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For Posterity's Sake 
A Royal
Canadian Navy Historical Project
HMCS
PROVIDER 508
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READY TO SERVE |
HMCS Provider 508 - 1972
Courtesy of Robert Berbeck
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Laid down:
21 Jun 1961
Launched:
05 Jul 1962
Commissioned: 28
Sep 1963
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Paid off: 24
Jun 1998
Fate: Broken up in 2003 |
Built by Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co.
Ltd., Lauzon, Que, she was commissioned there on 28 Sep 1963. She was the
first Operational Support ship in the RCN and was designed with the capacity
for the stowage of fuel, ammunition, supplies, provisions (dry and refrigerated)
and replacement helicopters. She was also designed to transfer supplies and
personnel underway and provided support to operational forces at sea. At the
time, she was the largest ship built in Canada for the RCN. She had 26 fuel
cargo tanks which held approximately 14,000 tons of FFO, 1,500 tons of
diesel and 900 tons of aviation gas (JP5) along with 430 tons of ammunition,
provisions and spare parts. HMCS Provider had the capability of replenished
and refueling up to 4000 gals/min at 18 plus knots. Late in 1969, with the arrival of the two follow-on AORs,
HMCS Preserver and HMCS Protecteur, she
was transferred to the west coast. On 04 May 1970, HMCS Provider 508, HMCS Mackenzie
261, HMCS Yukon 263 and HMCS Terra Nova 259 departed Esquimalt for a
Far East cruise. On 08 May 1986, HMCS Provider 508, HMCS
Restigouche 257, HMCS Terra Nova 259 and HMCS Kootenay 258, departed
Esquimalt for Exercise RIMPAC 86 and returned on 21 Jun 1986. In the spring of 1990 she took
part in the Pacific Rim countries' exercise RIMPAC 90, along with
units of the 2nd and 4th Destroyer Squadrons, which afterward
visited Vladivostok, the first western warships to do so since 1939.
Afterward, en route to visit Manila, she rescued a large number of
Vietnamese boat people that had spent nine days without food or
water after their boat had broken down. In late 1993 and early 1994
she took part in the UN embargo of Haiti. She returned to Halifax in
June 1996. The ship was paid off 24 June
1998, two years later than originally planned, and remained in
Halifax Harbour until 2002 while she awaited auction. She was sold to Greek interests
and on 26 Jul 2002 left Halifax under tow for Greece, to become a
water storage vessel. The following year she was towed to Turkey and
broken up.
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Commanding Officers |
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Capt Thomas Charles Pullen,
RCN - 28 Sep 1963 - 08 Dec 1964
Capt Kai Hugh Boggild,
RCN - 08 Dec 1964 - 24 Aug 1966
Capt D.W. Knox,
RCN - 24 Aug 1966 - 16 Aug 1967
Capt W.J.H. Stuart,
RCN - 16 Aug 1967 - 05 Sep 1969
Capt James Andrew Fulton
- 05 Sep 1969 - 02 Aug 1972
Capt F.W. Crickard - 02 Aug 1972 - 30 Sep
1974
Capt Colin Heggerston Purves Shaw - 30
Sep 1974 - 05 Aug 1976
Capt K.M. Young - 05
Aug 1976 - 21 Jul 1978
Capt Richmond (Rip) Hill Kirby - 21 Jul 1978 - 20 Jun
1980
Capt Richard Lockwood
Donaldson - 20 Jun 1980 - 12 Apr 1982 |
Capt Jan Jansz Drent - 12 Apr 1982 - 09 Jul
1984 Capt
Dale Edward Gibb - 09 Jul 1984 - 15 Jul 1986
Capt Russell Donald Moore - 15 Jul 1986 - 05 Dec
1988 Capt K.R. Scotten - 05 Dec 1988 - 13 Jul
1990 Capt I. Stephan Foldesi - 13 Jul 1990 - 27 Jul
1992
Capt M.B. McLean - 27 Jul 1992 - 05 Aug
1994
Cdr I.G. Parker - 05 Aug 1994 - 15 Dec
1995
Capt S.D. Andrews - 15 Dec 1995 - 25 Jun
1997 Cdr D.O. Thamer
- 25 Jun 1997 - 24 Jun 1998 |
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In memory of those who made the ultimate
sacrifice
Lest We Forget
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deBALINHARD,
William Gordon
AB.SW, C.A.F.
Lost at sea - 1971 |
TRUDEL,
René P.J.
PO1, 9833-H, RCN
killed - 25 Oct 1963 |
TURCOTTE,
Bruno Joseph
PO1, 17419-H, RCN died - 16 Jun 1964 |
URIE,
Joseph Clifford
LS.BN, 44457-H, RCN died - 11 Feb 1966 |
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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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Barnes,
Jerry T.
1932-2017
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Bateman,
John Steven
1968-2016 |
Bauer,
William Harold
1925-2016 |
Baxter,
Douglas
1944-2007 |
Beasley,
Doug Harold
1948-2012
Served in Provider as an LSER
and later as Cox'n |
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Beckett,
Brian Harwood 1936-2013
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Bédard, Cécilien
1937-2013
Commissioning crew as a PO
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Bernays,
Max Douglas
1936-2013
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Beurling,
Richard Frederick
____-2017 |
Biles,
H.A.
1942-2016 |
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Birch-Jones,
Peter Meredith
1925-2009
Served in Provider 1972 - 1974
as Cdr, XO
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Boggild,
Kai Hugh
____-2002
2nd Commanding Officer
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Bradford,
Wayne
1935-2012
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Brown,
Clifford C.
1971-2015 |
Burt,
Roger Michael
1941-2013 |
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Bushnell,
Robert
____-2007
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Butterfield,
James
1922-2009
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C-D |
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Callaghan,
Brian
1934-2013
Served in Provider approx
1972-76 as a P2HT |
Clark,
George
1936-1977 |
Coppard,
John George
1966-2012 |
Cottenden,
Harry Roland
1930-2016 |
Crickard,
Frederick William
1930-2012
6th Commanding Officer |
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Cuthbert,
Lawrence J.
1933-2018 |
Dayton,
Arthur David
1930-2005
Served in Provider 1972-1976 as
P1ER |
Downie,
Robert E.
____-2003
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Draibye,
Mark
1930-2014
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Duncan,
Michael John
1938-2012
Served in Provider as XO
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Dzioba,
Lawrence
1932-2007 Served in Provider in 1970 as
XO |
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E-F
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Edmundson,
Kenneth D.
1945-1995
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Edwards,
Roland James
____-2003
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Eldridge,
Gareth J.
1931-2017
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Farquharson,
Kenneth Lionel
1924-2010
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Fisher,
George Maurice 1935-2004
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Foster,
Gordon Douglas 1927-2015
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G-H |
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Geddes,
Andre Jules
1929-2014
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Gibb, Dale
Edward
____-2002
12th Commanding Officer
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Goldring,
Gerald Allan
1931-2014
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Good,
Jack Williamson
1938-2018 |
Goronuk,
William Andrew
____-1994
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Graham,
Stephen P.
1951-2015
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Grover,
Douglas Wayne
1949-2005
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Guilderson, Ron
1943-2001 
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Hendry,
Ian G.
1932-2017
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Hannem,
Dallas Norris
1940-2016
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Holland,
Orville Derrick 1929-2016
Served in Provider approx 1972-76
as a P2ER
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I-J
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Jessop,
Andrew James
1965-2016
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Johnston,
Gordon William
1947-2017
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K-L |
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King,
Herbert Frederick
1928-2014
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King,
Terry
____-2017
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Kirby,
Richmond Hill
1929-2006
9th Commanding Officer
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M-N |
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MacIntyre,
Norman Elwell
____-2015
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Marsh,
Ronald Thomas
1931-2007
Commissioning Crew as a PO
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McCulley,
Stanley James
1943-2018
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McGowan,
Harold Austad
1924-2010
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McIntyre,
Earl L.
1934-2016
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McLaughlin,
Harry
1942-2013
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Milley,
Gary Gordon
____-2014
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Mohr,
Richard Walter
____-2008
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Mulock, William
Richard
1933-2018
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Nagel,
Thomas ____-2017
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Nowle,
Anthony 1930-2017
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O-P |
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Parkinson,
Colin
1919-2004 |
Pelletier,
Roger Ivan
1934-2016 |
Parsons,
Harvey
1936-2016 |
Proctor,
Alan Franklin
____-2017
Served in Provider as POTEL |
Pullen,
Thomas Charles 1918-1990
1st Commanding Officer |
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Q-R |
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Quick,
Fred Albert
____-2016 |
Reeves,
Robert Michael
____-2011
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Rombough,
Wallace Ormand
1926-2006
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Russell,
William 1939-2014
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Sailor,
Frank
1928-2012
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Schmitke,
Edmund G.
1926-2018
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Sauer,
Eugene Gilbert
1948-2015
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Shaw, Colin
Heggerston Purves
1925-2009
7th Commanding Officer
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Silver,
Fredie Gorman
1942-2003
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Strum,
Gordon Eugene
____-2012
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Sunderland, Albert Eldon
____-2011
Drafted
to Provider 508 in 1967, HS 50
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Taylor,
Richard Keith
1954-2006
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Todd,
Richard G.
1937-2018
Served in Provider in 1979 as Buffer
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U-V
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Vander-Hoek,
Harry
1927-2015
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W-X |
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Way,
Clifford James
1922-2007
Served in Provider 1966-1969 as
LCdr, Supply Officer
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Webster,
Ronald D.
1926-2016 |
Wondga,
Arthur Frank
1945-2012
Served in Provider approx
1972-76 as a LSBN |
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Former Crew Members
SH - pers identified in photos
from the collection of Steve Hlasny - 1972 to 1976
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Abbott, Freeman, ABBN - (SH)
Adamthwaite, Dave V., Slt/Lt (N), DeckO - Aug 1969 - Oct 1971
Akhurst, ABBN - (SH)
Alexander, LS - (SH)
Alleyne, LSBN - Nov 1967
Armstrong, Dave, LSAW - (SH)
Bader, Bob, P2ET - (SH)
Badiuk, LSER - (SH)
Barlow, C1BN - (SH)
Baumann -
Becevel,
Michael
Berbeck, Robert, LS - Aug 1969 - Jul 1972
Bertrand, Lou, P2HT - (SH)
Booth, Brian, P2BN - (SH)
Bone, Norman, P2BN - (SH)
Brain, LCdr - (SH)
Brydon, Glen, P2MET - (SH)
Cain, P2RP - (SH)
Catchpole, Eric, C2ER - (SH)
Chan, Victor, P2HT - (SH)
Chandler, CPO - Nov 1967
Charette, L., OSS, R-33052 - until 30 Oct 1967
Chenier, Allan, OS/ABBN - (SH)
Clarabut, D.G., ABHT, 59337-H - until 30 Oct
1967
Cooper, Mike, Lt (N) - (SH)
Cornell, B., P2 Cadet - until 30 Oct 1967
Cryer, John, LSHT - (SH)
Davidson, ABRM - Nov 1967
Davorin, P2HT - (SH)
Dennings, MS - 1985
Desroche, Mel, LSBN - (SH)
Dickson, ABSW - Nov 1967
Downing, J., ABNQ, R-25801 - until 30 Oct 1967
Dunfield, LSHT - Nov 1967
Eatmon, LSER - Nov 1967
Fast, Frank, P2ET - (SH)
Fenton, ABET - Nov 1967
Fitzsimonds,
C1WS, Cox'n - (SH)
Gallagher, Jean, Cook
Gardner, ABER - Nov 1967
Gasse, ABBN - Nov 1967
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Gloor, R., C2TM, R-10185 - until 30 Oct 1967
Gosling, Steve, LS - 1985
Gravelle, ABCK - Nov 1967
Gunther, Mel, P2ET - (SH)
Harris, B., P2 Cadet - until 30 Oct 1967
Hlasny, Stephen, P2RT - 1972 - 1976
Hunt, P2ER - (SH)
Hunter, (Smiley), C1BN - (SH)
Hutchings, Steve - May 1974 - Jun 1978
James, G., P2 Cadet - until 30 Oct 1967
Jefferies, Al, PO1 - 1985
Jenkins - Nov 1967
Jolicoeur, LSST - Nov 1967
Johnson, Clair, P2ER - (SH)
Kelley, Clem, P2RM - (SH)
Kesler, LS - (SH)
Kinsey, David - 1969-1974
Knox, LSBN - (SH)
Lance, Mark
Lascelle,
Ed, P1BN - (SH)
Lemier, P2 - (SH)
Little, Don, CPO2 - 1985
Lothian, P2 - (SH)
Lowrie, Lt (N) - (SH)
Lythall, R., LSAW, R-22544 - until 30 Oct 1967
MacDonald, C., A Cadet - until 30 Oct 1967
MacLean, H., C2CV,
R-12062 - until 30 Oct 1967
Maddeaux, ABBN - Nov 1967
Malott, Fred
Marsh,
P1ER - (SH)
McConnell, J., P2AW, R-8695 - until 30 Oct 1967
McCormick, K., P2WS, 10487-H - until 30 Oct
1967
McDougall, C1ER - (SH)
McDougall,
Keith, P1ER, Dec 1983 - Jan 1988
McEvoy,
Tom - 1969
McLellan,
W, P2CK - (SH)
Mitchell,
Mike, MSHT - 1969-1974
Moore,
Basil Patrick, Cdr, XO - 1974 - 1976
Montgomery,
P1ER - Nov 1967
Murray,
Lawrence Edward, Cdr, OpsO/Navo - 1974 - 1976
Negrich,
Ray, C1SG, Cox'n - (SH)
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Nowle,
Tony, C2RT - (SH)
Oliver, L., P1HT, R-25957 - until 30 Oct 1967
Parenteau,
Gerry, P2NS - (SH)
Parr,
Westall H., AB 43164-H - 1957-1960
Parsons,
Jim, P2NS - (SH)
Patterson, ABST - Nov 1967
Perry, J., Major, ZA-4987 - until 30 Oct 1967
Piel,
P1AW - (SH)
Porter, LSST - Nov 1967
Potter,
John, C2SW - (SH)
Reardon,
P2CK - (SH)
Roberge,
ABBN - (SH)
Sailor,
Frank, C1, Cox'n - (SH)
Sawatsky,
Larry, P2HT - (SH)
Seddon, Nov 1967
Seminuk,
Ben, PO1 - 1985
Senebald,
Gordon, Bos'n - 1965 - 1968
Silcox,
P2VS - (SH)
Spooner,
Sydney, P2ER - (SH)
Stewart, Allen, LS, MS, PO2, Pay Writer - Feb
1973 - Aug 1978 
Storey,
Ed, C2RT - (SH)
Sullivan,
Leo, P2ER - (SH)
Taylor,
Barry, Slt - (SH)
Thibault,
MSBN - (SH)
Tiffin,
Rick - 1988-1988
Torris,
Ralph, P2ER - (SH)
Valleau, P2CK - Nov 1967
Verhuel,
(Dutch), P2ER - (SH)
Voss,
John, C1ET - (SH)
Vuillemin, Patrick, Leading Cadet
- until 30 Oct 1967
White,
ABSG - (SH)
Wilkinson, G., Leading Cadet - until 30 Oct
1967
William, Brian L. - 1964-1967, 1979-1985,
1986-1988
Wilson, A., P2 Cadet - until 30 Oct 1967
Woychuk, PONS - (SH)
Yates, Andy (Amy), P2BN - (SH)
Yerrill, R., P1RM, 34257-H - until 30 Oct 1967
Younger, LSSG - Nov 1967
Zwicker, R.,
LSCO, R-26956 - until 30 Oct 1967 |
RCN Memories
Man
Overboard!!
Links
HMCS
Provider Commissioning Booklet
HMCS
Provider Crossing the Line (Equator) - 02 Feb 1978
Ship's
company photos for HMCS Provider
Photos and
Documents (below)
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Basic diagram of Provider's layout
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Routine Orders - 01 Nov 1967
HMCS Provider 508
Courtesy of Patrick Vuillemin |
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HMCS Provider arrival in Esquimalt
Dec 1969
Courtesy of Robert Berbeck.
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Newspaper article on EX RIMPAC 72
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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EX RIMPAC 72
(1) HMCS Restigouche RAS with HMCS Provider
(2) USS Ticonderoga (3) USS Morton coming along side HMCS
Provider for a RAS (4) Dental truck on HMCS Provider for EX
RIMPAC 72. PO1 Ed sitting on the back of the truck (5) Dolphins
between HMCS Gatineau and HMCS Provider during a RAS (6) HMCS
Qu'Appelle conducting RAS with HMCS Provider
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Crossing the Line on HMCS Provider, 25 Sep 1972 -
EX RIMPAC 72
(1) Akhurst, John Potter, Marsh (2)
Akhurst, Dauoren, Brane (3) Johnston (4) Steve
Hlasny, Dauoren (5) Birch-Jones (XO), Crickard (CO)
(6) Sailors getting dunked
(7 & 8) List of Neptune's Court and Tadpoles
(9 & 10) Article from the Esquimalt LOOKOUT, 26 Oct 1972 on the
Crossing the Line Ceremony on HMCS Provider during EX RIMPAC 72
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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HMCS Provider having a "No Day",
crossing the International Date Line, EX RIMPAC 72
(1) White (2) Ackhurst and White
(3) Frank Sailor, foreground, right, looking at camera (4)
Birch-Jones (5) Silcon and Dick Story, front left
(6) Two storesmen, foreground
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Bob Bader, Mel Gunther, Arny Yates, renting a car
at Suva, Fiji and going on a tour
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Mel Gunther, Steve Hlasny, Arny Yates and Bob
Bader, Suva, Fiji, 28 Sep 1972
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Steve Hlasny and Mel Gunther, Suva, Fiji, 28 Sep
1972
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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HMAS Stuart conducting RAS with HMCS Provider
during LONGEX 72
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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HMAS Brisbane conducting RAS with HMCS Provider
during LONGEX 72 |
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HMCS Provider 508 entering Sydney, Australia,
1972
Courtesy of Don Little |
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HMCS Provider at Garden Island, Australia, 1972
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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EX RIMPAC 73
(1)
Ed Lascelle (no shirt), on HMCS Provider, Sep 1973, USS Midway in the
background (2) Provider's Helos, San Diego, Sep 1973
(3) HMCS Provider (4) Ralph Torris, Mel Gunther, HMCS
Provider (5) PO2 Steve Hlasny receiving his first clasp to
his CD at divisions on HMCS Provider during EX RIMPAC 73
One of the USN Helo crew members (and holder of
the golden mattress award) on HMCS Provider, EX RIMPAC 73
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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USS Constellation with a flight deck area of 4
acres
Photo taken from HMCS Provider
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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HMCS Provider's boat crew bring over 2 injured
crew from HMCS Rainbow, Mar 1974
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Helos joining HMCS Provider from North Island,
Mar 1974
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Turkish sailors on board HMCS Provider for the
day, Mar 1974
Also in photo - Frank Sailor, Jim Parson, Larry
Sawatsky, Glen Brydon
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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RAS Teams Close Up - Mar 1974
(1)
Guided missile cruiser USS Chicago coming along side HMCS Provider for
fuel (2) USS Bradley conducting RAS with HMCS Provider
(3) HMCS St Croix conducting a jackstay with HMCS Provider
(4) HMCS Mackenzie pulls away after a RAS with HMCS Provider
(5) HMCS Gatineau conducting a RAS with HMCS Provider
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Bridge on HMCS Provider
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Judy, standing on the jetty, waiting for HMCS
Provider's arrival alongside, 07 Jun 1974
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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HMCS Provider's tour of Vancouver Island ports,
Jun/Jul 1974
(1) Tahsis Sawmill (2) Crown Zellar, Elk
Bay (3) Jervis Inlet (4) Halifax Range Inland Passage
(5) Ripple Rock, Seymour Narrows (6) Tahsis, West Coast
Vancouver Island
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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EX POTLACH, Aug-Sep 1974
(1) Jervis Bay (2) Kodiak,
Alaska (3) USS Mount Vernon LSD 39 (4)
LCM and troops alongside HMCS Provider (5) Labrador Air
Sea Rescue Helicopter landing on HMCS Provider
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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EX RIMPAC 75
R & R before sea phase, Mar 1975
(1) Honolulu (2) Frank and Ralph
(3) a blow hole (4) Steve and Frank (5)
Lookout from the Pali (6) USS Arizona Memorial
(7) USS Hancock enroute to Vietnam, Mar 1975
RIMPAC 75 - Sea phase
(1)
USS Kitty Hawk and USS Ponchutla (2) HMAS Melbourne
(3) USS Kirk conducting RAS with HMCS Provider (4) HMCS
Kootenay (5) HMCS Kootenay personnel jackstay transfer -
Tom Pleskivich (6) USS Albert David (7) USS
Badger (8) USS Kiska (9) USS Reeves
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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WESTPLOY 75
(1)
Map of WESTPLOY Far East port visits (2) Heavy jackstay - HMCS
Provider (3) Light jackstay transfer of stretch patient from
HMCS Qu'Appelle to HMCS Provider (4) HMCS Qu'Appelle, HMCS
Mackenzie and HMCS Saskatchewan receive "Moon Shot" during
their sail past prior to their departure to Japan (5) Capt
Shaw's 50th Birthday - receiving his new bridge chair as a birthday
gift from the Chief's and PO's Mess. (6) ROK Gunboat, Apr 1975
(7) Ship open to visitors, Pusan, Korea
(8) Old temple being restored (9) Steve
Hlasny in front of temple (10) Steve and Frank (11 - 14)
Information booklet on the UN Memorial Cemetery in Korea
(15 - 22) HMCS Provider conducts a Service of
Remembrance for Canadian War Dead at the UN Cemetery, Pusan, Korean
(18) Guard officer, Lt(N) Guy (20) Frank and Steve
(23) 500 Won, Korean currency (24)
HMCS Provider entering Yokosuka, Japan, Apr 1975
No-Day
at sea
(25)
Frank (standing), Steve Hlasny to Frank's right (26) Steve,
centre, moonlighting as a cook during the No-Day (27) CO
Capt. Colin Shaw to the left of Miss Provider and to the right is the XO
Cdr Moore (28) Volleyball cheerleaders - Lou, Max, Lt(N) Mike
Cooper, CPO2 Bash Callaghan, unk (29) A No-Day At the horse races
(30) Steve Hlasny - jockey (31) Ralph Torris - jockey
(32)
503 in holding position on HMCS Provider's flight deck (33)
Preparing for a heavy jackstay (34) Heavy jackstay set-up on HMCS
Provider (35 & 36) HMCS Provider conducting a heavy jackstay
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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HMCS Provider fueling an USN supply ship during Ex
Valiant Heritage off San Diego, Mar 1976
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny |
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Storing beer on HMCS Provider 508
circa 1977
Courtesy of William Lepp
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HMCS
Provider refueling HMCS Restigouche on
the left, HMCS Gatineau on the right with HMCS
Terra Nova in the back in the Lifeguard Station. Photo was taken
in May 1983, en route to Japan.
Courtesy
of Robert Berbeck
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HMCS Provider, MCR - 1985
(L-R)
MS Dennings (Evaporator Watchkeeper), PO1 Ben Seminuk (Throttle
Watchkeeper) PO1 Al Jefferies (Boiler Watchkeeper), LS Steve Gosling,
CPO2 Don Little - Chief of the Watch, unknown
Courtesy
of Don Little |
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Crossing the Line Ceremony on HMCS Provider 508, 31
March 1981 The booklet has 28 March 1981 but the Op Sched changed
after the booklet was printed off
Courtesy of Matthew McBride
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Crossing the Line Ceremony on HMCS Provider 508
EO LCDR Jones aka "Charlie two feathers"
in the dunk chair
Courtesy of Jeff Boccabella |
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Crossing the Line Ceremony on HMCS Provider 508
I think that is the Doc in the stocks, Ernie Peaker
doing the honors to kiss the fish, Tom Landry and Art Wonga
Courtesy
of Jeff Boccabella |
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Crossing the Line Ceremony on HMCS Provider 508
Jim Gutteridge in the stocks with Cuthbertson,
Billsten with Bill Layman and Terry Mamloff on the stairs
Courtesy
of Jeff Boccabella |
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HMCS Provider 508 fuelling USS Carl Vinson
CVN-70
Courtesy of Keith McDougall |
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Newspaper article dated 26 Sep 1963 on Capt.
Pullen, HMCS Provider's soon to be Commanding Officer when she is
commissioned on 28 Sep 1963
Courtesy of Art Moore |
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HMCS Provider at sea - 1967
Photo taken from HMCS Bonaventure
Courtesy of Brian Lapierre
© Brian Lapierre 1967 |
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HMCS
Provider in Turkey prior to being scrapped 28 August 2002.
Photograph by Selim San
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