NAC News – Edition K488
Your weekly national and international naval news for the week of November 18th, 2022
Edition: K488 HMCS St. Thomas (WWII Castle Class Corvette)
Quote – “After the war, Russia will be a diminished power. Its army’s performance has caused its partners to reassess their view of Russia’s capabilities and the judgment of its leader. Having lost Europe as a market and access to Western technology and investment, Russia will no longer be an energy superpower.” 4 Nov 2022 Angela Stent, The Wall Street Journal
Rod Hughes – Editor NAC News rhughes@shaw.ca (Comments welcome to help improve this service.)
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30 Nov 2022 13:00 (Halifax time) RUSI-NS invites you to join in on their presentation “Fisheries and Oceans Canada: Intelligence Support in Combatting Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fisheries.” The presentation is virtual using Zoom. There is no fee to attend this event. To register, email RUSINovaScotia@gmail.com by close-of-business Sunday, 27 November. As the subject line for your registration email, put: RUSI(NS) Distinguished Speakers 30 November 2022 Registration. In addition to your name, please provide your organization (agency/directorate, unit, association, or company). Participation is limited and later registrants may have to be put on a waiting list. Instructions will be emailed to registrants by end Tuesday, 29 November.
The 2023 Centennial of the Naval Reserves is fast approaching. You can find information on activities planned in all the NRDs on the UNTDA website along with the programme and on-line registration for a major conference and celebration organized by the UNTD in Victoria 9-12 May 2023. You will find both at http://www.untd.org/
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THIS WEEK’S SIGNIFICANT ARTICLES
Canadian Armed Forces to enhance engagement with Indo-Pacific, Trudeau says
Nord Stream pipelines show evidence of damage from explosives, Swedish team says
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CANADA
Canada Lacks Ability to Track Increasing Arctic Ship Traffic -Auditor
The history behind HMCS Margaret Brooke (Editor – great 3:42 min video included) Royal Canadian Navy Commissions the second Arctic offshore and patrol ship, HMCS Margaret Brooke (Editor – previous event, but nice new pics in a 1:31 min video)
Patrol ship dedicated to Black Victoria Cross recipient
Undaunted by fire: the legacy of Chief Petty Officer Max Bernays
Victoria veteran preserving stories of navy women (Editor – well done member Dave Freeman)
Canada’s Northern Affairs minister says no to Baffinland mine expansion
Canadian Forces officers applaud speech slamming Canada’s climate change policies, cancel culture, weak leaders (Editor – this isn’t helpful on so many levels)
Sean Chu removed from committee after navy officer expressed concerns
Military bans uniforms from civilian trials following Fortin criticism
Veterans return to South Korea on war anniversary
RMC alumni fund Currie Hall refurbishment project
Veterans Pass the Remembrance Torch to Youth
UNTD Citizen’s Sailors Virtual Cenotaph and New Vignettes posted
Transport Canada announces $75M in funding for export terminal at Port of Prince Rupert
Lookout: Volume 67, Issue 45, November 14, 2022 a useful article Jackspeak: Badges and Battle Honours
Trident: 14 November 2022 Volume 56, Issue 23
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USA & AMERICAS
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Nov. 14, 2022
Defense Primer: Electronic Warfare
US Navy hopes new funding model can cut sub maintenance delays by 2026
Secret SEAL sub suffers secret mishap
USS Zumwalt Returns from First Western Pacific Deployment
US Merchant Marine Academy Appoints Joanna Nunan As First Female Superintendent
Port of Los Angeles has Slowest October in 13 Years (Editor – noteworthy implications)
Historic Drought Causing Mississippi River to Dry Up
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INDO-PACIFIC
Report to Congress on Chinese Naval Modernization
Chinese, Russian Surface Action Groups Operating Near Japan; U.S., Japan Ships Exercise Nearby (Editor – note HMC ships Vancouver and Winnipeg are there)
Japan must boost its defences before Xi moves to take Taiwan
PLA Navy’s 3rd Type 075 amphibious assault ship makes training debut
China showcases never before seen range of unmanned maritime vehicles at Zhuhai air show
Most Technologically Advanced Australian Warship #shorts (Editor – 40 sec video)
The wicked submarine transition problem
Australia to Receive Data Management Capabilities for Mine Countermeasure Missions
Future Thai Navy’s Type 071 amphibious transport dock begins sea trials
Chinese naval escort taskforce returns home
China says its helicopter is better
CSIC displays ET80 anti-submarine torpedo at AirShow China 2022
NACKS floats out OOCL’s new eco-friendly 24,000 TEU behemoth
Cruise ship with 800 Covid cases docks in Sydney
Japan Reopens Ports to International Cruises
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EUROPE
Ukraine:
UN General Assembly calls on Russia to pay reparations to Ukraine
Ukraine war: US and Russian spy chiefs meet face-to-face in Turkey
Blast Damage in Possible Mine Strike (Editor – Turkish side of the Bulgarian-Turkish border)
Ukraine Launches Crowd Funding Drive for $250K Naval Drones
IEA: Russia May Have a Hard Time Finding Buyers for Unwanted Oil and Turkey Adds Teeth to Russia Sanctions With Tanker-Insurance Rule
UN Confirms Black Sea Grain Initiative was Extended for 120 Days
General:
Five Allied Carrier Strike Groups Patrol Waters in NATO’s Area of Operations
Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) Conducts Multinational Joint Training in Baltic Sea
Sweden’s A-26 Submarine Creates New Possibilities For Seabed Warfare
USS Gerald R. Ford Makes Trans-Atlantic Port Visit to Portsmouth, U.K.
HMS Queen Elizabeth trains with F-35s in northern European waters
BAE Systems Gets Contract to Build 2nd Batch of 5 Type 26 Frigates (Editor – more CSC cousins)
Severnaya Verf to build five more Admiral Gorshkov-class frigates for Russia and Severnaya Verf Shipyard currently building 20 ships — CEO
Three firms receive RFQ for Dutch submarine replacement project
French Navy’s First FDI Frigate Launched by Naval Group (Editor – 2:02 min video)
Icebreaker Healy Returns Home after Four-Month Arctic Deployment
Finnish Navy main exercise Freezing Winds 22 to start
UK naval shipbuilders breathe a sigh of relief after Team Resolute wins FSS contract and from a different angle UK Picks Spanish Consortium to Build Next Royal Navy Fleet Auxiliary
Russia to receive 2nd nuclear powered icebreaker Ural in two weeks
Time and cost of aircraft carrier repair not yet known
Repairs to Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov will not be completed until early 2024
Russian Navy officially commissions Kilo class submarine Ufa
Italy’s Hot New Naval Round (Editor – more wow details following the written article from last week in a 9:03 min video)
Mysterious Type 83 Destroyer : UK’s Mega Big Ship That Will Surprise Earthlings (17,500 tons)
Russian Alexandrite class minesweeper Anatoly Shlemov starts factory trials
Russian spy ship off Scottish coast
As EU oil ban approaches, a Russian tanker tests Arctic route to China
Germany Completes Construction of LNG Terminal
Fincantieri delivers MSC Seascape, the largest and most technologically-advanced ship built in Italy
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MIDDLE EAST
U.S. Blames Iran for Drone Attack on Tanker Near Oman and HMS Lancaster first to respond after suspected Iranian drone attack on tanker off Oman and Iran’s suicide drones a grave new threat at sea
International Naval Coalition Hosts Stakeholders Conference in Bahrain
UK sends four ships to start World Cup security mission in Qatar
Royal Navy warships trade places on Gulf patrol mission
Exercises With Drones Point Way To Future Of Royal Navy’s Gulf Operations
U.S. Navy Seizes Cargo of Explosives From Dhow in the Gulf of Oman
Iran Releases Two Greek Tankers Seized in May
Suez Canal Container Terminal formalizes $500 mln expansion deal with SCZONE
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GLOBAL INTERESTS
Dunlop: The environmental price to pay if we fail to act is high
Royal Navy ice ship HMS Protector ready to renew Antarctic environmental mission
America’s Sole Heavy Icebreaker Heads South on Antarctic Mission
World’s largest LNG-powered cruise ship christened and Maritime sector teams up with hydrogen leaders to scale up green hydrogen production
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SCUTTLEBUTT
The Soviet Union’s Nuclear Icebreakers (Editor – useful summary in a 14:41 min video)
9,000 Fallen Soldiers Etched into the Sand on Normandy Beach to Commemorate Peace Day (Editor – a unique and somber display)
When the German Navy Sank Its Own Fleet (Editor – 10:23 min video)
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THIS WEEK IN RCN/MARITIME HISTORY
20 November 1943 HMCS Snowberry commanded by A/LCdr James A. Dunn, RCNVR, HMCS Calgary commanded by A/LCDR Henry K. Hill, RCNVR, and HMS Nene commanded by sink U-536 near the Azores.
20 November 1957 HMCS Labrador, an Arctic patrol vessel, is paid off and later transferred to the Department of Transport.
21 November 1953 HMCS Labrador arrived in Halifax, having circumnavigated the North American continent.
23 November 1809 Convicted in Canada’s first piracy trial, Edward Jordan is hanged in Halifax.
24 November 1944 HMCS Shawinigan while on independent anti-submarine patrol in the Cabot Strait, was torpedoed and sunk by U1228. All 91 of the crew perished.
25 November 1950 HMCS Nootka leaves Halifax for the first of two tours of duty in Korea.
25 November 1953 HMCS Cayuga sails for duty off Korea for the third and final time.
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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