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CROWSNEST
PACIFIC NAVAL
LABORATORY
OCT 21 1^52
E S Q U I M A L T , B . C.CROWSN EST
Vol. 4 No. 12 THE ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY'S MAGAZINE OCTOBER, 1952
LADY OF THE MONTH
This is one place where the small
fellows occupy as much room as the big
CONTENTS ones. In the same spot that has featured
such ships as the Magnificent, Ontario
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and Quebec appears the 136-foot
wooden minesweeper HMCS Cordova,
RCN News Review 2 training tender to HMCS Discovery, the
Vancouver naval division. The Cordova
is the former YMS-420 of the United
States Navy and saw service off Okinawa
School For Reserves 4 in the late stages of the Second World
War. She was purchased by the RCN
last year and towed to Esquimalt (see
Officers and Men 6 Crowsnest, April 1952). After being
refitted, the ship was commissioned in
August as HMCS Cordova and sailed
proudly, as pictured, to Vancouver.
Hunter Cops Cock-o'-theWalk 12
(E-19930).
A Memorable Occasion 14
Each year, in closing the cover on one volume of
The Crowsnest and starting to work on the next,
we have observed the occasion by paying our
Afloat and Ashore 16 respects and voicing our thanks to those who have
been chiefly responsible for the continuing existence
of this magazine.
Five Fighting Months 22 It is a pleasant duty, one we would perform much
more often, except for the fear that in repetition we
might seem to lose sincerity.
Man of the Month 23 And most sincere is our salute to the authors,
artists, photographers and others whose combined
contributions have enabled us to put together each
of the 12 issues which have gone into the making of
Lower Deck Promotions 24
this latest, fourth volume of The Crowsnest.
For the bulk of its material The Crowsnest depends
The Navy Plays . 26 on correspondents in ships and establishments and on
officers and men who, from time to time, take it upon
themselves to compose articles for the magazine.
All of them do these chores voluntarily. They receive
no pay and, outside of a form letter of acknowledge-
ment and this annual bouquet, precious little in the
way of recognition.
W e must admit that now and then we grumble to
ourselves over misspelled names, the absence of
Cover Photo — " G i v e it to 'em, boys!" A t least that's what initials, omission of pertinent facts and other editorial
headaches. However, those are things that can be
these Nootka gunners seem to be saying as they watch carrier-
remedied by a little extra work on the part of the
based planes move in to attack communist coastal positions in editors, and are unimportant. The important fact is
that each month, from an amazing number and
North Korea. T h e Nootka had her turn just before this, shooting
variety of sources, comes the material wherewith to
up shore installations and trading shots with enemy batteries. put together a magazine.
Smoke from several fires indicates that the destroyer's shells and To all those sources—in ships and on shore, in
the aircraft bombs have found their mark. (NK-1597). the service and on civvy street—go our thanks. W e
frankly feel that enough nice things cannot be said
about them.
The Editors.
Page oneR . C . N . N e w s R e v i e w
Magnificent s9
Airmen to be bagged by an aircraft — and and Balboa, Canal Zone, behind her,
Score Mainbrace Successes three "enemy" aircraft shot down, in the Ontario was the scene of busy
addition to attacks on another sub- preparations for the reception on
One hundred and seventy warships
marine and aircraft. board of certain nautical notables,
of the N A T O countries ranged from
Three days later the Magnificent's including K i n g Neptune and D a v y
north of the Arctic Circle, along the
flyers bagged another submarine. The Jones. The occasion: Crossing the
coasts of Norway and Denmark and
two " k i l l s " were the only ones made Line and the initiation of landlubbers
into the western Baltic for nearly
by aircraft of Task Force 171, the into the mysteries of the sea.
two weeks in September.
carrier support force which was made Continuing south, with a full pro-
They were the forces participating gram of naval training laid on for
in Exercise Mainbrace, i n which up of British, American and Canadian
flattops. the days at sea, the Ontario was
ships and aircraft, on a realistic scheduled to arrive in Valparaiso,
operational footing, explored the re- The final phase of the exercise
took place in the Skagerrak, where Chile, for a busy round of official
quirements of the defence of Europe's calls, ceremonies and entertainment.
northwestern bastions. the warships supported a landing by
marines on the Danish coast. The five-day round of events
Canada's contribution to M a i n - in Valparaiso and nearby Santiago
brace included H M C S Quebec and A dramatic moment came on the
night of Tuesday, September 23, ended, the Ontario was to put to sea on
H M C S Magnificent, w i t h N o . 881 October 9 on her way to the southern
Squadron of Avenger anti-submarine when, to mark the end of exercise
the vast fleet turned on its lights and tip of the continent.
aircraft and N o . 871 Squadron of W i t h her she carried a wreath
Sea F u r y fighters embarked i n the presented the appearance of a city
on the waves. Side by side, refuelling which was to be dropped on the
latter. ocean at the scene of the Battle of
The Quebec slipped from the harbor or awaiting the signal to disperse,
rode the warships of eight N A T O Coronel where four Canadian m i d -
of N a r v i k i n Norway's L a n d of the shipmen — the first R o y a l Canadian
M i d n i g h t Sun on the second day of countries.
The Quebec steamed for the F i r t h N a v y casualties — lost their lives in
the exercise and took up the role of a 1914 in the action which was a prelude
lone enemy raider of the Orange of Forth and the Magnificent for the
Clyde. After a breather in port the to the Battle of the Falkland Islands.
force. She was to attempt to slip by a
heavy carrier striking force including two ships set sail for their home port
the carriers H M S Eagle, U S Ships of Halifax, where they were due Mail Arrangements
M i d w a y and Franklin D . Roosevelt October 12. For Ontario Cruise
and the battleships U S S Wisconsin M a i l i n g arrangements for the O n -
and H M S Vanguard. HMCS Ontario Enters tario's cruise call for letters and
T w o days later the Quebec changed Southern Hemisphere addressed as follows:
over to the Blue side to join the H M C S Ontario is heading south Rank, Name, Official Number
carrier striking force and steam south with the sun on her long cruise H M C S Ontario,
to Denmark for a strike against the around South America and will reach C N P O 5073,
K i e l Canal. the southernmost point of her journey Care Postmaster, Montreal
The Magnificent's participation in about the middle of this month. The postal rates are ten cents a
the exercise early earned her a " W e l l Her visits to San Diego, California, quarter ounce for air mail or five
done" from Rear-Admiral W . G . A . cents for Armed Forces letter. Parcels
Robson, commander of the carrier are limited to 10 pounds at 15 cents a
support force of which she was a part. pound. The post office has asked that
The message came at the end of Athabaskan Going Back the use of parcel post be kept to a
the first day of Mainbrace and fol- For T h i r d Tour minimum.
lowed night landings by four A v e n -
gers. H M C S A t h a b a s k a n , already pos-
sessing one of the longest records of Iroquois Plasters
The "enemy" was not the only K o r e a n service of a n y U n i t e d N a t i o n s Targets, Scatters Troops
worry of the forces engaged in M a i n - destroyer, goes back late this m o n t h
brace. The weather deteriorated on for a t h i r d t e r m of d u t y i n the war Sharply intensified air warfare in
the third day and, by the fourth, theatre. which bombing raids were pressed
T h e A t h a b a s k a n , under the c o m - home right to the borders of M a n -
gales of 40 knots, rain squalls and m a n d of C o m m a n d e r J . C . R e e d , is
30-foot waves had forced cancellation scheduled to sail from E s q u i m a l t churia and Siberia took the spotlight
of the flying program. October 29. She has been designated as in the Korean war theatre during
The storm had blown itself out relieving ship for H M C S Iroquois. September. T h e r e was increased
Since J u l y 5, 1950, the busy " A t h a - ground activity, too, with Chinese
sufficiently by the following day to bee" has spent 22 months on Special
allow the Magnificent's planes to take F o r c e d u t y . N o w , after refitting, she Reds putting up stiff battles in their
to the air and rack up an impressive w i l l r e t u r n to K o r e a n waters a n d a d d efforts to gain control of ridges held
record. Pilots claimed one submarine to that record. by U N troops.
destroyed — the first of the exercise N o r was there any slackening in
Page twopatrol and bombardment activities
of U N warships, except at the first
of the month when carriers had to
lash their aircraft to their decks and
erect barriers against the 50-knot
winds accompanying Typhoon M a r y .
On September 3, while the typhoon
was sweeping across Korea, H M C S
Iroquois used shore fire control spot-
ting to fire at gun positions, troops and
bunkers south of Haeju on the west
coast. Direct hits were reported by
the fire control party, but the extent
of the damage was not determined.
U N headquarters reported that
H M C S Crusader fired 15 rounds at a
gun position near Chinnampo on
September 12.
Again using shore fire control, the
Iroquois fired 111 rounds of four-inch
shells at troops, bunkers and houses on
September 13. Six of the houses were
destroyed and troops south of Haeju
were scattered.
Separate Command
To Administer Reserve
The establishment early in 1953 of
a new naval command to direct the
activities of the Royal Canadian
N a v y (Reserve) has been authorized
by Defence Minister Brooke Claxton.
The new command will be estab-
lished at a site to be announced later
and will be under a senior naval A d m i r a l L o r d L o u i s M o u n t b a t t e n , C o m m a n d e r - i n - C h i e f , M e d i t e r r a n e a n S t a t i o n , inspects
officer to be known as the Command- a guard of honor on the quarterdeck of H M C S Magnificent. A d m i r a l M o u n t b a t t e n twice v i s i t e d
ing Officer Naval Divisions. the Magnificent d u r i n g the month she was in the M e d i t e r r a n e a n . H e walked a r o u n d the ship,
met the officers a n d spoke to the ship's c o m p a n y on the flight deck. A t the extreme left, rear, i n
It will be recalled that adminis- the photo is C a p t a i n K . L . D y e r , c o m m a n d i n g officer of the carrier (MAG-4007).
trative headquarters for the Reserve
were located in Toronto during the
Second World War, at which time Century town hall in Antwerp, where Alderney developed a mechanical
Commodore E . R. Brock held the the burgomaster spoke his praise of defect and was obliged to return to
appointment of C O N D . Canada and was replied to by the the Linked Kingdom.
task group commander, Commander H M S Artemis, sent as a replace-
J . C. Littler. ment, is of the same class as the
Antwerp Visited On Saturday, August 30, six pla- Alderney and the Alcide, which
On Last Cadet Cruise toons of cadets and men, led by a worked with R C N ships previously
Belgian army band, paraded through this year. This is the second time the
Wartime footsteps of the Canadian the streets of Antwerp to the applause Artemis has been loaned to the R C N
A r m y were retraced in peacetime of thousands of spectators. Comman- for training purposes.
through the Low Countries during der Littler placed a wreath on the
the third and final East Coast cadet Cenotaph and a march past then took
training cruise of the summer. place in the main square of the city. Navy Commissions
In their tour of Belgium and H o l - Second Gate Vessel
The two ships sailed from Antwerp
land late in August, officers, cadets on September 1, returning to Halifax Second of the Navy's new trawler-
and men of H M C Ships Crescent and via the Azores. type gate vessels, H M C S Porte Saint
L a Hulloise visited, among other Louis arrived in Halifax on Septem-
places, Brussels, Bruges, Ghent, Os- ber 7 after a down-river journey from
tend, Zeebrugge, Rotterdam, Amster- Submarine Artemis Quebec C i t y where she was commis-
dam and The Hague. Back for Second Time sioned on August 29.
The Canadian visitors were i m - H M Submarine Artemis arrived The first of the gate vessels to be
pressed by the recovery made by in Halifax September 10 from the completed was the Porte Saint Jean,
Belgium and Holland, their industry, United Kingdom to carry out anti- now based at Halifax. T w o others, the
their spotless towns and their tidy submarine training exercises with Porte Quebec and the Porte de la
countryside. Impressive, too, was the East Coast ships of the R C N . Reine, have been undergoing accep-
immensity of the mercantile traffic on Scheduled anti-submarine exercises tance trials at the West Coast, and
the River Scheldte. of H M C Ships Wallaceburg and the fifth of the class, the Porte
A reception was held for the ships' Portage in the Bermuda area were Dauphine, under construction at
companies in the beautiful 16th cut short when H M Submarine Pictou, N.S., is due for trials shortly.
Page threeSchool For Reserves
In Its First Summer, RTEGL
Trained 300-odd RCN(R)
Ordinary Seamen
J' the order, change direction be turned into ordinary seamen they were given bedding and a cot
right, right form, the right hand marked " T r a i n e d " . and met the divisional officers and
man of the front rank ..." There was a galley which hadn't petty officers. On Mondays the train-
"The thing to remember about the been used since the war, a couple of ing began in earnest at 0600 with a
magnetic compass is that the lubber line dormitories which were small, poorly light P T workout and continued until
moves around. . . " ventilated and sadly in need of paint, 1730 with classes in Seamanship,
"All right now, everyone follow me and a couple of Fairmiles which had Organization of the N a v y , C o m -
with his flags. For exercise, A ble, been laid up all winter. A d d to this m u n i c a t i o n s , B o a t w o r k , Parade
Baker, Charlie, Dog. . . " the difficulties that a newly formed Training, Fire Fighting and so forth.
The parade deck and classrooms of organization is bound to run up The C i t y of Hamilton pitched in and
H M C S Star echoed and re-echoed with against, and you have a pretty bleak helped by offering the nearby C i v i c
these and similar chants all summer picture. Swimming Pool for noontime swim-
long. The streets of Hamilton were Soon, however, the picture began ming.
alive with white singlets and un- to change. The galley was scrubbed After Evening Quarters, there was
familiar cap tallies. The towns border- and polished until it shone. Cooks many a sigh of relief as trainees
ing Lake Ontario and Lake Erie became familiar with the idiosyncra- flaked out on their cots. This gruelling
became aware of the White Ensign cies of the equipment. The barracks schedule occupied the first half of the
as never before. block was scrubbed and painted. two-week program. On the second
What was the reason for this flurry Four 12-man tents were set up to week, they took practical "sea" train-
of activity and appearance of the supplement the sleeping accommoda- ing in Fairmiles on the lakes. While
N a v y in strength a thousand miles tion, and with stokers in some i n - they were "at sea" another class
from the ocean ?—The N a v y ' s Re- stances doubling as seamen the Fair- would take their place ashore. The
serve Training Establishment, Great miles began to look operational. Friday of the second week was taken
Lakes ( R T E G L ) had taken up resi- On the training side of the picture, up with examinations and the a l l -
dence in this inland city. a suitable syllabus was set up as the important "Request to be marked
On June 2 of this year, the first first class went along. B y improvising Trained''. On Saturday they were
draft of new entries arrived at on the instruction, last-minute chan- drafted back to their home divisions,
R T E G L from all parts of the country ges, and a good deal of luck, this first or else to the coasts for further non-
to begin what proved to be the most class passed its examinations with substantive training.
extensive training scheme yet under- flying colors. The R T E G L had been In three months of operation, the
taken for the Reserve. Commander transferred from the draughting board training program as worked out by
F . R. K . Naftel, of London, Ont., to a working organization and was a the training officer, Lieut. J . W .
Reserve Training Commander, and success. (Shady) Lane, and his assistant,
his staff of instructors faced a rather The establishment was set up with C P O " P a t " Morrow, turned out
frightening prospect on that day. the idea of training new entry reserves more than 300 trained ordinary sea-
Here were groups of salesmen, high who had not yet been marked men, plus 17 men for Petty Officer's
school students, mechanics, every- " T r a i n e d " at their home divisions. Squadron Board. Sharing the credit
thing in fact except sailors, who, in They arrived at Hamilton every for this achievement were such men
the space of two short weeks, were to Saturday and Sunday. Upon arrival as C P O Fred Derrick and C P O Len
P i c t u r e d below are the officers and men who were attached to the Great L a k e s T r a i n i n g C e n t r e . ^ H a m i l t o n , d u r i n g the past summer.
F r o n t row, left to r i g h t : C P O E . Somerleigh, Cadet (S) R . B r o w n , S u b - L i e u t . (S) J . C a m p b e l l , S u b - L i e u t . (S) E . L ' H e u r e u x , S u b - L i e u t . D .
C h a r t e r s , L i e u t . H . T h o m a s , C o m m a n d e r F . R . K . N a f t e l , L i e u t . J . W . L a n e , S u b - L i e u t . R . Bennett, L i e u t . W . Ogden, S u b - L i e u t . D . Cooper a n d
S u b - L i e u t . G . W o o d a l l . C e n t r e r o w : P O s L . P . F o r t i e r , L . Stagg and E . A v e r v - J o n e s , C P O s W . C o t t e r , J . Siddons, R . D o n a l d s o n , W . M o r r o w and
J . W a t t , P O s B . Stevens, J . T r e m b l a y , J . H e r m i s t o n , K . Astles and R . B l a i k i e , C P O s D . G a l l o w a y , L . Seager and F . D e r r i c k , P O R . G r a y , P O
G . A r s e n a u l t , L d g . Sea. J . C r e t e a n d A B H . N u t t a l l . Rear r o w : L d g . Sea. L . T h i b a u l t , L d g . Sea. A . B o o t h , A B K , Stewart, Orel. Sea. W i l l i a m
B o k l a , A B K . G i l b e r t , L d g . Sea. L . M a c k e y , A B s L . L a m o n t a g n e , J . H a s t i e , L . P a r k i n , A . L a v o i e and J . R . R v a n , O r d . Sea. J . H . Doige, L d g . Sea.
C . Oakes, A B s R . C a i r n s , K . M i t c h e l l , R . "Parkes, H . Holmes, D . D a vies, E . T o t h e , W . H a m i l t o n , S. Hewson a n d V . M a x w e l l .Ex-Navy M a n
Is Crack Pilot
A n e x - N a v y stoker a n d w r i t e r
fulfilled a p r i v a t e a m b i t i o n in A u g u s t
by w i n n i n g the R . J . L o g u e T r o p h y for
being the best a m a t e u r pilot i n the
M a r i t i m e provinces.
H e is R a l p h F r a n k L o r d , of M o n c t o n ,
N . B . , a member of the M o n c t o n
F l y i n g C l u b a n d part t i m e employee
with M a r i t i m e Centrai A i r w a y s . In a
five-year t e r m with the R C N , L o r d
spent three years as a stoker a n d the
r e m a i n i n g two as a w r i t e r . W h i l e in the
service he took p r i v a t e flying lessons
and now has his license l o r flying in
both C a n a d a and the U . S . A .
The nearest source of water was
two miles away and two small pumps
were all the fighters had to force the
water through the two miles of hose.
For drinking purposes water had to
be humped through the brush in milk
cans.
The Communications School set
up a portable transmitter behind the
fire to relay information to C o r n -
Seager, whose leathery lungs put the to R T E G L to bring the training wallis. It was later moved to the front
trainees through their paces on the afloat up to the standard of the train- where the fire was threatening to
parade deck, and P O Bernard Stevens ing ashore. overrun the community of Lansdowne.
of Stadacona fame, under whose able Successful as the training scheme
direction the galley staff performed About 1700 the fire jumped the
was this year, the executive officer, break and threatened to cut off the
culinary wonders with ancient and Lieut. Herbert Thomas, has already
temperamental equipment. main source of water. B y skilful
begun making a list of ways and management POs C . S. Smylie and
The chief medical assistant, C P O means to better it. These include H . W . Foreman controlled the out-
E . R . Somerleigh, did a great deal for improved eating and sleeping con- break with the loss of only seven
public relations by arranging for ditions and "souped u p " courses in sections of hose. A n hour later fresh
more than 185 blood donations from every phase of training. reliefs from Cornwallis arrived and
among the staff and trainees for the Now that summer is over, it might the tired men, less a few volunteers
Red Cross, every one of them com- be supposed that the N a v y has heard who remained, returned to the base
pletely voluntary. the last of R T E G L for a while. for rest and food. A t 2130 another
Cruises on the lakes were usually However, if the spirit and enthusiasm relief party arrived to find the situ-
of three days' duration, and included of the trainees is an indication of ation in hand.
visits to Erieau, Port Colborne, W e l - anything, it will be a topic of con-
land, Kingston, Cobourg and many versation in messes across the country For the night operations, in addi-
other Lake Erie and Lake Ontario for months to come.—G.P.W. tion to the new arrivals, were C P O
towns. N o t soon to be forgotten by Player, POs Smylie and Foreman and
these embryo sailors was the trip to three seamen from the original group,
Picton, Ontario, where the entire indispensible not only for their fire
R T E G L training staff and trainees
marched in a parade celebrating
SAILORS TURN fighting ability but also for the out-
standing example they set the re-
mainder. They were Ldg. Sea. Duncan
Picton's hundredth anniversary. One
platoon was made up of men who FIRE FIGHTERS Morrison, Ord. Sea. Gerald Blais and
had never marched together before Ord. Sea. L l o y d D . Griffon.
Cornwallis trainees went to the
and who had been in the N a v y for an assistance of civilian fire fighters C P O Player set up a watchkeeping
average of one month. Even so, it is when a forest fire raged out of control system to maintain a constant patrol
to the credit of the gunnery instruc- near Digby in J u l y . of the area and yet enable the men
tors that they acquitted themselves On the morning of July 18, 70 men, to gain a little rest. A small fire was
admirably, and earned the highest under Lieut.-Cdr. J . W . Golby and built, coffee was brewed and in turns
praise of the local dignitaries. C P O Reginald Player, armed them- the weary men took naps on the
Aboard the Fairmiles, the new selves with axes, saws, shovels and grass around the fire.
entries received training in seaman- other fire fighting equipment and left A t 0800 the following day the
ship and general experience in watch- for the fire area. civilian crews, fresh after rest and
keeping duties. It is to be regretted A t the scene the men separated food, joined the trainees and, when
that the Fairmiles didn't afford as into two parties: Lieut.-Cdr. Golby they had the situation in hand, took
complete a sea training program as and 50 men attacked one leg of the complete charge while the Navy-
could be desired, but it is hoped that fire while C P O Player and the other loaded its equipment and returned to
in future larger ships will be allocated 20 tackled the other. Cornwallis.—R.P.
Page five1 is a*td
Five Senior Officers Award winners were: Cadet W . H . Governor General Investsi_
Receive Promotions Evans, of Winnipeg, Queen's Cana- Winners of Korea Awards
dian D i r k , awarded to the best T w o R C N officers and one petty
Promotion of five senior officers,
all-round cadet completing his final officer who were awarded decorations
effective September 1, was announced
professional training period; Cadet for service in the Korean war were
in a promotion list supplementing
W . R. Vallevand, Demainc, Sask., invested at Province House, Halifax,
the R o y a l Canadian N a v y ' s half-
Nixon Memorial Sword of Honour, August 27 by the R t . H o n . Vincent
yearly list issued June 30.
presented annually to the cadet ob- Massey, Governor General of Canada.
The list follows:
taining the highest "officer-like- It was the first investiture to be
To be Acting Rear-Admiral q u a l i t y " mark on completion of the conducted by M r . Massey since he
Commodore James C. H i b b a r d , professional training period; Cadet became Governor General.
D S C and Bar, C D , Chief of N a v a l A . F . Griffin, Toronto, Department of
Commander R. P . Welland re-
Personnel, N a v a l Headquarters. National Defence Officer of the Watch
ceived the B a r to the Distinguished
Telescope, awarded to the cadet
To be Commodore (S) Service Cross, Lieutenant Andrew L .
attaining the highest place among
Collier received the Distinguished
Captain (S) Rupert A . Wright, those entering the R C N , and Cadet
Service Cross and Petty Officer E . H .
O B E , C D , Director General of Supply P. H . Watson, Toronto, Stubbs
Randall the British Empire M e d a l .
and Fleet Accounting, N a v a l Head- Memorial Shield, for outstanding
quarters. athletic ability and sportsmanship.
Basic Training School
To be Acting Commodore (E) U N T D Cadets B . C. Hoffley, W i n n i -
Inspected by CNS
peg, and K . R. M u r r a y , Toronto, were
Captain (E) Brian R. Spencer, C D , awarded the Department of National " I n the N a v a l Service there is only
Superintendent of the Dockyard, Defence Sword and the Department one kind of Canadian, and that is the
Command Technical Officer and C o m - of National Defence Telescope as the Canadian who desires to serve his
mand Engineer Officer, Esquimalt. best all-round cadets of the U N T D country regardless of what may be his
completing their third year of summer racial origin or his mother tongue."
To be Acting Commodore (L)
training. These words were spoken by Vice-
Captain (L) W i l l i a m H . G . Roger,
Admiral E . R. Mainguy, Chief of the
O B E , Electrical Engineer-in-Chief,
N a v a l Staff, during an inspection of
N a v a l Headquarters. the Basic Training School at H M C S
To be Acting Constructor Commodore Montcalm, Quebec C i t y , on Tuesday,
C o n s t r u c t o r C a p t a i n Rowland September 2.
Baker, O B E , N a v a l Constructor-in- Admiral Mainguy was accompanied
Chief, N a v a l Headquarters. by Rear-Admiral J . C. Hibbard, Chief
of Naval Personnel, and Commodore
Admiral Presents Awards Paul W . E a r l , N a v a l Officer-in-
At Royal Roads Parade Charge, Montreal Area.
" Y o u have entered the finest The Basic Training School was
profession in the world, that of serving opened in February of this year with
your country in her Armed Services," the object of assuring that French-
Rear-Admiral W . B . Creery, Flag speaking Canadians are placed in a
Officer Pacific Coast, told members of position to take full advantage of the
the graduating class at the Canadian opportunities that lie in a naval career.
Services College, R o y a l Roads, on Since the school's opening 93 men
August 15. have completed their courses there
Admiral Creery took the salute as and have been drafted to H M C S
the cadet parade, including 22 gradu- Cornwallis for the balance of their
ates, marched past, and later pre- new entry training. Another 169 men
sented prizes to outstanding cadets. are currently under training.
W i t h the flag officer in the inspecting There was a near record response when the Admiral Mainguy inspected a guard
party were L i e u t . - C d r . G . H . Hayes, R e d Cross mobile blood clinic set up shop in of 48 new entries, commanded by
Reserve Training Commander, West the g y m n a s i u m at H M C S X a d e n in A u g u s t . Instructor Lieut. L . W . Maundcotc-
Coast, and L i e u t . - C d r . I. B . B. H e r e C o m m o d o r e K . F . A d a m s , commodore Carter. Later he inspected the ship's
of the barracks, makes his donation. S t a n d i n g
Morrow, executive officer of the beside h i m Is M i s s Jeannine Jerome, of company and addressed them in
college. Vancouver. (E-19936). French. He then took the salute during
Page sixHe was appointed executive officer
of the Winnipeg naval division in
January 1946 and was in command of
Chippawa for several weeks before
taking up the appointment of staff
officer, which he held until his
demobilization in February 1947.
On December 31, 1950, he was
appointed honorary aide-de-camp to
the Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba.
Navy League Scholarship
Winners Announced
The scholarship committee of the
N a v y League of Canada announced on
August 22 the award of five scholar-
ships to students entering the Cana-
dian Services Colleges as naval cadets.
The scholarships, awarded annually
by the N a v y League, are valued at
approximately §600 each and cover the
first year's tuition fees, uniform, etc.
Four of this year's scholarship
winners will attend R o y a l Roads.
The fifth, Gerald Freill, of R C S C C
Victory, Montreal, will go to Royal
M i l i t a r y College.
T h e Chief of the N a v a l Staff, V i c e - A d m i r a l E . R . M a i n g u y , made his first official inspection
September 2 of H M C S M o n t c a l m and the N e w E n t r y B a s i c T r a i n i n g School for French-speaking The R o y a l Roads entrants are:
C a n a d i a n s . A d m i r a l M a i n g u y is shown above as he inspects some of the 130 men under t r a i n i n g Hugh F . K . Pullen, formerlv of
at M o n t c a l m . W i t h h i m is L i e u t . - C d r . R . P . L e m a y , one of the d i v i s i o n a l officers on the school's R C S C C St. George, Lakefield, O n t . ;
t r a i n i n g staff. (0-2988), Michael Townsend, R C S C C Falkland,
Ottawa, and St. George, Lakefield;
a march past and, accompanied by in order to attend the National D e - Michael Gruenwell, R C S C C War-
the other visiting officers and C o m - fence College at Kingston. spite, Kitchener, and A . K . Beare,
mander Marcel J . A . T . Jette, com- Born in Montreal, Commander R C S C C Warrior, Edmonton.
manding officer of Montcalm, i n - Pinfold joined the R C N V R as a pro- The N a v y League also awards
spected the barracks. bationary sub-lieutenant in 1940. U N T D scholarships annually to Sea
A point emphasized by Admiral For two years of the Second World Cadets and former Sea Cadets.
Mainguy in his remarks to the new War he was executive officer of T w o other Sea Cadets, R. G .
entries was that French-Canadians H M C S Westmount (Bangor mine- Capern, St. Thomas, Ont., and R . T .
have had a long and honorable sweeper) and subsequently com- Mace, Victoria, were among those
history of association with the sea. manded the corvettes Lethbridge and winning Dominion scholarships to the
" T h i s is the heritage which belongs Owen Sound. Canadian Services]Colleges this year.
to every French-speaking C a n a d i a n , "
he said, " a n d it is the heritage which
you, through having joined the Royal
Canadian N a v y , have undertaken to
uphold."
Medical Assistants
Graduate from School
Nine men graduated from the
Medical School in H M C S Naden
on completion of a medical assis-
tant's course in July. They were
Able Seamen Ian M a c K e n z i e , Urban
Achacker, Gilbert Birks, Leonard
Beaton, Frank Knight, Robert P a l -
mer, Yves Savoie, Vernon Zieffle and
Donald T a y l o r .
New Commanding Officer
of Winnipeg Division
A c t i n g Commander F . H . Pinfold
assumed command of H M C S C h i p -
pawa on August 10, succeeding A c t i n g
Before a n d After is the natural title for these photos t a k e n 15 minutes a p a r t . T h e y show P O
Commander L . B . M c l l h a g g a , who E d w a r d D u n c a n , of S t a v e l y , A l b e r t a , a c o m m u n i c a t o r serving aboard the N o o t k a , before a n d
was granted a year's leave of absence after s h a v i n g the beard he c u l t i v a t e d when his ship proceeded to the F a r E a s t . (NK-1214, 1215).
Page sevenReserve Officers Take Best second-year cadet was Cadet
Summer TAS Course Captain W . L . Verrier, of Montreal, Quiz Broadens
and M c G i l l University. He received Sailors' Knowledge
The following R C N ( R ) officers
completed a torpedo anti-submarine the Reserve Training Commander's A " q u i z s h o w " has become a regular
course in July at the T A S Training Staff prize. part of the routine at H M C S S t a d a -
Sharing the Reserve Training C o m - cona, and sailors get a chance to pick
Centre, H M C S N a d e n : Lieut.-Cdr. up a fast buck if they're sharp on n a v a l
H . G . B a t v , Lieut. G . S. Levey, mander's Shield for best first-year history, customs a n d traditions, and
Lieut. R . C. Hesketh, A / L i e u t . A . R. cadet were Cadet M . J . B . Lansdown, C a n a d i a n affairs.
Marchment, Sub-Lieut. K . I. M c l n - of Montreal and M c G i l l , and Cadet M o n d a y through F r i d a y each week
J . U . Graham, of Fredericton and the the Executive Officer's D a i l y M e m o r a n -
tyre, Sub-Lieut. B . F . Wolff, Sub- d u m carries questions such as:
Lieut. W . J . M c C o n n e l l , Sub-Lieut. University of New Brunswick. The "Which were the four provinces which
B . A . Langley, A / S u b - L i e u t . C. L . two cadets also received copies of joined Confederation on Dominion Day,
Wright, A / S u b - L i g h t . D . S. Johnston "Sailor's Odyssey", Admiral Andrew 1867?" "What is the name of the patron
and A / C d . Bos'n G . M . M c L e o d . Cunningham's biography. saint of sailors?" "What is a mess-deck
court martial?"
Presentation of the awards to the T h e sailors have u n t i l 11 a.m.
first and second year cadets was made F r i d a y to find the answers. T h e n the
Three Montrealers by Commander A . B . F. Fraser-Flarris, C o m m o d o r e of the B a r r a c k s draws the
executive officer of Stadacona. name of a m a n from the pay lists of
Win Cadet Awards Stadacona. H e appears before the
Montreal provided three of the E x e c u t i v e Officer an hour later.
H e is given 20 seconds to answer each
five cadets who this year won top Ord. Sea. K. L. Redman of the five questions that were published
awards among the U N T D s under Tops Radio Course during the week and wins a d o l l a r for
training at H M C S Stadacona during Members of Communications Radio
each correct answer. If he misses a
the summer months. The other two question, the money is put into a
Class 48 completed their able sea- jackpot. A l l five questions must be
cadets were from Fredericton, N . B . , men's qualifying course at the C o m - answered before anyone can have a go
and Winnipeg. munications School, H M C S C o r n - at the j a c k p o t . If they are not answered,
the jackpot is held until somebody can.
The N a v a l Headquarters sword for wallis, in August. Certificates for all
M o n e y for the q u i z comes from the
best third-year cadet went to Cadet men and an engraved lighter for ship's f u n d .
Robert Charbonneau of the University Ord. Sea. K . L . Redman, who at-
of Montreal. Second-best third-year tained highest marks in the class,
cadet was Cadet Captain Thomas C. were presented by Captain E . W .
Arkell, of Winnipeg and the Univer- Finch-Noyes, Deputy Chief of N a v a l They included Ordinary Seamen
sity of Manitoba, who received a Personnel. P. L . Haynes, J . H . Doucett, K . L .
telescope awarded by Naval H e a d - Redman, D . J . Lauder, J . E . Kean,
The East Coast members of the
quarters. Commodore H . F. Pullen, and Maurice Cornect.
class were drafted to H M C S Quebec
commanding officer of Stadacona, in time to go overseas for Exercise The lone west coaster in the class,
presented the sword and telescope. Mainbrace. Ord. Sea. William Cholodylo, is taking
a parachutist's course at Rivers,
Manitoba, following the footsteps of
Ord. Sea. H a r r y V o t h , of C R 46.
Technical Branch Cadets
Receive Cruiser Training
Fifteen electrical and 12 engineering-
cadets were embarked in H M C S
Quebec for her midsummer cruise to
the United Kingdom. The cadets
were all in their second or third years
in the U N T D and the object was to
give them technical instruction and
on-the-job training, in addition to
adding to their general sea-going
experience.
Although the Quebec is geared
primarily for the training of ordinary
seamen, the variety of her machinery
and equipment and the size of her
technical departments enabled the
cadets to get the most out of their
time on board.
The engineers got a good taste of
watchkeeping. Boiler water levels,
throttles, 'vaps and turbo-generators
were subjected to their tender care.
The old game of "chase the pipe l i n e "
occupied many an hour, and instruc-
tion on various aspects of the ship's
Cadet Robert C h a r b o n n e a u , of M o n t r e a l , receives the N a v a l Headquarters S w o r d , awarded machinery was given by Lieut.-Cdr.
to the best t h i r d - y e a r U N T D cadet to t a k e summer t r a i n i n g in H M C S S t a d a c o n a , from C o m -
modore H . F . P u l l e n , commodore of the b a r r a c k s . (HS-21547). (E) H . U . Ross, who was borne for
Page eighttechnical training duties, and by the
ship's officers.
In the " L " world the cadets were
rotated between the high and low
power and electronics sections and
carried out many of the maintenance
jobs associated with the ship's electri-
cal equipment.
A l l cadets were worked into the
ship's damage control organization
and drills carried out daily at sea
gave them an appreciation of the
problems faced in this field.
Training in general naval routine,
duties of officers and armament was
not neglected; and, naturally enough,
each day started with an "eye-
opener" in the form of early morning
F T , flashing or boat pulling.
The cruise took the Quebec to
Portsmouth, Chatham and T o r Bay,
thence back to Halifax by way of the
Azores. She was alongside in Chatham
for ten days and the opportunity was
taken to show the cadets the Royal
N a v a l C o l l e g e , G r e e n w i c h ; the1
National Maritime Museum and the
Houses of Parliament.
There was also a long week-end
which gave all hands time for an Three of the 12 engineering cadets who joined H M C S Quebec for technical t r a i n i n g are
independent look around London and pictured in the cruiser's engine room. Left to right are Cadets R i c h a r d H o l l a m a n , Douglas
the English countryside. C a r n a h a n and Ernest W i l l i s , a l l of T o r o n t o . Fifteen electrical and 12 engineering cadets were
The homeward leg of the cruise saw embarked in the Quebec for her m i d s u m m e r cruise to the U . K . (QB—389).
the Quebec in company with the
Crescent, Swansea and L a Hulloise — of the class were: C P O H . R . H a y - Ord. Sea. Eugene Burden, Ord. Sea.
a fine opportunity for the technical wood, H M C S Carleton; Petty Officers Earl Moscovitch, O r d . Sea. Ethelbert
cadets to look down their noses at the W i l l i a m Clews and William Rees, Rowsell, O r d . Sea. Jean Pierre V i a u ,
strange upper deck capers going on H M C S Y o r k ; P O Edward Eaton, Ord. Sea. Louis Rene Cantin, O r d .
in the smaller ships. — L.S. H M C S Chippawa; P O James B r o - Sea. Peter Mielke and O r d . Sea.
thers, H M C S Donnacona, and P O Calvin Avers.
Reserves Take Training W i l l i a m B . Irwin, H M C S Star.
At Communications School T w o men attended a P 2 C R reserve Class Completes Course
qualifying course held two weeks In A/A Gunnery
A course for senior R C N ( R ) com- earlier. They were Leading Seamen
municators ended at the C o m - Robert K . ' D u n c a n , H M C S Y o r k , Thirteen men graduated recently
munication School August 22. Six and R. M . Carpenter, HMCS as anti-aircraft gunners third class
C P O s and POs took the course and Carleton. from the Gunnery Training Centre,
all passed with flying colors. Members Esquimalt. Members of the class were
Able Seamen George E . Sears, Donald
Nine Men Qualify F . H u n t , Raymond G . Klein, John
As Radar Plotters E . M c D o n n e l l , Byron M . Wilson,
'The Pause That . . .'
Nine men qualified as radar plotters J . C. M c P h a i l and William Moore,
In the petty officers' mess at H M C S
Naden they've put a mark on the w a l l 3rd class at the Navigation Direction and Ordinary Seamen W . N . Aller,
for the way one of the members went Training Centre, H M C S Naden in N . N . Chenvoniak, J . P. Balfour,
collegiate and brought 'em back alive. July. They were Able Seamen Albert C. E . Knipstrom, H . T . Tupper and
W h e n P O C l i f f o r d Stephenson ar- Flood, Keith Fleming, John L . R. K u l l m a n .
rived for the S a l m o n D e r b y at B r e n t -
wood, B . C . , on A u g u s t 24, he found Dabayashi, James Feddema, Keray
his bait can was missing, so he filled a Jones, Harold Lenz and John M c D o n - Stoker Mechs Finish
pop bottle w i t h sea water and placed nell, and Ordinary Seamen Joe Course at Esquimalt
his minnows in it instead. Rustulka and Ronald Ford.
A s the hours went by several bottles Eleven men recently completed a
of pop were consumed a n d , after an s t o k e r m e c h a n i c c o u r s e at t h e
exciting tussle with a hooked fish, Supply School Holds
P O Stephenson reached behind h i m in Mechanical Training Establishment,
the boat for his p a r t l y finished d r i n k .
Course for Reserves H M C S Naden. Members of the class
F o r the next few minutes he was Among the courses held at the were O r d i n a r y S e a m e n D o n a l d
busily spouting minnows, salt water Supply School, H M C S Naden, last Wright, Roy M c C l y m o n t , Charles
a n d scales.
P O Stephenson, blushing becomingly
summer was one for administrative Boldon, Edward Burton, D a v i d
over the m i x u p in bottles, can now writers of the R C N ( R ) . Reservists Sewers, Donald Wort, James Noble,
step up a n d accept membership in the who attended the course were: O r d . James M c C e l v e y , Edward Collins,
Goldfish C l u b . Sea. Robert Gagnon, A B John Paul Lorn Matthews and Harold O'Sulli-
Burant, O r d . Sea. Roger J . Gravelle, van.
Page nineHeadquarters as Medical Director
General. Formerly on the staff of the
Flag Officer Atlantic Coast as C o m -
mand Medical Officer.
Surgeon Commander T. B l a i r
M c L e a n to Naval Headquarters as
Deputy Medical Director General.
Formerly at the U.S. N a v a l Hospital,
San Diego, for course.
Surgeon Commander W . J . E l l i o t t
to the U.S. Naval Hospital Philadel-
phia, for course. Formerly at H e a d -
quarters as Deputy Medical Director
General.
Surgeon Commander F . G . W .
MacHattie to the Staff of the Flag
Officer Atlantic Coast as Command
Medical Officer. Formerly in R C N
Hospital, Halifax, as Hygiene Officer.
P i c t u r e d above are members of the 32nd leadership course to be held at H M C S C o r n w a l l i s
for chief and p e t t y officers. F r o n t R o w : P O s R o n a l d K n a p m a n , T h o m a s Reynolds and Peter
Surgeon Commander R. A . G .
B r i t t o n ; L i e u t . (S) C o l i n W h i t e , course officer; C P O E d w a r d R i g b y , instructor; P O s E d w a r d Lane to the University of Pennsyl-
G a y d a , L o m e L i t t l e a n d Ernest R i d l e y . C e n t r e r o w : ' P O s T h o m a s M i l l e r , Gene I r w i n , James vania for course. Formerly at H e a d -
Russell, W i l l i a m ' B a l l and Robert K i n g . Rear r o w : P O s F r a n c i s M a c D o n a l d , R o l a n d Zeitz, quarters.
George Roemer, B e r t r u n d Bemister, James W h i t e and Bernard W i l k i n s o n . (DB-1733).
Surgeon Commander J . W . Rogers
to R C N Hospital, Esquimalt, and
on the staff of the Command Medical
Officer as Staff Officer Hygiene. F o r -
merly in H M C S Ontario as Principal
Medical Officer.
Surgeon Commander R. H . Roberts
to H M C S Stadacona as Principal
Medical Officer, R C N Hospital.
Commander (E) Frank Harley,
Naval Headquarters as Staff Officer
Engineering personnel. Formerly at
Headquarters on the staff of The
Chief of N a v a l Personnel.
Ordnance Commander J . A . M .
Arcand to Headquarters as Director
of Underwater Weapons. Formerly
Ordnance Overseer at Sorel, Que.
Commander (SB) J . P . Dewis to
National Defence College, Kingston,
for course. Formerly at Headquarters
as Deputy Judge Advocate General.
Commander (L) H . L . Crawford to
M e m b e r s of the 33rd leadership course for chief a n d petty officers to be held at H M C S
C o r n w a l l i s are pictured above. F r o n t r o w : P O D . S w a n , P O W . Patterson, C P O R . Barringer,
Stadacona as Manager Electrical
i n s t r u c t o r ; L i e u t . K . D . L e w i s , course officer; P O s A . Sandilands, E . H a m i l t o n a n d J . W i l s o n . Engineering and Command Electrical
C e n t r e r o w : P O s A . B a i n b r i d g e , I. G a s k i n , R . F o r c i e r , R , K o n r a d , W . Webster, D . M a c K a y , Officer. Formerly at Shearwater as
C . S i n c l a i r , B . H e w i t t and A . L o v e r i d g e . Rear row: POs I. K i r k , H . M o r r i s a n d P . M o r a n ; Electrical Officer.
C P O s C . P a r k i n s o n , G . P u t t o c k and C . C o l i n s o n ; P O s A . Cosgrove, S. W e b b e r and G . B a r t l e t t .
(DB-1776). Commander (L) E . J . Apps to
Shearwater as Electrical Officer. F o r -
Officer Appointment Commander J . C. Reed to H M C S merly at Headquarters.
Changes of Interest Athabaskan in command. Formerly
The following officer appointments Chief of Staff to the Flag Officer
of interest have taken place recently Atlantic Coast. Wren Strength Doubled
or will take place in the near future: Captain H . L . Quinn to National There will be twice as m a n y W r e n s
Commodore (S) R. A . Wright, Defence College, Kingston, for in the R C X f R ) in the near future as
N a v a l H e a d q u a r t e r s as Director course. Formerly in H M C S M a g - the result of a recent headquarters
decision.
General of Supply and Fleet Account- nificent as Executive Officer.
T h e new complement is 948 -—
ing. Formerly N a v a l Secretary. Commander C. P . Nixon to H M C S double the previous one — a n d , in
Captain (S) M u r r a y A . Davidson, Magnificent as Executive Officer. a d d i t i o n , a p p r o v a l has been given for
Naval Headquarters as N a v a l Sec- Formerly in H M C S Niobe. the employment of a greater n u m b e r of
W r e n s on continuous naval d u t y in
retary. Formerly Director General of Commander J . C. Littler to the naval divisions a n d other shore estab-
Supply and Fleet Accounting. staff of the Flag Officer Atlantic lishments.
Captain D . G . K i n g to Head- Coast as Chief of Staff, with the Basic t r a i n i n g classes are held at
quarters as Deputy Director of N a v a l acting rank of captain. Formerly in H M C S C o r n w a l l i s , for W r e n s accepted
Plans and Operations. Formerly in command of H M C S Crescent. for continuous n a v a l d u t y .
command of H M C S Athabaskan. Surgeon Captain E r i c H . Lee to
Page tenAugust 28. He had been ill since early was awarded the O B E in the K i n g ' s
Combined Ops June. Birthday list in 1946.
Reunion November 8 Captain Teasdale was the Principal In 1947 he was appointed to H M C
T h e first national reunion of n a v a l N a v a l Overseer at Sorel, Quebec. H e Dockyard at Halifax as Manager,
veterans who served i n C o m b i n e d was taken ill only a few days before Electrical Engineering, a post he held
Operations d u r i n g the Second W o r l d
the christening of H M C S Labrador until his appointment two years later
W a r w i l l be held on board H M C S to supervise construction of the
D o n n a c o n a , M o n t r e a l , on S a t u r d a y , by M r s . Louis St. Laurent, wife of the
Labrador and other ships under
N o v e m b e r 8. Prime Minister, and of H M C S C h i g -
construction at Sorel.
T h e role of host w i l l be played by the necto by M r s . Brooke Claxton, wife
M o n t r e a l B r a n c h of the C o m b i n e d He was promoted to the rank of
of the Minister of National Defence,
O p e r a t i o n s - N a v a l Service Association. Acting Captain (L) in this year's
A full program has been organized and at Sorel on June 14. Both ships were
mid-year promotion list.
wiil include a dinner, entertainment constructed under the stipcrvision of
and other items. Plans are being made Captain Teasdale leaves his wife,
Captain Teasdale.
to billet out-of-town guests in the M r s . M a r y Teasdale, and a daughter,
homes of M o n t r e a l e r s . Born at Gateshead, England, on Mrs. Wellington Brown.
T h e date, N o v e m b e r 8, was purposely November 19, 1899, Captain Teasdale Funeral services were held from
selected. O n t h a t day, ten years ago, served in his 'teens in the First St. M a t t h e w s A n g l i c a n C h u r c h ,
the A l l i e s made their historic landings
World War. He received his electrical Ottawa, with burial in Pine Crest
in N o r t h A f r i c a , a n d for most of the
C a n a d i a n s who manned l a n d i n g craft engineering education at Berwick-on- Cemetery, Ottawa.
on that occasion it was the " b a p t i s m of Tweed, Scotland, and entered the
fire." Merchant N a v y in 1926.
O n that date, too, was forged a
Armourers Graduate
comradeship that became strengthened For the next five years he served From Ordnance School
w i t h each succeeding operation — aboard merchant ships in the Far The second armourers' qualifying
S i c i l y , I t a l y , N o r m a n d y , the South of Eastern service. In 1931 he became
F r a n c e a n d Greece. N e x t m o n t h , at the class to be held in the Ordnance
gathering in M o n t r e a l , those wartime
chief electrician in the Monarch of School at Esquimalt recently com-
friendships will be renewed. Bermuda, continuing to serve in that pleted training. Members of the class
ship for a year after she began troop were: Petty Officers R o d M c l n t y r e ,
transport duties on the outbreak of the John Orr and A r t h u r Hackett, torpedo
Second World W a r . armourers; Petty Officers Ron Caught,
Commander (L) John Deane to
Sorel, Que., as Principal N a v a l Over- In 1940, Captain Teasdale was Robert Rogers and Jack Bell, control
seer. Formerly at Stadacona as commissioned as an acting lieutenant armourers, and Petty Officers Albert
Manager Electrical Engineering and (E), R C N R , and was appointed to Hughes, Alex Mitchell, Jack Roche,
Command Electrical Officer. headquarters at Ottawa for duty, Clint Thorne, Ernest Partridge and
Commander (E) G . F . Webb to transferring to the R C N in 1945. He George Tatton, gunnery armourers.
Naden as Manager Engineering
Department. Formerly at H M C S
Niagara as Staff Officer {Engineer-
ing)-
Commander J . R. DouII to Niagara
on attachment to Saclant. Formerly
at Naden as First Lieutenant C o m -
mander.
Lieut.-Cdr. W . H . M . M o w a t to
Niagara on attachment to Saclant.
Formerly at Shearwater as Direction
Officer.
Lieut.-Cdr. J . E . K o r n i n g to Naden
as First Lieutenant-Commander. F o r -
merly in H M C S Crescent as Sea
Training Commander.
Lieut.-Cdr. H . A . Porter to H M C S
L a Hulloise in command. Formerly
in H M C S Magnificent.
Lieut.-Cdr. A . H . M c D o n a l d to
Headquarters on staff of the Director
of Naval Plans and Operations. For-
merly in command of H M C S L a
Hulloise.
Lieut.-Cdr. H . R. Beck to H M C S
Antigonish in command. Formerly at
Naden as Officer-in-Charge, R C N
Depot.
Captain (L) R. R. Teasdale,
PNO at Sorel, Dies Perhaps the o n l y sea-going railroad in existence is that operated b y P e t t y Officers
Robert H o n o u r , of Peterborough, O n t . , and E r n e s t Seeley, of Oshawa, O n t . , a n d
The death of Acting Captain (L) Spryfield, N . S . , on board H M C S X o o t k a . T h e two practice their hobby i n periods when
Richard Robinson Teasdale, O B E , the N o o t k a is not engaged in operational d u t y i n the K o r e a n theatre. (NK-1348).
occurred in a Montreal hospital on
Page elevenWhat, Again!
H U N T E R COPS C O C K - O ' - T H E W A L K
Windsor Division Scores
Third Regatta Win
In Four Years
F OR the third time in the four
occasions on which the event has
been held and for the second year in
The message "Welcome to the
Regatta", spelled out in signal flags
flying from the Sun Life Building in
C o m m a n d e r T . S. R . P e a c o c k ,
Deputy Director of Naval Reserves,
inspect the parade of more than 200
a row, the Windsor naval division, downtown Hamilton, welcomed the officers, men and Wrens. Divine
H M C S Hunter, captured Cock-o'- more than 200 competitors. The service was conducted by Chaplain
the-Walk honors at the Great Lakes regatta teams consisted of 20 officers (P) Galium Thompson, padre of Star.
Naval Regatta. and men, plus up to five Wrens. Catholics paraded to St. Lawrence's
The regatta, held in Hamilton Most of the men stayed in Fairmiles, Church.
over the Labor D a y week-end, saw tents or barracks at the Hamilton Padre Thompson praised the spirit
teams from ten divisions and the naval division, H M C S Star, while of competition and fair play shown
Reserve Training Establishment, the Wrens were quartered at the in the regatta and said that such
Great Lakes, engage in keen com- Y W C A ' s Winston h a l l . events led men to become good
petition afloat and ashore. The first event of the three-day citizens and respect each other. Rear-
A n added filip was given by the program was the officers' whaler Admiral Walter Hose, R C N , R e t ' d ,
presence Saturday and Sunday of sailing event Saturday morning. The former Chief of the Naval Staff, read
aircraft of the 31st Support A i r formal opening coincided with the the lesson.
Group and N o . 1 Helicopter Flight. arrival of the R C N aircraft from Announcer for the regatta events
The former carried out attacks on a Toronto in the early afternoon. was Lieut.-Cdr. Robert Pearce, for-
dummy submarine and the whirly- The band from Hunter, conducted mer world's sculling champion and
bird performed air-sea rescues. The by P O Frank White, played during Hamilton resident, who is now serving
Avengers, Sea Furies and 12-place the regatta events, at divisions and at N a v a l Headquarters, Ottawa.
Sikorski helicopter were flown from divine service on Sunday, and for Starters and judges were Chaplain
Toronto, where they had been per- the huge regatta dance Saturday Thompson, Lieut.-Cdr. F . O. M a r t i n ,
forming before crowds attending the night. Lieut. J . P. Wright, Lieut. J . C.
Canadian National Exhibition. Divisions at Star on Sunday saw Beveridge, Lieut.-Cdr. A . G . Beard-
more, Commander Colin Glassco,
Commander St. Clair Balfour, J r . ,
Commander F . R. K . Naftel, Great
Lakes Training Commander, Lieut.
Thomas Leith and Frank Chambers.
Commander W . A . Childs, Assistant
Director of N a v a l Reserves, was head
of the complaints committee.
Among interested guests at the
regatta were officers and men of P C
1208, of Rochester, N . Y . , headed by
Commander John Darrow, staff offi-
cer, Rochester.
Prizes to winning teams were pre-
sented by Admiral Hose and winners
and the regatta com m i 11 ee w ere
congratulated in brief addresses by
Captain A . G . Boulton, Director of
N a v a l Reserves, Ottawa, and C o m -
mander G . H . Parke, commanding
officer of Star.
Visiting commanding officers of
divisions included Captain R . I.
K e n d y , of Y o r k ; Commander E . O.
Ormsby, of Griffon, and Commander
W. G . Curry, of Hunter. W i n g C o m -
mander G . C. Frosthead, officer
commanding No.424 Hamilton Fighter
Squadron, was among the guests of
honor.
Organization of the regatta was
A cup e m b l e m a t i c of C o c k - o ' - t h e - W a l k honors at the G r e a t L a k e s X a v a l R e g a t t a is pre-
sented to W r e n L i d a K a p u c i a k , youngest member of the team from H M C S H u n t e r , W i n d s o r ,
directed by a committee made up of:
b y R e a r - A d m i r a l W a l t e r Hose, R C N , R e t ' d , former C h i e f of the N a v a l Staff. A l s o shown is Lieut.-Cdr. (SB) G . T . M u n n , co-
L i e u t . R . A . L y o n s , staff officer at H M C S Star, the host n a v a l d i v i s i o n . {DL-101). ordinator and director; Lieut.-Cdr.
Page twelveJ . H . Curtis, regatta director; Sub-Lt.
(W) Dorothy Tozer, publicity and
program; Lieut. (P) R. A . Lyons,
director; Lieut. (S) H . D . Evans,
accommodation and victualling; C o m -
mander (S) M . J . Doll, finance;
Lieut. (S) H . L . Kennedy, entertain-
ment; Sub-Lieut. John Campbell,
staff. Their duties were carried out
under the general supervision of the
commanding officer and Lieut.-Cdr.
J . W . Swackhamer, executive officer
of Star.
Results of the various events, on
the basis of final point totals, were
as follows:
Whaler Pulling (officers)—1 Star;
2 Hunter; 3 Prevost.
W a r Canoe—1 Star; 2 Griffon;
3 York.
Whaler Pulling (men)—1 Griffon;
2 Hunter; 3 Y o r k .
Whaler Sailing (officers)—1 Catara-
qui; 2 Y o r k ; 3 Hunter.
Whaler Sailing (men)—1 Y o r k ;
2 Carleton; 3 Montcalm.
Whaler Sailing (Wrens)—1 Hunter;
2 Prevost; 3 Chippawa.
Dinghy Sailing (officers)—1 Hunter
2 Montcalm; 3 York.
Befeathered a n d painted Indians from the W i l d West, namely H M C S C h i p p a w a , Winnipeg',
Dinghy Sailing (men)—1 Griffon; are shown i n their war canoe at the Great L a k e s N a v a l R e g a t t a . Somewhat less colorful easterners
2 M o n t c a l m ; 3 Great Lakes from H M C S Star, H a m i l t o n , won the war canoe event. (DL-125).
Training Establishment.
Dinghy Sailing (Wrens)—1 Hunter; The Inter-Ship Softball League 3. H M C S Y o r k , Toronto 33
2 Y o r k ; 3 Cataraqui. final was won by Hunter. 4. H M C S Star, Hamilton 29
Rifle S h o o t i n g — 1 C h i p p a w a ; 5. H M C S Cataraqui, Kingston . .22
2 Hunter; 3 Star. Final Standing 6. H M C S Chippawa, Winnipeg . 20
Revolver Firing—1 Hunter; 2 Star; Great Lakes Regatta 7. H M C S Montcalm, Quebec 17
3 Chippawa. 1. H M C S Hunter, Windsor 68 8. H M C S Prevost, London 12
Tug-of-War—1 Hunter; 2 Griffon. 2. H M C S Griffon, Port Arthur . .36 9. H M C S Carleton, Ottawa 8
10. Reserve Training Establish-
ment, Great Lakes 5
11. H M C S Donnacona, Montreal 5
Navy Helps Dartmouth
Observe Anniversary
T h e N a v y was prominent i n 202nd
b i r t h d a y celebrations held b y the town
of D a r t m o u t h , N . S . , August 6.
B i r t h d a y observances began w i t h
warships i n H a l i f a x harbor sounding
sirens a n d whistles at 8 a . m . L a t e r in
the m o r n i n g 100 men from Shearwater,
24 from H M S u b m a r i n e Alderney,
a float entered by R C S C C Magnificent
and the b a n d of R C S C C Nelson took
part in a parade through the t o w n .
D a r t m o u t h ' s natal day was observed
as a holiday at Shearwater a n d officers
a n d men from there took part in a
track and field meet. Senior a n d j u n i o r
teams from Stadacona competed i n
s w i m m i n g events at L a k e Banook.
T h e A l d e r n e y was berthed at the
N o r t h D a r t m o u t h pier a n d opened to
the public in the afternoon. In the
evening, at the completion of the
a q u a t i c events, two helicopters from
T h e R C N ' s 12-place S i k o r s k i helicopter, flown b y L i e u t . - C d r . J o h n D . L o w e , w i t h L i e u t .
Shearwater performed over L a k e
George M a r l o w as co-pilot, plucks a sailor from the water before crowds attending the Great
Banook.
L a k e s N a v a l R e g a t t a . In a d d i t i o n , Avengers and Sea Furies of the 31st Support A i r G r o u p
carried out mock anti-submarine attacks. (DL-118).
Page thirteenA Memorable Occasion
24 C a n a d i a n Sea Cadets
Inspected b y Queen
While in U . K .
A M I D the welter of sights and ham Palace. Six officers—one Austra- command of Lieut.-Cdr. J . R . Bolton,
JC%. sounds recalled by 24 Canadian lian, three Canadian and two New RNVR.
Sea Cadets who visited Great Britain Zealand—stood before the parade. The course was built on a five
this summer, one recollection stands Fifteen minutes later, Her Majesty divisional system, w ith each division
y
out with crystal clarity. the Queen appeared at the Garden undertaking one of the following
T h a t is t h e m e m o r y of t h e Entrance. The parade came to atten- activities each day:
moments when they stood at stiff tion and, as she reached the top of the 1. A day at sea in a frigate.
attention at the Garden Entrance of steps, the officers saluted. 2. A day at sea in submarines (six
Buckingham Palace and were i n - She came slowly down the steps cadets to a submarine).
spected by H e r Majesty the Queen. and the officers were presented by 3. A day at a naval air station,
On June 24, three officers and 24 Admiral Sir Louis Hamilton, chair- with examination of recent types
cadets left by air for England to man of the N a v y League. Her
of aircraft, demonstrations of
attend the Empire Camp at H M S Majesty then inspected the cadets,
jet and gas-turbine engines and
Osprey, Portland, along with sea accompanied by the officer in charge
of each unit. She walked slowly down nights.
cadets from the United K i n g d o m ,
Australia and New Zealand. Before the line, stopping at about every fifth 4. Ship handling in Portland har-
settling down at the camp, however, boy to ask him questions. bor, with cadets taking turns at
the Canadian boys had an oppor- O O W , handling the wheel, stand-
She returned to the top of the steps
tunity to visit historical spots from ing by telegraphs and keeping
and received three rousing cheers
London as far north as Edinburgh. the log.
with the famous wave and shy smile,
stood talking to Admiral Hamilton 5. A day in Osprey, with classes in
The day after their return from
Scotland was the highlight of the for a few minutes and turned and the forenoon and rifle shooting
trip. The 52 cadets from overseas went into the palace. in the afternoon.
were drawn up in single line in front On July 5, the Empire course D a y and night exercises were fitted
of the Garden Entrance of B u c k m g - began at H M S Osprey under the into this program.
Exercise A b i l i t y was one of attack
and defence over broken ground in
the old stone quarries of Portland
Bill. Defence parties took up positions
to represent close range, mobile,
medi um and heavy guns and the
attackers had to organize appropriate
strength to overcome them.
Landing Stores Exercise was con-
ducted from whalers with each team
collecting cases or boxes from the
ships in harbor and delivering them
to a jetty. The cases were to be con-
sidered highly dangerous and treated
with respect.
Exercise T i p and R u n called for
stealth, observation and initiative.
Its substance was escaped prisoners
fleeing their jailers. Two Canadians,
whether this should be a matter of
pride or not, won the event.
Smugglers and Coastguards re-
quired the smugglers to land con-
traband, make contact with agents
and get the stores to hideouts known
only to the agents. The coastguards
had to find the hideouts and round
up the contraband and smugglers.
The smugglers, operating mostly after
dark, were about 90 per cent success-
ful.
A n unforgettable highlight of the visit of 24 C a n a d i a n Sea Cadets to the U n i t e d K i n g d o m
this summer was their inspection b y H e r M a j e s t y the Queen at B u c k i n g h a m Palace. In the left Operation Top Line, the most
foreground is L i e u t . L . M . R o x b u r g h , R C S C , of Saskatoon, w i t h C o m m a n d e r St. J . W . Ainslie, exacting and ambitious of the exer-
R N , t r a i n i n g commander of the U . K . Sea Cadet C o r p s , a n d A d m i r a l S i r L o u i s H a m i l t o n , c h a i r - cises, took place by dark.
m a n of the N a v y League C o u n c i l . H e r M a j e s t y has stopped to speak to P O James Crosson,
of R C S C C W a r r i o r , E d m o n t o n . A t his left is P O D o n a l d M c N u t t , of R C S C C C o r n w a l l i s , Cadets were landed at about 2000
Digby, N . S . in Lulworth Cove by whaler from a
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