrniralty, John Wilson crQcker Cl?Ol}; larger British one. .1830) once remarked that .. '('hElU'Lotti" ·,According to those s,ailors luckyships "were worn down. by the 'flOW o~ enough to be-Included in the party, thedetail". A later secretarY tompiajtied, day at thc Manila Folo Club as guests

. . . of th~SilJ1 Life of Canada was not oniyin 1855, that "talenland .energY. mu::;tthe highlight of their Manila visit, b\lt

aiikebe swamped by the increasing the bestday they had had since leavingstream of daily routine. sti11flOWing in

Canada. .the old contractect channels~:. Even Promptly at ten o'clock .on the morn-today his complaint has an I.lncomfort-ing of OCtober 26, £tilly half the ship'sably familiar ring! bornplementclimbed aboard buses and

Naval Board .represents the first point drove off, leaving their companions hard~-a""t-'-w""hich-cfe:centraiiiifion occurs in th=e-'-'---=a'7t-=-';ork-gC[ting the ship ready for

Royal Canadian Navy and the object of departure the next morning.our organization is to maintain thisfrbrn A city ordinance in force at the timethe top down. while at the sarne time' te~ forbade buses to pass along the famoustaining the co-ordination e~~entjf11·:to'Hi Dewey Boulevard, which runs along.efficient team.-:"F.L.H. Manila, Bay. ·but the mayor of the city

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A Busy Ship .... But SheNever Goes to Sea·

"Snips m·a,y come and ships may go,But we stay here forever."

Life aboard the Navy's first ap...prenticeship training ship offers avariety of oddities and peculiaritiesnot found in the ordinary "run-of­the-mill" ships.

For one thing, the sick bay tiffie hasvery few cases of seasickness (thanksto Jetty "0") but is always on handfor Captain's and Executive Officer'srequestment and defaulters "just incase".

The reason for this predicament isthat Sick Bay seems to be the spacemost readily available (perhaps themost logica1) for this time-honouredceremony.

To enter the unique lO,OOO-ton struc­ture that is the Cape Breton, you makeyour way painfully up 29 (not thefamous 39) steps under a canopiedscaffolding. Then if the rip-roaringdowndraft does not get you, the quar­termaster surely will, as you emergefrom the conventional gangway (levelat high tides).

Once this hazardous feat has beenaccomplished, you find yourself infriendly, spacious surroundings on thequarter-deck which is well forward inthis ship. From this point you cancontinue in a straight line to our sistership, the Cape Scott, or you can turnsharp left and go aft in the Cape Breton.

The aroma of fish and chips willprobably detain you at the quarter­master's lobby long enough for you toget a scuttle view of the wardroom andante-room.

Past the cabin flats, and you reallyget an idea of the immensity of theCape Breton. You could, of course, popinto the galley right about here and godown on the dumb waiter with the soup,but if your patience holds out you willfind ample hatchways and ladders toreach the heart of the ship. If youchoose the ladder on the after deck be­tween sick bay and the shipwright'sshop, an ominous roar greets you atthe. bottom. Don't let that worry you,however, it's only the four diesels and .generators sounding off in the nextdeck below. Let the schoolmaster anddraughting instructor outshout them intheir classrooms above.

Let's go further aft, past the Chiefand POs' mess and sleeping quarters,

and you will find the array of admini­strative offices where the supply officerwill be glad to see you.

Now retrace your steps. If you turnright, the MAA or the chief stoker willget you, or the dumb waiter will offeran irresistable temptation to your pal­ate. If you turn left, your journey willtake you past the maintenance mess andwashrooms. In either case you willemerge into the vast cafeteria where thewaiting line-up at the canteen can't helpbut see summaries of world affairs andthe progress report of BCA pasted tothe noticeboard on the bulkhead.

By this time, you will appreciate thecomfortable chairs of the apprentices'mess-deck, or, by veering over to theright, perhaps you will be lucky enoughto take in one of the showings at thetheatre. Mind you, it may be "The Red­head from Wyoming" or "Handsaws andTheir Uses", but you are welcome.

If you are still in the walking mood,the apprentices' recreation space up for­ward will not let you by for right nextdoor you can select the book of yourchoice from the small but rapidly-grow-'ing reference and recreational library.If you can get by ,Zane Grey just lookon the left and there you will tinatreatises all the way from "Jane's Fight­ing Ships" to "the Incredible Canadian".

Go back to the SRE and projectionroom portion of the theatre. Clang!Bang! SlaIn! That's the machine shopright below. As you reach this hiveof industry, the first thing you willhear is "Thank heavens, I've finishedthat block at last!" "What's wrong, son,don't you like filing?" "Oh, it's allright, but there's a limit to everything!"

Right, lad. What do you supposethose machines are for? Now you. canreally see what this apprenticeshipscheme is about. What a machine shop!Just look at that heap of brass shavingsover there! Someone has been doingsome turning. What are you going todo with that stuff? Well, let's go do,vninto the real bowels of the -ship and see.

At this point you wish you had notturned in your respirator for some foolhas started up the foundry, or is thatsome future smithy I see over therelaying on to that white-hot casting? Itmay get over the ordeal but will neverlook the same. Speak up, I can't hearYaH, Well, no wonder, the sheet metal

Warm Praise ForCanadian Ships

COlnmanding offic,ers of the Magni­ficent and the Quebec, largest shipsof the RCN contribution to NATOExercise Ma'riner last faH~ receivedwarm messages of congratulation fortheir work while with the forces ofthe Commander of the Blue StrikingFlee1t.

Vice - Admiral Thomas S. Combs,USN~ at the close of the 19-day NorthAtlantic manreuvres, sent the follow­ing message to Commodore Rayner ofthe Magnificent. "The contribution of(your) task group to Mariner has beenoutstanding. The Magnificent has con­sistently done more than her sharethroughout the ex\ercise. My warmestcongratulaUons on a job well done.It has been a pleasure to work withyou. Good luclt: and smooth sailing."

To Oaptain E. W. Finch-Noyes, mak­ing his first cruise as the commandingofficer of the Quebec, he sent: "It hasbeen a pJe,asure to have had you withus. Your dependable performance hasbeen outstanding. My warmest con­gratulations on -a job well done. Goodluck and smooth sailing."

Rear-Admiral H. H. Goodwin, USN,COlnluander of the fast carrier strik­ing force to which the Quebec was~ttached, had a message too:

"Upon your departure it pleases meto say tha,t your daily performanceduring Mariner has been ,a source ofconstant satisfact1on. Your excellentstation-k,eeping, your smart se8ll)an­ship, plus your alert grasp of tacticalsituations ,all have pointed out to ·ahigh state of re1adiness. . Best wishesfor a pleasant return trip. Pleaseconvey my best regards to my friendsin Halifax."

(Rear-Admiral Goodwin's refe,rencewas to his visdt to H,alifax with hiscarrier task forc,e in August 1953.)

class is at work this morning; we'll soonhave enough ashtrays to go round, thatis, if the coffee cans hold out. If onlythat welding instructor would arrive,perhaps we could get somewhere.

Well th~t's just about it. No, byheaven, this is Wednesday, and the of­ficers are assembling in the wardroomfor lunch.

Even before the introductions arecompleted that confounded P A systembreaks· in: "Orders for fish and chipsare now being taken in the quarter­n1aster's lobby." The' gunnery officer(also an engineer officer) juts out hisprotruding chin just a bit further thannormal, bangs his pugilist's knuckles onthe spotless bar and bellows, "It's notNavy!"

Good old Cape Breton just rolls everso lightly .and settles down for sportsafternoon.~L.B.S.

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The snow-clod crest of. Ondv~rdh~~~;-M~u'~t~in, near Reykjavik, forms a. backdrop to hunter-killer operations off Iceland. Ave'nger~ are beingreadied for more anti-submarine patrols in weather that was wet and cold. (MAG-4938)'

EXERCISE MARINERHistory's Greatest Maritime

Mana?uvres BlanketedNorth Atlantic

Five Canadian warships logged almost submarines, land..based bombers and20,000 miles' during Exercise Mariner Sl,lrface raiders. No winner was de-First Sea Rescue 'last fall in routes along North,American clared and exhaustive {lost mortemsand European seaboards and as far By Helicopte:t were held on iiidlvf'dll:H' 'sUccesses tonorth as Iceland. Not so easy.to measure The firstl'escue at sea performed by reyeal' flaws in the NATO maritimewas the experience they' gained in the. a helicopter of the HeN took place structure.' , ' 'largest maritime exercise in world ,his- ' 'Oll Oct~bet 21 during NATO Exercise ,The 'Magnificent (Commodore H. S.t 'Mariner. Lieut. Dilvid H. Tate. of Rayner), first Canadian t'initinthe warory. VF-871; noticed. his Sea' Fury was los'-, '

Nine of the 14 North Atlantic Treaty ingpower after' two hours of combat game, wason hand for the opening gunOrganization nations contributed a total air patrol, so· he signaHed the Mag~ on September 16, Squadrons embarkedof 300 ships, 1,000 aircnift' and. half a: nificent to Stand by for an. emergency were VF-871 (Sea Furies) and VS-881million men to the 19-day war" games. 'Iandii,g. . (Avengers). She sailed as CTG 203.6Participating were Canada,' the United "All was made' ready, but the alr- from Norfolk, Va., a.nd with four U.S.,States, Um,'ted Kingdom, France, Den- craft's engine 'conked out arucl, Tate destroye,r,s provided anti-submarine and .

.force-Ianded on".the sea during ,themark, Nor;way, The Netherlands, Bel- approach. The Sikorsky helicopter was air defence for ten logistic ships forminggium a'nd Portugal. Canada's sharewas at plane guard to anticipate such a an Iceland convoy, The b.attleship Iowa,made up or the Magnificent;· Quebec; mishap and covered the half,mileln cari'iers Bennington and' Wasp, cruisersAlgonquin, Swansea and La Hulloise,' about 32 ~econds and lowered its re8- Macon and DesMoines, and'17 destroy-

. ~ue "cable to the 'pilot. . , , ,'along with three RCAF Maritime squad- AB Bob Cass hOisted Lieut. 'l1ate on ers left various eastern U.S. ports· torons of Lancaster,s: I;> board" the' helicopter which. within form a powerfril striking fleet which'

Rear-Admiral R. E. S. Bidwell, Flag moments. deposited him safe a~d operated in the convoy's generalOfficer Atlantic Coa~t, and Air Commo- sound o~, the flight deck. Lieuts. 11\n. vicinity.dore A. D. Ross" Air Officer Command- Webster and Frank l:Iarley piloted the Zigzagging 'ships, darkened by nighting, Maritime Air Command; controlled' helicopter. The rescue tookp1ace to and carrying out" action stations 'and

the east of Newfoundland.p,art of the, exercise in Western Atlantic h' I 't b "_,' various evolutions, were reminiscent of. . 'T IS was 'L eu . We 9,,,1"s thIrd res- ..waters from Hahfax as sub-area com- cue with an "egg-beater"., In 1952, Second World War convoys on the same'

."~,-maBaer-s-of-SAGI.,AN-T-(Su-pr.eme-Allie.d- -while-,fl.Ylng•.,f1'oIlLa_U.S"_NaY.y.~ca,,,r,:n~·e":,r~. _1__..::r.:::o;:;u;-::t~e7.::='--,-:;:;:-:~_....:-::-:~-;:-:-::--;--.:--; -. _Commander Atlantic).' he fished an officer from the sea after After the Magriificent had passed

Canadians were' part of the B~ue he .had been 'washed over the side of through minefields off the VirginiaForce representing NATO powers and a destroyer, Last. sum~er he operated Capes, one of her Avengers made the

, " the windlass WhICh lIfted two RCNvarying in size from battleship to a pilots' from Bedford Basin following group's first contact with ~n ,Orangefleet tug, plus shore-based aircraft, the ditching of their Avenger while submarine. More were encountered bymerchant ships and "paper" convoys. ' rehearsing for Navy Day. the aircraft and destroyers forming the

.The opposing Orange Force had mainly screen, Sea Furies busily contended

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Two men who seldom left the Magnificent's bridge during Exercise Mariner were CPO GeorgeMcCue, left, the Chief Yeoman, and Commodore H. S. Rayner, commanding officer, who was com·mander of a carrier support group for most of the 19-day exercise. AB Jock Rochon mons the bridgevoice circuit in the rear, ready to relay the completed message to the carrier screen, (MAG-4913)

HMS Vanguard refuels at -sea during Mariner while a helicopter from the carrier HMS Eagleprepares to land on her deck. The battleship was flagship of Admiral Sir George Creasy, Com·mander-in·Chief Eastern Atlantic during the NATO manceuvres, (Photo courtesy United Kingdom In­formation Office)

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rcached station, a smashing wave wroteoff her starboard whaler as a total loss.The adverse conditions caused an altera­tion in a rendezvous with United King­dom "joiners" to a point 200 milesfurther south of Iceland. U.S. andCanadian ships on September 26 man­aged only partial replenishment.

The next day dawned on an awesomesight as an armada of more than 50warships ploughed through great waves.The battleship Va.nouard. carrier Eagle,cruiser Sheffiel.d, three Darings and1hrec destroyers had taken up station.Three British tankers joined the logis­tics support force. This combinedstriking fleet headed for the south Den­mark Straits while the convoy andsupport group proceeded to Reykjavikwhere the oilers :md other vessels couldreplenish, Submarine activity was briskas they "fought" their way to port afterwhich the Magnijice'nt and screen turnedon their assailants as a hunter-killergroup until the supply vessels came outagain two days later.

In the straits, the Vanguard preventedHMS Swifts?lre from sneaking down toharass Blue shIpping, but OrangeU-boats pressed home several tellingattacks on heavies of the fleet. Poorvisibility cancelled the scheduled strikesand bombardment of the Icelandiccoastline, so only a simulated shellingtook place. A mishap at this time wasthe collision of the Swiftsure and theDiamond with injuries to 32 of thecruiser's crew. The damaged shipswere eventually detached for the Clyde.

were spider-webbed with securingwires. A boat worked loose from itsfastenings and there was the inevitabletoll of crockery, spilled food and belong­ings.

The Quebec fared worse, for she wasin seas as rough a's any encounteredduring her current commission. Despitetwo attempts, she was unable to refue1·(rom a tanker and just before a thirdtry she was ordered away. Before she

with "snooper" planes from ashore. Theaction zenith was reached three dayslater in the Sable Island area where theMagnificent herself was attacked by asubmarine and her convoy harassed bythe "enemy" cruiser USS Worcester.Three of the Canadian carrier's screen­ing destroyers were detached as inter­ceptors and drove away the cruiser witha torpedo attack.

The Quebec (Captain E. W. Finch­Noyes) sailed from Halifax the sameday to join tlle striking fleet off New­foundland. A sub made an indifferentattack on her next morning in roughlythe same area as that through whichthe Magnifice?Lt had passed. Six of thecarrier's Avengers made a twilightrocket strike on the Worcester.

Off Cape Race the first phase ended,The logistics vessels then replenishedthe striking fleet on September 21 and22, after which the Magnificent inte­grated with a fast carrier force headedby the Bennington and including theQuebec. The force began flying opera­tions en route to Iceland, but theweather went sour.

. Fog pouhced swiftly on September 23and 50-odd aircraft, including nineRCN Avengers, had difficulty in regain­ing a flight deck safely. Later in theweek. southwesterly gales struck, result­ing in a general battening down in thefleet. The Magnificent and her groupwere luckier than most for their coursecoincided with the advance of the "eye"of the .storm, where winds were lesssevere. ,Just the same she rolled heavilyand aircraft on deck or in her hangars

~... ":.~"',:,..•....-.- _J_.;:_- _~". :;::',,·r~~'.'.'~'~".

Pounding seas, li,kethese encountered on her return trip to Canada, plagued the Quebec duringa !,ort of Exercise Mariner. Old hand$ reported $ome of the storms equalled anything she hadexperienced in her current commission. (QB·,1109) ,

, Rough Weather'Injures Seaman

An eleventh-hour acci~nt marred a'year otherwise free of serious injuries 'in the Q~ebec as the ,cruiser nearedHalifax after NATO Exercise Mariner,

Ord. Sea. Kenneth Bruce Ba~n, anarmourer's mate, had hi,s thigh' broltenwhen a big' wave slapped a heavYsteel weather door home, pinni,ng bimagainst torpedo tubes on which' he wasworking.

He was taken from the ship atChebucto Head, rushed to hospital atStadacona by high speed LaUnch andwas operated op. the same evendng.

Surgeon Lieut.-Cdr. Ralph Plumer,ship's medical officer, said it Was re.markable that there were not moreserious accidents throughout Mariner.during which the cruiser had experi­enced weather as rougli as any in herpost-war commission.

made several good attacks on Orangeunderseaboatsand had no losses fromair strikes.

The convoy included HM Ships Inde­fatigable (carrier) and Maidstone (sub­marine depot ship), acting as ships inconvoy plus several "paper" merchant­men who were joined en route by aFrench tanker and additional "paper"vessels from Brest. They proceededinto the Bay of Biscay, turning aboutnear Cape Finisterre and heading backas a convoy from' Trinidad, with theFrench elernent- detaching for Brestagain on the way back.

The Swansea (Lieut.-Cdr. WilliamD~ F, Johnston) and'the La Httlloise(Lieut.-Cdr, H. A. Porter) joined RNfrigates in guarding the western Channelapproaches and covering the pl\ssage ofconvoys up-Channel. They were sup­ported byland-based aircraft on theirAjS sweeps. They experienced plentyof enemy air activity, mostly by singleaircraft. The Swansea teamed with thefrigate Loch Veyatie against an enemysub the first afternoon and several dayslater the La Hulloise and Loch Ruthavenshared another which earned a. "welldone" for the Canadian ship fromC-in-C Western Approaches. '

The Algonquin, which by this timehad made' a name for herself as an effec­tive AjS escort, joined her convoy withother vessels in the Channel and com­bined with the Swansea in two separateattacks on U-boats during October 1.

1 The__thr.ee_Canadians~wound_up_the--- __exercise under French control, the fri-gates on patrol off that coastline andthe Algonqttin, after a brief evening inCherbotirg on October 3, on guard out-

, side the port. They then headed forrecreational visits to United Kingdom

, '

Orange aircraft of various types har~ ,assed the fleet, still without fighteropposition, and struck again in forcejust before dawn on October-2. Theirflares turned darkness to d~ylight overthe violently manreuvring ships which'Would have sent fighters aloft, ~egard­less of weather, had it been real,war.

The Bennington and Wasp took ad­vantage of moderating seas to launch airstrikes at Kirkbridgeand Scampton airbases in England during the forenoon.The iowa, however, was decisively at­tacked by a .submarine next day andhigh level bombers had the ships under'constant attack during replenishment.That night the final strike of the exer­'cise took p"tace. Orange bombers drop'"ped three more make-believe atombombs oVer the fleet. They' detonatedwith 'a brilliant flash, followed by asharp explosion, which lent a note ofrealism to the situation.

Mariner ended at noon on October 4and the ships scattered for the Mediter­ranean, the United Kingdom and Ice­land.

MeanWhile, the three other Canadianships had entered the fray from theUnited Kingdom on September 25. TheAlgonquin (Commander P. F. X .Russell) was escort commander of aMediterranean convoy from MilfordHaven. '

Air and submarine strikes were madeagainst them soon after sailing but 'theAlgonquin and HMS Contest (des­troyer), along with 'friendly aircraft,

,U~boats again penetrated the defencesof the fleet.

Next day, September 30, was unusual";ly fine and the Magnificent's supportgroup covered the replenishment, ofmajor Blue warships from the logistic;>force 120 miles south of Iceland. Anofficial Mariner communique stated that'~a great deal had been learned in meet~

ing North, Atlantic seas and weatherconditions" and that, "some minorchange in design will come in the future

'as a ,result of experiences in currentMariner and Mainbrace Exercise of1952, particularly as concerns' Ul)itedStates vessels."

Orange aircraft found the fleet andattacked it with theoretical bombs; in~

eluding an a~omic type, just before dawn'on October 1 as the ships advancedtowards the United, Kingdom. The air~

craft were met with a simulated barrageof such intensity that low level 'attack

,was ruled out. Stormy seas, preventedthe force from sending fighters aloftalthough there had been an hour'sadvance warning by radar of the im~

pending strike. The' heavies, particu~

larly the carriers, were making heayyweather. The Worcester had her upper

. deck structure damaged and the Iowahad to reduce, speed to secure gear. TheBritish elements left in the afternoonfor the Clyde, while the Americans con-

, tinued southwards to meet the replen~

ishment group, which had taken a differ~

ent route from Iceland to the west ofIreland.

Ensign James M. Elster, USN, receives a replica of the Magnificent's badge from Cdr. ArthurAbrams, Commander (Air), before returning in his Skyraider to the USS Bennington. The U.S. navalaviator was a sudden visitor on board the "Maggie" when his aircraft was caught in a heavy fogduring Mariner and he had to land on the first flight deck he could find. His overnight stay meritedthe ship's brand-a maple leaf and the word "Maggie"-being stencilled on his aircraft. (MAG·4892)

In the Rain

. Coronation Version

ports, followed by exercises off London­derry with the Magnificent. The Quebecmeanwhile sailed from Scotland forhome. She was the first of the five toarrive back in Halifax, on October 19,and the Algonquin was last to reachhome port, on November 15.

During Mariner, the Magnificent's air­craft flew 15 of the 19 days. Avengersand Sea Furies flew 357 sorties and thehelicopter was airborne 88 times. Theship's mileage was 6,500 in the exerciseand 14,975 for the whole cruise. Marinermileage and cruise mileage for the otherships were: Quebec, 4,725 and 7,075;Algonquin, 2,600 and 11,500 and the fri­gates, about 2,800 miles each and morethan 9,500 miles each.

Canadian commanders were pleasedwith experience gained during Marinerwhich, in the words of CommodoreRayner, paid a "handsome dividend forthe heavy investment of forces". A'secondary Mariner' aim had been themaximum operational training of com­manders of units, which applied es­pecially to their exercise roles. Moralein the "Maggie" was "the highest ever"and all hands gave an "extremely goodaccount of themselves". "Essential ex­perience of the greatest value" resultingfrom working with many other shipsand aircraft was coupled with invalu­able training" gained from the pro­longed period at sea. Captain Finch­Noyes regarded the Quebec's part as"extremely successful and beneficial toall concerned. In two weeks of continu­ous steaming, often under heavyweather conditions, all departments weretested and stood up remarkably well."

Royal Navy's KoreanRole Summarized

Statistics on the role of the RoyalNavy in the Korean war were issuedby the Admlnalty 111. November, cover­ing the three years fighmng was inprogress there.

The summary says that during Ko­rean. operations, ships of the Com­monwealth navies fired 23,000 six-inchshells and 148,000 rounds of 4·7-inchor four-inch ammunition in. action.

Alrcmft of the Fleet A1r Armdropped 15,200 bombs of various sizesand fired 57,600 three-inch rockets and3,300,000 rounds of 20mm ammunition.

The Admiralty estimated that 17,000officers and men of the Royal Navy,Royal Marines and Royal Fleet Aux­iliary Service served afloat in Koreanwaters during hostiliUeg and a further4,300 were on duty ashore in Japan.Decorations were awarded to 16, and289 were menJt10ned in despatches.Casualties totalled 182.

The 33 British warships on. Koreanduty steamed a total of 2,100,500 mileson operations.

Singing

Canadian sailors made a completelyunscheduled and informal contributionto the Coronation Day proceedings­and in so doing made for themselvesand their service a good many admirers.

It was at the Buckingham Palace endof The Mall, in the early afternoon, thatthis took place. It was raining hard,nothing was happening or was due tohappen for quite a while and it wasquite evident that spirits of many onthe crowded sidewalks and in the standswere beginning to droop.

Then a block of Canadian sailors inone of the stands, began to sing "Alouet­te", "The Old Gray Mare" - most ofthe old stand-bys. Soon others werejoining in and in short order there wasa noticeable uplift in the spirits of thecrowd.

The rain ceased for a spell and theColdstream Guards band began to playfurther up The Mall. It was too faraway for those in this particular sectionto hear very well, however, and thesailors, thinking this unfair, began tochant, "We want music! We wantmusic!"

Results came almost at once, from thepipe band of the Scots Guards who werelining the street across from the Cana­dians' stand. The stirring music of the

pipes and drums watmed the crowd still,more, and the Scots received a rousinghand.

Then the rain came again, the Scotsretired and the sing-song was resumed.The sailors finished by shouting, "Atewe downhearted? No!"

The. sturdy Scots took this as a chal­lenge, uncovered their instruments andbegan to play once more, even thoughit was "raining about as hard as it hadrained all day.

By the time they had finished andthe sailors had sung a few more songs,the head of the procession was not faraway. An afternoon that had threat­el~ed to drag uncomfortably had passedquickly, after pll.

CollahorationProduces Slogan

Collaboration by Ldg. Sea. WilliamR. Ger,oux and AB George W. Dietschhas produced a slogan for "A" Block,Stadacona.

"The ship by her boats, the barracks'by its men" was judged best entry ina recent contest to obtain a slogan forthe building, which Is capable of ac­commodating 800 leading seamen andbelow and was first occupied in De­cember 1951.

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AFLOAT AND ASHORE

ATLANTIC COMMAND

HMCS Micmac

'The Micmac ha1) her trials and work­up program behinQ. her and she is nowready to carry out th~·';d.emands oI' theAtlantic Command in the capacity'ofa training destroyer.

In October she proceeded to Bermudaand rendezvoused with the Prestoniantwo days later. Following exercises theship headed for Old Dockyard for a·long weekend.' The next week wasspent in exercises, training and paint­ing ship both at sea and at anchor inGrassy Bay. It was all work for every­one aboard, but it was enjoyed in theexcellent weather. .

.The last weekend' at Bermuda 'wasspent alongside at Hamilton. Here theship was'well received and a good timewas had by all.

Early in November the Micmac leftfor Brooklyn, still carrying out train­ing pro~edures. Three glorious dayswere spent' at that port and everyonehad an opportunity to buy Christmaspresents and see the sights. . .

Returning to Halifax, the Micmac hasnow settled inta:·fuer·-'new role and theship's company has hung out its sign"Open for Business';.

HMCS Algonquin

The A Loonquin, following her returnfrom Londonderry, North Ireland, spenta very busy week in ·Montreal duringthe latter part of October. On twooccasions while there she flew the flagof the Naval Board and later, whileunderway, flew the Naval Board flag tosignify the presence of the Minister of

j'\J'ational Defence, who was embarkedalong with representatives of the Cana­(!ian Shipbuilding Industry.

Steaming downriver the ship carriedout gunnery and anti-submarine demon­stra tions fOl' the benefit of the guests.While alongside at Montreal a largellumbel; of' Montrealers inspected theship.

After a brief replenishment period inher horne port of Halifax, the ALgon­quin, wearing the flag of Flag OfficerAtlal'ltic Coast, set her course for Ber­muda. The Al.gimquin also had. a newset of funnel markings. One broad blackband at the top of the funnel" andthe numeral "One" underneath signifythat this newly modernized destroyerescort is the senior ship of the recentlyorganize<:'l. First Canadian Escort Squad­ron. Later in the day she was joinedby' the Prestonian and the two shipssailed for work-ups and evaluationtrials;

On November 18 the Admiral's flagwas struck and several days later theAlgonquin and Prestoniltn sailed to takeup station on the flight path of HerMajesty's plane from Newfoundlflnd toBermuda.. After.. ;Gompleting this mis­sion, and, following a brief fuelling stop.8t Bermuda, the two ships sailed for'home and a well-earned leave and main­lenance period at Halifax.

HMCS La Hulloise

During September and October HMCSLa Hl~!loise took' part in exercises inthe United Kingdom. In late Septem­ber she operated out of Plymouth, Eng­land, in. company with HMCS Swansea.in Exercise Mariner. Activities for the

La Hulloise were confined mostly tothe western approaches of the EnglishChannel but the "Fighting Lady" man­aged to .claim one confirmed submarine.

Ea.rly in October the La HuHoisejoined other units of the RCN, HMCShips Magnificent, ALgonquin and Swan­sea, at Londonderry, Northern Ireland,and partiCipated in anti-submarine ex­ercises with the Royal Navy.

Returning to "Canada the La HuHoisespent a somewhat rough crossing dur­ing which a few miserable days wereexperienced by all concerned... The pas­sage,.however, was climaxed by a regalentry into Halifax harbour flying a"paying off" pendant 520 feet long.Her commission lasted just a monthshort of four years and she spent thelas't two years on cadet training cruisesduring which time she steamed 75,000miles in 22 months.

With the retirement of the "Lady"for her well deserved rest, the majorityof the ship.'s company have since com­missioned the Lauzon at Sorel, Queb~c.

Those who have served in the LaHtiHoise will remember her as an effi­cient, hard-working andh~ppy ship.

HMCS Wallaceburg

During the 1952 training season, whi~hcommenced in April, the WaHaceburgwas employed primarily in the trainingof c.lasses of offic.ersand men from theTAS School at Stadacona.

The Wallaceburg operated with shipsand submarines of both the Royal Navyand the United States Navy.

The heavy schedule of training inthe Bermuda area left little time atHalifax" but one unscheduled break,

Vice·AdmiraIE. It Mainguy, Chief af the Naval Staff. takes the s,alute during divisians at Shearwater. ·(DNS·1179).

caused by a faulty refrigerator, per­mitted a leave period to be squeezed in.

In the second week of September theWaHaceburg took part in Exercise Cor­dex II before sailing once again forBermuda.

The WaHaceburg entered HM Dock­yard, Ireland Island, on the morning ofSeptember 17 to wait out the reported65-mile-an-hour gales which accom­panied hurricane Edna on her wild,witch-like flight through the Bermudaarea.

By 1800 the watches had beendoubled and the ship prepared withevery means of line and fender avail­able for the onslaught. Shortly before2230, gales reached 85 with gusts to130 miles an hour. Constant attentionwas paid to the fenders as the ship wasbuffeted against the jetty.

The wind, which had been on thebeam throughout the evening, beganveering by 2300, resulting in consider­able strain on the lines. The wind shiftwas a relief, as the ship was fast losingher fenders. At the height of the galeit was barely possible to keep one'sfooting and more than once dark humanshapes were seen clinging to bollardson the jetty. By 0100 the gale hadsubsided sufficiently to revert to singlewatches. The following morning, Ber­muda papers declared that "Edna" wasno lady.

On her return to Halifax, the Wal­laceburg proceeded to St. Margaret'sBay to paint ship, prior to embarking

Ed. Farey, program director of Radio Sta·tion CKDA, Victorio, discusses with lieut.·Cdr.Norman Donaldson, of the Cayuga, plans forrecording Christmos greetings of the ship's com·pony to relatives and friends ashore. Mr. Fareywas embarked in the Korea-bound Tribal classdestroyer for the trip to Pearl Harbour. Whileon board he made a series of recordings forbroadcast from various points in Western Can­ada during the holiday season. Mr. Farey reoturned to Esquimcdt in the Athabaskan. (E·25561)

the Flag Officer Atlantic Coast, Rear­Admiral R. E. S. Bidwell.

In October, wearing the flag of Can­flaglant, the ship sailed for St. John's,Newfoundland, and thence for Sydney,N.S., to disembark the Admiral beforeproceeding to Cornerbrook to fulfil com­mitments there.

During the training season 86 TD3s,20 TD2s, 16 TD1s, 10 TAS Is and 32officers completed their TAS trainngaboard the WaHaceburg.

HMCS PortageAfter operating for over a month in

the Bermuda area, the Portage returnedto Halifax in late November and storedship immediatelJ' for a cruise to the WestIndies

While at Bermuda, a three-day in­formal visit was paid to Hamilton. Forthe remainder of the time the ship wasemployed in anti-submarine training forTDs and a JOTLC class. Trials werealso conducted by Naval Research.

Reviewing thc ship's training sincelast June, it is observed that 41 officers(11 Reserve) and 109 rilen (32 Reserve)were borne for training.

In the sports field, three ball gameswere played against the Wal.1.aceburgand swimming was participated in threeor four times daily when the ship wasalongside.

Port"nge hnd the distinction of winninga sailing race against HMS Sheffield,HMS Burglwad Ball. the Prestonian andthe Algonquin. The ship's whaler wascoxswained by Lieu!. (S) A. P. Stewartand the crew 'consisted of PO GeraldSoucy. PO Roy Robertson, AB MauriceRegimbald and AB Russell Collier.

Albro Lake Radio StationMany of Albro Lake radio station's

complement caught the hunting bug lastfall, and a few deer were bagged.

The station now has a mast riggedacross from the main entrance, fromwhich the White Ensign is flown.

The Admiral's inspection of the sta­tion was held on November 16. Duringhis visit to the station, Rear-Admiral R.E. S. Bidwell presented three of thestation's personnel with Coronationmedals. They were CPO Charles W.Bourgeois, CPO Ronald E. Fenwick andPO Garfield Charles.

HMCS D'IbervilleThe supply~ng of guards on important

ceremonial occasions played a large partin the fall program of D'Iberville.

The new entry training establishmentprovided a naval guard for the QuebecCity premiere of "The Cruel Sea", spon­sored by the Naval Officers' Association.

Ord. Sea. Nichol.,s F. Leuchte, of HMCS Dis­covery, headed his class at the Great LakesTraining Centre last summer. He thereby quali.fied for an autographed copy of NicholasMonsarrat's "The Cruel Sea". Commander GlenMcDonald, then commanding officer of Discovery,made the presentation as shown here. Ord.Sea. Leuchte also received Discovery's Flovellecup, awarded annually to the most outstandingnew entry.

The guard was commanded by Lieut.(SB) D. S. Bender. Sea Cadets weresentries inside the Cartier Theatre andWrens acted as ushers.

A naval guard of honour, under thecommand of Lieut.-Cdr. R. D. Campbell,was inspected by His Excellency theGovernor-General of Canada on theoccasion of his departure from QuebecCity in October.

A naval guard from D'Iberville waspresent at the laying of the corner stoneof the new Naval Supply Depot at VilleLaSalle and was inspected by DefenceMinister Brooke Claxton.

On Trafalgar Day, a wreath was laidat the cenotaph in Quebec City by Com­mander M. J. A. T. Jette. The guardon this occasion was under the commandof Lieut. D. J. Hamilton.

Chief Petty Officer J. M. Vanasse waspresented with the Canadian ForcesDecoration by Commander Jette at cere­monial divisions on October 23.

TAS SchoolThe TAS School is now in the midst

of the winter training schedule. Witha large number of normal daily classesunder way, the nights are utilized fortraining reserve personnel. One nighteach week is used to train officers, menand Wrens from HMCS Scotian. It isvery encouraging to see this divisiontaking full advantage of the facilitiesprovided by the school.

TAS School personnel Jom in con­gratulations to the Long TAS Officers-

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Bumper stickers are being used to promote York's current drive for RCN(R) recruits. LendingQ helping hand to the Toronto naval division in the drive are the Pre-War RCNVR Club, the NavalOfficers' Association, the Wrens' Association and the Naval Veterans' Club. Andrew Allen, presidentof the RCNVR group, and Sub-Lieut. Gordon Macpherson are shown affixing a sticker to York'sstaff car.

CNAV EastoreYet another Christmas has come and

gone with the usual celebrations at thedocltyard carried out in the usua~ suc­cessfvl manner.

Among the more hearty and fUllyattended parties were those hel<;i, onl:>Qllrdthe If;astore and the SackviHe.For the Eastore this was the third an­rt~~F~,hipls party for the wives,. children

, and ,'friends of the ship's personnel.UpWards of 50 guests were present andSanta' was on hand to distribute giftsto 'the children.

A ,pleasing feature of the Yuletideseasoh 'was the informal get-together

·--·-"ofc"the'"'yard'~craft""'unlicensed~·personnei·--·.­who' 'were guests ,of the Yard Craftsupe,ryising officer, "Uncle George"Stephens. '

An honoured guest at this gatheririgwaS the Queen's Harbourmaster, Com-

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qualifying upon succesllfulcompletionof ,their course. These officers have nowtaken up their new appointments.

Lieut.-qdr. Charles A. Hamer wastemporarily F'ith TAS School staff un~il

taking Up his' appointment to HMCSStar asStaff Officer (TAS) , to the Com­manding Offieer Naval DivisIons. Lieut.­Cdr. Kenneth D. Clark, Lieut.:" Cdr.Arthur P. Munay and Lieut. William

,G. Kinsman remain in the TAS Schoolon the .instructional staff.

A number of classes completed theirtraining in November.' Included werethe Junior Officers Technical and Lead­ership classes "I" and "J"; TorpedoDetector 2, "0" class and torpedo De~

tedor' 3, "P" class. ,Near the end ofeach of' the courses the classes took a

, ,two-week sea..training period in theBermuda are·a.' ,

Changes in the staff at the TAS School'saw Lieut.' G. R. MacFarlane assum­ingthe duties of St~ff Officer, at HlVrCS '

'Chippawawhile Lieut.-Cdr. Donald R.Saxon, late of the Sioux, has' takenover as the Senior Instructional Officer.

Coverdale Radio StationThe Wrens have at last invaded the

Northland-traditional haven of strong,silent men. The six Wrens draftedfrom Coverdale recently for a year'sduty at the naval radio statIon atChurchill, Manitoba, were reportedlydelighted at the prospect of service inCanada's'sup-Arctic.

Before their departure, the wrens'mess held its first socia} eve,ning of theseason, which served as the occasion forfarewells' to those going to ChurchillaIJ.d of welcome' to four' newcomers;

Coronation medals were recently pre­sented to Chief Petty Officl;!r LeslieMatthews and Wren Lorraine Brown.

mander B. P. Young, while CaptainReg. Boyce, Yard Craft Officer, ablypresided behind the refreshment table~

Both Captain Stephens "and Com­'mander Young were warmly applavded,for their brief· but friendly remarks.

Seaman W. R. Shaw, on behalf of the200-odd gvests present, expressed thegroup's appreciation and extended tothe host the compliments of the season.

PACIFIC COMMAND

HMCS OntarioThe two months which the Ontario

spent in the hands of the, Dockyard andYarrows Limited, undergoing her annualrefit, gave many members of the ship'scompany the opportunity of qualifyingfor non-sub rates and for furtheradvancement.

Sixteen ordinary seamen have beenmarked,trained and seven petty offleers'have appeared before the Chief PettyOfficers Second Class Squadron Board.

On Monday, December 7, His Honourthe Lieutenant-Governor of BritishColumbia, Clarence E. Wallace, pre­sented Coronation medals to members ofthe ship's company. Those honouredwere: Captain D. L. Raymond, com­manding officer; Commissioned Bos'n P.S. Cox" Chief Petty Officers A. C. Ross,D. H. Nelson, H. J. Ward, W. Hibbert, J.E. Wickes, S. G. Briggs, W. S. James and

D. W. Ross, Petty, Officers O. E. Mauro,L. W. Larsen and D. H. B. L. Cutler,and Ldg. $ea. H. H. Glover.

Ten officers completed their trainingin the Ontario and went on leave beforeproceeding to the United Kingdom forcourses with the Royal Navy. Twelveothers were appointed to the RCAFStation at Centralia, Ont., for flyingtraining.

Masset Naval Radio StationThe Masset radio station was hon­

oured in August with an informalinspection by the Chief of the NavalStaff, Vice-Admiral E. R. .Mainguy. Ad­miral Mainguy later wrote from NavalHeadquarters that he envied all mem­bers of the station the hunting and fish­ing paradise in which they live.

An established entertainment routinehas been developed for the station.Movies are held each Friday eveningand a dance onCe a month. A Hal­lowe'en costume dance was a mostsuccessful ~ffair. Prizes for the bestcostumes went to a station guest, Mrs.,F.Steele, and to Ldg. Sea. N. R.Lamorie. Special mention for a jobwell done is in order for PO C. H.Walker, the organizer, AB W. T. Jack­son, the master of ceremonies, AB T.E. Chapman, the canteen manager, ABG. R. Ward, for decorative posters, andLdg, Sea, Lamorie, for refreshments.

The weather in Masset is frequently"wet" and this factor has frequentlyprevented many outdoor activities fromtaking place. Hunters and fishermencan enjoy themselves at times. Severalnimrods on the station staff took ad­vantage of the "no limit" deer bagallowed in the Queen Charlotte Islands.

On Sunday, November 8, a Remem­brance Day church parade was held.A special service was conducted byRev. Montague S. Young in St. Paul'sChurch. All naval personnel and mem­bers of Canadian Legion Branch No.244 attended the service. At the con­clusion of the service and in the pres­ence of the congregation, CPO G. W.Pinard was formally presented with aCoronation Medal by Commissioned Of­ficer (SB) D. W. Smith, Officer-in­Charge, Naval Radio Station, Masset.

Members of the Masset branch of theCanadian Legion were invited to asmoker held in the station duringNovember. Movies, singing and re­freshments made this event a pleasantget-together that was enjoyed by all.The station cook, AB W. T. Jackson,made up a well-prepared repast for thesmoker.

Orc/nance School

The Third Modified Ordnance Tech­nicians Qualifying Course completed atthe Ordnance School on October 20.This was the last modified course andwas made up of Chief Petty OfficersJohn Anslow, Thomas Angus, RobertLangont, David Clarke, Cecil Moore,John Underdown, Leslie Eyland, Rich­ard Tyler, Ernest Edmonds and AlexSchimp.

With this course completed, the or­ganizing of the Second Ordnance Tech­nicians Qualifying Course to startwas undertaken. The first 11 C2s tojoin the class were Chief Petty OfficersRonald Street, John Grahame, JohnPinkney, Russel Knight, Chester Padget,Elwood MacDonald, James Guise, EldonControy, William Currie, Leonard Lam­bert and Denis Berry.

The fourth Armourer's Mate Quali­fying Course got under way November16 with seven men in the class. Withone exception, all came straight fromCornwallis. The class consists of Or­dinary Seamen Robert Czop, CliffordNearing, Dale Lyngard, Kendall Sparkes,Harold Hopkinson, Edward Brophy andJean Marcoux.

The fifth Ordnance Officers QualifyingCourse has also started and consists ofLieut.-Cdr. W. J. Reynolds and Lieut.Walter Bulani.

CPO Arnold Parkinson left the schooland was drafted to the discharge centre.This completed 25 years service for

"Parky" and he was missed by all, andespecially by the children at Christmastime, who knew him for his portrayalof Santa Claus.

A lot of' changes are taking place inthe school personnel. P9 Norman Townhas joined the Sault Ste. Marie. ChiefPetty Officers Munro Brookes and Don­ald Ross, and Petty Officers LawrenceOrton and Norman Jones have gone tothe Ontario. CPO Chester Padget, andPetty Officers Charles Wheatey, Glen 'Kvamme, and William Hood have comefrom the Ontario to Naden.

PO John Osmond and Ldg. Sea. Clif­ford Sackfield have arrived in the schoolfrom Halifax to qualify as GunneryArmourers.

Alc/ergrove Rac/io StationChristmas activities began for Alder­

grove personnel on Sunday, December20, with a special Christmas serviceat the Aldergrove United Church. TheCommand Chaplain (P), Rev. HarryPloughman, officiated and was assistedby the station's officiating clergyman,Rev. H. 1. Hare. There was a goodattendance of naval personnel, withtheir families and friends.

The children's Christmas party washeld on board on December 22. Morethan 56 children were presented withgifts by Santa Claus and there was anabundance of good things to eat anddrink.

Excavation and general preparationsfor the construction of this station's newrecreational building are under way, andpersonnel are looking forward eagerly.to its completion.

Recent arrivals at the station haveincluded PO Boyd Hutchinson and ABRobert Purgavie, from Naden, and ABThomas Earl, from the Beacon Hill.

Departures have included CPO ErnestSargeant, to the Sioux, CPO DonaldWaring, to Naden, and AB George Ross,to the New Glasgow.

NAVAL DIVISIONS

HMCS Queen CharlotteA large group of naval personnel,

headed by Commander Breen Young,representing Rear-Admiral R. E. S. Bid­well, Flag Officer Atlantic Coast, at­tended the recent rededication of thealtar in the chapel of St. Dunstan'sUniversity at Charlottetown, P.E.I.

The altar, rededicated by BishopJames Boyle of Charlottetown, has beenembellished by a bas-relief of Da Vinci's"Last Supper". The plaque, executed inoak, carries a brass plate enscribed:"Dedicated by Rev. Louis Dougan as atestament to the men of the Royal Cana­dian Navy and in memory of those whomet death in service".

This altar, in the chapel of St. Dunstan's Uni·versity, Charlottetown, P.E.I., is dedicated as amemorial to those who served and died in theRoyal Canadian Navy.

Chaplain Joseph Whelly. AtlanticCommand Chaplain (RC), preached thesermon, from the text, "It is a holy andwholesome thing to pray for the dead".

Chaplain James MacLean, of HMCSMagnificent, was deacon of the mass andChaplain Owen Sharley, of HMCSQneen Charlotte, was sub-deacon.

Naval personnel from the division at­tended the service as a body underLieut.-Cdr. J. N. Kenny, of QueenCharlotte. Other officers present in­cluded Lieut. J. W. Carroll and Lieut.J. M. MacDonald. Three Wrens and20 men completed the party on parade.

Following the church service the visit­ing naval personnel and those on paradewere guests at an informal supper in thedining hall of the University.

HMCS Discovery

Christmas season observances ex­tended well beyond the confines ofdivisional headquarters at Discoverythis year.

Twenty-five Wrens formed a Christ­mal choir under the direction of WrenGeorgia Allerton and performed at theChildren's Hospital December 20,Shaughnessy Military Hospital Decem­ber 21, Hycroft Veterans' HospitalDecember 22 and the Canadian Institutefor tl',e Blind on December 29.

Christmas fun for little patients atVancouver General Hospital was pro­vided by 20 chief and petty officers, whowere conducted through the children'sward by Surgeon Commander Maurice

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Captain Budge's visit attracted con­siderable attention in the press andamong the popl,llace of Quebec City, whorecalled the' memorable visits of HMCSQuebec to the city under his command.

'Comments of the press on CaptainBudge's unique career' were underlinedby a pleasant surprise which awaitedhim. While inspecting the ranks he metfive of the men (all chief petty officersnow) he had served. with and knownwell during his square-rig days. Thenvc were CPOs J. C, R.Rae, J. M. G. P.Lavertue, F. P. Pelletier, J. H. Darveauand E. A. Levesque.

On December 14, Montcalm welcomedon board Commander Achille Pettigrew,RCN (R) (Ret'd), who was the firstcommanding officer of the Quebec div­ision of the RCNVR on its formation in1924. He held the appointment until hewas called to the Bench in 1938.

lVIr. Justice Pettigrew has never re­laxed his, interest in the division hehelped to found and was elected thefirst president of the Naval Officers'Association. Quebec branch. During hisinspection, he recognized as old ship­mates the same five chief petty officerswh'om Captain Budge had met. All hadserved undE!r Commander Pettigrew.

Officers of Montcalm shared in thereception given Rear-Admiral R. E. S.Bidwell, Flag Officer Atlantic Coast,during his inspection of HMCS D'Iber­ville, the new entry training school,inQuebec City.

There were many things to tcl1k about when these three navy oldtimers met for the first timein many yeclrs at a recent mess dinner at HMCS Donnacona. Pictured here, in a reminiscent chat,left to right: Commander T, H. Beament, RCN(R) (Ret'd); Commissioned Bos'n J. C. (Bunker) Hill,RCN, (Ret/d); and Commodore Paul Earl, RCN(R), Naval Officer in Charge, Montreal. (Ml.325)I

HMCS Montcalm

A ,formal inspection of Montcalm wasmade in December by Captain P. n.Budge, Chief of Staff to the Command:­ing Officer Naval Divisions.

Lieut. (S) E. M. West, supply officer,spent two weeks at Stadacona for anon-the~job training period, along withLieut. C. S. Knight, who went forrefresher training. Sub-Lieut. A. C.Curtis took over as staff officer admini­stration fOl' the summer.

Orcl. Wren L. A. Hall successfullycompleted an MAl's course at Stada­eDna, Wrens T. IV1. Brett, J. M: T. Fqley,M. E. lVIarkey and J. R. Newhook com­pleted a Communications (Group 1)course at Cornwallis, and Wrens M. R.Cross, D. M. Evans, P. T. Evans and D.J. Stevenson all completed new 'entryWrens' training at that establishment.

AB E. Hodder COmpleted his quarter­.master's course at Stadacona and Ordi­nary Seamen D. Chafe, C. M. Joy, E. J"Fitzgerald and N. E. Kelland all tooktraining at the Great Lakes TrainingCentre.

Courses have not been confined to thereserve personnel, by any means, asLeading Seaman J. Stewart and W. E.Guscott both deserted Cal,lOt for a GroupII course at the Supply School in Naden,and both were successful. Ldg. Sea.Guscotthas since been drafted to Stada­cona and replaced by Ldg. Sea, A.McIntyre. '

HMCS Cabot

D. Young. Music was provided by aftve-piece band in cowbOy outfits andfunny antics by three clowns. Toys andnovelties Were distributed throughoutthe ward.

Santa Claus arrived at Disco.very onDecember 20 with Christmas toys fornearly 300 children of naval personneland 100 young guests from the Schoolfor the De,a£. Santa (PO ,Peter Turner)arrived by way of a specially-builtchimney on the drill deck. The enter­tainment program was followed by re­freshments and candy.

An interesting event of the closingweeks of the year at Cabot was thepresentation of Corona'tion medals tothree members of the division by HisHonour' the Lieutenant-Governor of

'Newfoundland, Sir Leonard C. Outer­bridge.

The recipients were Commander F.A. O'Dea, commanding officer, CPO J; H.Brown and AB A. G.Rose. After theparade, receptiOns were held, in thewardroom ,and messes of Cabot, at­tended 'by both RCAF and RCN person­nel, the1r wives and friends. SirLeonard paid an informal call to theseamen's mess and chatted with manyof the men.

By the end of the summer, trainingseason, 35 officers, men' and Wrens fromCabot had spent time training at theGreat Lakes Training Centre, Stada-

,cdna, Cornwallis, or Shearwater. 'rhreemen were on the Coronation cruise.

This was in addition to the trainingpJ:ovided by HMCS Revelstoke, the 105­foot minesweeper, which has served astender to Cabot for the past three years.

Last summer, under the temporarycommand of Lieut.-Cdr. C. A. Bin­more, the Revels,toke covered severalhundred miles, visiting coastal points ofinterest, including places where newly­established Sea Cadet corps are flourish­ing. These short daytime, overnight orweekend cruises provided practical sea

,training for reserve and regular forcepersonnel alike.

The Revelstoke even touched on "for­eign shores'\ paying a brief call to New­foundland's friendly French neighbourson the islands of St. Pierre andMiquelon.·

In all" some 30 officers, men andWrens spent a total of 230 days on boardthe Re'l)elstoke during the summer.

CommanderF.A. O'Dea, commanding~·~---offi"c·er;-put-in-·two-~week~on-board~-the---'·

. Portage during the summer, as aide-de~

camp to the Lieutenant-Governor 'ofNewfoundland. Lieut.-Cdr. F. C. Ander­Son, executive officer, took a five-d\'ycourse in Ottawa.

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Ldg. Sea. Ed McLeod, centre, and AB Bob Hayes are laden with hardware following Stadacona's39 - 0 win over Da Ihousie University Tigers in the sudden death final for the Nova Scotia SeniorCanadian Football League Championship. Carson Purdy, left, presented McLeod, as captain andassistant coach, with the Purdy Championship Trophy, while Hayes won the Mike Milovick MemorialTrophy as league high scorer and the Duffus award for being most valuable player. (HS·28370)

Stadacona EasyFootball Victor

Much to nobody's surprise, StadaconaSailors won the Nova Scotia SeniorCanadian Football title last fall aftergoing through the formality of drub­bing Dalhousie University Tigers 39 - 0.Thus the Purdy Trophy rests again ina showcase at Stad gym after an ab­sence of two seasons.

The Sailors sailed through the sche­dule undefeated, with the phenomenalscoring record of 279 points to 41 ineight games-four of which were shut­outs for the barracks.

AB Robert Hayes, flashy Stadback;was awarded the Duffus Trophy(league's most valuable player) andthe Milovick Memorial Trophy (leaguehigh scorer). Ldg. Sea. Ed. McLeod(team captain) was presented with thePurdy hardware in presentations afterthe game, which had drawn a recordcrowd of about 3,000.

Stadacona's only loss in 1953 wasin a pre-season exhibition tilt with theShearwater Flyers, when the squadswere still weeding their line-ups.Shearwater proved the better then bya score of 20 - 15.

With some sound coaching by Ord­nance Lieut. Don Loney, the Stadaconamachine rolled merrily on from thestarting gun of the league. The sailorsbeat Cornwallis Cougars 27-0 and 53-0,Shearwater Flyers 30 - 12 and 49 - 8 andDalhousie Tigers 18 - 6, 43 - °.and, fin­ally, 39 - O.

Team StrugglesTo A.void Cellar

The York entry in a six-team Torontohockey league went down to defeat inits first two games. Thor WashingMachine put the Navy through theringer 4-2 and Dominion Bridge fell onthe beleaguered tars in another 5-0defeat. Thor squad led the league.

York officers lost to a hard-hittingservice corps team 16-7 in their thirdgame of the indoor baseball season atthe University Avenue Armouries.Navycouldn't recover from Army's big leadof 11 runs in the first inning. Cadet (S)Ron Gray and Lieut.. (L) Derek Batebatted a singleton and double apiece forthe Navy and Lieut. (S) D'ArcyQuinnpitched fine relief ball.

York fared better against TOI:onto­Scottish with a 13-7 victory. "Padre"

Bill Fennel made a fine first start withthe team by pitching an excellent game,with good defensive support from Sub­Lieut. Don Cockburn, Lieut. Jake How­ard and Cadet Ron Gray. Lieut (E)Bruce Gilbert finally found his battingeye and proceeded to knock out threedoubles, with Gray close astern, with apair of doubles and a single.

The "Birdie Watchers" of York, i.e.the Badminton Club, started off inNovember. It is made up of the perm­anent staff and officers.

SUPIJly Parts withBarracks Trophy

The TAS School has wrested the Cockof the Barracks trophy for inter-depart­mental summer sports at Stadaconafrom the Supply Department by amargin of 20! points. Supply had heldit since its introduction in 1952.

It was· a neck-and-neck race for thefinish, TAS earlier overcoming a seven­point deficit with a grand burst ofenergy which carried them throughthe final events, resulting in a new roostfor the Cock.

Lieut. Frederick G. Henshaw gainedsecond place in the cross-country racefor the TAS School and a third placewas won in the shuttle relay. Theseand later points in the program sparkedthe march to victory.

Stadacona Nets.Water Polo Win

Stadacona defeated the Algonquin5 - 1 in a water polo match during De­cembel' in - the Stad pool. Stadaconagained a one-point lead in the firstquarter, the second frame was score­less, and the barracks men forged aheadin the third with two more tallies.

Algonquins rallied at the outset ofthe fourth quarter with a marker butStadacona countered with another twowhich sewed up the game.

Micmacs PromiseStiO Competition

The Micmac commissioned too latelast year to get really mobile in summersports competition. Micmacs dropped asoftball game 3-2 to a Lunenburg teamduring the Fisheries Exhibition there,but were unbeaten when tl'le ship was

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to Seamanship School:·, CommissionedGunner John .Abraham.Fifth~Makeeye ,splice and back

splice andJ:unto ,track in. gymnasium:Lieut.-Cdr. Joseph M.Paui. '

Sixth.-.C-Run .four laps of the track:,AB Yvon Frenette. '

Seventh-Swing down from upper"gym'; .on rope and through obstaclecOurse: AB Lionel Theriault.

Eighth""':'Score five baskets from throwline on either basket o.n east side ofgymnasium: AB Gordon Willard.

Ninth'--Walk length of gymnasium onstilts: AB Earl Hooper.

Tenth-Proceed to upp'er "gym" andthrow heaving line through tire (25feet): Lieut.;Cdr. William Manfield.Eleventh~Proceed to shallow end of

the pool and climb inclined rope over'pool to mark, drop off and report tore.corder at south end of pool; Ldg. Sea.James McKinno~;

Hoopsters Make.Str'ongComeback

The Navy entry in the Victoria Senior"B" subllrban Basketball League showedup fairly well. in pre-season exhibitions.Aithough losing two games to the up­Island Duncan team. they".·came backstrongly in their third game to defeat

'. the strong local St. Louis College squad,70':'.58.

Midshipma'n 1. D. McLennan, of theOntario, helped the Navy's cause' con­siderably in this encounter,accountingfor 34 of his team's 70 points.

Weather DelaysHockey Season

'Mild weather has meant a' belatedstart for hockey at HMCSCabot, whoseteam went through the seaSon last yearwithout a defeat.' . ,

Table tennis playerS ,have a:Iready at~

tained a high degree of skill, whichthey hope will bring them, the champ­

.' ionship they' lo$t'last year to the St.John's City Aces.

Plans to form a badniintonclub wereunder way at the end of the year.

"Grinnery SchoolVictor of Medley

, Three hundred spectators at, Stada­CDna this fall saw the Gunnery School's

. team win the medley marathon for the'second consecutive year.

Royal RoadsIJeague Winner,

The Navy entry in the Victoria Junior· 'Canadian Football League, after an un'­defeated season in regular play, lost out

,Quebec Loses inSoftball Finals

~, :I'he Quebec reached the finals of theAtlantic Command softball tournamentin September, but was defeated byStadacofl,a 8-7 after a grand game thatwent, into, extra, innings. The Quebec'nine defeated Cape Breton 6-1.in thesemi-final.

The ship also gained the finals of theCommand soccer championships,. butagain was stopped by Stadacona.Theteam's first soccer matoh of the seasoii~'f'was the semi-final against Cape Breton';.'which they w<;>n handily by .3-0." J?'"

Unicorn SplitsIJc",sketball Series. Hoopstersfrorn lIMCS Unicorn'~in'

Saskatoon split a recent week-eridin~

tel'~eity exhibition ba~ketbanseries withRegina teams, ip. the "Queen City of thePlains".

On December 5, the sailors over­whelmed Blondins, who had only sixmen dressed, by, 72 - 48. The tableswere turned next, day, in a Sundaymatinee when 'Regina Rifles outgunned.the Navy visitors 51 ..; 33 inane of theirbest displays of the season.

at Bermuda for a work...;upprogram.'Th'~to the Canadian Services College, Royallatter wins were' not ~'scal'ps\< :for th~ Roads, in the final playoff game of the

, nine will be after biggergamelhis year~' year by a score of 12-6.'The hockey team, ,GOaclled' bY: CPO 'Royal Roads Cadet Steve Oaks, pint~"

James Hann, hopes ,to ,be cineoL the sized halfback, accepted the ,Tommysharper entries in, the inter'-ship league. Douglas Trophy, awarded annually to

,,' At the first team workout in November, " the winning team,from Seth Halton,some oldsters were showing surprising 'president of the leagl)e, after ,the game.

:bursts <if speed and several pr,omising , ,Coached by CPO Bert Nelson, the'young forWards matedalized ~rom, 'the> Na\'yteam finished the regular league, hodge-podge on the ice. ' 'play without' a loss: "In the final game

New basektball uniforms have been of the season they hahdedOak Bayotbained, to add another sport. In fact, Whitneys a 24-0 beating, only to haveit;s a caSe' of "youilame it and we'll' the, same team 'come back in the firstplay it",for lY.i:icmacs are prepared to oithe sudden-death playoff games torellell all chaUengersduring any sports force the saiiors togo all out to salvageseason. a 6~5 victory. '

lieut.-Cdr. T~ J. C. Thom;'s, president of theNew Players Atlantic Command's RCN Curling Club, throws

T kl S' h the first rock of the club's second season' at" ac e quas ,' 'Halifax. The club, the only one in the Navy, is

The squash team from Naden opened open to all naval personnel, and civil ,servant_the season with a "team. match" against· employed by the ,RCN. Instructor Lieut. Terry.' " Officers Capturethe' VI'ctorl'a Sqlla h C1 b hl'ch ended Hicks is vice-president and lieut. C.:, H,. CO,urt,, ' S U w Softball Trophy. t" Th fi 1 t 11 h d h secretary~treasurer. -In a Ie. e na a y s owe eac Officers ·.of D'Iberv.iHe received theteam with six wins. Events and winning participants were: ; Marc Bender trophy :for winning. the

Many new faces are around the court First-Passing relay: Able,:Seamen ,.' intramural softball league in a finalthis sea~on, an~, when the three c~urts George Marlatt, James McGregor, Ron- series that Went the' limit against aar~ avaIlable In the new gymnasmm, ", aId Miller, Kenneth Robbins, and Rus- zealous Supply team:

.~__._~~"~~.!~P~c"~~~!!:~.~,~3;;~~~_~il~.~IlJ,?~.~..~.~,,';cU .Smith. ' ", _".,Albernidivisiontotalled 84 points to ",:. large follOWIng In the West Coast base. ' Second-Swim four lengths" of pool, ·_··-';;i;a-tabi~id of. 'sp·orts·'·oD"Sep·tember29:'-'-- ,

starting at south door:-CPO FrederIekRlmner-upwas 'Levis "A" class with 65Stiner. 'points. A" cake and a' case of soft

Third-Run from pool, bowl a strike drinks went ,to the winners of the meet.and run to ·22 range in North Drill The ship's softball team played 27Shed: CPO Richard A1dhe1m-White.games during its season, Winning 23"

Fourth-Shoot a bullseye and proceed losing two and tying' the others;

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Book Review

The Ships of TomorrowVast Changes in Design

Construction, TacticsForecast

Shown turning at speed during manceuvres off Malta, HMS Daring has given her name to awhole class of warships, officially known as "Daring" class ships or simply Darings. The Daringscan be used tactically as light cruisers, destroyers, anti-submarine frigates or anti-aircraft ships.They displace more than 3,500 tons, full load, and have power-driven main armament. (Admiraltyphotograph from U.K. Information Office)

Vast changes in warship design andconstruction and in the tactical opera­tions of naval fleets are forecast in theforeword to the 1953-54 issue of Jane'sFighting Ships, published recently inCanada by McGraw-Hill Company ofCanada Limited, Toronto.

"This issue", says Jane's "marks theintroduction of three new developmentswhich may ultimately have far-reachingeffects on the composition of navies andtheir operations. These developmentsare atomic propulsion, ship specializa­tion, and guided missiles."

The application of nuclear energy"will make sea power more formidablethan ever before by giving every vesselso equipped the capacity for travellingvast distances without refuelling. Theconstruction of the first atomic poweredvessels, namely the large United Statessubmarines Nautilus and Sea Wolf.marks the beginning of a new era ofpropulsion which can have far-reachingeffects not only in the field of navalarchitecture but also on military strategyin general and naval tactics in particu­lar."

Jane's notes an increasing trendtoward the design of specialized war-

ships. as opposed to general purposeships. Great Britain, for example, isbuilding four different types of frigatesand in the U.S. Navy there are fourdistinct sub-classes of aircraft carrier-attack, support, hunter-killer andescort types. A further example is theanti-submarine destroyer escort underconstruction for the RCN.

The development of guided missileshas reached the stage where the U.S.Navy is now ready to operate themfrom aircraft carriers, battleships,cruisers, submarines and seaplane tend­ers. Jane's foresees the time whensuch missiles will be fitted with atomicwarheads.

The 1953-54 issue contains a quantityof new photographs and more completedescriptions of a number of ships andship classes. Among the more interest­ing of these are Britain's "Daring ClassShips" and gas turbine torpedo/gun­boats, and the U.S. Navy's super-car­riers, tactical command ship Northamp­ton and destroyer leader Norfolk.

The Russian section is somewhat morereserved than in past issues. It reportsthat some 370 submarines are in ser­vice or reserve, with another 100 under

construction in Soviet dockyards. Thelatter include versions of the GermanType XXI and Type XXIII.

For the first time since the war thereis a German section, divided into twoparts-West and East. German shipslisted include patrol vessels, minesweep­ers and auxiliary craft.

--And the Shipsof Yesterday

Warships which served in the RoyalCanadian Navy during the Second WorldWar keep turning up in odd corners ofthe world, an inspection of the pages ofthe latest edition of "Jane's FightingShips" discloses.

The fate of none has been strangerthan that of the former HMCS Bow­manville (Castle class corvette), re­ported to be flying the red flag of Com­munist China.

She was one of the five ships of herclass, disarmed and sold to NationalistChina after the war. Converted to amerchant vessel by the Nationalists, theBowmanville fell into the hands of theCommunists when Chiang's forcesevacuated the mainland. "Jane's" re­ports that she has since been rearmedas a warship serving on the other side

. of the "bamboo curtain".Two sister ships, the Tillsonburg and

Orangeville, are still in Nationalisthands. but the fate of the other two, theHumberstone and CopperclijJe, is notindicated.

In recent months another Castle classcorvette, the former HMCS. Arnprior,joined the navy of Uruguay as a train­ing frigate. On the other side of SouthAmerica, the former Glace Bay (frigate)and the corvettes which once bore thenames StelLarton, Strathroy and Thor­lock have been incorporated into Chile'snavy.

Venezuela bought seven corvettesfrom Canada after the war, but onlyfour are reported still in service. Theseare ex-HMC Ships Algoma, Battleford,Oakville and Wetaskiwin. The Amherstwas lost en route, the Kamsack ranaground in 1949 and was discarded, andthe Dunvegan was stricken from the listin 1953.

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A/SNEWTHE

COLLEGE MILITAIRE. ANNUAL.'REYIEW~

An interesting ~ariety ofatticle~'and 'illustration fills the 128~page- i952;53:

fAnnual. Review oftheCollegel\itiiitaireRoyai de Saint Jean, lts high..glosspagespresent detailed a~coun:ts of c!>llege·ad.­tiviti~s· throughout the 1952-53 .' tel'm;and include a full-page. congratulator~message from. Hon. BrookeClaxtl)u,'Minister of National'De'fence:' . '

Responsible. for the production of thefine review were:. Major . LeopoldLamontagne: editor; Prof. Eugen:eR01,assistant editor; Capt.. Gaston Ouimet,.managing editor; and secretaries Lieut.Marcel Belanger, RCN, and Capt. Gon­tran Lebel. Other editorial sta,ff. Il1em­bel'S included: Pro{ Gilles Cantin(photography); Cadet Cla~lde Maltais(caricatures); and Cadets Louis Couil-lard, Hugh MacNeir, William Lynn andRoger Nantel.~R.W,

A Bangor minesweeper, the formerCaraquet, is in the service of the Portu-guese navy. , .

. A number of "Royal Navy frigates,whi~h were loaned to and commissionedpy the Royal Canadian Navy, havejourneyed far. T'wo, the Loch Achanaltand Loch Morlich, are in New Zealand;

, two others, the Annan and Monnow;. have,:gotre,-.t0:·Denmar~.. The Nene and;the Ribble are still with the RN.

Forming th~ backbone of the littleIsraeli navy are three former Canadian'ships, the frigate Str'athadam: and thecorvettes N01'syd and Beauha1'nois.

The Dominican Republic, in the West.Indies, is well-provided with one-timeCanadian warships, including theformer Carlplace (frigate) and the cor­vettes once. known as ,the Lachute,Peterborough, Louisbt~rg, Belleville andRiviere du Loup. A sixth corvette, theAsbestos, was 'purchased but was losten route. '

'How discarded warships get aroundis also demonstrated by another entry iIi"Jane's", On February 17, 1945,'whileserving on th~ Murmansk run, . theBritish frigate, HM~ Lark, was t.orpe-·

, doed and written off as. beyon,d repair.It has now been reported that she :wassalvaged and refitte<iby' the' Russiansand, is 'at sea' again :,as a component ofthe Soviet naVy. ' .

Canada has Pl'oducd its first anti- ~ent and t~ctics ar~.developing in sub-submarine torpedo-another landmark marines and modern 'ships of war.iIi) achieverrl.ent in Canadian armament Canada's new Navy, particularly thehistory. The occasion of the acceptance . destroyer escorts now under' construc-'of" this first' Canadian-manufactured tion in Canadian shipyards, will iIlcludetorpedo ,was observed in a ceremony some of the world's ·finest and mostlast fall atone of the 'Canadian Westing- modern ~arships specifically designedhouse plants,' Hamilton, Ontario. Vice- and armed to cope with the modern

.Admiral E, R. Mainguy, Ch~ef of the submarine. The new torpedoes are an'Naval. Staff, and Ordnance CommodQre important petri of our up-to-date ·fleet.W. G. Ross, Director General of Na,val The $40 million torpedo progra,m, theOrdnance, were,present and received the largest ordnance contract. ever placedfirst of these modern weapons on behalf by the RCN, was inaugurated two yea,rsof the RCN from Mr.. ' Eric Coles, vice- ago and actual manufa,cture by andpro~president of the Canadian Westinghouse curement of parts fromse~eetedfirms

Company Limited. ,was begun in November 1952 and hasThe torpedoes used in the uClviesof continued apace since that time.. NumE;lr-

the world during the last war were of . otis problems inherent iuanew'programthe conventional semi':diesel internal .were met, contended with and solvedcombustion engine type or turbine- . vigorously and with the co-operationdriven variety. Certain speCial develop- of all concerned. Ten months fromments occurred, such as the Japanese commencement of manufacture, the firstlong range, . high speed reciprocating· torpedoes 'were'ready for acceptance at

.engine, driven' by pure, oxygen and c;anadian .WestinghouseLi~ited.. in.pet~QI, ·and the German "Gnat" electric- . Hainilt~n. With thenum~roustej::hnica,lacQUstic.torpe,do,' which came. into prom"" , and engineering prOblenisto' bel,UE!t al)dine'nce'duriogthe latter part of the war, 'solved . 'CanadIan . industry eoncern~dTile, latter w~re iildica~ions of rev.olu':'; has Ilr~\7ed itself.eqUaltotll:e;b~~liep.~~.tiona:rychanges~impeIldlng,new.:de- ~··":The"story does"pot';em;I'witj:l ,the·velopments-:..a:nd the "new loo~~' Which' matlUfadlire and . production' of . a ,was' being. d~ma~ded of these potent~ .weapoil. Acceptancea'ildperformanceWeapohsin ·the'ilavies of the future,·,·, '.' '.... 't· p'1" 'h .

., . .eq;lip.. \ " tests must be carned ou .aps '. avewhere. radical changes in speed;.> . ",Iread'ybeen imide for testsimdtrials'

····oi'these newtrirpedoes.Theywillbe" .;.·~~terisivelyrahged ahd test~d'in Cana";. .'dian waters under the supervision of

RCN persormel and expert Civilian·en­gineering consultants. The 'purpose of'the tests will he to ensure that C;madianbuilt torpedoes are mechanically rugged,

. :reliable /and accurate for use' in the·Fleet.

The introduction .of the, new forpdeorequires that personnel must be trainedin both maintenance and use ofaweapon which is radically different fromthat to which the Service has beenaccustomed, . Service and civilian per"'~.~onnel must learn to maintain these-Weapons to assure maximum efficiencyhf performance. Officers and men in

''lIMC ships must learn how most effec"'1ively to use this new; expensive anddeadly toy with' maximum results.

Ottawa NOAC To, this end,provision is being madeHead He-eleCted for necessary training programs and. in-

The election of officers of the Ottawa '.. Production .. of. Canada's.tirst torpedo ",as ~.~stmctionin.".use,...and..•maintenance-.to.-.:....,....-~~~Naval-'",0fficersl~Association~in-Bytown ..~· -marked' IW a--c~remonyin Hcimilfori- attended' fly' cover' all :i'oreseeable requirements~

mess on December 7 saw the re-election Vice-Admiral E. ,R. Mainguy, Chief of the Naval These plan.s will be) implemented at,aof Harold H. Durham to the presidency. ,Sta~.. Shown with.him are. E. M. Coles, vice,

, " . , . • preSIdent of Canad,an Westmghouse Co. ltd., suitable time and stage in the introduc-Other officers are: R. L. McKenna, and Ordnance Commodore W. G. Ross, Direc- tion of the new weapons to the' Fleet.

vice-president; R. F. Wood, secretary, tor, General of Naval Ordnance. (Photo by(Cont1'ib.)and G.· F. Pinhey, treasurer. . Joseph Bochsler)

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LOWER DECK PROMOTIONS

His face beaming with fatherly encouragement, CPO Bill Ackerman accepts a taste of the firststew prepared by his proud student, Ord. Sea. Graeme White, during the latter's course at the NadenCookery School. (E-25005)

Following is a further list of promo­tions of men on the lower deck. Thelist is arranged in alphabetical order,with each man's new rating, branch andtrade group opposite his name.

ADAMSON, William J LSMOlAYRES, John W PlSH4

BAUDAIS, Victor J PlEA4BAYLEY, Terence LSARlBEDARD, Hubert S LSRPSBERNARD, Paul A PZTDlBLACK, Edward J PlA02BOLTON, Keith W LSLM 1BOOTH, James J .' LSEMlBUTTS, Thomas H LSAFl

CARLSON, Jolm M P2EG3CLARK, James M .. : LSAOlCOCKRILL, Donald V P2EM2 (NQ)COX, William J LSAClCRAIG, John E LSTDSCROOKSTON, Kenneth M ClAT4CULLEN, Francis R LSRPS

DEWAR, Robert D LSRPSDORMUTH, John LSAFlDOWNING, Hibbert M C2EM3(NQ)DRAIBYE, Mark J LSQMSDUNHAM, Douglas A LSAOl

EADE, Ralph R ClGI3EAKIN, Martin N LSARlELVIDGE, Robert E LSTDS

FLOOD, Joseph A ClRT4

GASKELL, Kenneth P ' . 0 • P2BD3GRODDE, John B LSQMS

HARDING, James E P2BD3BARNELL, William A .. 0 •••• LSOMlHA RTLEY, Roland J LSARlHARTl'vL\N, Lloyd Co LSAASHUNTER, Donald F PlEA4HUNTER, Hector R o.. LSAOlHUNTER, Stewart H .. o.. , .. P2TDl

INGRAM, Wilfred G LSRPS

JAMIESON, Robert W LSEMlJEPSON, Lewis E LSACIJOYCEY, Gordon R 0 • LSAFl

KOSTEK, Michael 0 ••••• LSAAlKURTS, David A 0 ••••••• PlRP2

LAMPERT, Donald G LSAAlLAVERY, Thomas D PIET4LECLAIR, David J LSARlLEGARE, Martin J 0.0 ••••••• LSAFILESSARD, Alain J LSARILITTLE, John T ' . 0 • 0 PlER4LYONS, Edward H LSAOl

McEWAN, Samuel. ' C2QR2McGERRIGLE, James E LSAFlMcLEAN, Cecil G , 0 •• , • P2SW2MASON, David E LSLMlMAZAR, Albert T 0 ••••• LSLMlMILLER, Frederick T '.... LSAFlMURPHY, Patrick J .. 0 •••••• LSACl

NEAR, Ronald G 0 •• 0 • LSAOl

O'BRIEN, Joseph M P2RCI

PETERSEN, Eric G P2RN3PETTER, John Co PlEA4PILOT, David G ' .. LSAAlPURSE, David C .. 0 •••••••• 0 P2EG3

REAGE, Allan R 0 •••• o.. P2FA2REDSHAW, John H LSAOlREMNANT, William G LSSElRENAUD, Lloyd J o.. LSLMl

SERIGHT, Harry PlRT4SHERWOOD, Roy C LSARlSMITH, William R PI LR2SNOOKS, Frederick E : .. LSAFlSOUBLIERE, George II P2EM3(NQ)STONE, James H LSAFlSUTHERLAND, Frank 0 • P2QMl

TRAINOR, Michael G LSARI

WHITE, John E , PlRA4WRAITH, George W PlEA4WRATTEN, John G LSEMI

YOUNG, Wesley Ho 0 ••• o. o.. P2RW3

BURMUDA RESCUEBRINGS PRAISE

The Commanding Officer, U,.S. NavalStation, Bermuda, has written a lettercommending the alertness of personnelof HMCS Prestonian in going to therescue of survivors of a U.S. Navy fly­ing boat which crashed October 19 inSt. George's Harbour, Bermuda.

The letter, received by the Flag Offi­cer Atlantic Coast, makes special men­tion of Lieut. Vernon A. Murison andLdg. Sea. Bruce S. McDonald.

Its starboard engine on fire, the planeovershot Kindley Field and crashed tailfirst into the water less than 50 yardsfrom the Prestonian. The letter follows:

"It is the desire of this command toexpress its sincere gratitude and appre­ciation for the outstanding help repderedby officers and men of HMCS Pres­tonian, following a U.S. Navy planecrash in St. George's Harbour. Theywere the first at the scene of the dis­aster, due to the alertness of the officerof the deck, Lieut. Vernon A. Murison,RCN, who noted the plane's difficultyand realized it would inevitably crash.Consequently, before the plane hit thewater, a liberty boat standing by wasgiven orders to, speed to the scene ofthe impending crash. As a result ofthis alert and timely action and throughthe particularly well-exercised judg­ment of Leading Seaman Bruce S. Mc­Donald, coxswain of the boat whicheffected the rescue, four survivors wereat once taken from the water.

"Such action on the part of all per­sonnelwho participated in this rescuereflected a high degree of proficiencyin their calling. Each one involved isto be highly commended for his ableand efficient services and they haveearned the gratitude of this commandand that of the families and friends ofthose involved in the tragedy."

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Incredible' as it may seem, these' smiling effic,irs, are the 'surviv¢rs of the 24th Officers' "D~v"course' at' Cornwall.is, described' in the last, issue. ',they are, left to right, front row: Commissionedi:omriliss~ry Officer Jack Keoting, Lieut.-Cd'r. Jack 'Panobaker, course officer, an'd Commissioned Offi,cer

(58): Donovon Fiiewod'; centre,ro:-""Commi'ssionedWriier Olticer Geo~ge, Harvey, Commissioned Offi'c:er,'(58) u.oyd Turner, Commissien~d Writer Officer A; L. G. Hayley 'and Commissioned .Gunner (TAS):,Charles N. Stroud;back.rC?<.V';;'C;ommissioned Radio Officer William Smith, Lieut.-Cdr. G. A. Penn~y,, ,Sub-LiE1uf., William 'oriega; '.C;"minissionec:{ Gunner (TAS) E. L. Anderson and Commissioned Gunner

Williamk'Byatt. 'i'

BIRTHS

'WEDDiNGSAbie Seafll'an A. AcheSon, HMCS Ontario,.

to Miss Mary Curram" KamIi:>ops, B.C. 'Wren, Mav,is AIeii:ander, Coverdale Radio

Station, to 'Mr. George McGinnis, of Monc-ton, N.B. ' '

, Sub-Lieutenant (S)' ,George iI. Archer,HMCS ~1ied.7'water, to MiSs' Helen MargueriteTiJngleY,of London, Ont.' ,, LeadIng. Seaman Maurice Ash, Albro Lake

Radio Station, to Mlss"Barbal'a Iceton, Sheet: Harbour, N.S. ' ". .

Able Seaman Leslie Gordon Ashmore,"Churchill Radio Station, to MiSs LiUian. Joan

Walllfce, Clov,erdale, B;C. ' .,Ordinary Seaman: Philip Joseph Asselin,

HMCS Ontario, to Miss Jean, ~ae Ernst, ofHalifax. .

Able Seaman Douglas Baldwin, Gander'Radio Station, to Miss Alberta o 'Driscoll,Hay Bulls, Newfound1lllIlld. "

Able Seaman' R. A. BaInter, liMes' Stada­cona, to Miss Edith Mary Dempsey; Herring'Cove, rif.S. "

Leading Seaman' Edward Bartlett, AlbroRadio Station, to ,Miss SliUy LawreIlJCe,Hall£ax.

Able seaman Joseph Robert Bonneau,HMCS Haden; to Miss' Gladys Sar>ah Eileen:Whitelaw, Vam.couve;r. .

Leading 'Seaman' Robert t. CoUIn:,C9ver­dale Radio StatIon,.toWren ,P.atrlcia S'ami.t~l.Coverda,le Radio' Station. "

. '.' SUb-LieutenM:£ P..J. CblllhS, HMoS Ontario,to Miss Rene P.a~l,'i1lO, Victori,a; .

. Leading, S,eainar,. DQIJJald Dent, HMCS Bea-,':c(jn Hm,. to~ ~ss Miriarrl. 'La,rge, V;,a-rtcouver. ."'>'. Able .S,eaman D,' W.,.Earley; HMCS OntariO, '

.to· Miss' .. Elizabeth, 'Atl(ell; Del1sle, S'ask. ,. Abi'eSliamart G;',A;i<'rOs't, HMOS ontario,to .Miss,Edna' Yourig,.Vtctorl-a. .

~C;f"~II!:il~;,~<," ",",J\if&tiihiit, to MiSs Mary' Joyce' Roberts, Vic-

," ·f6ti,i· . ,', . '. ;. ......",·',Able,Seaman' Robert McCuiloUgh,HMCS.Qti;\ibM, to Wren Patricia Rhatiian, Cover­. d!J,li! ,".:Radi'o Station: .. .' .. ' .'. ' .

,ApI;;,. S,OOIh:iln M. T. Meier,' iJ;MCS Ontario,tb)Mjsa'Maureenlniles." ViCtoria. . .., '. .

tl1~l;'s~~rr:n~~·d~6:It"~ri:~ei~:°;1.~~e! ....Able":'Se,llltlan Llo,ydOrman, Albl,'o Lake

~Riadlo 'S,t'ati9n;'.to Miss Susan. Hines,. Fortun'eBay;rifeWfowdlancL . . .·'.,:(.~alifrig .•S~aman WilLiam' Pitul, Al~rci.·,LakeRa.dioStation, to Miss· Vivian Lois Anderson,Halifax. . '.' . .

. AbleSeamaIL R.F, Pollai'd, HMOS Ontario;,to, Miss, Georgina Kerr, Hamilton" Ont ...", Able Seaman David Porter, 'llM,CSQueb'ec"'to ,Wren LiSe Denis, Coverdale· Radio'svadon.,;,Leading Seaman A.NLSmith,:Ald~rgrove.Radio Station/to MiSs Myrtle' ,q:ertri.ld~.'Sea-,g~r, Victoria.. ~.' .,' , " . '" '.'". 'Wren,'J03mle,.Heleri Taylor, HMCS .ncinna·'cpna; .to:,Mr., 'Gep~ge'Mcirg>a'Il;'of MonJti'eal.

, ,'OrdlnarY'Seaman' W,alter'Wainman, HMCS'Antigonish, to, Missi.NOrmli ,.Jackson, 'En!ile-nart,brut·' .. . .•. ". . ,. "

'" ,'ro Chief Petty Officer Charles W~, jBour- To Able.8eaman Norman MacIntyre, HMeS'"geois, Albro Lake Radio Stat'ion, and Mrs.' ·Portage, and Mrs~ Macmtyre, a son.

, ,Bourgeois, a son. , ,To Commander L. B. Mcllhagga; HMCSTo,Able Seaman F. J. Brewer, MassetRal:llo C/iippawa,.and Mrs. McDhagga" as()n. '

I3tati6iJ.,and Mrs, Bre'wer, ,if ,daughter. '... Tb' Petty Officer JeSse McMUllen, Alder-, 'To Leading ,Seaman' Donald' Bruce, 'Alb,ro grOVe Radio Station" and Mrs. 'McMulJen,:Lake,R'lId~o St'ation, and Mrs'. ·Bruce; a son,' 'a son. ' '. ,:'ro Leading Seamim Gordon, CalIlI?bell, Al~'1'o Petty' Officer Thomas Manson; HMoS

" bro" Lake ,Radio ,Station,a:nd ,Mrs; Campbell, York.; and Mrs, Manson, a dmighteot.a son. ,,' , ' .' ,'" ".~b Ableo" Seaman Ralph Meier, Aldergroye.t,o Petty Officer R: A.:Gato, H;MCS Nade;rt, RadioSbatiol1"and Mrs. Meier. a daughter."and'Mrs~ Cato, a ,daughter., ",' '. " . iro Commander(L) Stuart E.paddon,

,', /ToPetty Officer G9rdon COurneya, HMOS : 'i!lVl:cs Ontario" and Mrs. Paddon,a son.Micmac; and Mrs. Courne'ya;i~ daught~r., ,.~ '.To Lea,ding Seaman William Panteluk, AI-

T,e,' :Leading Seaman' Walter' Crummell,;(br9<I'Ja~eRadio St'ation, and Mrs. P'anteluk,H'MCS Cabot, and Mrs. CrummeU, a daug,htet.' : a'-daughter.~To Lieutenoant (E) Eric' J, Dawson,HMCS::J:t;S.ub "Lieutenant Wil1iam R. Poulton,

,Ontario, and Mrs. Dawson, 'a daughter. ,!j1'1,C.s::O'!l-tario, and MrS. Poulton, a son.',,'1'0 Leading Seaman 'Donald Deveau. Albro .. ,,/ro,:','Petty Officer G, D. Randle, HMCSI.<ake, Radio Station,',and Mrs. Deveau,' a son, .• 'Lauzon, and Mrs, Randle, "3, son.

To' Able SeamanA. G: Dobs(}ll,HMCS:>";T~Able·S,¢amaon.·,:g, g. Reed, HMCS On'-Ontario; 'and Mrs. "J;>obson, a daughter. .r; tario, a,rid' M,rs;,Reed,'a daughter.

To Leading Seaman' RonaldW: Estes, Cov- , :;. T9L;;adlngi:!eiiman A. C.Remphrey, HM9Serdale Riidio Statiorii ,and, Mrs. Estes,' a '.Ontario;, ·lin(j,M:fS:Remphrey; a son. .daltghter. . " , '.,' . ',' ,Tb'>i;ieuteriliIii 'PeterE: Robinson, HMCS

To Petty, Officer' A~ W.,' Hansen, HMCS. ", , . '. 'Ol'!-tario;' .and Mrs. Hansen.;', ii son. ' 'La1<'Zin'li, :;ind, Mrs. Robinson,·a. daughter.

To' Leading Seaman ,John Harris" HMCS . ";~T,o Leading Seaman W.C. Stratton, HMCS'Y!Jrk, and Mrs. Harris, allan.', La1.Lzon; arid. MrS. StrattOol1; a' daughter.

''1'0 Petty Officer W. J. 'Hart, .HMCS On-,To Lea'dirig Seaman Roscoe 'toffiemire, Al-tario, and Mrs. Hart, a SOIl!. bro Lake, R,adio St\ltioti., and Mrs. Tofflemire,

To Leading Seamm Arthu,r Hill, Albro Lake a daughter.,I~adio Station, and Mrs. Hill, a d,aughter;, To Chief Petty Officer W. Thyne, HMCS

, , , '. '. .'. , . " . To Able ,Seaman J. E. Hm, HMCS, Ontano,Ontano, lialid Mrs. Thyne. a son.'. To, .L,elldlllg l;l~;un"an C. H. Alderson, HMCS. 'ana Mrs. Hill, a daughter.' .... ' 1'0'" 1Jie'~ten.a,nt (SB) Howard G. Wallace',

,--"~--~,La~on,,,and_M~<,,,Aldersonp_a.,,daught,er.~'~"'-~'~"'i'o' Able Sellman W. W.i :Hunter,HMcs' ,. "N"'lJ.al" Headqilarrersi' 'and ,:Mrs. WallJace, a'-:',To' Ordnance Commander Joseph A. M.' . Cabot" and Mrs. Hunter, 'a daughter. ,'" ' daughter.'

:Arclilld. ,HMCS Ontario, and Mrs. Arcand, 'To Petty Officer Warren Huff., Albr<i"L;:ike' ' 'To Able Sea)'llan W.L Walter, Gander Radio" 'a son", , . Radio Station and Mrs. Huff, a .daughtei;' . , ,"Station;, lind Mrs. Walter, a daughter.. . ' To Able ,Seaman Robert Austin, Coverdale To Lieutenam.t-Commander M;' O.Jones, . To Petty Officer B, C. Wheatley, HMCS'".,Rad~o, Station, ,and Mrs: Austin, ,a son.: HMCS Ontario, and Mrs. Jones, 'a son.' antano, and Mrs. WheatlJey, a son.

. ',,'r6' ',:E>e'ttyOffice'r W. s: Backewich, HMCS ' To Lieutenant - CbmmahderH. Po' Leidl,'1'o Able' Seaman G; R. ,S. Wilton, GanderLai!zo,~,':ai1c;i Mrs. Backewich" a daughter. ,N,aval Headquarters, and Mrs. Leidl; a son. Radio StatdOt1, lind Mrs.Wiltoo, a son.

NO. 16RIVER crUNBOATS

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OTTAWA . .EDMOND ·CLOU'tIER

Printer to the Queen's Moat Excellent Majesty.1954