NAC News – Edition 570 (HMCS Bytown)
Your weekly national and international naval news for the week of June 21st, 2024
Edition: 570 HMCS Bytown (Editor – sadly no more) Quote: “[Putin] got what he wanted in terms of undermining Ukraine’s position. Anything that was being done on Ukraine’s behalf was done in a half-hearted way.” 11 June 2024, Fiona Hill, The Washington Post
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NOTICES
30 Oct/1 Nov 2024 Seaspan announced their upcoming National Shipbuilding Strategy Industry Day, in partnership with the Association of British Columbia Marine Industries (ABCMI). It will be held at the Vancouver Convention Centre. More details to come for those who Register.
14 November 2024 Super Early Bird Registration is open for the Vanguard Deep Blue Forum 2024 to be held at The National Arts Centre, 1 Elgin Street, Ottawa.
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THIS WEEK’S SIGNIFICANT ARTICLES
US attack sub, Canada navy patrol ship arrive in Cuba on heels of Russian warships and Navy sub enters Guantanamo Bay after Russian warships arrive in Cuba with a great pic here Canadian warship sharing an anchorage with Russian vessels in Cuba inevitably Russian warships leave Cuba after five days while Warship’s visit to Cuba was intended to deter Russia, says minister (Editor – I guess they couldn’t invite them over for a cocktail party J )
Anand defends hesitation to further invest in defence as NATO secretary general arrives in Canada then NATO secretary-general urges Ottawa to meet its defence spending target with handy comparison Defence Expenditure of NATO Countries (2014-2024) another wrinkle Rising economic indicators pushing Canada further from NATO spending target, MPs hear
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CANADA
HMCS Charlottetown deploys to become flagship of Standing NATO Maritime Group 2
HMCS Vancouver to Participate in RIMPAC then Op Horizon
Hanwha Ocean signs MOU with 3 Canadian companies in pursuit of Royal Canadian Navy Submarine Project (Editor – Esprit de Corps 4:25 min video…surprisingly no sarcasm. Given this video and last week’s articles I thought this older 10:39 min video might be of interest. KSS III Submarine at MADEX 2023: Hanwha Ocean, HHI, Canadian Submarine and Li-Ion Battery)
Canada, Germany and Norway discussing a security pact to cover the North Atlantic and Arctic and NATO Studies Effects of Warming on Arctic Ocean’s Sonar Properties
Critical resilience – Russia, hybrid threats, and subsea fibre-optic cables in Canada’s Arctic
The nearly-blind fruit grower who turned into Rambo: Unbelievable stories of Canada’s Victoria Cross winners (Editor – Rowland Bourke is one of only four Canadians in the navy awarded the VC, all were serving with or in the RN, Bourke is interred in Royal Oak Cemetery in Victoria, 5kms from my house. Hampton Gray and William Hall are included in the article. Only missing Frederick Thornton Peters)
Norwegian tall ship to travel to Northwest Passage on 2025 expedition
Rescue! Learn about the CH-149 Cormorant Search & Rescue helicopter of the Royal Canadian Air Force (Editor – great tour in a 18:24 min video)
Applications open for the first Women Veterans Council
Legion Calls on Government to implement ACVA recommendations to support women Veterans
Military lacks the power to address many soldiers’ complaints about pay, benefits: report
Lawyer for officer suing federal government calls for outside probe of military police
Burst of seismic activity off the west shore of Vancouver Island focus of joint expedition
Report on the Public Service Pension Plan for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2023
Lookout: Volume 69, Issue 24, June 17, 2024 (Editor – Page 13, pics of Peter Chance’s wonderful service)
NAC Research paper Group Up! A Case For Accelerating Canadian Submarine Procurement by NAC member Norm Jolin (Editor – Please share with anyone you think may benefit from the knowledge, after all, that’s what our naval affairs programme is all about – enlightening Canadians)
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USA & AMERICAS
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: June 17, 2024 with A look at where the Navy’s 11 aircraft carriers are now
V-22 Ospreys Won’t Return to Full Flight Status Until 2025: US Navy Official
USS St. Louis begins its first deployment
Report to Congress on Virginia-class Submarine Program, AUKUS
Life Inside US 13 Billion $ Aircraft Carrier During Deployment at Sea (Editor – the scale of everything is remarkable)
Carrier USS John C. Stennis Overhaul Delayed, Work Will Take More than 5 Years to Complete
US Awards $984M Naval Drone Contract to 49 Firms
Manta Ray, Making Waves in Autonomy (Editor – 56 sec video)
Philly Shipyard Sold to Hanwha for $100 Million
Panama Canal Averts Shipping Crisis With Its Water Plan
First Mega Cruise Ship Built for Short Cruises Delivered to Royal Caribbean (Editor – 236,860 gross tons!)
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INDO-PACIFIC
Overall maritime strategy lacking (Editor – Australian – but a familiar situation)
Philippines Files UN Claim to Extended Continental Shelf in South China Sea while Exclusive: China Coast Guard repels Philippine vessels attempting to land on Xianbin Jiao in SCS with the inevitable he said she said China Coast Guard: Philippine Supply Ship Bumped Chinese Ship
China Coast Guard Impounds Philippine Navy Boats, Seizes Firearms in Latest Second Thomas Shoal Incident (Editor – escalation?)
Australia Cuts Steel On Its First Hunter-Class Frigate
U.S. Sinks Ship in Valiant Sheild Live Fire Exercise (Editor – HMCS Montreal)
Carrier USS Ronald Reagan Arrives in Guam After Valiant Shield Exercise
Taiwan keeping watch after Chinese submarine surfaces in Taiwan Strait
Philippines builds first Brahmos Anti-Ship Missile Base facing South China Sea
ROK Navy’s New P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft Arrive In South Korea
China deploys amphibious assault ship to Nansha Qundao for first time: media
PLA Navy’s new submarine makes official debut and PLA Navy’s submarine force makes historic breakthroughs
Chinese Submarine’s Torpedo Destroys Amphibious Landing Ship During Exercise
HD Hyundai launches first of two corvettes for Philippine Navy
Russian Surveillance Ship Operating off Northern Japan
Chinese carrier is more than a big ship
Poking the dragon over a sea’s name
India Approves New Deep Sea Port to Boost Trade with Europe (Editor – Vadhavan Port – Information & Status Updates)
Fiji’s New Patrol Boat Evacuated After Grounding on First Patrol
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EUROPE
Ukraine:
China should pay for propping up Putin’s war – Nato chief
New sat images show Russian vessels fleeing Black Sea ports
Ukraine to Consider Any Russian Target Within 800 Km for Magura Drone Strikes
Ukraine Shrinks its Suicide Drones to Match Smaller Russian Targets
Russia Rushes to Complete Huge New Defenses of Kerch Bridge
General:
Moscow’s new multipurpose cruise missile submarine starts sea trials in White Sea
Will Russia’s Navy get the 50 ships it expects this year?
Royal Navy seeks Long Range Anti-sub Weapon for Type 26 (Editor – Sadly I haven’t seen any form of VLA mentioned for the CSC. Canada already has the torpedoes.)
Norwegian Coast Guard Christens 3rd And Final Jan Mayen-Class OPV
European Commission selects MMPC program for development phase
Crude Oil Shipments Return to Arctic as Russia Sends Tanker To Asia
What the Titan failure has taught us about exploring the deep ocean
Greece To Cap Number Of Cruise Ships At Its Most Popular Islands
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MIDDLE EAST
Red Sea:
New MV Tutor Video Released | Shows 2nd Uncrewed Surface Vessel and Scuttling Charges (Editor – This 4:06 min video says it all)
Bulk Carrier ‘Tutor’ Abandoned After Houthi Attack with Two Bulkers in Danger of Sinking After Houthi Attacks and US Naval Forces Rescue Crew From Bulk Carrier ‘Tutor’ and finally M/V Tutor Sinks After Houthi Attack in Red Sea
Shipping Industry Calls for Action After Tutor Sinking in Red Sea
Report: After Months Battling Houthis, Navy Wants to Bring Eisenhower Home
Dutch commander is in charge of the mission in the Red Sea from Karel Doorman
U.S. Dishes Out New Sanctions Targeting Houthi Weapons Network
US Has Spent $1B on Houthi Attacks But Militants’ Arsenal Unfazed: Intel
‘Galaxy Leader’ Crew Held Hostage for 200 Days by Houthi Militants
General:
Canada to list Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as terrorist group after years of pressure
Russian, Egyptian warships to hold joint drills in Mediterranean — defense ministry
Israeli Navy receives second of new US-built landing craft
Denmark Seeks to Stop Shadow Tanker Fleet Carrying Russian Oil
Dolphin-class Submarines: Israel’s Undersea Arsenal (Editor – 3:48 min video)
Cargo from ‘most ancient’ shipwreck found off Israel
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GLOBAL INTERESTS
Regional Disruptions Drive Changes in Global Container Port Performance Ranking (Editor – “182,000 vessel calls, 238.2 million moves, and about 381 million twenty-foot equivalents (TEUs) for the full calendar year of 2023. More than 80% of merchandise trade is transported by sea”)
Industry Mixed on Duration of Prolonged Red Sea Crisis
Transhipment Hubs Hit Hard By Red Sea Reroutings
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SCUTTLEBUTT
King Charles’ Military Career EXPLAINED (Editor – 8:04 min video)
The Miraculous Story of Captain William Bligh’s Survival | Mutiny on HMS Bounty (Editor – 24:33 min video. )
The Laws of the Navy – Admiral Ronald A. Hopwood, RN (ret.) (Editor – timeless advice)
HMCS Bonaventure – Canada’s Last Aircraft Carrier (Editor – 3:40 min video)
Genius Techniques US Coast Guard Found to Clean Gigantic Buoys at Sea (Editor – 15:04 min video)
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THIS WEEK IN RCN/MARITIME HISTORY
22 June 1940 The last class of RCN Volunteer Reserve officers graduate from HMCS Stone Frigate.
22 June 1967 HMCS Onondaga (submarine) commissioned at Chatham Dockyards.
23 June 1919 The Air Board is formed in Canada to control all aspects of aviation, including military.
23 June 1940 Destroyer HMCS Restigouche engaged in French evacuation operations off St Jean de Luz engaged in French evacuation operations.
23 June 1940 Sgt. Henry A. Larsen leaves Vancouver on the RCMP schooner St. Roch bound for Halifax via the Northwest Passage; ship will take southerly route through Arctic islands, and after two winters trapped in the ice, will reach Halifax Oct. 11, 1942; first ship to make the voyage from west to east, and in both directions, and to circumnavigate North America; St. Roch declared national historic site in 1962; berthed at Vancouver Maritime Museum.
23 June 1961 The Antarctic Treaty comes into force. The continent is declared a scientific reserve and military activity is banned.
23 June 1968 HMCS Okanagan (submarine) commissioned at Chatham Dockyards.
23 June 1995 HMCS Winnipeg Commissioned at Esquimalt BC.
24 June 1762 A French fleet commanded by Chevalier de Ternay captures Bay Bulls and St. John’s, Newfoundland.
24 June 1943 HMCS Sault Ste. Marie is commissioned as the first Algerine-class minesweeper produced for the RCN.
24 June 1944 A Canso from RCAF Squadron 162 sank U-1225 north of the Shetlands.
24 June 1944 HMCS Haida commanded by Cdr Harry G. DeWolf, DSO, RCN, with HMS Eskimo and a Royal Air Force patrol aircraft sink the German submarine U-971 in the English Channel.
25 June 1940 HMCS Fraser is lost with 47 crew lost after colliding with a British warship, HMS Calcutta in the Bay of Biscay. She has the dubious honour of being the first RCN ship sunk during the Second World War.
25 June 1965 RAdm Walter Hose is buried at Windsor, Ont. Considered the founding sponsor of the RCNVR & Naval Reserves, post-RNCVR.
25 June 1950 North Korean forces cross the 38th Parallel and invade South Korea and the Korean War starts; nearly 27,000 Canadians serve, 1,558 are wounded, 516 die.
25 June 1963 HMCS Assiniboine is recommissioned as the RCN’s first helicopter-carrying destroyer.
25 June 1994 HMCS Saguenay is sunk off Lunenburg as a diving park.
26 June 1923 HMCS Queen, a current day Naval Reserve Division, was raised as an RCN Volunteer Reserve half-company in Regina.
26 June 1959 Canadian warships assigned to Atlantic Command participate in the opening ceremonies of the St. Lawrence Seaway.
27 June 1918 Fourteen nursing sisters are among the 234 who die when the Canadian hospital ship HMHS Llandovery Castle is torpedoed by a U-boat.
28 June 1922 The National Defence Act is passed, incorporating the Department of the Naval Service, the Department of Militia and Defence and the Air Board as a new Department of National Defence.
28 June 1977 HMCS Huron (2nd) represents Canada at the Silver Jubilee naval review at Spithead.
28 June 2001 Governor-General Adrienne Clarkson officially dedicates the National Military Cemetery of the Canadian Forces at Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa.
SIGNIFICANT RCN DATES – If you see any omissions or errors please inform me, and any more modern significant dates are also welcomed. The list draws primarily from the Directory of History and Heritage’s comprehensive “Significant Dates in Canadian Military History”, the now defunct “Canada Channel”, “Legion Magazine”, The Naval Service of Canada, Its Official History Vol 1-3, NAC member Roger Litwiller’s excellent web site, encyclopedic guidance from NAC member Fraser McKee, the Uboat.net site, and anywhere else I can find credible information. For the merchant ship history, a special thanks to NAC member Bill Dziadyk for his able assistance and detailed work. The RCN lost 1,965 men and 24 ships during the War, most of them in the Atlantic. A comprehensive list of the staggering merchant losses – sunk, damaged, or lost – Canadian Merchant Ship Losses of the Second World War, 1939-1945 by Rob Fisher {Revised June 2001}, and for the loss of individual personnel RCN Ship Histories, Convoy Escort Movements, Casualty Lists 1939-1947)
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