HMC NRS GLOUCESTER

 

HMCS  / CFS

 

 

Divisions at HMCS GLOUCESTER, date unknown

From the collection of D.S.K. Blackmore

Source: Jerry Proc's Communications website

 

HMCS GLOUCESTER was an HFDF station near Ottawa, Ontario. One of her roles was the radio detection and location of German U-boats. Opened in 1943 as No. 1 Station HMCS BYTOWN, it was re-named HMC NRS GLOUCESTER in 1950, then HMCS GLOUCESTER later the same year.  In 1966 the station was re-named CFS GLOUCESTER.  It was closed in 1972. During its years of operation, HMCS GLOUCESTER was the training base for Radioman Special/Comm Rsch 291.

 

The Comm Rsrch 291 basic trainee course was about nine months long. The first 3 months was “Morse Pool” where trainees learned to type at least 50 words a minute and copy Morse code at 40 words per minute. The remainder of the time was mixed with the classified subjects classroom studies and weekly typing and Morse testing.

 

 

Photos and Documents

 

     

 

(1) Accommodations Bldg at HMCS GLOUCESTER   (2) Administration/training building on the left, Operations building on the right   (3) Wardroom / Chief and P.O.'s Mess

 

Courtesy of Jim Sedgwick

CFS Gloucester looking NE showing the accommodation block to the right and messes to the left.

Courtesy of Don Burbidge, LCdr, RCN / C.A.F. (Navy)

Christmas Menu 1959 for:

 

HMCS GLOUCESTER, HMCS CHURCHILL, HMCS COVERDALE, NRS AKLAVIK, NRS GANDER and NRS MASSET

 

Courtesy of Gary King

Naval Fire Service, HMCS GLOUCESTER (1966)

 

"This was the pumper truck that we had at GLOUCESTER - the duty watch provided the crew for the pumper - everyone had a position assigned to them. We would all wait for the pipe "for exercise only, for duty watch only, exercise fire stations at .......". My job was to separate the hose that had been laid out from the hydrant and attach it to the pump. This exercise always took place anytime after 1600 hrs Monday to Friday (end of classes) or anytime at all on the weekends."

 

Courtesy of Jim Sedgwick

Travel Orders for OS Sedgwick and OS Chabot from HMCS Cornwallis to HMCS GLOUCESTER - Nov 1965

Courtesy of Jim Sedgwick

Leave Form - Christmas Leave - OS Sedgwick, 23-28 Dec 1965 - HMCS GLOUCESTER

Courtesy of Jim Sedgwick

HMCS GLOUCESTER Weekly Menu for the week ending 13 Mar 1966

Courtesy of Jim Sedgwick

Bingo Control System, HMCS GLOUCESTER, Supply Officer's Temporary Memorandum 1.66 - dated 16 Mar 1966

Courtesy of Jim Sedgwick

HMCS GLOUCESTER weekly sports scheduled dated 25 Mar 1966

Courtesy of Jim Sedgwick

 

Battle of the Atlantic Sunday pamphlet - 01 May 1966 - HMCS GLOUCESTER

Courtesy of Jim Sedgwick

Request for Leave- OS Sedgwick - 29 Jul 1966 - HMCS GLOUCESTER

Courtesy of Jim Sedgwick

Request for Overnight Leave - OS Sedgwick - 16 Aug 1966 - HMCS GLOUCESTER

Courtesy of Jim Sedgwick

 

Jim Sedgwick's station card for HMCS GLOUCESTER

Courtesy of Jim Sedgwick

 

Chief and Petty Officers' Mess - Special Duty Messmen - HMCS GLOUCESTER

Duties and Responsibilities

 

      Courtesy of Jim Sedgwick

 

 

 

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LK59

LK60

LK61

LK62

(LK58) Invitation to farewell party for Commander Don Blackmore to be held in Wardroom of HMCS GLOUCESTER on 20 January 1961

(LK59) RS401 Course, completed Feb 1961. Front L-R:  PO1 'Boots' Dunbar; Cdr Don Blackmore, CO; Lt. Lionel Kennedy, Ops Officer & Course Officer; and CPO Wood  //  2nd Row L-R:  Darowski, Cotterell, Ewen, Bursey  //  3rd row L-R: Webb, Graham, Hillaby, Todd, Maclellan. ( Names on back of photo )

(LK60) RS Course 1961 - Front L-R: CPO John 'Boots' Dunbar; Lt. Lionel Kennedy, Ops Officer & Course Officer;  unknown SLt; unknown PO. Front row, standing, 1st on right, Boyd (Spider) Webb

(LK61) HMCS GLOUCESTER sailors performing Sunset Ceremony at Parliament Hill on 1st of July 1961

(LK62) Lt Lionel Kennedy, Ops Officer, leading march past in front of the Administration/Training Building at HMCS GLOUCESTER.

 

LK63

(LK63) RS Course photo at HMCS GLOUCESTER - Summer 1961 - CPO John (Boots) Dunbar front left. Remainder unknown

From the collection of LCdr Lionel Kennedy, RCN

 

Courtesy of Barbara Holliday

 

EW23 Course - Dec 1961

HMCS GLOUCESTER

From the collection of CPO1 George Barkhouse, Comm Rsch 291

 

 

Radioman Special RS1210 Graduating Class 1966

HMCS GLOUCESTER

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Courtesy of Jim Sedgwick

 

(7) Sedgwick, Jim  (8) Teskey, Bill

 

 

Radio Special - Trade Group 2 Course - 1966

HMCS GLOUCESTER

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Courtesy of Chuck O'Dale, CPO2

 

(1) Gould, Norm  (2) Potter, Doug  (3) Cameron, Don  (4) Kunkle, Ralph

 

(5) Ralph, Bill  (6) Ditchfield  (7) Meehan, Al  (8) Dumoulin, Andy  (9) Bell, Pat  (10) Kilpatrick, Mike  (11) Carefoot

 

(12) Mehadan  (13) Marsh  (14) Thompson  (15) Bradford, Larry  (16) O'Dale, Chuck  (17) Christmas, Dave

 

(18) Bellanger  (19) Matchett  (20) Chabot, Gerry  (21) Guthreau

 

 

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