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For Posterity's Sake 
A Royal
Canadian Navy Historical Project
HMCS
GATINEAU 236
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IN HOC CATINO POTESAS
IN THIS SHIP LIES POWER |
HMCS Gatineau |
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Battle honours and awards: Atlantic
1943-44, Normandy 1944
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Laid down: 30
Apr
1953
Launched: 03
Jun 1957
Commissioned: 17
Feb 1959
Paid off for IRE Refit:
09 Sep 1969
Re-commissioned: 14
Apr 1971
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Paid off for DELEX Refit:
Sep 1981
Re-commissioned 12
Nov 1982
Paid off
to reserve category: 24 May 1996
Paid
off: 01 Jul 1998
Fate: Broken up at Pictou, N.S., 2009-2010
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Laid down at Davie Shipbuilding Ltd,
Lauzon, Que., Gatineau was the first post-war product of Davie Shipbuilding.
Launched two years later, she was towed to Halifax for completion to
avoid freeze-up and commissioned at HMC Dockyard, Halifax, on 17 Feb 1959.
For the next ten years she served at part of the 5th Canadian Escort
Squadron (the Barber Pole Squadron). In March 1965, Terra Nova and Gatineau
participated in the search for a Royal Canadian Air Force Canadair CP-107
Argus that had disappeared 60 miles (97 km) north of San Juan, Puerto Rico. In Mar 1968
she was the first Canadian warship to become a member of NATO's
Standing Naval Force Atlantic (STANAVFORLANT). Gatineau was
transferred west, departing Halifax on 16 Jul 1969; arriving at Esquimalt
on 14 Aug 1969 with port visits to Bermuda, Panama, Acapulco and San Diego. On 09 Sep 1969 she began her IRE
conversion at Ship Repair Unit (Pacific). The two year conversion
introduced the VDS and ASROC to the class and one her re-commissioning on 14 Apr
1971 she was classified as an IRE. She then became part of the Second
Canadian Escort Squadron. Her DELEX refit was also carried out at SRU(P) between
Sep 1981 and 12 Nov 1982. In Apr 1987 she resumed her
duties in Halifax. In Jul 1993, she played host to three visiting
Soviet warships and afterward escorted them to sea while carrying
out exercises along the way. In the fall of 1993 Gatineau, along
with Fraser and Preserver, assisted in the enforcement of UN
sanctions off Haiti. Early in 1995 she took part in the NATO exercise
Strong Resolve off the coast of Norway, acting as flagship for the
four other Canadian ships involved. Apr 1995 found her operating in
support of Fisheries and Coast Guard ships off Newfoundland during
the "Turbot Dispute" with Spain. She was finally paid off
on 01 July 1998. On 18 Sep 2009, DND called for bids
for "the removal, dismantling and disposal" of
HMCS Terra Nova and HMCS Gatineau. On 04 Nov 2009,
DND announced that Aecon Fabco had won the bid and would tow both
vessels to their Pictou Shipyard in Pictou, Nova Scotia. Gatineau
departed Halifax Harbour on 17 Nov 2009, at 10:30am under tow
by the tugboat Atlantic Elm and arrived in Pictou on 19 Nov 2009, at
9:30 am for breaking up.
RCN Memories:
Just
Another Day in the Canadian Navy
Target
Practice Gone Wrong Trip
to England - 1968
Photos
and Documents Ship's
company photos Commissioning
Book Acceptance
Booklet after IRE Conversion
20th Anniversary Booklet
Re-Activation
booklet after DELEX refit
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Commanding Officers |
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Capt Howard Lee Quinn, DSC,
RCN - 17 Feb 1959 - 14 Sep 1959
Capt Frank Birch Caldwell,
RCN - 15 Sep 1959 - 27 Jan 1961
LCdr Robert Allen Shimmin,
RCN - 28 Jan 1961 - 24 May 1961
LCdr Harold Clarke Macredy,
RCN - 25 May 1961 - 24 Aug 1961
Cdr A.H. McDonald,
RCN - 28 Aug 1961 - 21 Aug 1962
Cdr J.W. Roberts,
RCN - 22 Aug 1962 - 28 Apr 1964
Cdr William Grenville Kinsman, DSO,
RCN - 29 Apr 1964 - 11 Aug 1965
Cdr J.A. Fulton,
RCN - 12 Aug 1965 - 08 Sep 1966
Cdr William (Bill) Andrew Hughes,
RCN - 08 Sep 1966 - 29 Sep 1969
Cdr Thomas Stanley Murphy - 14 Apr
1971 - 03 Jul 1971
LCdr John Charles Slade - 03 Jul 1971 - 11 Jul
1975
Cdr Leofric Grenville Temple - 11 Jul 1975 - 11 Nov
1977
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Cdr J.B. McKenzie - 11 Nov 1977 - 26 Jun
1979
Cdr Cecil Dennis E. Cronk - 26 Jul 1979 - 11 Jun
1981
Cdr David Marshall Robinson - 11 Jun
1981 - 04 Jul 1983
Cdr Thomas Charles Heath - 04 Jul 1983 - 01 Aug
1985 Cdr J.A. Keenliside - 01 Aug
1985 - 21 Apr 1987
Cdr G.G. Jeffrey - 21 Apr 1987 - 04 Jul
1988 Cdr A.E. Tanguay
- 04 Jul 1988 - 07 Jul 1990
Cdr R.H. Edwards - 07 Jul 1990 - 10 Jul
1992
Cdr R.G. Allen - 10 Jul 1992 - 07 Jan
1994
Cdr J.A. Westlake - 07 Jan 1994 - 05 Jul
1995 Cdr D.O. Thamer
05 Jul 1995 - 30 Jun 1996 |
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In memory of those who have crossed the bar
They shall not be
forgotten
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A-B
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Anderson,
Thomas Read
1940-2017 |
Armstrong,
George Gordon
____-2007
Served in Gatineau in 1966 as
XO |
Baker,
Mark Raymond
1963-2014
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Blake,
Douglas Craig KIA 03 May 2010 
Killed by an IED near Kandahar |
Bolt,
Randolph Berkley
1951-2014 |
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Bond,
James Mason
1926-2018
Served in Gatineau as XO
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Brett,
Patrick Walter
____-1999
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Brown,
Rodney Leslie
1961-2016
Served in Gatineau as a NACOP
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C-D |
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Caldwell, Frank Birch
1914-2007
2nd Commanding Officer
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Cameron,
John Edward Ingham
1939-2011
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Catton,
Darryl Arnold
____-2014
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Clackson,
Donald Richard
1935-2014
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Clarke,
Robert
1938-2017 |
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Couckuyt,
Brian D.
1959-2007
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Cuthbert,
Lawrence J.
1933-2018
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Davison,
James Malcolm
1919-2005
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de Ste.
Croix, Dennis John 1923-2006
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Dee,
Stanley
1927-2017
Served in Gatineau in 1959 as
LCdr, RCN, NavO, SQN NavO
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Delorey, Herbert
Pius
1947-2015
Served in Gatineau 13 Jan 1967 -
15 Aug 1967 as an AB.BN, RCN
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Dunn,
Allen
____-2006
Served in Gatineau 1971-1973
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E-F |
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Ebner, Ernest
Fredrick
____-2013 |
Flack,
Eddie
1940-2014
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Fox,
Alexander Edward
1925-2001
Served in Gatineau in 1960 as
LCdr, DeckO
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G-H |
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Grove,
Roger Wayne
1958-2013
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Halliday,
Robert B.
1948-2006
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Henderson,
Leslie F.M.
1924-2010
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Henry,
Robert John
1932-2012
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Hughes,
William Andrew
1927-2013 9th
Commanding Officer
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Hutchinson,
Robert John
1941-2016
Served in Gatineau in 1959
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I-J |
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Jacob,
Michael Hier
____-2009
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Johnson,
Peter Claude 1941-2018 |
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K-L |
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Kennedy,
Terence Alan
____-2017
Served in Gatineau 21 Apr 1987
- 19 Jun 1988
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Koski,
Edward William
1940-2017
Served in Gatineau in 1963 |
Laverty, George
1930-2018
Served in Gatineau c1957-60 as
a Midshipman, RCN for training |
Lemon,
Denis Ernest
1925-2013 |
Linscott,
John David
1953-2015 |
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Lowe,
Alan Gordon
1928-2010
Served in Gatineau in 1961 as
SQN CommO
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M-N |
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MacDonald,
Leo I.
1937-2018 |
Miller,
Thomas Leigh
1958-2015 |
Mohr,
Richard Walter
____-2008 |
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O-P |
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Peterson,
Buddy Lionel
____-2017 |
Power, Leonard
M.
____-2018
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Pringle,
James C.
____-2013
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Prokopow, Thomas
Knox
1931-2017
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Purdy,
Donald Wesley
1930-2014
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Q-R |
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Rhymes,
Reginald Heber
1926-2006
Served
in Gatineau 07 Jul 1964 - 08 Nov 1964 as a P1SN3, RCN
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Roberts,
Ralph
Donald
1931-2012
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Rombough,
Wallace Ormand
1926-2006
Served in Gatineau 16 Sep 1963
- 09 Nov 1964 as a P1ER4 |
Russell,
William 1939-2014 |
Rutherford,
Cecil T.
1922-1992
Served in Gatineau c1966 as a
P1ER |
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Rutherford,
Robert
1939-2008
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Ryan,
Allen Joseph 1953-2016
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S-T |
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Sarkany,
James Michael
1955-2018
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Shimmin,
Robert Allen
1924-2012
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Slade,
John Charles
1937-2003
11th Commanding
Officer |
Smith,
Henry Allister
1942-2018 |
Smith, Ronald Lorne
____-2014
Drafted to Gatineau in 1979 |
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Stanick,
Steve
1962-2013
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Stewart,
Harold Douglas
____-2015
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Stuebing,
Charles Roger
1942-2013
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Tapscott,
Gene Alan
____-2018
Served in Gatineau in the early
1960s
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Thierauf,
Herbert Leslie
1943-2017
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Tindell,
Brian Frederick
____-2008
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U-V |
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Vanderpluijm, Peter
Michael
____-2006 |
Vergouwen,
Peter J.
1931-2016 |
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W-X-Y-Z |
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Walzak,
Albert
1931-2012
Served in Gatineau as Lt, RCN
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Warneken, Edward
Vincent Neil
1944-2014
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Watt,
George T.
1931-2015
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Wright,
David L. 1942-2017
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Wright,
Gregory Lloyd
1948-2013
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Wright,
James Edward 1926-2005
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Yablonski, Victor
1933-2009
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Former Crew Members
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Addison, Tim
Alan, Mike - 1968
Baird, Mel, Lt, SYO - 1965
Baker, Gord - 1968
Barter, Bill
Baxter, Colin, Mar Eng (Stoker) - 1969
Borgia, Frankie - 1988
Boulter, Ed
Braham, Mike, SLt - 1965
Cale, Jim, SLt - 1965
Carruthers, Jim, SLt
Chmielewski, P. Courcey,
Don - 1968 Cruickshank,
George Czop, CPO1,
Cox'n - 1974 Dall,
Dave, RP - 1979 Deneau,
Marv, SLt - 1965 - 1966 Devos,
John, OS.WU - 1965 Dingman,
Douglas Duchesne,
Jocelyn - 1981 Duncan,
Ian, Midshipman, RCN - Jun-Jul 1966 Eaves,
Jack, Midshipman, RCN - Jun-Jul 1966 Farrar,
Bob, RCN(R) - 1968-1969 Ferris,
Joe, RP - 1979 Fiset,
Ray, EW - 1979 Fournier,
Pierre, Midshipman, RCN - Jun-Jul 1966
Francis,
Hank, RP - 1979
Frigault, Philippe - 1968
Frigault, Pierre - 1968
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Fuller, Stanley - 1979
Gabel, John, Midshipman, RCN - Jun-Jul 1966
Gagnon, Jean, Midshipman, RCN - Jun-Jul 1966
Gracie, Jim, Lt, NavO - 1965
Greenwood,
John - 1968
Gunderson,
CPO2
Gunn, Terry, AB.WU -
1965-1967  Hatton,
Rick, Midshipman, RCN - Jun-Jul 1966 Healey, Ed,
LCdr, EO - 1965 Hemeon,
Clarence Henderson,
Wes - 1981 Herdman,
Ron, EW - 1979 Hill,
Gerry, LCdr, XO - 1965 Holland,
Surg-LCdr, RCNR - 1969 Houliston,
Peter, SLt - 1965 Hunt,
Barry - Commissioning crew Huston,
Sam - 1968 Johnson,
MSBN - 1979 Johnston,
R.J., MSNWT - Aug 1982 - May 1986 / Jun 1986 - Jun 1987 Kloosterman,
Jim Lea, Bill
- 1979 LeFleur, Larry
- 1981 Lyrette,
Jacques, Midshipman, RCN - Jun-Jul 1966 MacDonald,
Leo, Lt, OpsO - 1965 MacDonald, Ron
- 1968 Maloche, Mike,
Sig - 1979 Matheson,
AB - 1965 Meir, John, SN - 1979
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Moore, Art D. - 20 Jan 1969
Oakley, LCdr, XO
Odgers, Dave, MSRP - 1979
Osborne, Joe, Sig - 1979
Osmond, J.
Ovens, J.
Perry, Hank, CBM - 1968
Pickering, John, Lt - 1969
Rioux, Sylvain - 1974
Rogers, Reg - 1982 - 1984
Roper, George, Bosn - 1979
Silvester, Henry Charles - 1969
Spence, Hugh, SLt - 1965
Stathan, Dave, Lt - 1969
Stuart, Bob - 1989
Taylor, Barry, Midshipman, RCN - Jun-Jul 1966
Taylor, Mark, LCdr - 1969
Thompson, Lloyd, Lt - 1969
Tootle, Bill - 1968
Tyre, Dave
Walzak, Al, Lt, WpnsO - 1965
Ward, Mike, RP - 1979
Waterfield, (Swampy), Lt, RCNR - 1969
Wills, Al, FC - Sep 1984 - Apr 1987
Wylie, Doug, Sig - 1979
Young, R. |
Photos and
Documents
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One of HMCS Gatineau's bells on display at
RCSCC Gatineau, Gatineau, QC
Courtesy of John Gabel
HMCS Gatineau's 2nd bell at RCL Gatineau
Courtesy of John Gabel
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Newspaper article on Capt. Quinn being
appointed CO of HMCS Restigouche just prior to her commissioning
Halifax Chronicle Herald 14 Feb 1959
Research by / Courtesy of George Newburg |
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Battle board for HMCS Gatineau 236
Courtesy of Clarence Hemeon |
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HMCS Gatineau 236 - date unknown
From the collection of Sid Dobing
Courtesy of Brian Dobing |
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Tot Time in the Weapons Mess, HMCS Gatineau 236
circa 1965-1966
L
- R: Larry Plant (SN), Fred Gobielle (WS), Bill Mercer (WU), Peter
Jamieson (WU), Hector Brokenshire (SN), Bob Gould (WS), Sam Winia
(WS), Dennis Norquay (WU), Vic Barnes (SN), Dave Gordon (SN),
Deslaurier (WU), Gene Tapscott (WS), Serink (WS), Peter Campbell
(WU). The two in the centre bottom, unknown
Courtesy of Peter Campbell |
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Londorry, Ireland 1965
L-R: Stu Patterson (RM), Larry Plant (SN), Ed Teague
(FC), Dave Gordon (SN), Peter Campbell (WU)
Courtesy of Peter Campbell |
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A few photos on, from and of HMCS Gatineau
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photo 2 |
photo 3 |
photo 4 |
photo 5 |
photo 6 |
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(1)
AB Matheson, 12 Mess, HMCS Gatineau - 1965 (2) AB.WU Gunn
painting ship, HMCS Gatineau - 1965 (3) Gun's Crew, HMCS
Gatineau - 1965 (4) HMCS Gatineau conducting a jackstay with
HMCS Provider - 1965 (5) HMCS Gatineau conducting a RAS with
HMCS Provider - 1965 (6 & 7) Debris recovered from downed
Argo off Puerto Rico - 1965
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photo 9 |
photo 10 |
photo 11 |
photo 12 |
photo 13 |
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(8)
HMCS Gatineau conducting a RAS with HMCS Bonaventure - 1965
(9) HMCS Gatineau (10) Fo'c's'le RAS team on HMCS
Gatineau (11) Helo making a delivery to HMCS Gatineau
(12) HMCS Gatineau, HMCS Terra Nova and, HMCS Columbia - Battle of
Atlantic Sunday, Bermuda - 1966 (13) HMCS Gatineau, HMCS
Columbia and, HMCS Skeena, Helsinki - 1966 (14) OS.WU Terry
Gunn and OS.WU John Devos ashore - 1965
Courtesy of Terry Gunn
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HMCS Gatineau 236 Daily Orders - 02 Jul
1966 - At Sea
A Dog's Life in the Royal Canadian Navy
This write-up was from HMCS Gatineau's Daily
Orders - the author is unknown
Courtesy of Terry Gunn
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HMCS Gatineau 236 in Dublin Ireland - 1966
Courtesy of Terry Gunn |
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Map of HMCS Gatineau's deployment 18 Apr 1966 - 15 Jul 1966
Courtesy of Terry Gunn |
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HMCS Gatineau 236
Courtesy of Raymond Cumby |
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Don Courcey and Gord Baker on HMCS Gatineau in
1967
Courtesy of Ron MacDonald |
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HMCS Gatineau 236 - refit in 1967
Courtesy of Ron MacDonald |
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HMCS Gatineau 236, Montreal Expo '67 - 23 Oct
1967
Courtesy of Richard Larcheveque |
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Hank Perry, the Buffer on HMCS Gatineau,
Exercise Maple Spring 1968
Courtesy of Ron MacDonald |
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HMCS Gatineau in 1968
Courtesy of Ron MacDonald |
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Deck work on HMCS Gatineau, STANAVFORLANT 1968
Courtesy of Ron MacDonald |
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HMCS
Gatineau - Virgin Islands - 11 Mess Party - Maple Spring 1968
Courtesy
Ron MacDonald |
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John
Greenwood, Sam Huston, Mike Alan, Ron MacDonald
HMCS
Gatineau - San Juan, Puerto Rico - 1968
Courtesy
of Ron MacDonald |
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John
Greenwood, Sam Huston, Bill Tootle
HMCS
Gatineau - San Juan, Puerto Rico - 1968
Courtesy
of Ron MacDonald |
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HMCS
Gatineau leaving Sydney, Australia for Briasbane, 1972
Photo
taken from HMCS Provider
Courtesy
of Steve Hlasny |
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Crossing the Line on HMCS Gatineau - 1981
That's
my Father In-Law, as King Neptune. Bill Tindell (RIP) Stoker's Reg
Chief 1981. Larry Lefleur, Jocelyn Duchesne, Wes
Henderson
as Aphrodite
Courtesy of Darrell Cameron |
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SWIMEX
(aka hands to bath) off HMCS Gatineau
George Cruickshank with the FN
Courtesy
of Ty Le Mercier
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3 Mess on HMCS Gatineau
Courtesy of John Le Forte |
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Piping party on HMCS Gatineau
Courtesy of John Le Forte |
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HMCS Gatineau 236 coming alongside for a
RAS during Exercise Teamwork 88. Photo taken just south of the Arctic
Circle during her NATO (STANAVFORLANT) deployment Jul-Dec 1988
Courtesy of Ron Eccles
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Ceremonial divisions on HMCS Gatineau
Courtesy of John Le Forte |
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Cod fishing on HMCS Gatineau circa 1988
Frankie
Borgia with his catch of the day
Courtesy
of Geno Tremblay |
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Christmas 1974 on HMCS Gatineau
Cox'n CPO1 Czop standing, Sylvain Rioux sitting
in front of Coxn
Courtesy of Denis Legault |
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Gatineau's Commanding Officer,
LCdr JC Slade serving Christmas dinner in the Junior ranks mess,
1974
Courtesy of Denis Legault |
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11 Mess (Stoker`s Mess), HMCS Gatineau in 1985
Courtesy of Peter Manninen |
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Popular Mechanics Magazine article on HMCS
Gatineau - March 1959
(note: the entire article is not available here
- the last two pages are missing form the submission) |
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HMCS Gatineau 236 taking a roll en route to San
Diego
Exercise Valiant Heritage - Spring 1979
Courtesy of Clarence Hemeon |
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Whaler Rowing - Boat crew of HMCS Gatineau 236
Exercise Valiant Heritage - Spring 1979
Courtesy of Clarence Hemeon |
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EW Ray Fiset on HMCS Gatineau 236
Exercise Valiant Heritage - Spring 1979
Courtesy of Clarence Hemeon |
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EW Ron Herdman on HMCS Gatineau 236
Exercise Valiant Heritage - Spring 1979
Courtesy of Clarence Hemeon |
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Bill Lea and Joe Osborne on HMCS Gatineau 236
Exercise Valiant Heritage - Spring 1979
Courtesy of Clarence Hemeon |
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Sigs at work - Joe Osborne and Doug Wyile on
HMCS Gatineau 236
Exercise Valiant Heritage - Spring 1979
Courtesy of Clarence Hemeon |
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Jenny's Side Party at Tamar, Hong Kong
Exercise Valiant Heritage - Spring 1979
Courtesy of Clarence Hemeon |
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OOW Manoeuvers with allied warships
Photo taken from HMCS Gatineau 236 - Exercise
Valiant Heritage - Spring 1979
Courtesy of Clarence Hemeon |
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MSRP Dave Odgers on HMCS Gatineau 236 -
Exercise Valiant Heritage - Spring 1979
Courtesy of Clarence Hemeon |
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Sig Mike Maloche on HMCS Gatineau - Exercise
Valiant Heritage - Spring 1979
Courtesy of Clarence Hemeon |
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RP Joe Ferris and SN John Meir on HMCS Gatineau
236
RAS with HMCS Provider - Exercise Valiant
Heritage - Spring 1979
Courtesy of Clarence Hemeon |
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Stan Fuller doing maintenance in the workboat
on HMCS Gatineau 236 - Exercise Valiant Heritage - Spring 1979
Courtesy of Clarence Hemeon |
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MSBN Johnson in charge of top part ship on HMCS
Gatineau 236 - Exercise Valiant Heritage - Spring 1979
Courtesy of Clarence Hemeon` |
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Lizard Stations on HMCS Gatineau 236
Exercise Valiant Heritage - Spring 1979 -
Courtesy of Clarence Hemeon |
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Port Visit to Tia Juana
Exercise Valiant Heritage - Spring 1979
Courtesy of Clarence Hemeon |
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Damage to HMCS Gatineau's VDS caused by a storm
en route to San Diego
Exercise Valiant Heritage - Spring 1979
Courtesy of Clarence Hemeon |
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Bosn George Roper on HMCS Gatineau 236 -
Exercise Valiant Heritage - Spring 1979
Courtesy of Clarence Hemeon |
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RP Mike Ward and RP Dave Dall on HMCS Gatineau
236 - Exercise Valiant Heritage - Spring 1979
Courtesy of Clarence Hemeon |
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Stanley Fuller on HMCS Gatineau 236 - Exercise
Valiant Heritage - Spring 1979
Courtesy of Clarence Hemeon |
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EW Ray Fiset, EW Ron Herdman and
RP Bill Lea on HMCS Gatineau 236 - Exercise Valiant Heritage -
Spring 1979
Courtesy of Clarence Hemeon |
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Sig Joe Osborne on HMCS Gatineau 236 - Exercise
Valiant Heritage - Spring 1979
Courtesy of Clarence Hemeon |
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RP Hank Francis on HMCS Gatineau 236 - Exercise
Valiant Heritage - Spring 1979
Courtesy of Clarence Hemeon |
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Newspaper article on HMCS Restigouche's
re-activation after her DELEX refit
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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HMCS Gatineau
Photo from her welcome aboard booklet |
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Exercise Far Horizons 1983 Certificate
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Steve Hlasny on HMCS Gatineau - 1983
"Week one - First beard since Aug 1958.
First leg of trip enroute to San Diego"
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Steve Hlasny, Tyre, Gunderson on HMCS Gatineau
- 1983
"Week two - A few beer with Guns, his last
trip"
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Enroute to Pearl Harbor with US Task Force -
1983
Vertep with helo from USS Kansas City
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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USS Kansas City and aircraft carrier USS Coral
Sea. Nose HMCS Gatineau in the foreground - 1983
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Fueling the fleet enroute to Pearl Harbor -
1983
USS Kansas City refueling USS Coral Sea
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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HMCS Gatineau arrives along STBD side of USS
Kansas City for RAS. USS Coral Sea already RASing on the PORT side -
1983
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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(Standing) J. Osmond, R. Young, P. Chmielewski,
Ed Boulter on HMCS Gatineau - 1983
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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"Guns retires and flies home from Pearl
Harbour"
A mess dinner for Guns and presentation from
the Chief and POs of HMCS Gatineau - 1983
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Mess diner in honour of Guns on HMCS Gatineau -
1983
"Take the picture and lets eat"
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Mess diner in honour of Guns on HMCS Gatineau -
1983
Gunderson, LCdr Oakley, XO, D. Tyre, J. Ovens |
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"Coming up on Diamond Head on last
time" - 1983
CPO2 Gunderson
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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CPO2 Gunderson being piped ashore from HMCS
Gatineau - 1983
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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LSFC Buck Taylor - the East Pig - on HMCS
Gatineau - 1983
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Exercise Far Horizons 1983 - Third leg of trip, heading north to the
Aleutians
Task Force destroyers astern of HMCS Gatineau
(foreground)
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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USS Roark in heavy seas approaching the port
side of HMCS Gatineau - 1983
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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USS Coral Sea and USS Midway - 1983
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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HMCS Gatineau exercising with USS Enterprise -
1983
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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HMCS Terra Nova and HMCS Restigouche RASing
with HMCS Provider. HMCS Gatineau in foreground.
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Steve Hlasny on HMCS Gatineau - Week 3 of beard
growth - 1983
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Toyohiko Kotegawa, Japanese Navy, and Steve
Hlasny on HMCS Gatineau - 1983
Toyohiko is visiting Gatineau for a few days enroute from Kure to Yokosuka, Japan
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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JDS Komana - 1983
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Three ships of the JDS - our host ships at
Yokosuka, Japan - 1983
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Don Duncan and Steve Hlasny - 1983
"Same Jetty and Bridge where we tied up at
31 years ago, in 1952, when I was on the Crusader
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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HMCS Gatineau hosting the families of the JDS
host ships - 1983
Dave Cowling, Dave Tyre, Kotegawa and his wife
and children, Earl Sornsen, C1WS/Cox'n, Frank Reeves, P2RM, Steve Hlasny, Gord Spargo
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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HMCS Gatineau hosting the families of the JDS
host ships - 1983
JDS Chief, Dave Cowling, Dave Tyre, Kotegawa's
wife and children, Earl Sornsen, C1WS/Cox'n, Frank Reeves, P2RM, Steve Hlasny, Gord Spargo
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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The next day we were hosted by the Chiefs and
POs of the JDS - 1983
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Invited out for an evening at Kotegawa's - 1983
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Hiroshima from the station - 1983
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Monument at the site of the Atomic Bomb drop -
1983
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Bomb that remained standing after the atomic
bomb was dropped - 1983
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Out with a bunch of our mess mates the night
before sailing for Shanghai - 1983
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Arriving in Shanghai 06 May 1983 for port visit
6-9 May.
First Canadian warship to visit Shanghai since HMCS
Crescent in 1949
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Our bus tour of Shanghai and our Chinese tour
guide - 1983
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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In front of our tour bus - Chinese sailors
wanted a photograph taken
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Tour of Shanghai - 1983
Touring Shanghai - they close two road lanes to
vehicle traffic. Don and Earl up ahead breaking traffic for me
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Tour of Shanghai - 1983
On our way to the Gardens. Does anyone work?
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Tour of Shanghai - 1983
In front of the Peace Hotel
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Tour of Shanghai - 1983
Peace Hotel souvenir
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Shanghai memorabilia
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Luncheon at the Peace Hotel
Earl, how did we end up with all the Grimes?
Third photo (L-R) - Duncan, Parish, Cowling,
Gray, Cram, Powell, Bruuels, Holm, Steve Hlasny, Earl taking photo.
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Leaving Shanghai
"Looking back at Shanghai with the Bun and
the Peace Hotel as we leave"
Courtesy of Steve Hlasnyh |
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Steve Hlasny bids farewell to Shanghai
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Leaving Shanghai
Chinese Patrol boat 687 and Ex-Soviet Romeo
Class submarine "patrol type"
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Leaving Shanghai
Luda Class DDG 131, speed 36 knots. 1st Chinese
design and build. Completed 1974
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Exercise Far Horizons 1983 - 5th leg of the
trip
Port visit Pusan, Korea, 11-13 May 1983
Korean War memorial at entrance to the UN
Cemetery in Pusan |
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Wreath laying ceremony - 13 May 1983
CPO1 Hunter, CPO2 Hlasny and Capt. George D2
lay a wreath in honour of the war dead
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Wreath laying ceremony - 13 May 1983
Wreath laying party representing Capt. George
D2
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Wreath laying ceremony - 13 May 1983
Commanding officers of 2nd Sqn ships on the
right. Gen Withers CDS, WIP's and D2 on the left
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Wreath laying ceremony - 13 May 1983
General salute to the war dead
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Port visit Chinhae, Korea 13-15 May 1983
Busing the baseball team out to the game
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Earl - "Here comes da coach"
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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"Runners Up"
HMCS Gatineau's baseball team
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Port visit Chinhae, Korea 13-15 May 1983
Sightseeing and shopping - A Turtle ship
Bottom photo - Harry Holm, Steve Hlasny, Bob
Morrow
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Exercise Far Horizons 1983 - 6th leg of the
trip
Port visit Hong Kong - 19-23 May 1983
Ships berthed at HMS Tamar |
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The new Prince of Wales building at HMS Tamar
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Hong Kong - Kowloon - Jenny's Side Party
painting our ships - May 1983
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Kowloon - May 1983
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Floating restaurant at Aberdeen, Hong Kong
Duncan, Olsen, Hlasny, Reeves, Sullivan
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Exercise Far Horizon 1983 - 7th leg of the trip
Port Visit Manila, Philippines -
25-28 May 1983
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Decorative shuttle taxis, Manila, Philippines,
May 1983
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Steve Hlasny and Bill Tindell with their
shopping hosts - PO1 Pilar H Pojol, CPO Elu, Manila, Philippines,
May 1983
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Exercise Far Horizons 1983 - 8th leg of the
trip - Manila to Pearl Harbor
At sea, enroute to Pearl Harbor after departing
Manila - Hand to Bathe
Water temp 88 degrees Fahrenheit. The ship's
boat was for safety and there was a marksman with a rifle on the
bridge for sharks.
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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"My first Vertrep"
Steve Hlasny gets hoisted aboard a helo off
HMCS Gatineau
"Earl and I get a ride into Pearl Harbor 1
day early"
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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HMCS Gatineau (closest ship)
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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HMCS Provider being screened by the ships of
the 2nd Squadron
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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3 Mess HMCS Gatineau
Mike
Burns, Henry Smith, Mike Eakins, Bob Dunn, Knobby Clarke, Earl
Sorensen, Rich Staff, John Tata, Steve Hlasny, Doug Bullens, Bob
Morrow and a token American.
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Memorial for USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor
Coutesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Exercise Far Horizons - Final leg of the Voyage
Course North East, with following seas -
"Pineapple Express"
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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The End
HMCS Gatineau under tow to the scrap
yard
Former HMCS Gatineau under
tow to Pictou, Nova Scotia to be broken up - 17 Nov 2009
Source: Shipping
News from Halifax by Mac Mackay
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