1AICROWSNESTVol. 10 No. 8 THE ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY'S MAGAZINE JUNE, 1958

LADY OF THE MONTH

CONTENTS

RCN Nelvs Review

Letters of Marque

Officers anl] Men.

Weddings an.d Birt/1s

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The lnodernized frigate S/lssexvale slideseasily through sun-dappled seas ofT the westcoast of Vancouver Island during springexercises.

The Sussexvale was reconlmissioned atI-Ialifax in March ]955. She steamedaround to the Pacific Coast that samespring and is now serving in the PacificL~onlnland's Fourth Canadian Escort Squad­ron, of which she is senior ship. She iscOlllmanded by Lt.-Cdr. E. P. Shaw.

This aerial view of the frigate was re­produced in a nurrtber of Canadian news­papers on the occasion of Battle of theAtlantic Sunday by way of contrastingships in the RCN of today with those thatfought against the U-boats in the NorthAtlantic. (E-44931 )

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Naval Lore Corn.er .No. 60 , lrlside Back Cover

The Cover-The destroyer escort Huron rejoined the AtlanticFleet March 28 at Halifax following a nine-month refit at HMCDockyard. AB G. B. Kelly, of Snlith Falls, ant., and Ldg. Sea.W. J. Hancock, Wallaceburg, ant, hoist the White Ensign to markthe recommissioning. The photograph was taken by AB BobMaskell, Toronto, attached to the Dockyard photo section.(HS-52283 )

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A picture of concentration, the bridge stoff of HMCS Fraser is shown as the destroyer escort enters Hong Kong. The captain, Cdr. Ray Phillips, is thirdfrom left. (CR.270)

Battle--of AtlanticSu.nday Observed

Battle of the Atlantic Sunday wasobserved across Canada and in shipsat sea on May 4, except for Halifax,where observance was postponed forone week to await the return to portof ships engaged in exercises.

Favoured by ideal weather and othercircumstances, the observances ap­peared, judging by press reports, tohave been the most widespread andbest attended in recent years.

Observances in Ottawa were uniquelyhonoured by the presence of PrinceBernhard of the Netherlands, who laida wreath honouring war dead at theNational War Memorial in Confedera­tion Square. A wreath on behalf ofthe Royal Canadian Navy was laid byRear-Admiral E. P. Tisdall, Vice-Chiefof the Naval Staff.

Another highlight of the Ottawa cere­monies was the presence of the Stada­cona band, which played the mov­ing orchestrated Last Post after thewreaths were laid.

Halifax and Dartmouth a week laterwitnessed parades of almost 6,000 navalpersonnel in commemoration of theBattle of the Atlantic, About 130 offi­ocersand men from the U.S. warshipsin port shared in the observance. Ritesthere were attended by· Rear-AdmiralH. F. Pullen, Flag. Officer Atlantic Coast,and Major-General the Hon. E. C. Plow,Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia.

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Across the 1and naval veterans,former merchant seamen and Sea Ca­dets shared in the observance.

At Windsor, Ontario, Rear-AdmiralWalter Hose, Chief of the Naval Stafffrom 1920 to 1934, addressed the par­ticipating units and members of theWindsor branch of the Naval Officers'Association marked the occasion byholding their first annual dinner on theSaturday evening. Their guest speakerwas Captain James Pratt, Director ofPersonnel (Officers), of Ottawa.

At Esquimalt altars were erected onthe upper playing field and in the gum­nasium for Protestant and Roman Cath­olic services respectively.

The special significance of this year'sobservance lay in the fact that it was

Prince PraisesNaval Personnel

'Words of appreciation from thePrince of the Netherlands were passedon by Rear-Admiral E. P. Tisdall,Vice-Chief of the Naval Staff, to offi­cers and men who took part in Ot­tawa's Battle of the Atlantic Sundayceremonies. Admiral Tisdall's mes­sage said:

"HRH . Prince Bernhard asked meto express his appreciation of thesmartness and bearing of all officersand men taking part in the cere­monies at the National War Memorialon the occasion of Battle of the At­lantic Sunday 1958. Well done."

Rear - Admiral Tisdall representedVice-Admiral H. G. DeWolf, Chief ofthe Naval Staff, at the ceremonies.

15 years ago that it first became ap­parent Hitler's U-boat warfare wasdoomed to failure, and that he was los­ing the war on land as well.

Battle of the Atlantic Sunday wasmarked this year, by coincidence, onthe 48th anniversary of the establish­ment of the Naval Service of Canada,later to be known as the Royal Can­adian Navy. Assent was given to theNaval Service Act on May 4, 1910.

Upper YardmanPlan Replaced

The upper yardman sche~e for theselection and preparation of men onthe lower deck for commissioned rankcame to an end on May 5 and at thesame time new avenues of promotionwere opened.

The action was taken in accordancewith a recommendation of the RCNPersonnel Structure Committee, aimedat improving opportunities for promo­tion from the lower deck. It is hopedthat new, improved selection methodswill result in earlier discovery of pros­pective officers.

Men who were being reported on asupper yardman candidates will bechannelled into various training plans,depending on their age and educationalbackground. Some will go to HMCSVenture, the officers' training establish­ment in ESquimalt; .others will go to theCanadian Services Colleges; universitytraining will be provided for Some, andothers will receive branch officer train­ing.

Large crowds lined the Sydney water­front to watch the departure of theships, the largest single group seen inthe harbour since the Second WorldWar.

The Bangors, now re-christened,formerly served the RCN as HMC ShipsKentvHle, Kenora, Nipigon, Fort WH­limn, Medicine Hat, Westmount, Blair­more, Swift Current and Sarnia.

The minesweepers were the formerHMC Ships Gaspe, Comox, Trinity andUngava.

U.S. SubmarinesPu.t in at Halifax

Six United States Navy submarinesand a submarine chaser arrived in Hali­fax May 16 for a week-end visit. Thesquadron called at Halifax during thecourse of an officers' training cruise.

The vessels are the submarines Ente'­rnedor, Sea Owl, Piper, Tusk, Jalac andCrevell.e and the submarine chaserTeasle.

Senior officer of the squadron is Cdr.E. C. Barnhardt, embarked in USSPiper.

The upper age limit for universitytraining will be waived where a man isfound to possess the proven ability tocope with this training.

Special arrangements are being madefor men at present attending prepara­tory school as upper yardman candi­dates or completing Canadian HigherEducational Test requirements on theirown.

It was announced last fall that theBranch Officer system of promotionwould be replaced by a method whichwill make possible the promotion ofofficers with practical, specialized ex­perience without placing them in com­petition with General List officers, whocould be expected to have higheracademic education as well as broaderprofessional training and experience.There will be, however, an opportunityfor officers promoted in this manner totransfer to the General List and com­pete for promotion there.

The new promotion scheme will beparticularly favourable to young menof superior intelligence and ability who,for financial or other reasons, wereunable to complete their high schooltraining and who have begun serviceon the lower deck. It will provide themwith opportunities for professional oruniversity training which might nototherwise have opened to them.

L'Aventure PaysCou.rtesy Call

The French frigate L'AventureThe Last Post is sounded on Battle of the

Turkish Ships Atlantic Sunday at the foot of the Sailor's arrived at Halifax May 13 for a five-Leave for llom.e Memorial on Victoria Pier in Montreal. The day courtesy visit.

bugler is Able Cadet Peter Venue, of RCSCCFourteen former Canadian warships Victory, and the drummer is AB Robert Ross, The 2,200 ton ship, commanded by

sailed from Sydney, N.S., on May 19 of HMCS Donnacona. (ML.6735) Capitaine de Fregate M. Mounier, was----ioL-ibeir-new_baseun~r.urkey-----.Th greeted officially by Jean Parmentier,

were 10 Bangor' coastal escorts an"'d.Y---a-d~a-fc-o-I-·-eC-ig-h:--t-m-o-n-t-h-s-,-m-a-n-n-i-n-g-th-e-fi-rs-t--~rench consu a :-RallIax:--Tuesd"a..,y,----four Bay class minesweepers turned five escorts turned over to them last morning L'Aventure's commanding offi-over to Turkey under NATO's Mutual year. The remainder came early this cer made his official calls.Aid program. year for the turnover this spring of the During the visit personnel of the

On board were 1,000 Turkish sailors. remaining five BanguI's and the four ship were taken on sightseeing tours ofNearly half of them had been in Can- minesweepers. the Halifax area and a dance was held

On the occasion of Battle of the Atlantic Sunday, Protestant services were held on the upper playing field of HMCS Naden. (E·45142)

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for th~ men by L'Alliance Francaise atNewman Hall. The Commanding Offi­cer and officers were guests at recep­tions at the Stadacona wardroomTuesday evening and at the Frenchconsulate Wednesday evening. Therewas a reception on board L'AventureMay 17 and the frigate sailed the nextday.

Flag Officer VisitsSubmarine Squallron

Rear-Admiral Bertram W. Taylor,DSC, Royal Navy, Flag Officer Sub­marines, arrived in Halifax by air fromOttawa on May 10 for a four-day visitto the Royal .Navy's Sixth SubmarineSquadron.

Admiral Taylor met with Rear-Ad­miral H. F. Pullen, Flag Officer Atlan­tic Coast and senior naval officets.· inthe area, visited boats of the Sixth Sub­marine Squadron, met squadron per­sonn~l and inspected submarine facili­ties ashore.

On Sunday, observed as Battle of theAtlantic Sunday in Halifax, AdmiralTaylor attended divisions with the SixthSubmarine Squadron in HMC Dockyard.

Admiral Taylor paid official calls onMonday morning, and visited RCAFMaritime Headquarters later in themorning. He visited the Naval Arma­ment Depot and met with chief andpetty 'officers of the Sixth SubmarineSquadron that afternoon. He left forNorfolk, Virginia, Tuesday May 13.

As Flag Officer Submarines, AdmiralTaylor is the Admiralty's adviser onall submarine matters. He also holdsthe NATO appointment of CommanderSubmarines Eastern Atlantic.

Cadets ArriveFor Training

The first of 370 naval cadets from allparts of Canada began arriving in Hali­fax in early. May to start their annual

,summer training ashore and afloat in"~hips and establishments of the RCN's

',. Atlantic Command.\:.~ T~e:c~dets, who represent naval

'i'tl:linin,g' divisions from universities and. '" , ~dneges throughout the country, are"',' being acc;oriJ.inodated for the most part

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A total of· 220 first";:yeat cadets willtake. s;~'a:' training in,the frigates' ,LaH1.l.Uois.e and Swansea and will undergo '

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a two-weeIs divisional courSe qt' Corn",:,:'. walZi$. " ". . ". ... 'Th~ first~oup' of 80 cadets togo to~ea ~ailed fro~ Halifax May 12101' ~month'of practical trainiIig in generalseamanship,' gunnery" and· " ,boatwork.The Swansea,and La Huzioise ate opera­ting fnthe Bermttda,.areaanp.\veret6

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call at Baltimore, from where the cadetswere to visit the United States NavalAcademy at Annapolis before returningto Halifax June 6.

Two other cruises for the remainderof the first-year cadets will take placeduring the summer months.

The cadets will spend most of theirtime ashore, where in addition to thedivisional course at Cornwallis, they

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. Opened by the Royal Navy on July 20, 1887,the, drydock' in the dO'ckyard at Esquimalt is

'doing business at the old stand..Built' odgin­ally t~ handle warships. which' we~e essentially"sailing ships with auxiliary steam engines, thedrydock is still capable of proViding a hovenfor modern" destroyer escorts, such tis theCrescent, shown here, in for refit. A glance .at.the snug fit should be enough· to avoid. ~on.fuslpg .t./le old· naval drydock with the' vdst

.• g'overnment i'graving dock across .the ·h·arbour.(E:45.) 7,0) ,

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will receive instruction in seamanship,communications, gunnery, navigationand other naval subjects. The minimumtime allowed for summer training is 14weeks, of ,which about four are spentat sea.

Approximately 150 second- and third­year cadets, of the constructor, electri­cal, supply, instructor, ordnance andengineering branches, will receivespecialized training ashore in Halifax.

About 65 per cent of the cadets whoare taking their training in the AtlanticCommand are in the executive' branchwhile the remainder' are in the suppI;and technical branches. Those who suc­cessfully complete their third yearqualify for promotion to sub-lieutenantor acting sub-lieutenant.

lUDG RetiringIn September

Surgeon Commodore Eric H. Lee,Medical Director-General of the RoyalCanadian Navy since September 1952will begin retirement leave on Septem­ber 8.

He will be succeeded as Medical Di­rector General by Surgeon Captain T.Blair McLean, who has been PrincipalMedical Officer of Naden, and Com­mand Medical Officer on the staff ofthe Flag Officer Pacific Coast, sinceNovember 1954.

Succeeding Captain McLean in thisdual appointment will be acting Sur­geon Captain Walter J. Elliot. Cap­tain Elliot is now officer-in-charge ofthe Medical Branch School and ophth­almologist at the RCN Hospital at Es­quimalt.

Captain McLean will be promoted tothe rank of surgeon commodore on tak­ing up his new appointment.

Arms ShipmentGoes to Italy

Two shipments, totalling 237.84 tons,of naval guns, spare barrels, mountingsand magazines from reserve stores ofthe Royal Canadian Navy, were madeto Italy in April under Canada's pro­gram of Mutual Aid to member nationsof NATO.

One shipment wa~ loaded at Mont­real and the other at HalifaX: TheMontreal .shipm~ntinclu'ded 10 40mmguns lmd mouptings, 13:' spare 40mm

.barrels and'3,912 20mm'magazines. TheHalifax shipment inchided 10. 20mmQerlikon t,win mountings, and 300 20mmOerlikon guns.

Shipments of armament frOm RCNj:eserye stocks .are made. to 'European

.·~ountrie~·as allocated" by the NATO. Standfutf Group in W~shihgton.

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Letters of- Marque~ ~ The Story of Nova Scotia's Privateers ~ ~

awaited adjudgment. Thus under thejudgeship of men such as Edward How,Benjamin Green, and William Collier,backed by the efficient ships of theRoyal Navy, a fairly beneficial systemwas established for handling the mari­time legal affairs of the growing portand hinterland of Halifax. But mostimportant, this new system ensured atan early date close ties between thepolitically-minded merchant class andthe admiral and his sea captains whooperated out of Halifax.

WhHe Nova Scotians profited from theoperations of their own privateers, theyalso had to reckon their losses at thehands of American privateers.

Second PrizeA selection has been made he7'e

of portions of Instr. Lt. PeterWa.tson's second prize essay in theBarry German hist07'y contest,"The Impact of the Navy on theHistory of Nova Scotia 1749-1819".WhHe these sections form only asmall corner of the broad canvason which Lt. Watson has worked,tlwy present a lively picture ofprivatee7'ing days in Nova Scotia.

T HE ENTIRE naval force defendingthe province of Nova Scotia in

1756 consisted of a small squadron sta­tioned at Halifax under Captain Spry.Governor Lawrence met this lack ofnaval support by receiving permissionfrom the Board of Trade in that sameyear to issue letters-of-marque.

Under these letters-of-marque NovaScotians were authorized to build oracquire vessels of 100- to 400-tons insize, protected by swivel guns andmanned usually with a crew of betweeneighty and one hundred men. Eachship, before departing on a six-monthcruise to attack French shipping, was to more obvious. In those days the mainleave with the Vice-Admiralty Court at source of income for men serving inHalifax a complete record of who the the Royal Navy was prize money. Whenowners were, and a list of the officers through letters-of-marque Nova Sco- ON JUNE 7, 1778, American priva-and men on board. A careful record of tians came to share the profits of cap- teers spent three days in Liverpoolall captures and seizures was to be tured ships, the British seamen received harbour without being molested by akept and all prizes were to be brought less. British ships, therefore ensured King's cruiser. It was discouraging tointo Halifax for adjugment at the Vice- that they came out on top. Mr. Martin the people and did a lot to disrupt theAdmiralty Court. To ensure that these in his book "Empire and Common- every day economic life. By Octoberorders were obeyed £3,000 bail was wealth" emphasized the control exer- 1778 Simeon Perkins a prosperous mer-required for vessels with a crew ex- cised in these .courts by the Royal Navy chant had lost five ships to the Ameri-ceeding 150 men and £1,500 was re- working behind the scenes: can privateers. These attacks led toquired for vessels with a smaller crew. "The Vice-Admiralty courts, for the changes in his business. Perkins con-These letters-of-marque or privateers, enforcement of trade and maritime centrated on the Halifax market, sup-as they were usually called, were not regulations sat without juries, and were plying timber, lumber and staves toallowed to fly the Union Jack but were presided over by British judges who, Halifax merchants Pollard, Linkletter,to fly a Red ensign, as it would be like the customs officials, were supposed Smith and Ambrose. He also boughtknown today. to be independent of local influences as small schooners to secure fish and oak

--Wiliiam-Knox:-a-H-a-lifax-merchani;----the;y-w.e-l'e-ef-leGal-Gen-tl'el-.--------Be-hil)d_tl)e-__----'s~t~a~v--"'e£s~a~l~o~n~__'t~h!!e<--,!CN!.!,oLJv~a"-----.bSlJ,;cCliO'kti!-"aL-12cobli;!;s~__petitioned Gove~nor Lawrence for ~ whole moved the pervasive power of the Simeon Perkins, who had originallyletter-of-marque. Three months after Royal Navy, which on occasion could come from New England, as a result ofthe outbreak of war-July 1757-he ni- exert a direct and invincible domina- his ship losses to American privateers,ceived the letter granting permission tion." planned to engage in privateering him-for the W. D. Lawrence to put to sea. The Vice-Admiralty Courts were"" a self. The sum of £300 was raised andA 100-ton schooner, commanded by necessary outgrowth of Halifax's new Perkins petitioned the government "toCaptain Rous, with a crew of 100, she commercial and strategic position. With lend us some guns and provide us withmounted 20 swivel guns. Because 'of an the growth of colonial enterprise, ammunition". As a result of· theseunsuccessful first voyage she was sold strange ships came to port, pirates preparations the schooner Lucy wasto two other Halifax merchants, R. menaced the coast, and prize ships fitted out, commanded by Captain B.Saunderson and Melachy Salter, who Collins. She was dispatched Januaryimmediately sent her on another cruise 21, 1780, and returned February 5 withto Bermuda where she made two ships two prizes. These prizes were poor.prizes. One was a sloop with salt and molasses,

Fifteen private vessels of war were while the other was a schooner with afitted out by Halifax merchants from mixed cargo of salt, ducks, etc. As a1756 to 1760. These vessels totalled result the Lucy was sold for £395, a3,000 tons, carried 232 gun carriages, net gain of £95 on the ship alone.and most important, employed 1,000 No part of Nova Scotia escaped themen. Most of these crews were re- wrath of -the American privateers. Incruited from privateersmen and ma- 1776, 350 prizes were taken and insur-rines who accompanied Cornwallis to ance rates went up 25 per cent. "TheHalifax. From such a background boldness of these raids caused such wideNova Scotia developed a naval tradition: spread alarm that the principal inhabi-

The Vice-Admiralty Courts controlled tants of Cornwallis" Horton, King'sthe terms on which letters-of-marque County, and the Western Shore of thewere issued. The reason is now perhaps province petitioned the. government to

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protect the coast from further insultsand depredations and asked supplies ofammunition for the militia". SmallAmerican privateers were able to takerefuge in shallow water and thus avoidthe larger British ships.

The Nova Scotia government itselfdecided to take action. At a cost of£399 a 50-ton vessel, the Loyal NovaScotian was provided. Equipped witheight guns, Captain T. Criben and his25-man crew saved many a small fish­ing vessel or coastal trading, sloop fromthe ;'privateers. The failure of the RoyalNavy to provide adequate protectionforced Nova Scotians to take a share inthe defence costs. Ships were builtwith the aid of the valuable experiencegained working in the expanding dock­yard at Halifax or in repairing, Britishships which put in at any number ofexcellent Nova Scotia harbours. Thebirth of the nineteenth century ship­building industry in Nova Scotia datesback to these early ties with the BritishNavy.

The Halifax Journal of July 30, 1812,said: .

"Privateers are swarming aroundour coast and the Bay of Fundy;hardly a day passes but we hear ofcaptures made by them."

Throughout the year 1812 Englishmen-of-war did not molest Americanunarmed fishing and coasting vessels.Meanwhile 'many Nova Scotia vesselswere captured. On October 8 a boat'screw from one of these American priva­teers landed on Sheep Island at themouth of the Tusket River. They shotFrancis Clements, ransacked his house,carried off his livestock and .left ,awidow with nine children. Fortunatelyth.e 'privateer ,was shortly afterw'ardcaptured by the Shannon. Although thecoast was repeatedly visited by priva­teers, the naval force on the Halifaxstation prevented any well-groundedfears of anenen1.Y landing. In JuneI813 two men-of-war, of 74 guns, anda frigate were seen chasing an armedvessel into Mahone, Bay.. The alarm gunswere immediately ,discharged at theblockhouses and outI?osts and themilitia was summoned and put to sea tochase the schooners. There was :q.o needas a British 74-gun warship La Hogueand the·.frigate Orpheus had chased theAmerican privateer Teaser into MahoneBay. The Teaser's ,crew, seeing th'em­selves cornered, blew the ship up.

·On September 17, 1813, AdmiralWarren, atrived with his fleet fromCh~sapeake Bay. Over 30 large shipswith' 6,000 .. men aboard anchored inHalifiJ.){'rh~l'bour. Among the vesselstlJ,at Jay atanc~or )Vas the b1ffg Curlew·

of eighteen guns. Commanded by anative Nova Scotian, Captain MichaelHead, the Curlew had captured as prizethe Volante, a 20-gun ship with 90 menon board.,

SUC,CESS continued throughout 1814.On July 5 the six-gun vessel Snap

Dragon was captured by HM sloopMartin off Sambro light. A few dayslater the United States sloop Rattle­snake of 18 guns, was taken off Shel­burne by HM Frigate Leander. Thesetwo vessels were brought in for adjudg­ment to the Vice-Admiralty Courts inHalifax. By August 1814 so successfulhad the blockade of the American coast'become that a number of amphibiousoperations were undertaken by theNavy. In the early part of AugustAdmiral Cochrane sailed to ChesapeakeBay and landed a military force whichstruck fear into the Americans by thetemporary capture of the city of Wash­ington. On August 26 Governor Sher­brooke and Rear-Admiral Griffiths setsail in the Dragon, a "74", for Penob­scot. Sherbrooke's diary reveals an out­line of this operation.

September 12-Secured CastineSeptember 15-Machias capturedSeptember 18-at St. John, N.B.September 20-landed Windsor,

N.S.These significant naval operations re­

vealed the. overall superiority of theRoyal Navy not only in its protectionof ,Nova Scotia but also in its abilityto strike a~ strong points of the Am~ri­

can coast.,The year 1815 brought p~ace, and

with ,it the 'end of French and Americanprivateering attacks on the coast o~

Nova Scotia.One of the most profitable forms of

erlployment on the "sea during war timewas privateering. Perkins of Liverpool,mentioned earlier, built and made readyfor sea in 1798 the Charles Mary Went­worth and supplied her with 16 gunsfrom the naval ordnance stores atHalifax.

Another of the privateers of the earlyNapoleonic War, and perhaps the mostfamous, was the brigRover~ commandedby Alexand.erGodfrey. Built at HerringCove, the Rover,mounting 14 four­pounders,':sailed June 4, 1800, for theSpanish Main with a crew, of 55. Aftera severe ehgagemenf-in •which She cap­tured thre~ ships, including the Spanishflag ship-the Santa 'Rita-which nettedthe Rover ';'£ 10,OOO:t.irofit,~she ' r~turnedOctobe~ 16' to, Halifax.';' No wonder themerchants of Liverpool and Halifaxturned readily to privateering.

"No' commander of any ship orvessel having a letter oj marque

and a reprisal, as aforesaid, shallpresume, as they shall answer forit, at their peril, to wear any Jack,Pennant~ or other Ensign orColour~, usually borne by our Ships,but that besides the Colours usuallyborne by merchant ships, they dowear a Red Jack, with the UnionJack described in the Canton at theupper corner thereof near the staff".From the above quoted instructions it

is apparent that the Royal Navy, duringthe War of 1812, did not intend to keepAmerican warships tied down to theirharbours so that Nova Scotian priva­teers could have a field day. Personnelof His Majesty's ships were impressedwhile those on board the privateerswere volunte~rs. British warships alsoresented the poor discipline aboard theprivateers and especially the thought oflosing the prize money.

One of the most successful of theNova Scotian privateers was the Liver­pool Packet. This vessel, formerlyknown as the Black Joke, was pur­chased from the Vice-Admiralty Courtsby four Liverpool merchants. EnosCollins, John and James Barss andBenjamin Knaut. Weighing 67 tons,she was originally designed to carrypassengers and mail from Liverpool toHalifax and as such was the first vesselinto Liverpool with the news of thewar. i With the outbreak ,of war in 1812,she was q~ickly, fitted out with guns,and her crew, many of them fishermen,increased to 45. For two months theLi~er'Pool Packet anchored at Liver­pool, as Captain Joseph Barss patientlyawaited a letter-of-marque which gavehim permission to attack enemy com­merce. Governor Sherbrooke grantedthe Letter, August 20, 1812. On August31 'Barss put to sea with 60 days foodon board, 20 rounds of cannister, '300pounds of shot and four hundred­weight of gun-powder' in hism~gazine.

Barss' commission read that he had theriglit to .apprehend, seize, and 'takeship's goods and vessels belonging toFrance. This was the' only po~er theGovernor had the right, to give. It wasnevertheless' understood that Britishauthorities would allow attacks madeon American commerce.

ON SEPTEMBER 7, Barss was sail­," . ing on the George Banks and the

heavy shipping lanes. Here he cap­tured the Middlesex, a 325-ton1 vessel'carrying coal'and salt to New York; andthe Factor, a smalle'r vessel bound forProvidence, Rhode Island, with a cargoof wine. These two ,vessels with prizecrews on board were' sent to the Vice­Admiralty Courts in Halifa~ to·be con;..demned. The vessel Middlesex, and her

cargo were returned to its owner. TheFactoT, being American-owned, wascondemned but the Portuguese-ownedcargo was restored to its owner. Theprofits from the FactoT amounted to£ 1,130. Within five days more ships-the Maria, Polly Union, Four Brothersand Little Joe-were sent to Halifax tobe condemned. The LiverpooL Packetreturned to Halifax on expiration of her60-day letter-of-marque.

On November 24, 1812, the Packetwas once more granted a letter-of­marque, this time the authoritiesofficially granting her the right to attackAmerican shipping. Off Cape Cod shecaptured the ThTee Friends, and theELiza. The Boston newspaper "Mes­senger was' horrified by the largenumber of ships captured by the Liver­pooL Packet. When she returned De­cember 21 for Christmas, 20 prizes laymoored to her credit in the LiverpoolRiver.

The Navy objected to the successachieved by the Packet and so far notone of her prizes had been sold. SamuelH. George, Edward Brabruzon Brenton,and Brenton Halliburton, officers andagents of the Admiralty, had filed aclaim for 18 of the 21 prizes. Sir B.Halliburton, Chief Judge in the prov­ince, alleged that the LiverpooL Packet,private-armed schooner, commandedby. Barss was not duly commissionedand authorized as a letter-of-marque.Governor Sherbrooke did his best topreserve the rights of the LiverpooLPacket, but the Receiver-General wonthe first round. An appeal was ent~red

in the courts and this time the ownerswon, but it had been a costly venture.The owners received, in November1814, only £21,814 as £2,500 wereswallowed up in court fees.

The poor privateersmen, who we~'e ona share system, got nothing until Jan­mIry 1813 and then they collected

only £ 12 a share, from the sale of theFactoT. It took two years to reap thebenefits from the £21,814 and it wasdivided as follows:

owners-£ 10,907ship's expenses-£2,000 seasonprofit-£8-10,000

Forty-five men: to be divided as fol­lows:

six shares per Commanderfour shares per Lieutenantthree shares per Prize Mastertwo shares per Petty Officerone share per seamani share per boy

Thus seamen earned about £ 156 each.J. Barss received £10,000.

Not content with those rewards theLwerpooL Packet continued her illus­trious career. On Sunday May 22, 1813,she came into Halifax after completingher ninth cruise. Thirty-three vesselsawaited judgment before the Vice­Admiralty Courts. Finally her luck ran

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This is how Halifox harbour looked to the artist, R. Short, in 1777, when privateering was helping to found great Nova Scotia fortunes.George Island is in the foreground. To the left, in the background, is the town, Citadel Hill and the King's Yard. The narrows leading toBedford Basin can be seen in the centre of the picture and to the left the sporsely inhabited land where Dartmouth now stands. The print fromwhich this is reproduced was presented to Stadacona in 1935 by Cdr. H. T. W. Grant, who became Vice-Admiral and Chief of the Naval Staffand who now heads the Royal Canadian· Naval Benevolent Fund.

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out, and on June 11, 1813, she wascaught by the American privateerThomas, off Portsmouth, New Hamp­shire; Barss was taken prisoner andlater paroled. Utilized for awhile bythe Americans, the Packet was recap­tured and, under a new set of ownersand a new commander, Caleb Seeley,went on to capture a half a dozen otherprizes. She finally retired on October,1814. Thus the Liverpool Packet hadcaptured 45 prizes valuea at £ 262,500from August, 1812 to December, 1814.From his own profits Captain JosephBarss built a beautiful mansion whichstill stands in Liverpool today.

T ROMAS FREEMAN was anothermerchant who sought to i~crease

his earnings by turning to privateering.Freeman and Snow Parker, walrushunter, privateer owner and member ofthe House of Assembly bought, the Re­taliation, a condemned prize, at Hali­fax. A small topsail schooner, 60 feetlong and weighing 71 tons, the Retalia­tion set sail with a letter-of-Marquedated February 18, 1813. After a shortcruise she returned at the end of Marchwith £ 6,000 in prizes before the prizecourt. Both Freeman and Parker hadmade modest fortunes. Due to the sick...ness of Thomas. Freeman, the partner...ship was dissolved and the vessel sold.Under the new owners she once againput to sea. Unfortunately her luck ranout as she ran into HMS Sttpe","b, a 74­gun man-of-war blockading New Lon­don, and a number of her crew wereimpressed. The fate of some of her crewillustrates. the disastrous economiceffect the·navy could have on the crew'sdependents.

Nova Scotian privateers constantlyhad to worry about their prizes beingseized by British warships. Such. a casewas the story of the Crown. ThomasSm~th, baker, and John O'Bryn, sail­make~, both of Halifax, after depositing£ 1,500 as a security for good behaviour,received a letter-of-marque. In earlyApril, 1813, Solomon Jennings, master,put to sea and on the 23rd 'captured thebrigantine Sibue, fr<?m Boston, ten milessouthwest of Cape Sable. Nosoonerhad the prize be~n secured than ,theBritish· sloop"'of-:war Atlanta, Com~

mand~r·F.. Hickey, 'carrie alongside the 'capture¢! 'prize. Commander Hickeytook the prize papers from CaptainCurtis, the captured American captainon board, Jennings having failed totake and seal them. With his own prizecrew on, board, Commander Hickey

. threatened· to . seize a number of thecrew from the Crown and to impressJohn Adams if he did not reveal all theinformation regarding the capture, so

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that lIMS Atlanta could claim the Sib1~e

as its prize.

Adams replied coolly: "I do not needto learn discipline, sir. I have had thehonour to serve His Majesty under LordNelson at the Battle of the Nile. I waswounded and disabled there. I foughtunder his Lordship at the capture of St.Jago, and at the Battle of Copenhagen,and at Tenneriffe. I fought under Cap­tain Barkely on the Glorious First ofJune, in Lord Howe's action when wewhipped the French and Spanish. Asfor keeping me on board here, that issomething you cannot do, Your Honour.I have already served my King andcountry long and faithfully and havebeen disabled in His Maj esty's serviceand so earned my discharge. And I haveit, Your Honour, in black and whiteand can produce it."

Commander Hickey was ~orced toseize two others in lieu of Adams.

rrhe Court of Vice-Admiralty whofinally heard Jenning's story listenedto affidavits on behalf of HMS Atlanta,and allowed her to be a joint captor,along with the late Crown, of brigan­tine S'ibue. The Sibue sold for £5,062which meant £2,531 for each ship.

The largest and finest of all theprivateers of Nova Scotia was the SirJohn Sherb'tooke, owned by EnosCollins, Joseph Freeman, John Barssand Benjamin Knaut and commandedby Joseph Freeman, of Liverpool(father of Thomas Freeman). Freemanreceived his letter-of-marque, February4, 1813, at Halifax, the fourth priva­teering commission granted by Gover­nor Sherbrooke since the outbreak of

the vVar. A strict disciplinarian, Free­man kept his privateer in the samestate of efficiency as if she had flownthe whiplash pennant of the RoyalNavy. Every Sunday morning thehaI?-ds were turned out and he readthem the Articles of War.

Freeman sailed with 150 men (one­third marines) in mid-March, 1813, forthe trade routes off Block Island, whereLong Island Sound traffic convergeswith the navigation between the EasternStates and the South Bay. In threemonths 19 prizes were brought beforethe prize courts netting the owners£ 10,000. Such a vessel cost a consider­able sum to upkeep and as a resultthe brig, now at Liverpool, was adver­tised for sale August 10, 1813.

In the summer of 1813, CaptainBurkett of Matilda and Joseph Freemanof the Sir John Sherbrooke togethercaptl~red the American ship Loyal Samoff Massachusetts Bay. Captain Burketthad to prove before the Vice-AdmiraltyCourts in Halifax that the Matilda wasindeed a regularly commi'ssioned priva­teer and that she had five carriage gunsmounted at the time of the Loyal Sarn'scapture. The prize court decided thatthe recapture of the ship· for her Green­ock .owners called for generous salvagemoney, and allowed the high proportionof one-sixth of the appraised value ofvessel and cargo-£9,424. So the She'l'­brooke and Matilda received approxi­mately $7,850 between them.

ONE-THIRD of all the vessels takenfrom the Americans, 1812-14, were

captured by Nova Scotia privateers.Two-hundred and seven of their cap­tures lay in Maritime harbours-Hali­fax, Saint John, Liverpool, Digby, Yar­mouth-with munitions nailed to theirmain masts signifying that they hadbeen delivered to the Court of Vice­-A-dmiralty ~ After the first sweep of theNovel,. Scotian privateers, 200 wagonshad to 'pe employed to move "the block­adt::d goods,· along the American coast,and insurance rates from Boston toNew Orleans, bywater, rose to a,30 per~entpremium.The NovaScotianpriva­teers kriew well how.·to use.theadvan­tages ga1ned from the British navalblockade ,to achieve large financialprofits.

It can be seen. from these accountsthat the merch?-nts indulging in the pri­vateering ,trade. could, on one hand, reaplarge rewards if their vessels weresound, the crews good, and their luckheld. On the other hand, if they metobjectionable British men-of-war orunscrupulous lawyers in the Vice-Ad-

,miralty Courts, ,they could su;{fer heavyfinancial losses.:

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OFFICERS AND MEN

A naval wag once soid a ship is called a "she" because it costs so much to keep her in paint.Able Seaman Frank Anderson, suitably allired for the application of cruiser cosmetics, proceeds toprelly up the Ontario during the voyage to Australia and New Zealand. Beauty in ships mayormay not be skin deep but the paint prevents the onslaught of rust. (OT-3799)

New Assignment.~

For Senior OfficersThree senior officers of the engin­

eeJ'ing branch of the Royal CanadianNavy will lake up new appointmentslater this year.

Captain (E) John S. Somers, willtake up the appointment on August 18of Principal Naval Overseer, MontrealArea. He has been attending the Na­tional Defence College, Kingston, sinceSeptember 1957.

He will succeed Constructor CaptainSturton M. Davis, who will go to theNational Defence College, Kingston, inSeptember.

Commander (E) Arthur G. Bridg­man, now engineer officer of the Bona­venture will become Assistant Chief ofNaval Technical Services (Air), atNaval Headquarters, on September 29.

He will succeed Acting Captain (E)(AE) Charles G. H. Daniel, who onOctober 27 will take up the appoint-

Engineers SupplyShrubs for Manadon

Rather than growing another treein Brooldyn, officers of the Royal

_~anadian_ Na',TY_llaVe taken steps toassure that a supply of shrubs­azaleas, rhododendrons and such-willbloom at Manadon.

Manadon, although only engineersmay be aware of this, is the new siteof the Royal Naval Engineering Col­lege, formerly at Keyham. Manadonis near Plymouth and the new groundsare almost completely surrounded byhousing developments - a situationwhich has made the naval engineersfeel the need of a screen of greenery.

An estimate of the landscaping re­quirements of HMS Thundere,', as theengineering college is known, placedthem at a thousand trees and 200shrubs, far beyond the resources ofwardroom funds.

Royal Canadian Navy engineers haveresponded to an appeal for assistanceand have contributed $125 to an "RCNShrubs for Manadon Fund" so that thegrounds may be as beautiful as pos­sible by the time Her Majesty theQueen opens the new wardroom build­ing on July 29:

The gift was announced in a mes­sage, signed by Rear-Admiral IE) W.W. Porteous, Chief of Naval TechnicalServices, and Commodore (E) B. R.Spencer, Engineer-in-Chief, on theoccasion of the last annual engineerofficers' reunion dinner at Keyham inearly May.

ment of Command Technical Officer onthe staff of the Flag Officer PacificCoast, at Esquimalt.

Captain (E) John S. Osborn, whohas been Command Technical Officersince July, 1956, will proceed on re­tirement leave on November 3.

Plaque PresentedTo Prize Winner

Instr. Lt.-Cdr. Lawrence Farrington,winner of the essay contest in this year'sRCN issue of Canadian Shipping andMarine Engineering News, on April 30was presented with a plaque at Venture.

Instr. Lt.-Cdr. Farrington is a mem­ber of the teaching staff of the officers'training establishment.

The presentation was made by ArthurR. Joy, B.C. editor, Business Publica­tions Division, MacLean-Hunter Pub­lishing Co. Ltd., on behalf of CanadianShipping's editor, Eric Axelson.

The recipient, whose prize-winningentry was published in the March issueof Canadian Shipping, also received acheque for $100. Second and third prizewinners received awards of $50 and $25respectively.

Mr. Joy praised the winner for thehigh qualities of his essay which had

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won over several others entered bysenior officers Of the service.

To help spread knowledge and good­will about the Navy, Canadian Shippinghas produced a special issue on the ser­vice for the past seven years, Mr. Joysaid. An annual event connected withit was the contest held for the purposeof helping to increase the Navy's owninterest in the issues.

Following the presentation, Instr. Lt.­Cdr. Farrington was showered withhearty congratulations by his fellowofficers in Venture's wardroom.

Civilian PersonnelManager Named

The appointment of R. L. W. Ritchieas manager, Civilian Personnel, AtlanticCoast (Navy), was announced by Com­modore. John MacGillivray, CommodoreSuperintendent· Atlantic Coast. Mr.Ritchie will be responsible for all mat­ters affecting the administration andwelfare of civilian personnei workingfor the Navy in the Atlantic area.

Born in Alberta, he was graduatedfrom the University of Alberta andstudieq. at the University of Toronto

WEDDINGS,Leading' Seamart William L. Cartwright.

Skeena, to Miss Ruby A. Walker, of Victoria .. ·.Able Seaman Thomas Eastick. Beacon Hill,

to"Miss Barbara Ruth McCulloch, of Victoria.B~. . •

Able Seaman Gerald E. Gaudreau, Shear­water; to Miss Ursula Horbach, of Hamburg,Germany. .. SUb-.Lieutenaht (E) D:· K . .Goodwin, Don­nacona,: to Miss Eileen Sophy Ann Smith, ofOttaw.a. . ' '.'

Able .Seaman Larry .Guger, Beacon Hill, toMi.ss Donna Chapman, of Prince AJbert, Sask.

Lieuten.ant (M~) Jewell Elizabeth Horner,Naden, toLieutenan~ (E~. Roy A. MacKay,Naden. . "

Able Seaman John D; Lotoski, Bea'Con'Hi!!, to MiSS .:Marjorie Moulton, of Sidney,B.C. .' .

Sub-Lieutenant Charles E. Regan, Niagara,to Miss Beverley Kola FelIner, of Victoria.

Aple Seaman Ronald p .. Young, Swansea,to Miss Lois Marie Workman, of Woodstock,Ont.·'

BIRTHSTo Lieutenant' W. J. A. Black, North Bay,

Ont., Reclltiiting OfficeI',. and Mrs.' Black, ason.

To Petty Officer Ralph CaldwelI, BeaconHill, and Mrs. CaldwelI, a daughter. .' .

To Able Seaman Roger Carreau, Bytotpn,and Mrs. Carreau, a son.

To Lieutenant William H. Evans, CO'rT(wal­lis, and Mrs. Evans, a son.

To Able Seaman Donald MacFarlane, By­town, and Mrs. MacFarlane, a daughter.

To Able Seaman C. G. McMullen, BeaconHi!!, and Mrs. McMullen, a daughter.

To Leading Seaman Donald W. Purdy,Beacon Hi!!, and Mrs. Purdy, a daughter.

To Able Seaman Denis Reid, Naden, andMrs. Reid, a son.

To Lieutenant Russell Wilcox, Beacon Hi!!,and Mrs. Wilcox, a son.

To Leading Seaman W. D. Wright, BeaconHi!!. and Mrs. Wright, a daughter.

To Leading Seaman J. S. Yablonski, NavalRadio Station, Masset, and Mrs. Yablonski,a son.

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Money for the Retarded Children's Association of Victoria was raised at a teo held recentlyby the Jill Tors Navy Wives Club, a navy wives' organization formed during the Second World Warin Victoria. The annual teo was attended by Mrs. H. S. Rayner, wife of Rear·Admiral H. S. Rayner,Flog Officer Pacific Coast. Pictured here, from left. are: Mrs. J. Galbraith. honorary member, andorganizer of the club; Mrs. Rayner; Mrs. J. Lysne. club president; and Mrs. H. V. Groos, wife ofCommodore H. V. W. Groos, Commodore RCN Barracks, Naden. (E·44B97)

The first recruit to be sworn in at the Canadian Armed Forces Recruiting Centre, Kingston, Ont.,headed for the Navy section. Attesting Ord. Sea. Pasquale Coniglio, engineering mechanic aspirant,is Cd. MAA Alvin Underhill, left, of the RCN recruiting office in Ottawa. In the centre is PO CyrilScrivens, who staffs the NClvy side of the new Kingston office, first tri-service recruiting office inCanada which was op,ened April 3 by the, Mayor of Kingston. Mr. Underhill, who began recruitingduties last fall, was well qualified to usher Coniglio into the Navy. He joined in 1941 as an ordinaryseaman, survived the sinking next ye'ar of the first Ottawa, served ashore and afloat including timeat Cornwallis, and in a carrier and a cruiser before promotion to commissioned rank last year.(Photo by Dick Herrington, Kingston Whig-Standard)

Rear-Admiral R. E. S. Bidwell, president of the Nova Scatia branch of the Naval Officers' Asso­ciation of Canada, presents a cheque ta Lt. Peter Watson whose essay on the impact of the Navyon Halifax won second award in the 1957 Barry German prize list. Also shown are Cdr. C. H.lillie, who was awarded lirst prize, and George Shilston, vice-president of the Nova Scotia branchof the NOA. (HS-52354)

When 79-year-old Rufus W. Connor, of Digby, N.S., turned up at ceremonal divisions at Corn­wallis on May 10 for the belated presentation of his First World War medals, he was attired in theuniform of a master-of-arms, of Royal Navy early 1900s vintage, including frock caat and sword.The presentation was made by Captain M. J. A. T. Jelle, commanding officer of Cornwallis. Mr.Connor served in the navy from 1896 to 1917. (DB-l0574)

Mr. Connor appeared on the dais inthe uniform of a master-at-arms of theRoyal Navy, early 1900s vintage, com­plete with frock coat and sword, addingcolour to the presentation ceremony.

Highlights of MAA Connor's careerconsisted of participation in the Boer

having enlisted in the Royal NavyAugust 1, 1896, and the medals he re­ceived from Captain Jette were the1914-15 Star, British War Medal andthe Victory Medal. He had beenawarded these medals but had neveractually received them.

HQ Post, forCaptain Edwards

Captain Gordon C. Edwards, will takeup the appointment of Deputy AssistantChief of the Naval Staff (Air and War­fare) at Naval Headquarters, Ottawa,on August 25. Captain Edwards hasbeen attending the National DefenceCollege at Kingston, since September1957.

He will succeed Captain Robert W.Murdoch, who will go to the NationalDefence College, Kingston, in Septem­ber.

First W orZd WarMedals Presented

On Saturday, May 10, at ceremonialdivisions at Cornwallis, First World WarMedals were presented to Rufus W.Connor, of Digby, by Captain M. J. A. T.Jette.

Mr. Connor is believed to be oneof the oldest Canadian naval veterans,

Du.al AppointmentFor Captain Deane

Captain (L) John Deane on August18 will take up the dual appointmentof Commodore Superintendent, Pacific,and Superintendent HMC Dockyard,Esquimalt. He will hold the actingrank of commodore while in the ap­pointment. He is at present attendingthe National Defence College, Kingston.

He will succeed Commodore (E) JohnB. Caldwell. An appointment for Com­modore Caldwell, who will go to NavalHeadquarters on September 2, will beannounced at a later date.

and University of British Columbia.During the war he served with theRCAF as a research psychologist. Forthe past 13 years he has been ChiefPersonnel Officer of the British Colum­bia Civil Service Commission.

-Co11ege1lo1Wu.rsNaval Chaplain

Chaplain Charles H. MacLean, Pro­testant Chaplain at the Canadian Ser­vices College, Royal Roads, B.C., hasbeen honoured with the degree of Doc­tor of Divinity (honoris causa) at therecent convocation of the PresbyterianCollege of Montreal held in St. An­drew's and St. Paul's PresbyterianChurch.

Chaplain MacLean was padre to theArgyle and Sutherland Highlanders inHamilton during the Second World War.He entered the Navy in 1951 and servedat Stadacona and in the cruiser Quebecbefore going to Royal Roads.

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Just when they figured they had reached the last autpost of Never-Never Land in the SouthPacific, Venture Cadets Robert Coren and Jack Alexander came up against this tourist bureau signin Suva, Fiji, during shore leave from the Ontario. Kinda reminded them of a B.C. totem pole.(OT-3BB?)

War, the Boxer Rebellion, the Japanese­Russian War and the First World War.

. Dl:lring his lengthy and colourful careerhe won several medals. and awards formarksmanship and was one of the firstqualified naval divers.

The 79-year-old veteran was inva­lided out of the service in 1917 and isnow residing in Digby.

Institute HonoursCaptain Roper

Included among the names of sevenleading architeCts from cities acrossCanada, who have been electedFellows of the Royal Architectural In­stitute of Canada, is that of Captain(CE) J: B. Roper, Civil Engineer-in­Chief, Naval Headquarters, Ottawa.

Captain Roper is a member of theOntario Association of Architects. Heentered the profession in 1926 aftergraduating from the University ofToronto. He was the architect for sev~

eral Ottawa buildings, including the ad­ministration building at the CentralExperimental Farm and St. MatthiasChurch.

During the Second World War he wasresponsible for planning and co-ordina­ting the development of naval shoreestablishments and has directed thepost-war construction program of about145 major naval construction projectsfrom Newfoundland to the Queen Char­lotte Islands.

Crash MinimizedBy Landing Wire

Four members of a Navy Trackerwalked away from· a crash landing,·thanks to a carpet of foam and ahastily-rigged arrester wire aftercircling the Shearwater runways fortwo hours to burn up fuel and lessenthe danger of fire on landing.

Lt.-Cdr. R. C. Rosenthall, pilot of theTracker, said that a Shrink link of theleft wheel assembly broke on retraction,allowing the wheel to enter its housingwithout enough space to_ corne intolanding position.

Firemen of the air station sprayedgallons of foam over a small portion ofthe runway to cut down the chance Ofa fire through sparks or static electricitywhile the ground crew put up anarrester wire.

Lt.-Cdr. Rosenthall said that the crewdid not bail out of the $1 million planebecause chances against injury in land­ing with the plane were slight, whileone usually had some injuries if heparachuted. He said this was his firstcrash.

AB James Pilgrim set a few morerecords. It was his first crash, firstflight in a Tracker and first flight with

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the VS 881 Squadron attached to Bona­venture.

Co-pilot on the flight was Lt. S. K.Dewar and the second observer's matewas Ldg. Sea. Jack Battaro.

New CO NamedTo Buckingham

Lt.-Cdr. Donald M. MacLennan, as­sumed command of the Buckingham,when the ship commissioned at Halifaxon May 6, following an extensive refit.

Actors TakenOn Harbour Tour

Delegates to the Dominion DramaFestival in Halifax-approximately 250of them-were guests of the RoyalCanadian Navy on Friday afternoon,May 16.

The visitors were taken on a cruiseof Halifax harbour and vicinity on

board seven ships of the Atlantic Com­mand.

The minesweepers Resolute, Thunder,Fundy, Chignecto, Chaleur and Quintesailed up the picturesque NorthwestArm and the frigate Lanark took herguests into Bedford Basin.

Assiniboine GetsNew Captain

Cdr. James R. Coulter, took commandof the Assiniboine (destroyer escort) onMay 24.

He succeeded Commander Eric P.Earnshaw, who has been in commandof the Assiniboine since the ship com­missioned in August, 1956.

Cdr. Earnshaw has been appointedto the Royal Naval Staff College,Greenwich, as RCN member of theDirecting Staff, effective June 30.

Reliable sources at the Diving Sectionsay that upon successful completion oftraining he will be promoted to ABCD3Moby Dick Jr. ON 00I3-H.

It is expected that if Moby's qualitiesreach the Detection department of theTAS School there will be a conflict asto which department could use him tothe best advantage. With his, in thewords of Rudyard Kipling, "satiablecuriosity" they will argue, he would in­vestigate any suspicious object, andreport it to the proper authorities.

In a.ny case, if he can prove his use­fulness his next assignment will be arecruiting campaign in the Arctic Seaand a winter Newfie Patrol.

Just now, Moby Jr. appears to be onleave and it's the divers who are lonely.However, he appeared to enjoy his stayin Halifax harbour so thoroughly thathis return is expected momentarily.

MOBY JUNIORT HE CLEARANCE DIVER Training about with a look in his eyes which

Section of the Torpedo Anti-Sub- seems to plea "Aw! Come on, give memarine School in Stadacona was able to a try at it!" However, he was soonboast recently that amongst its members disciplined by a rap on the "nose" withit had one of the world's best divers a hammer or wrench. But just like aand swimmers. Without benefit of playful pup, as soon as the memory ofaqua-lung, mask or flippers, he put the slap was forgotten, he was backeven the instructors to shame. snooping again. Hence the discipline

Having obtained perfection in under- problem. How do you keep a fellowwater manceuvring, he apparently twice as long (not to mention his girth) The white whale, a frequenter of thewished to volunteer his services to the as yourself in line! Did ever a three- waters along Canada's East Coast, is aRoyal Canadian Navy. Unfortunately foot high GI keep a platoon of six-foot member of the dolphin family of smallhis slow-wittedness and anti-disciplip- ODs in line? whales, which also includes porpoisesary nature caused some concern to the Moby J1'. remained with the divers and killer whales. It is about 18 feetinstructors. Also the Diving Section was until the last man was out of the water. long when fully grown and only a dis-unable to adapt the tools of its trade to Then he was seen to mope sadly away tant relative of Herman Melville's hugehis requirements. to find somebody else's business to poke Moby Dick, which was an albino sperm

The TAS School sends out a plea for his nose into, until the next morning whale or cachalot.any manual, recent or ancient published when he returned promptly for classes. Schools of white whales sometimesor in manuscript form, on "The Hand- On week-ends he was particnlarly venture far up the St. Lawrence River.ling and Training of Arctic White lonely. He poked around the section They appear to share the cheerful, play-Whales!" Since this whale has not yet. looking so sorry for himself that ful disposition of other porpoises andattained full .growth and has not (at finally some duty hand would get dolphins-the killer excepted. Theleast to the knowledge of the School) dressed and enter the water to begin scientific name for the white whale is

--Gh€W.ed-a.n¥-one~_leg-Meh,.me!s_'.IM0by,----_t_h_e_a_q.=.-u_a_tl_·c---"ge..:a'-m-'-e'-. '-"b:::e~l~u~g>.':a'_'_". _

Dick" has proved inapplicable.

This novice clearance diver (he can-not be called a mascot since he refusesto be leashed) is a 12-foot infant fromthe Arctic. Moby Jr., as the diversaffectionately call him, turned np inHalifax Harbour about April 7 and afterhis arrival adopted the classes from theDiving Section as his own special play­mates. Until he found them, he was alonely individual. Who knows, hemight have become mean and destruc­tive from loneliness? Now he had allthe pals he required.

How did his "pals" feel toward him?After an initial shyness, they came toaccept his company. Every day theyfound him prompt and waiting for thefirst of the divers to enter the water.He accompanied the classes through alloperations. Wherever there were twoor more divers, he insisted on the mid­dle berth. This gregarious youngfellow appeared to be happy.

His innate curiosity was somewhat ofa bother to the men working on under­water jobs. He came nosing and prying

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"55 Commodore" (otherwise the RCN's former oceonographic vessel, HMC5 Cedarwood) on a trial run off Esquimalt before the April 26 celebrationscit Victoria which launched the B.C. Centennial. (E-45070)

SS COMMODORE Cedarwood in role of paddlesteame'l" in gold rush days

Before he sailed with his horde of unruly miners bound for the Fraser River gald bars, thecaptain of "55 Commodore" (It.-Cdr. Hal Lawrence) received some much-needed good wishes fromRear-Admiral H. 5. Rayner, Flag Officer Pacific Coast. (E·45017)

T HE LITTLE Cedm'wood retiredfrom oceanographic duties last

year and many must have felt that wasthat. However, it was not long beforeshe was undergoing a drastic seachange.

The', Cedarwood emerged this springin the guise of "SS Commodore", thepaddle steamer that brought the firstminers from San Francisco in 1858after word had trickled down the coastthat gold was to be found in the FraserRiver sands.

When. the "Commodore" sailed again,manned by officers and men fromNaden, her arrival in Victoria on Satur­day, April 26, touched off the main pro­gram of the B.C. Centennial celebra­tions.

The following account of the "Com­modore's" arrival appeared in the April28 issue of the Victoria Daily Times.

BY NORMAN CRIBBENS

ORANGE SMOKE belching from thetall black funnel of the recon­

structed paddle steamer SS Commo­dore, as she entered Victoria's InrierHarbour Saturday afternon, April 26,sent a thrill through most of the 15,OO(Jto 20,000 Victorians gathered to wel­come her.

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The applause, it is true, was not asenthusiastic as it could be, but for Vic­toria at least, the reception given to theprovince's first gold rush ship of 1858was a hearty one.

As the Commodore's black nose edgedaround the corner of the harbour basin,I went tense, expecting a full-throatedroar from the crowds jamming theCauseway.

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It was all part of the carnival at­mosphere.

The pounding of Indian tom-toms- that wondrously exciting sound ­greeted the arrival of the gold-rushboys.

Unlike their historic predecessorsthey were given, not the cold shoulder,but a dignified welcome from suchleading citizens as L. J. Wallace, chair­man of the B.C. Centennial Committee;Mayor Percy Scurrah, Public WorksMinister W. N. Chant (representingPremier Bennett), and Sir James

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grandstand view from their bedroomwindows.

Mingling with the crowds along theCauseway were bearded Sikhs, song­voiced Chinese, burly young Canadianswith beards and sideburns, and hun­dreds of teenagers-the boys in colouredshirts and blue jeans, the girls inflowered skirts and ballet shoes.

Children scampered in and out ofthe crowds and a dog which had lostits master raced up and down the side­walk sniffing eagerly at anyone whomight have a familiar smell.

The clock has been turned back a hundred years on board one of Her Majesty's Canadian Shipstin the West Coast and the officers and men of her crew have undergone certain correspondingchanges. The Cedarwood, of recent oceanographic fame, is plying B.C. waters as SS Commodore,the sidewheeler which, a hundred years ago, brought San Francisco miners to Victoria on· their wayto the Fraser River. This explains the presence here of a portrait of the grizzled First Mate of theCommodore, whom intimate friends might recognize as Lt. E. A. MacFayden and the other chummy,but anachronistic, picture of the Commodore and the Crescent in Esquimalt harbour. (E-44988; E-44871)

Alas ... the crescendo didn't come.We heard only the pattering of manyhands, like rain on a tin roof.

Victoria wasn't to be intimidated byany old paddle steamer! It was toowell-mannered!

Yet for many, I'm sure, the appear­ance of the old pioneer ship bringingbearded gold-seekers and their gayladies from San Francisco must havebeen a real thrill.

It was a forceful re-enactment of thegold fever which hit Victoria just 100years ago.

Crowding the decks of the Commo­dOTe (actually the re-converted HMCSCedaTwood) were some 60 miners ­fierce-looking ruffians, carrying picks,packs and pistols.

A band of Cowichan Indians led byChief Mike Underwood greeted theCommod01-e's appearance in the har­bour with a savage song that wouldhave chilled the hearts of pioneers indays gone by.

And then, as a sharp reminder of thepresent, three Avengers of the RoyalCanadian Navy, roared overhead at dis­creet heights of 500 feet.

The Commodore maintained her his­toric poise, flying both the Union Jackand the Stars and Stripes, as she' wasescorted into the harbour by a flotillaof tugs and small sea craft.

CBC announcer Bill Herbert, whosecommentary was relayed through aloud-speaker system, informed the pop­ulace that the orange-red smoke fromthe Commodoj'e's funnels came from

--redwood-t1:ees-burning-below'c-.------

No one believed him, since themodern-day CommodoTe is known tobe diesel-powered but the crowd ac­cepted his explanation in the spirit ofthe occasion.

"The rush is on," said Mr. Herbert."We are trying to preserve with his­torical accuracy a scene that occurredhere 100 years ago."

As he spoke, two stowaways-RCNLieutenants John Murison and Al Booth-jumped from the C01T1.modore intothe chilly waters of the harbour andswam ashore.

"There go two of our brave pioneers,leaping to freedom in a promised land,"commented Mr. Herbert.

Flanked by tugs, Indian canoes andassorted small craft, the Commodoremoved gracefully into the harbour,within range of a battery of cameras­professional and amateur -lining theedge of the Causeway.

Thousands of spectators spilled overthe green lawns of the Empress whilehundreds more packed the hotel bal­conies, and many guests enjoyed a

"The woman that kissed him-and pinched his poke-was the lady that's known os Lou". The men on board the "55 Commodore" as she steamedinto old Victoria weren't miners fresh from the "crick"-just fresh miners heading for the "crick"'. As can be seen, the beauteous belles of the old colonywere joyfully awaiting them, and an end to the husband shortage. The belles shown here are nursing sisters, wrens, etc., from Naden. (E·45075)

Douglas in the person of Victoriabaritone John Dunbar.

They were greeted also by PercyRoss, ex-chief of the Songhees tribe,and Padre William Hills as the voiceof Vancouver Island's clergy, past andpresent.

"You showed great courage and im­agination in coming here. This is notan easy land for the white man, thoughthe Indians have known it and foundit good and the trappers have knownit and found it rich."

Ex-Chief Ross declared:"One hundred years ago we were

not so sure of you. But there wereSo many of you there was nothing wecould 40 . . . In the century that has

just passed British Columbia has be­come a great province for both of us."

Works Minister Chant said:"You have worthy descendants here

today. There are still great secrets tobe uncovered and great wealth to begained by courage and exploration.

"This is still the land of promise."Mayor Scurrah introduced Rodney

Doerr, vice president of San FranciscoChamber of Commerce, who said:

"I bring you greetings and goodwishes from an admiring neighboursouth of the border."

Ceremonies over, the visitors weretaken' for a' ride by horse and carriagearound Birdcage Walk and the Legisla­tive Buildings back to the Empress

Hotel where they were entertained byMr. Wallace and the B.C. CentennialCommittee in the approved style.

The usual deadly restraint of thehotel lounge was shattered when thebearded miners and their gay ladiesparaded through the tea and crumpetdevotees.

"We've been coming to the Empressfor years past but we've never seenanything as lively as this," commentedJoseph Friclmer of San Francisco, sit­ting with his wife, a cheerful grey­haired lady, in the lounge.

"We used to think of Victoria as acity where nothing ever happened, butit seems we have under-estimated theold place."

One of the most unlikely march.pasts ever to occur during divisions took place at Naden on April 25 when the crew of the "55 Commodore" andtheir passengers, rough, tough, gun.toting miners, swarmed across the' parade ground. (E·45066)

The Wolf Cubs at the upper left are camping out in comfort. They are a part of their packs' campfire display at Cornwallis' huge Hobby Fair in theRecreation Centre. At the upper right Girl Guides display their skills. Below, a group of new entries try to coax a model aeroplane into action and aseaman and wren demonstrate leathercraft. Among the larger exhibits entered by ambitious home-craftsmen, were hi-fi sets and a motor boat. (OB·l0453;08·104488; OB-l0447, and 08-10446)

THE CORNWALLIS HOBBY SHOWT HE CORNWALLIS Hobby Show,

held at the Recreation Centre onFriday and Saturday, April 25 and 26,was viewed by over 1,500 people andproved an unqualified success.

The high calibre of the many andvaried exhibits helped assure the suc­cess of the show. Included in the dis­play were items from New Brunswickand Halifax as well as from the areaaround Cornwallis and Cornwallis itself.The first enterprise of this kind to beheld here, it is hoped to make this anannual event from now on.

Samples of handicraft displayed in­cluded leatherwork, paintings, needle­work, hand-made silver jewelry, manymounted with polished native stones;rugs, woven articles, and many others.Especially eye-catching for the feminineviewers were the attractive rugs, whichwould add a colourful note to any home.The hand-woven articles were all beau­tiful but an outstanding article was theblack stole trimmed with bands of silverat either end. A group of five paintingsby Kelsey Raymond of Smith's Cove,drew many favourable comments.

A highlight of the two-day show wasthe live demonstration by some of thecraftsmen. Mrs. A. C. Cosgrove demon­strated weaving; Wren B. Banning andOrd. Sea. Thomas Webster of KootenayDivision, leathercraft; Ord. Sea. MichaelWilson, Restigouche Division, workedon a model boat; James Lewis, ofAnnapolis, demonstrated stone - cuttingand polishing; Lt. David Molliet andLt. George White displayed a hi-fi setand explained how to build one; POElkstein demonstrated ham radio opera­tion and was very successful, being able

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to raise Germany, Sweden and Den­mark as well as many nearer places,during the show. A model aeronauticdisplay by Ord. Sea. W. W. Todd, St.Croix divisions; Ord. Sea. L. Menard,Margaree division and Ord. Sea. J.Mitchell, with engine-powered modelsbuilt by the men themselves, held inthe drill shed because of the high wind,drew many spectators especially amongthe younger generation. Lt. E. Derby­shire displayed a TV assembly unit forthose brave enough to attempt to buildtheir own set.

One of the most attractive displaysof the show was the Scout and Guidedisplay on the second floor. The Scoutshad a complete camping site set up,with evergreen boughs adding a touchof realism. The exhibit included themess tent, a sleeping tent, a cookingarea. and a camp-fire site. Several ofthe boys and girls were on hand toanswer any questions concerning thedisplay. Also on display here werevarious projects which the Guides andScouts must complete for their badges.This exhibit was in charge of Guide,Scout, Brownie and Cub Leaders.

During the entire show, which wasopen Friday evening, Saturday after­rlOon and evening, appropriate filmswere shown in the TV room every half­hour.

On the opening night of the showCaptain M. J. A. Jette presented prizesto some of the winners.

First-prize winners in the Hobby Fairwere as follows:

Ord. Sea. K. Arn, St. Croix; Ord. Sea.D. Noviss, Athabaskan; Donald Mowatt,Bryan Redden, Janet Coe, Gleen How­arth, CPO H. Moody, CPO S. K.Henson, Lt. E. L. Anderson, Ldg. Sea.C. Thibbidao, Mrs. Dorothy E. Kennedy,Rev. A. J. Mowatt, Mrs. A. C. Cosgrove,A. B. Roland Maheux, Ord. Sea. N.Darwent, Cdr. W. McCully, Mrs. Mari­lyn Smith, Ord. Sea. Gordon Duckworthand Lt. E. Derbyshire.

The judges, faced with the very diffi­cult task of picking winners from the

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I"Clear the poopdeckl Brail up the mizzenI Let fly the southeast spinnaker! Avast there, me

hearties! Belay belowl" With such "seamanlike" cries, the good ship Commodore gets underwayand the salty sailors are happy to descend the foremast in time for tea. Happy, tg,o, is the motleypassenger list of gold.miners and gold.diggers in the knowledge that the ship isn't dependent onher sails. (E·45020) ,

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outstanding articles displayed, were:Mrs. Frank Lockeyer, Mrs. D. Hamiltonand Mr. J. A. Dalton.

Officials responsible for the first suc­cessful Hobby Fair were directors, Lt.(S) G. T. White; managing director,Ross H. Chisholm; technical adviser,Miss Ruth Eisenhauer; assistant techni­cal advisers, Miss Hazel Manthorn, MissEnid Webber and display supervisors,CPO J. Mason, and CPO S. Fagg. Al­though holding no official title Ldg. Sea.Edward LcClair was invaluable in iron­ing out all the small details that keptthe show running smoothly.

Others who contributed to the successof the show were: Dr. Ivan H. Crowellof the Departmenf of Industry and Re­sources, Fredericton, N.B., who madepossible a display of New Brunswickhandicrafts; Digby Crafts, AnnapolisWeavers, Fort Anne Rug HookingGroup; Gordon Grant, Irene Spicer,Earle Parker, N. Anderson, CliffordBrowne, Donald C. MacKay, Molly; BellMacKey, Laura Wellard, Norma MacLAnderson, LeRoy Zwicker, MargueriteZwicker, all of Halifax and Kelsey Ray­mond, Smith's Cove.-Wl'itten for theCornwallis ,Ensign by Mrs. Vera Foster.

AFLOAT AND ASHORE

A long Pacific swell breaks majestically over the bow of HMCS Ontario as the much-travelledtraining cruiser steams steadily through a tropical afternoon. The photo was taken during thisspring's Venture cruise to the South Pacific. (OT·3773)

PACIFIC COMMAND

CANCORTRON 2The destroyer escorts C1'escent, F,'aser

and MargaTee of the Pacific Command'sSecond Canadian Escort Squadron, con­ducted a series of anti-submarine ex­ercises in lower B.C, waters betweenApril 21 and May 2.

During the exercises, the ships visitedseveral ports, including Vancouver andNanoose.

Departing from Esquimalt harbour,the three ships exercised daily fromApril 21 to April 23 off the west coastof Vancouver Island, returning to Es­quimalt at the end of the day. OnApril 24 the ships left Esquimalt tovisit Nanoose. From that port theysailed to Vancouver for a three-dayvisit,

During the remaining portion of 'theexercise program, the ships operated inJuan de Fuca Strait, returned to Es­quimalt on the afternoon of May 2,

HMCS Margaree

During the first six months of theMm'ga1'ee's commission, her travelshave taken her to the other end ofth~ world. Actually, the trip, via Es-

-----quimalt;-from-Ha-Jifax;-to-the-Far-East­covered nearly 200 degrees of longi­tude, more than half way around theearth,

The second half of the trip, fromEsquimalt to Saigon, was effected dur­ing cruising in February and Marchwhen the Second Canadian EscortSquadron joined with USN ships inexercises. Okinawa, Tokyo, and HongKong were among the ports of callfamiliar to the Royal Canadian Navyand now Saigon has been added to thelist, But no matter how many timesthe Eastern ports are visited, there isalways something new and different tosee, The inroads of Western influenceare noticeable in certain sectors butoften only accentuate the national cus­toms. A Japanese entertainer whomay not even speak English, can plunka ten-gallon hat on his head and ren­der "Deep in the Heart of Texas" with­out a flaw in his southern drawl.

Souvenir hunting was a major pas­time for many members of the ship'scompany and it wasn't long before theart ~f bartering was so professionalthat most merchants just gave their

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goods away when they recognized theMarga1'ee cap tally, There were ex­ceptions. For those who bypassed theshops ashore, the ship's canteen man­ager, PO McRae, could usually comeup with the perfect gift for the occa­sion. For the discriminating buyer,there were a few always willing tounload their last port souvenirs at halfprice so they could have money to buythe next port's souvenirs at doubleprice.

One of the interesting side excur­sions from the ship was to Nikko for

a week-end of skiing in company withfellow sportsmen from the Cayuga andFraser. Nikko (in Japan you don'tspeak of beauty until you have seenNikko) was in a truly picturesque set­ting, surrounded by mountains, blank­eted in fresh snow, and dotted withCanadian "Sitzmarks"-the bunkers leftby the part of a skier that goes downfirst, Although a bit out of practice,it wasn't long until the Canadian sail;..ors had picked up the Japanese skitechnique, that is, legs well apart, skispointed downhill, and just let 'er go.

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"If you want to take a picture of my Mummy and my Daddy, go ahead-but don't forget I'mhere too." Two-year old Karen, with a coy flutter of her eyelids, put the photographer in his placeas he paused to record a happy family reunion (the bystanders are Ldg. Sea. Frank Hicke and hiswife, Carol) on the return of the Second Canadian Escort Squadron to Esquimalt this spring. (E-44774)

Before the five ships of the Second Canadian Escort Squadron left Saigon, replicas of thebadges of the Canadian destroyer escorts were presented to Cdr. Tran-Yan-Chan, left, commanderof the South Vietnam Navy, to commemorate the Canadian visit. Making the presentation isCaptain M. G. Stirling, commander of the squadron and commanding officer of the Crescent. (CR-332)

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visit while en route to New Zealandand Australia.

Captain Littler was dined by thecommander of Fiji military forces and

During the stay many of the officersand men of the Canadian cruiser re­ceived the hospitality of local citizensthey had met on the Ontario's previous

Fortunately, no major Injuries weresustained and the minor ones becamebadges of honour.

The health of the ship's company re­mained good except for a few minorset-backs following visits to boiled' oc­topus specialty shops in Saigon.

Enthusiasm for the ship's jackets ranhigh when a sizeable order was placedin Hong Kong. The jacket design, al­though controversial, was personalizedby allowing a space on the right armfor the name of the wearer. Those whoir).dicated they wanted no name sewnon, had their jackets dutifully inscribed"No Name". It was disappointing atfirst to find most of the jackets weremade undersize but the Dependants'Day cruise following the ship's returnhome proved their worth. They werethe rig-of-the-day for wives and sweet­hearts.-W.B.W.

HMCS Cayuga

The 1957-1958 Pacific Command hoc­key series was a hard-fought round ofbattles, with top honours being cap­tured by the destroyer escort Cayuga.

Rear-Admiral H. S. Rayner, FlagOfficer Pacific Coast, presented thechampionship trophy during a ship'scompany dance held recently. Cdr. P.C. Benson, the Cayuga's commandingofficer, accepted the trophy on behalfof the ship and the hockey team.

HMCS Ontario

Financial assistance to three Fijianathletes who wish to attend the Brit­ish Empire Games in Wales this sum­mer was oile of the goodwill gesturesmade. by .the ship's company of Ontarioduring the cruiser's 10-week 'trainingcruise to the Hawaiian and Fiji Island,New Zealand and Australia this spring.

The incident occurred when the On­tario, carrying 50 senior-term cadetsfrom Venture, junior officer trainingestablishment at Esquimalt, called atSuva en route to her home port whereshe was due to arrive May 5.

During the three-day visit at theSouth Pacific Island port, Captain J. C.Littler, the Ontario's commanding offi­cer, hearing that a fund was being setup in Suva to enable three Fijian ath­letes of near Olympic standards to at-

. tend the games, made a radio· broadcastand, on behalf of his ship's companyand Canada, gave the athletes theirfirst donation of $100, expressing thehope that Canadian and Fijian athleteswould be able to strive side by sidefor the high honours that.go to the win­ner in such competitions.

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had luncheon with the CommandingOfficer, Royal New Zealand Air Force,Fiji.

The Suva radio made a 50-minutetape recording of musical numbers fromthe ship's concert program to be playedafter the Canadians left and the On­tario's band made a 3D-minute record­ing to be added to the Suva radio re­cords library.

The warship's visiting committeesponsored a dance for 200 membersof the ship's company and the RoyalSuva Yacht Club gave a dance for of­ficers and cadets at which the Onta1'io'sband provided the music.

ATLANTIC COMMAND

RCN HospitalOne of the most recent bouquets to

be handed to the Royal Canadian Navywas from a Canadian Army major andconcerned his stay in RCN Hospital inHalifax.

Let the story be told in his ownwords:

"I have recently been a patient inthe RCNH and, therefore, I am writingto tell you how much I appreciated thewonderful attention and care I receivedwhile there.

"Everybody on the staff-the medicalofficers, the nursing sisters and themedical assistants----':did everything pos­sible to help one get better and, evenmore, to make one feel cheerful andat home. Each in his or her own waystruck me as being an extremely nice

person as well as very efficient.

"I have never seen a hospital, eitherin or out of the Service, that can com­pare with the RCNH in any respect­from treatment to the excellent meals.As an Army man, I am envious and,as a Canadian, I am extremely proudof the superb efficiency of our Navy.

"Thank you very much. Your staffmakes being ill almost a pleasure."

A stained glass window, donated by members of the congregation was unveiled March 30 at theChurch of the Redeemer, Shannon Park, by Commodore P. D. Budge, Chief of Staff to the Flag OfficerAtlantic. The dedication reads: "To the Glory of God-They That Go Down to the Sea in Ships".Shown with Commodore Budge (left to right) are Chaplains (P) H. I. Hare, Bruce Peg lor (CommandChaplain), W. W. Levatte and A. G. Faraday. (HS-52298)

Naval Supply DepotOn Monday March 24, the staff of

Naval Supply Depot, Halifax, bade fare­well to their departing officer-in-charge,Cdr. (S) D. A. Collins.

Cdr. Collins left the depot after morethan three years as officer-in-charge tobecome supply officer of the Bona­venture.

In parting, he said that his tenure ofoffice was most enjoyable and he at­tributed much of his success as officer­in-charge to the excellent co-operationreceived from the staff generally.

Relieving Cdr. Collins as officer-in­charge was Cdr. (S) K. M. Roy, ex-

supply officer of the Bonaventure, whoassumed the duties on April 1.

NAVAL DIVISIONS

HMCS PatriotArrival of HMCS Sault Ste. Marie

at Hamilton, Ont., on May 15, markedthe beginning of the 1958 Great Lakessummer training program for reservists.

The Sault Ste. Marie was joined fivedays later by the Portage which willserve with her on the Great Lakes dur­ing the summer to give two weeks' shiptraining to hundreds of reservists fromacross Canada.

HMCS ChathamThe Prince Rupert naval division

made a small presentation to Rear-Ad­miral K. F. Adams, former Flag OfficerNaval Divisions, on the occasion of hislast inspection of Chatham before hisretirement.

The memento was in the form of athree-inch glass ball mounted on awooden base, the globe being inscribed"Just an average Prince Rupert rain­drop".

During his visit, Admiral Adams ad­dressed retired naval officers and re­newed acquaintances with many oldfriends.

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RCN LAUNCHES ICE FORECASTSEast Coast Service Operating from HMCS Shearwater

FULL FATHOM 2,200HIS DENTURES LIE

C· ANADA'S first ice-forecasting ser­" vice, providing information on ice

conditions in Canadian and adjacentwaters, went into oper~tion this spring.The service is being operated this yearby the Royal Canadian Navy on, behalfof the Department of Transport, which'\-vill take it over in 1959.

The service is a part of a mutualarrangement between Canada and theUnited States for provision of informa­tion on ice-infested areas around thecoast of North America, for the benefitof commercial and 'government ship­ping.

The areas covered by the RCN iceforecasts include the Gulf of St. Law­rence, Hudson Bay, Hudson Strait andthe northern .coast of continental Can­ada.

. Ice, forecasts for the Central andEastern Arctic and for the shippinglanes. along the east coast of Baffin Bayhave been provided in the past by theUnited States Navy's Hydrographic Of­fice. This year the Hydrographic Officewill provide the usual fUll support toshipping along the east coast north toBaffin Bay and five and 3D-day fore­casts' for the Eastern Arctic area. . Otherice advisories and ice forecasts will be

. provided by Canada.The new Ice Central", as it is called,

. is located at the ReN Air. Station,Shearwater-, and is operated by RCNpersonnel who have' had ',previous prac­tical experience with sea ice and takenspecial training courses ,with the 'U.s.Hydrographic Office. The Departmentof Transport has organized an exten­sive system of surface and aerial iceobservations, which are relayed to theIce Central at Shearwater for use inissuing ice bulletins and ice forecasts.Both civilian and Royal Canadian AirForce aircraft will be used in the aerialice surveys.

By midsummer of this year, threefield forecast stations will be set up atChurchill, Cambridge and Frobisher inthe north. While the Shearwater IceCentral will be manned the year round,these stations will be manned, two ata time, during the summer monthsonly.

The Shearwater unit will providebasic ice information to the threenorthern sta tions, which will beequipped .with...radio facsimile record­ers.

Much of .the over-all organizationand liaison for establishment of the

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ice forecasting service was carried outby William F. Ganong, Director ofNaval Weather Service at Naval Head­quarters, Ottawa.

The forecasting program is under theimmediate cha:r~ge of Lt.-Cdr. (SB)William Markham, who was meteoro­logical officer in the Arctic patrol shipLabrador for three years. Operatingthe main forecasting station at Shear­water, he will be assisted by A., p,Beaton, now serving as a' civilian me­teorologica:I officer at the air station.They will be responsible for setting upthe three field stations this summer.

In addition to Lt.-Cdr. Markham andMr. Beaton, three RCN meteorologist'smates are on the strength. of the Shear­'tvate't uriit. They are PO John L. Heb­gin) Ldg~ Sea. R. G. McIvor, and Ldg.Sea. S. J. Willis.

The Navy takes a dim view ofthoughtless or belligerent sailors, whoseactivities allow their "pusser" denturesto be damaged or lost.

Naval General Order 35.01/1 requiresthe loss of such ivories to be reported"immediately" to the officer of thewatch, along with an account of whatsteps, if any, were taken to recoverthem. He in return reports to the com­manding officer, stating whether or notthe loser is at fault. If the loser isblameless, the captain must provide himwith a signed statement to that effectso that he can get a new set free. Iffound culpable, he must pay for re­placement in accordance with the Sche­duleof Fees shown in GO 35.02/1.

An official report "Loss of Denture",covered by a charge sheet in accord­ance with QRCN 106.09 and with the

The service began by providing fore­casts for the Gulf of St. Lawrence area,to assist shipping in both the river andthe gulf. There will also be a build-upof ice information which may assistin extending the shipping season in theSt. Lawrence Seaway.

Forecasts covering the Hudson Bayand Hudson Strait area will assist ship­ping operating to and from Churchilland the service will gather data forfurther knowledge of shipping seasonsin the Ungava and other areas.

Ice information, both 'observed andforecast, along the northern coast ofcontinental Canada will be used largelyby shipping employed in the sea re­supply of DEW Line sites.

The service will also be used byshipping carrying out re-supply of jointArctic weather stations.

name of a witness attached was routedfrom the commander of an East Coastshore establishment to the Officer-in­Charge, Royal Canadian Dental Corps.The report was impeccably drawn upand the last two paragraphs read asfollows:

"OSS . . . lost his prosthetic appli­ance during sea training in rIMCS . . .on . .. The ship was in position 42 0

30' N, 63 0 22' W, the depth of waterapproximately 2,200 fathoms.

"The denture was lost over the ship'sside during the course of disgorging,caused by sea sickness. As the shipwas at that time carrying out exer­cises with a submarine in the circum­stances outlined in para. 2, no recoveryaction was considered feasible."

APTITUDE STUDIES UNDERWAYTestillg Prograln Paves Way for Coml11011 Elltry

CALL TI{EM "guinea pigs" or call the results analyzed for the relation one the saIne questions in the' saIne. theln "yardsticks", a considerable between high test scores, success in way with the sanle answer choices, and

number of sailors will undergo a group service school, an.d success in the trade gives everyone the same amount ofof aptitude tests during the cOIning they are assigned to. time in which to answer.months. But even if they are diSlnal Everyone knows that individuals dif- An aptitude test usually measures afailures the results won't show on their fer in physical characteristics, such as single ability, or very closely relatedpersonal records. A good mark won't strength, endurance, agility and other abilities. A score on any particular ap-win promotion. bodily traits. Humans also differ in titude test will enable the classification

The series of tests is far from aim- physical performance-and lnost people interviewer to COlnpare one man withless, however, and it has been launched are not ashamed to admit that some- another, but only on the particularto meet the requirements of the re- one else is better than they are in ability involved in that test.vised personnel structure of the ReN, physical performance and skill. For In a battery of tests, several testsin particular the planned introduction example, if one man is six feet tall and Inust be given if one l11an is to be COln-of Common Entry for seamen. another five feet tall, the difference in' pared with another on a number of

Under the Comrnon Entry scheme, a height can be seen, and the measuring abilities. For classification purposes,new entry will not be selected for trade device is known and accepted. Differ- recruits will be cOlnpared on mechani-training until a study of his aptitudes ences in visiol1 are readily admitted. cal comprehension and reasoning tests,has been luade and his own prefer- No one contends that all men are cre- arithmetical knowledge and reasoningences have been stated. Selection for ated equal in ability to see; some tests, clerical aptitude, verbal reason-a trade will take place late in the new are nearsighted, some farsighted, some ing ability, electronic, radio and sonarentry training period, which will last colour blind. aptitude tests as well as general in-about four and a half months, includ~ formation and ability tests. If only one

There are also differences in abilitying two weeks' sea time.' aptitude or ability was tested it wouldto think, just as there are differences b I'} ,

A classification and testing program eIre comparIng rooms for size, know-in physical characteristics or physical ' 'dtl 1

is necessary to assure the selection for Ing WI 1 on y.performance levels. These differences .

each trade of IDen most likely to The process of a pilot study is toare measurable by means of tests.reach the required proficiency. With- gather information of a statistical na-

out classification, and with the random Such a test is really nothing more 'lure from which standards can be es-assignment of men, there would be than a well-conducted, standardized in- tablished. This process will be carriedtremendous, excessive waste of time terview. In both test and interview, out extensively throughout the RCN atand money, Months of training might questions are asked, and answers are a wide vat'iety of levels. Men now inbe spent on men. who did not have given-except that a test asks every- Cornwallis, those undergoing tradesthe mental equipment to learn and the training at all levels, as well as indi-

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wasted on duties requiring muscles DefelIce Still training, will be tested. The test re-rather than brains. suIt information gathered will in no

Rests 011 MallTo get a classification and testing way affect an individual's standing in

program underway it is first necessary No lnatter what wonders are the service now; the main purpose iswrought by the lniracles of science,

to conduct a series of pilot studies. luan will 'continue to be the critical to establish standards and possibleThe pilot studies will involve the test- faptor in war, declares Adlniral score cut-offs to .be used in the future.ing of predetermined 11umber of people Arleigh A. Burke, Chief of Naval Op- To obtain poor marks will not mean

erations of the United States Navy,and the analysis of the tests. It is that the recipients will be transferred,

With weapons having fantasticobvious that these studies can be con- speeds and trelnendous ranges, naval disrated or released; or vice versa, goodducted most readily and economically operations at sea will reach greater marks will not hasten promotion.among serving personnel-and that is distances and cover larger areas than The success or failure of a classifica­

ever before, Adlniral Burke recentlywhat is being undertaken this summer. told lnelubers of the Navy League at a 'lion testing program is based on the

,The task of the classification system seapower sYlnposiuln in Washington, standards established. In order to es-is to discover the aptitudes of recruits, D,C, tablish these standards results have totheir "trainability" for various trades, The new capabilities will bring be obtained from pilot studies a.nd pi-

changed concepts of cOlnlnand struc-to analyze and record this information, ture, greater decentralization and lnore lot studies have to be performed onand make systematic recommendations dependence upon the "intelligence and individuals, Therefore if. anyone isconcerning placement. In other words, enterprise" of 111en throughout the given a battery of tests the following

t ' th N d tl C fleets, he said,men en "erlng e avy un er 1e om- points should be remembered:mon Entry scheme will have to be given "Battle conditions of the future will

place greater delnands upon. the wit, 1. These tests are in the experi'fnen-aptitude tests, interviewed, and assigned judglnent, and ilnaginatiol1 of lnen'fOl~ tral'l11'ng, on -the baSI'S of the total tal stages.who lnan 'our ships and aircraft,"picture of ability level, past training Adlniral Burke asserted adding, "for 2. The results of the tests win in noand experience, interest, and person- it is our. people, in the final analysis, way affect present status in the

who wili lnake the Navy what it Inust RCNality suitability. Their test scores and ·be" in Ineeting' new challenges.-civilian school ratings will be recorded' AFPS. 3. CO'fnplete each and every test triedon permanent personnel records, and to the best. of your ability.

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WAR AND THE CONSCIENCE OF MANAction-Filled Story of u.s. Submarine Warfare Told

W HAT DOES total war do to theconscience of man? Should any

burden of guilt rest on a human beingwho, kills another as a matter of dutyduring a war?

Captain George Grider, USN, whosesubmarine, the Flasher, destroyed agreater tonnage of Japanese shippingthan any other U.S. submarine duringthe Second World War, was disturbinglyconfronted by these questions towardthe end of- the war. He was wagingtotal war and he waged it with an im­personal detachment. The ships he sankwere "targets", the men aboard themwere simply "the enemy" with no indi­viduality.

Then, during a patrol toward the' endof the war, when Japanese ships hadbeen almost swept from th~ face of thePacific, the Flasher came upon a ratherlarge sampan and attacked her withgunfire. When it appeared the crew hadabandoned ship and were all making fornearby land a grenade was tossed onboard the little vessel in the hopethat it would hole the bottom and sinkher. With the explosion a man leapedup from where he had been hiding inthe stern sheets. His back was coveredwith blood.

". . . As he went over the side andsplashed into the water, he looked atme where I was standing on the bridge.He looked me, George Grider, right inthe eye with an expression of· piercingaccus.ation, and in that brief momentthe war was an intolerably personalthing.... Many a night I think of thatpoor man, who probably wasn't even aJapanese, who perhaps, wasn't a com­batant at all, whose sampan was 'qoubt­less his only livelihood. We had des­troyed it, and in so doing had' destroyedhim and his friend's. He said it all tome, and had given me .mY,deepest scarof the entire war, in tliat one flashingglance~

"Even so, I feel no personal burdenof guilt, and I think it would be ~rongif I did. Certainly if it all had to bedone again, I would do it. The guilt Ifeel is that of mankind as a whole, andsimilarly I think it would be wrong ifI did not feel that.

"In warfare we- all sin, he who firesthe weapon no more, than he, or she,who pays the taxes or buys the warbonds or contributes the layer cakes tothe USO. All the same, I am sorry that

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I had to be an instrument in that awe­some destruction ..."

It would be wrong to conclude fromthe passage just quoted that CaptainGrider's story, as told to Lydel Sims in"War Fish" is burdened with solemnity.It is a story that gallops along, a brewwell-laced with cheerful anecdotes. Infact, it almost requres the British ex­pression "jolly' to describe it.

Discipline in a submarine is some­thing that has to be self-imposed. Itis born of the dependence of crew mem­bers on each other for their comfort,

BOOKS for theSAILOR

their safety and their very Iives. Inthe smelly, crowded interior of a sub.­marine there is no room for either fas­tidiousness or friction. The most awe­some standing order that Captain Griderever issued was to the effect that choc­olate ice' cream (which he loathed)should not be served inv~riably. Itwas 'the flavour to which most of themen in the Flasher had a passionateaddiction and the captain showed fineChristian forbearance as long as hecould. And then he produced the fol­lowing order:

"Ship's Order No. 398.7B. Hereafter,the ratio of chocolate ice cream to allother flavours served on board the USSFlasher shall not exceed OI)e in three.Signed .under my hand' and seal thisthirtieth day of March, 1945. G. W.Grider,Commanding Officer."

The order-was ()beye~.

There are dozens of tales of subma­rine actions in the book-----':both single­handed and wolf pack. The subma­riner's greatest peril, it would appear,is becoming so engrossed, in attack thathe fails to notice the approach of anescort from another bearing. It is ,madevery clear that attacking shipping inshallow .coastal waters is dangerousbusiness. A submarine's. chief hope ofsafety after attacking a convoy lies .inits ability to dive deep.

Captain Grider tells of·' dishearteningdifficulties with defective torpedoes dur­ing the early stages of the' war in thePacific. One submarine expended

every torpedo against enemy shippingwithout a single one firing. Anothertorpedo J.nade a hairpin turn and blewoff the stern of the submarine that firedit. A practice torpedo that CaptainGrider (then executive officer of theHawkbill) fired at a target destroyer offBalboa failed to run deep and crashedthrough the ·engineroom. The destroyerlimped into port, was patched .up andreturned to its target duties t;hree dayslater. Grider tried another, shot. Samething' happened.

Readers will be touched by the storyof how Bible reading on Sunday nightsbecame .standard practice on board theirreverent Flasher-all ·through an in­nocent misunderstanding on the partof a devout young Negro steward.

Because of a 'minor heart attack,Captain Grider retired from the USNshortly after the Second World War.He studied law and began a new career.With the coming of the snorkel andthen the nuclear submarine, he believesthat there is little place left for indi­viduality.

"We were corsairs in the Pacific con­flict, and I believe we were the last ofthe corsairs."

He believes' that the submarine hascome inte) its own, with its great endur­ance and underwater speed, and itsfearsome' weapons:-the homing torpedoand the guided missile.

"Where the revolutionary changes insubmarine design will lead no one canbe sure," he observes. "The growingtalk of the all-submersible navy' of thefuture, iii w4ich even' battleships andaircraft carriers can submerge forgreater safety or secrecy, mayor maynot' be a pipe dream~ But on one pointthere can' be no douht: the submarinehas proved its right to an increasinglymajor share in naval' planning.."

In .' this book, the courageous, genialand thoughtful personality of CaptainGrider seemS' to shine through. But doesit? Are the warm, human sentiments'expressed in these pages born in Cap­tain .Grider's heart or are they fromthe facile pen of his "ghost"! 'There isto be said: the name' of the "ghost"appears o-n the title page and In thatthere is honesty.-C.

WAR FISH, by George Grider as told toLydel Sims; published by Little, Brown &Company: (Canada) Limit'ed, 25 HollingerRoad, Toronto 16; 282 pages; $4.50. t

THE NAVY PLAYS

Stad Does WellIn Rifle League

Stadacona has again entered the Hali­fax Garrison Indoor Rifle League withtwo senior and two junior teams.

Stad "AU seniors swept the field ofeight, with an aggregate score of 4,838out of a possible 5,000, to gain first placean'd win the Richard Oland Trophy.

They also won the United Cleanersand Dyers Trophy for the high weeklyaggregate score, breaking all previousrecords with a total of 491 out of a pos­sible 500. (Stad held the record with atotal of 488 for four years.)

Busy Hockey SeasonAt Shannon Park

During the past winter, from Novem­ber until May, Shannon Park, N.S.,boasted one of the most active hockeyclubs of the area.

The Pee Wee Hockey Club, organizedfive years ago by CPO Harry Swansonwho is now president of the ShannonPark 'Hockey Club, has attracted amembership of 100 ardent puck en­thusiasts. Its four teams each played15 games.

Top honours for the season went tothe Blackhawks, coached by AB CharlesBlythe. The Shannon Park TownCouncil Trophy was presented to themat the annual Pee Wee's dinner.

Regatta PlannedFor Early July

Plans were under way for an AtlanticCommand sailing and pulling regattato be held on July 3 and 4.

A standing committee has beenformed with Cdr. C. E. Richardson aschairman and members are made upfrom Canflaglant staff, S tad a con a,Shem'water and additional representa­tives have been named for the Bona­venture, Cancortron One, Three andSeven and other ships.

Managing the Navy team for thetrials was Lt.-Cdr. (E) J. Frank Mac­Kintosh, of C01'1~waHis, who was alsoselected by the British Empire andCommonwealth Games Committee tomanage the Canadian boxing team inthe BEG at Cardiff, Wales in July. Theteam will sail from Montreal in lateJune.

rattled with rights and lefts by Cana­dian Army Champion Tommy Chaissonuntil he was out on his feet. Chaissonwas awarded a TKO.

Chaisson earlier gained a decisionover Ldg. Sea. Roland ThibClult, Corn­wallis, after first being butted and wind­milled into initial confusion. Howeverhe soundly drubbed Thibault in roundthree.

AB Robert Coutu, a heavyweight,from Stadacona, entered the finalsagainst Stan Renaud of the Windsor,Ont., Police AA, and lost the nod in aclose decision.

The Navy representative team wascoached by PO Raymond Shanks, ofCornwallis, 1955 Canadian AmateurLightweight Champion.

Lt.,Cdr. J. C. Mark" Deputy Education Officer,HMCS Stadacona, presented the Shannon ParkTown Council Trophy to Ross Kay, captain ofthe Blackhawks, during the annual dinner ofthe Pee Wee Hockey Club of Shannon Park.(HS·52590)

way into the finals and there lost by aknockout, a TKO, and a decision.

Ord. Sea. Fred Desrosiers, a 17-year­old middleweight from COl'nwaHis, ad­vanced to the finals and was droppedin the second minute of the first roundby veteran Jim Walters of Vancouver.Walters is an experienced boxer of 123bouts.

Another finalist, AB Alfred Senior,llght-middleweight, of Shem'watel', was

RCN BoxersLose in Finals

Three of the four RCN entries for theBritish Empire Games Trials, held inVancouver early in May, fought their

School of MusicLeads Barracks

The RCN School of Music, with 126points, won Naden's winter Cock-o'-the­Barracks. RCNH placed second with102 points followed by Wardroom with101!. Eleven other teams competed,results descending from 891 points' to 56.

Nadell RifllemenCaptfl,re T"ophy

Members of a .22 rifle team at Nadenmade a name for themselves in recentbarracks competitions. In inter-partcompetition they captured the HalfwayTrophy.

One member, PO Clifford Douglas,took the individual trophy for highestsingle marks in Nadell.

Team members are PO ClintonThorne, Ord. Sea., Allen Pendlebury,PO Stewart Wheatley, Ldg Sea. BruceMcCallum, PO Clifford Douglas, Ldg.Sea. Raymond Lawrence and Ldg. Sea.Tom Murphy.

Cornwallis CPOSqu.ash Champion

Undefeated in 15 games, CPO JohnnyRowland, of Cornwallis, captured theMaritime Intermediate Squash Champ­ionship held at Stadacona early in May.

CPO Rowland, CPO George Kinchand Cdr. W. S. T. McCully representedCornwallis in Intermediate play. Row­land in the first round defeated a Stada­cona entry, while Cdr. McCully elimi­nated CPO Kinch. In the second roundChief Rowland downed an Army entryand went on to square off with Cdr. I

-~CCU1IY1nlJle seml-fiillil8.1ntneTInaTs ---::.CPO Rowland blasted an Army finalist15-11, 15-9 and 15-8 to take the chamP­ionship.

Another Cornwallis entry, Lt.-Cdr.Jim Arnott, drew a tough assignmentin the Senior' 'Division when he wentagainst Carl Norwood, former U.S.National and Olympic player and run­ner up in the World's Singles SquashChampionships in 1938. Norwood wenton to win the Senior crown.

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Rifle AssociationNames Officers

At the annual meeting of the AtlanticCommand Rifle Association, held atStadacona, CPO Douglas R. Clarke waselected president.

Others elected in the new executivewere Lt. S. H. Humble and CPO R. W.Saturley.

During the meeting plans were alsomade for the activities of the comingsummer, including the, N'0vaScotia Ri~e

Association matches at Bedford, N.S.,and the Dominion of Canada Rifle As­sociation shoot C;lt ottawa.

Secl··Caclets·TakeChallenge Shield

A team of .fourSea Cadets. from West­mount, .Sydney, captured the Lieuten-:ant-Governor's·.· annual challenge shieldin ·April, top award in the Nova ScotiaCadets rifle shoot at the Halifax Arm­ouries.

Cadet Garfield Lewis of the West­mount team. won the Strathcona JuniorCup, awarded annually to the champ­ion cadet marksman.

An air cadet team from Sydney wasrunner-up in the shield competitionwith 390----three points behind the SeaCadet winners.

Stad "B" trailed the senior league dueto sickness and drafting together witha general shortage of senior shots.

In the individual field CPO D. O.Miller took the Aldershot Trophy witha score of 978 out of 1,000, although hewas narrowly beaten for first place byLt.-Col. L. Simmonds with 980 points.

CPO Douglas R. 'Ciark gained a closethird to win the Safety Supply Trophywith 977 points.

Thirteen teams took part in theJunior league. Stad "A" Juniors ledthe way with 4,709 for the Mairs Trophyand Stad "B" Junior in third place cap­tured the Harris and Roome Shield with

, a score of 4,633.Individually the juniors did extremely

well; PO S. H. Bell won the CookeTrophy for the high aggregate with ascore of 975 while PO E.J. Duncan wonthe Bligh Trophy with 961 to take sec­ond place.

Shooting spoons were awarded for thehighest score obtained each week inboth senior and junior divisions andStad Seniors made the highest indi­vidual score in five out, of 12 matcheswhile the Juniors won four. PO Belltook three.

A total of nine trophies out of 13 werewon by Stad's sharpshooters as well asnine spoons out of 24.

The eight Senior Teams were:Stadacona "A" (4,835) 12 R.O.D. (4,755)Shearwa.ter (4,~86) Scotian (4,746)R.C.M.P. (4,763) Princess Louise

'Fusiliers ('1,701)City Police (4,757 Stada..

cona "B" (4,699)

and with spare numbers and individualshots, there were 66 Seniors. '

In the Junior division, 88 shooterswent to make. up the 13 teams andspares:Stadacona "A" (4,709) 1st Mari-

time A.A. (4,249)

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ShearwaterStadacona "B"

R.C.M.P'.

12, R.O.ri.

City Police

Scotian

(4,679) Civil Defence (4,201)(4,633) 101 Manning

Depot (4,117)(4,598) Halifax Rifles (4,082)

(4,539) Princes LouiseFusiliers (3,845)

(4,424) Queen Eliza­beth HighSchool Ca-dets (3,794)

(4,305)

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Bou)ling LeagueEnds Schellule

The mixed bowling league at thePoint Edward Naval Base, Sydney, N.S.,completed 22 weeks of scheduled playin March. The top two teams of the 12entered were the Bangors and the Des­troyers.

High individual aver_ages for the sea­son went to Frank Campbell (men) andMargaret MacDonald (women).

Officers DonateCll,allenge TrolJhy

A shiny piece of silverware, affection­ately called "The .Bucket", is destinedto figure prominently within tri-servicesports circles of British Columbia.

Donated by staff officers of the Cana­dian Services Col~ege, Royal Roads, thehandsome ice bucket trophy was re­cently placed <;>Ii the "open market" forsport challenges between teams of offi­cers of the Royal Canadian Navy, theRCAF, or the Army anywhere-in BritishColumbia.

The inscription on "The Bucket" washardly finished when the first challenge-for hockey honours-was received.

The result: Naden 7; RCAF 407Squadron, 2.

Cock..o'..BaI9 rltclr,sAlI·Electrical

The electrical personnel of bothStadacona and SheCL?'wa'ter won respec­tive Cock...o' ...the-Barracks trophi~s forwinter interpart competitions. On theHalifax ,side, the Electrical Schoolgarnered 4,820 points to ,win the bigbra~s crockerel by a wide margin. TheTAS School had 4,050 points and RCNHcame third with 3,300.". Other r~sults:

Supply Department, 2,320; ND Scho,ol,1,840; Ordnance, 1,500, and MTE, ,490.

Electrician~ at the air station rolledup 386 points out of 400 possible, edgingby three points. the Air· Engine~rs. VF870' had 363 for third place. Other re­sults: NAMS' andVS 8Sq ti~d at 352;HS 50, 347; VT 40, 321; Supply, 253;Air Armament, 227; Hll 21,224; V·V 32,150; VX 10, 144, and Tower, 126.

Navy "Import"T~lJS L~!tgue

; '. .'~

Lt.: (SB) Scott Henderson, an '~im-

port", on 'the ;Northern Affairs basketballteam, becarne tirst hoider of the' .Charl~~O'Donoghue Memorial Trophy as theindividual scoring champio:p. of OttawaCivil Service Recreationaf A~sociation

league.With 130 field. goals and 52 from' the

foul line, his 312 points helped Northern·Affairs'team"win 17 of 17. league games.

LOWER DECK PROMOTIONS

SALMOND, John A P2AT3SCHIVES, Thomas J PlCV3SCHWIEG, Wayne G.. I •••••• , .LSCS2SCOTT, R.eginald D PIAT4SEENEY, Lloyd E. . LSCRlSHERWOOD, Roy C , LSRA2SHINE, Lionel .. , ,. LSEMISMALLWOOD, Ralph S LSRA2SMILEY, Roderick G P2EF3SMITH, Harold G LSRPI

QUINSEY, Lawrence LSAAl

RAY, John N P2ER3REDMOND, Vernon F. , LSEA2REES, Edward J , PlER4RENSHAW, Arnold R C2CV3ROBERTS, David M. . .. , LSAR2ROBERTS, George D P2ER3ROCHELEAU, Roland C LSQR2ROY, John R P2EF3RUTHERFORD, Douglas PIEM4

O'HARA, Walter J .. ~ . , LSRPI

NEARING, Thomas E. . LSEA2NICHOLLS, Ivan C LSEMI

LOGIE, David E ,., LSCVlLUI{EMAN, James J , LSRCILYONS, Terrance C.. , P2SH3

MacALPINE, Gerald A. ,., LSRA2MacDONALD, Donald S.. " LSQMlMacDONALD, I{enneth C, , .LSEA2MacDONALD, I{ennth G. ",., ,PlCS3MacDONALD, Wilfred E.. ,." .LSTDIMacDOUGALL, Robert J ... ", .LSRA2MacI<.INNON, John J .. ,.,.,., .LSEMlMcBAIN, William Ii. , , .. , .. LSEA2McBRIDE, Donald I{, , .... LSAM2McCORRISTON, Delmer G.. , .. LSCRIMcDOWELL, Ross D. . , LSCRlMcKAY, Colin D. , .. ,' P2RP2McKENZIE, Victor A. ., P2EF3McLAREN, Lawrence L P2GA3McLEAN, Ronald A. . ,.,.LSQMlMcNEIL, Thomas L. . LSRC2McSHANNON, Bruce I{, " ,. LSQRIMACOOMB, John A LSEA2MARION, Robert M. ' , LSCRIMARSH, Conrad M. . LSEA2MARSH, David S P2RC2MARSHALL, Donald V P2EF3MARSHALL, Ronald D. , P2AT3MARTIN, James M PlCV3MASON, David R P2ER3MELLISH, Richard G LSCRIMILLER, Lorne W. . LSCS2MILLMAN, John E LSTD2MOORE, Harold D. . , ~ LSRPIMORGAN, Gordon E LSTDl

~·v----·PALAlVIA~Y~~----WarterM, LSC82----_ )~P"'~~ PARISH, RegInald G.... " C2CR3

'I _./ Ill,\\1--) U~ :;.!~I PAUL, James C ".P2GA3~(I~~ "~-!ii~ PEARTON, James S. .., LSRA2lJ)~J(0 2C:.,,\~.. PEET, Arthur S , C2QM3J r(r::>::'''~~aA) PELADEAU, Gilles J ,. ,LSAW2

PENDLEBURY, Roger J C2CV3

rllLllUlUJJJJJJJ~

LAINCHBURY, Denis R. . LSCRlLALIBERTE, Gerard O LSVS2LALUMIERE, John J LSCRlLAMORIE, Norrie R PlCS3LANE, John W LSRT2LASEK, Francis J. . LSEMlLAW, James S LSRA2LAYDEN, William P LSCKlLEAL, Ernest R. . , P2ER3LEES, Arthur L. . , P2ER3LENZ, Harold W P2RP2LILLY, Leroy T P2EF3LINTON, Frederick C P2CS3

KEEPING, John C LSQMlKELLY, Brian" F P2ER3KEMP, Glen T LSCVlKERGOAT, Raymond G C2CS4KITCHIN, William G CIVI4KNICKLE, Roy D. . LSEMlKORTH, Werner II. LSRT2KOZYRA, Edward LSRA2

I-IANCOCK, Jack G , LSRA2HAI{E, Bryce C. . , LSA02HARI{Elt, John E P2S113I-fAROLD, Frederick C, LSR.T2HENRIKSEN, Svein A, LSAF2IiILL, Douglas G. . LSRC2IIILL, John R. . LSEA2I-IOLSTEAD, Gordon R. . LSLRIHUNT, Richard M, LSEF2HUTCI-IINSON, Jalnes R LSCRl

INGREY, "Arthur W LSLRl

JACKSON, Gerald E LSCI{2JAMIESON, Jalnes R. . C2CV3JANSEN, CarlO , .LSQRlJOHNSON, Robert H LSEA2JONES, Arthur K. . LSAAIJONES, David B. .., P2ER3

FEETHAM, John W , .LSCRlFERRAND, Richal'd J P2SH3FINDLAY, Robert J. ' P2AT3FORBES, Donald W. . , LSVS2

GANTON, Stewart LSCVlGAUVIN, Romeo A.. ' LSRA2GERVAIS, John J LSRPlGRAHAM, Donald J LSCRlGRAY, William W I •••• LSRClGRIFFITH, Arthur W PICV3GROSART, William ....•......LSCRl

HAINE, Teddy C. . , LSCS2HAMILTON, James J LSCRl

ELDRIDGE, Gareth J , P2CS3EVANS, Gary N. . , ,. LSCS2EVANS, Richard J, .. ,. I I , ••••• C2PR3

DAGEN"AIS, Daniel P LSRC2DAVIDGE, Eldon J P2RP2DAWN, Roy W I ••• LSRA2DEANE, Donald E.. ,., ~ P2TA3DEMONT, Malcolm L P2GA3DOYLE, Stephen C P2ER3DUNFORD, Everette H I •••• LSRC2

ACIITZENER, I-Iarold J. . .. I ••• C2CS4ALLEN, Peter . I •••••••• , • I • , • LSCK2ALLEN, Ronald E.. , .. ,.",., .LSPR2AQUANNO, Frank .,. " " "" .C2AT4ARPIN, Jean J " , .. LSRA2AXFORD, Vivian R, ". " " I " I LSRT2

Following is a further list of promo­tions of lower deck personnel. The listis arranged in alphabetical order, witheach new rating, branch and tradegroup shown opposite the name.

BADMINTON, Eric C P2GA3BARNES, Victor W. I •••••••••• LSTDlBARR"Y, Norman A ' I ••• ,P2RA3BARTLETT, Harold W. ", , ,LSEF2BIESINGER, Gerhard F... , LSRA2BILLARD, Willis R.. I' I ••••••• PlCV3BOGGIS, Robert R LSA02BRADY, Donald P. I I I '" ," I' .P2ER3BRAMBI EY, Kendrick J LSAF2BROCK, Richard G ,., LSCVlBROWN, Arthur H I •••••••• LSCRlBURGESS, William C.. I ••• ' ••• LSRT3BURKE, Cornelius A. . LSCRlBURSEY, Eric B. . ~ P2ER3

CALLAGHAN, Francis LSCVlCAMPBELL, Ralph F. . P2ER3CAMPBELL, William L. I ••••• LSQM2CANNING, Francis M " .LSCRlCARDIFF, Leonard R. . LSQRlCEDRAS, Roland J I •••••• LSPWlCLARK, Norman B ,LSRT2COLLINS, Larry S. . ,. I • I ••• LSCS2COLVILLE, CameronJ. . LSAM2CONNOLLY, Kenneth D P2AT3COMPTON, Frederick R I' • LSAM2COOPER, Richard H. . I ••••• LSRA2

-- -GQR-K-E;R-¥, -M-i-ehael-J",-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-LSA01-~--­COUTURIER, Andre J.. , I I •••• PICR3eRAWFORD, Calvin C. . P2EM2CZOP, Robert M P2TA3

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The Skeena, fraser an-d Margaree form a harmonious part of this waterfront scene at Saigon, in South Vietnam. The photo was taken during thevisit of the five-ship Second Canadian Escort Squadron to Saigon during their spring training cruise to the far East from Esquimalt. (CR·317)

RETIREMENTSSPERLING, Leonard A P2EA3STANBOOK, Leonard J LSRT3STEPHENSON, Lewis L LSCDISTUART, David T LSRPIST. ONGE, Maurice R. P2ER3

THERIAULT, Jean J LSAR2THIBBIDAO, Eldred C LSQMITHOMPSON, Ronald E. P2AR3THOMSON, John K. LSRA2THORNE, Clayton G LSRA2TULLY, Claire G , P20M3

WAIGHT, Paul H LSEMIWEBSTER, George R. . ' P2ER3WELLS, Charles M LSRT3WIGFIELD, Jack E LSAAIWILKIE, James D P2SH3WILLIAMS, Leo C. . LSCK2WILLIAMSON, Harold N LSEA2WILSON, Brian A LSCVIWRIGHT, Carroll F PICS3

YABLONSKI, John S LSCS2YOUNG, Reginald B. . LSCRl

ZWICKER, Lloyd E PlCS3

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CPO FREDERICK JOHN BARTEAU, 38,C2ET4, of Advocate Harbour, N.S.; joinedApril 4, 1938; served in Stadacona, Venture,Saguenay, Annapolis, HMS Osp,'ey, Skeena,St. Laurent, Avalon, Snowberry, Sherb,-ook,COTnwaUis, Niobe, HMS Nimrod, Teme, On­tm'io, NaClen, Chm'lottetown, WmTiOl', St.Stephen, I"oquois, La Hulloise, Shem'water,Huron, Swansea, Portage, Nootka and St.Lam'ent; awarded the Canadian Forces Dec­oration October 31, 1950; retired April 19,1958.

CPO LEONARD ROLLAND FERRIS, 37,C1ET4, of Victoria; joined April 4, 1938;served in NaClen, St. Lam'ent, Stadacona,Saguenay, Fennel, CO"nwaUis, Niobe, Chau­die,-e, Wh'ite Throat, Sioux, Givenchy, Rock­cliffe, Ontario, Antigonish, JClmes Bay andSussexvale; awarded Long Service and GoodConduct Medal April 13, 1953; retired April3, 1958.

PO RODERICK JAMES MacINTYRE, 39,P1TA4, of Bawlf, Alberta; joined April 4,1938; served in Naden, Restigouche, Stcldc!-

cona,Mm'gaTee, Skeena, La Malbaie, Avalon,Givenchy, Swansea, Cornwallis, Pereg"ine,Dundalk, Middlesex, Bytown, Athabaskan, Ca­yuga; awarded Distinguished Service MedalOctober 26, 1944; retired April 10, 1958.

CPO RONALD ALEXANDER MUNRO, 37,C1TI4, of Halliday, Alberta; joined April 4,1938; served in Naden, St. Lam'ent, Stadacona,Acadia, Campe,-down, Wetaskiivin, Pictou,Ventu"e, Camrose, Nipigon, Somers Isles,COl'nwaUis, Qu'Appelle, Nonsuch, Uganda,Cayuga, CTescent, Athabaskan, Algonquin,Wallaceburg, Portage, Brunswicker and Iro­quois; awarded Canadian Forces DecorationFebruary 27, 1951; retired April 17, 1958.

CPO CARL EDGARD PETER PETERSON,39, C2RT4, of Halifax; joined March 2, 1937;served in Stadacona, St. LauTent, Skeena,Granby, Swift CU"rent, Cornwallis, 'SaintJohn, Tillsonbu"g, Il'Oquois, La Hulloise,Haida, Hm'on, Algonquin, Newport COTnersand Magnificent; awarded Canadian, ForcesDecoration November 4, 1950; retired April25, 1958.

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