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Dean McFadden
Vice-Admiral#Canada, Vice-Admiral Philip Dean McFadden, Order of Military Merit (Canada), CMM, Canadian Forces' Decoration, CD (born July 12, 1957) is a retired officer of the Canadian Forces. He was Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy, chief of the Maritime Staff from 2009 to 2011 and last to hold the post before it was renamed to commander of the Royal Canadian Navy. Career Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, McFadden was educated at Belfast Royal Academy before his family immigrated to Vancouver, British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia in 1973. He joined the Canadian Armed Forces, Canadian Forces (CF) in 1974 as a cadet at Royal Roads Military College. He served aboard Her Majesty's Canadian Ships (HMCS) ''HMCS Yukon (DDE 263), Yukon'', ''HMCS Restigouche (DDE 257), Restigouche'' and ''HMCS Miramichi (MCB 163), Miramichi'', as well as instructing navigation at the Naval Officers’ Training Centre Venture. In 1982 he released from the CF to work with the Canadian Coast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMCS Yukon (DDE 263)
HMCS ''Yukon'' was a that served in the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and later the Canadian Forces. She was the first Canadian naval unit to carry the name. She was named for the Yukon River that runs from British Columbia through Yukon and into Alaska in the United States. Entering service in 1963, she was primarily used as a training ship on the west coast. She was decommissioned in 1993 and sold for use as an artificial reef and sunk as such at Sunken Harbor off San Diego, California in 2000. Design The ''Mackenzie'' class was an offshoot of the design. Initially planned to be an improved version of the design, budget difficulties led to the Canadian government ordering a repeat of the previous ,Milner, pp. 223–224 with improved habitability and better pre-wetting, bridge and weatherdeck fittings to better deal with extreme cold.Gardiner & Chumbley, p. 45 The original intention was to give the ''Mackenzie'' class variable depth sonar during construction, but would have led ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commander (Canada)
In the Royal Canadian Navy, the rank of commander (french: italic=yes, capitaine de frégate or ''capf'') is a naval rank equal to a lieutenant-colonel of the army or air force. A commander is senior to a lieutenant-commander or an army or air force major, and junior to a captain or colonel. Typical appointments for a commander include: * Commanding officer of a school or training establishment, such as the Canadian Forces Fleet School * Commanding officer of a frigate, destroyer, Naval Reserve Division or a cadet training centre * Executive officer of a replenishment vessel * Deputy commander of a Canadian Forces Base * Senior staff officer or chief of staff on a formation staff, or a director-level position on an administrative staff The rank insignia for a commander is three half-inch stripes, worn on the cuffs of the service dress jacket, and on slip-ons on other uniforms. On the visor of the service cap Service may refer to: Activities * Administrative service, a requi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Forces College
The Canadian Forces College (CFC) is a military school for senior and general officers of the Canadian Armed Forces. The college provides graduate-level military education courses to enable officers to develop their leadership quality within the Canadian Forces in a whole-of-government framework. History The institution was established on the grounds of the Strathroy Estate (formerly owned by Frederick Burton Robins) in 1943 as the ''Royal Canadian Air Force War Staff College''. In 1945, the college was re-designated as the ''Royal Canadian Air Force Staff College'', which became a component of the Air Force College in 1962. The Air Force College also included a Headquarters, a Staff School and an Extension School. Following integration of the Canadian Armed Forces, the college was renamed the ''Canadian Forces College'' (CFC) in 1966. In 1991 the building containing the Officers' Mess was designated a "Recognized Federal Heritage Building" by the Government of Canada. The CF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Standing Naval Force Atlantic
Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1) is one of NATO's standing naval maritime immediate reaction forces. SNMG1 consists of four to six destroyers and frigates. Its role is to provide NATO with an immediate operational response capability. History In late November 1966, U.S. Rear Admiral Richard G. Colbert prepared a concept paper proposing a permanent Allied Command Atlantic naval contingency force based on Operation Matchmaker, an annual six-month exercise involving ships from NATO navies. The proposed contingency force was approved by NATO in December 1967 and activated in January 1968 as Standing Naval Force Atlantic (STANAVFORLANT). During the 1990s, STANAVFORLANT was heavily involved in Operation Maritime Monitor (July 1992 to November 1992), Operation Maritime Guard (November 1992 to June 1993) and Operation Sharp Guard (June 1993 to October 1996), the maritime embargo operations in the Adriatic Sea established to ensure compliance by Serbia and Montenegro with United N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northwood, London
Northwood is an affluent area in northwest London, England. It is located within the London Borough of Hillingdon on the border with Hertfordshire and from Charing Cross. Northwood was part of the ancient parish of Ruislip, Middlesex and has formed part of Greater London since 1965. The area consists of the elevated settlement of Northwood and Northwood Hills, both of which are served by stations on the Metropolitan line of the London Underground. At the 2011 census, the population of Northwood was 10,949, down from 11,068 in 2008, while the population of Northwood Hills was 11,578, up from 10,833 in 2001. Northwood adjoins Ruislip Woods National Nature Reserve. It was also used for location filming of the Goods' and Leadbetters' houses and surrounding streets in the BBC TV sitcom '' The Good Life'' acting as Surbiton. History Toponymy Northwood was first recorded in 1435 as ''Northwode'', formed from the Old English 'north' and 'wode', meaning 'the northern wood', in r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commander-in-Chief Eastern Atlantic
Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM) is the central command of all NATO maritime forces and the Commander MARCOM is the prime maritime advisor to the Alliance. When directed by the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), it provides the core of the headquarters responsible for the conduct of maritime operations. The command is based at the Northwood Headquarters in northwest London. __TOC__ History The Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet (Royal Navy), gained a NATO responsibility as Commander-in-Chief Eastern Atlantic Area (CINCEASTLANT), as part of SACLANT, when the NATO military command structure was established in 1953. CINCEASTLANT headquarters was established at the Northwood Headquarters in northwest London. Commander-in-Chief Eastern Atlantic was redesignated as Commander, Allied Maritime Component Command Northwood ('CC-Mar' or AMCCN) around 2004. The command, which was renamed Allied Maritime Command Northwood in 2010, reports to Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum. At th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two North American. Established in the aftermath of World War II, the organization implemented the North Atlantic Treaty, signed in Washington, D.C., on 4 April 1949. NATO is a collective security system: its independent member states agree to defend each other against attacks by third parties. During the Cold War, NATO operated as a check on the perceived threat posed by the Soviet Union. The alliance remained in place after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and has been involved in military operations in the Balkans, the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa. The organization's motto is ''animus in consulendo liber'' (Latin for "a mind unfettered in deliberation"). NATO's main headquarters are located in Brussels, Belgium, while NATO ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMCS Qu'Appelle (DDE 264)
HMCS ''Qu'Appelle'' was a that served in the Royal Canadian Navy and later the Canadian Forces. The ship's insignia and logo was the head of a fox facing forward centered in a diagonal line double white with a red center sqiggley line from the top left to bottom right. The moniker of the ship was "Follow the Fox". She is the second Canadian naval unit to carry the name . ''Qu'Appelle'' was named for the Qu'Appelle River which runs through Saskatchewan and Manitoba in Canada. Entering service in 1963, the ship was largely used as a training ship on the west coast. She was decommissioned in 1994 and sold for scrapping. Design The ''Mackenzie'' class was an offshoot of the design. Initially planned to be an improved version of the design, budget difficulties led to the Canadian government ordering a repeat of the previous ,Milner, pp. 223–224 with improved habitability and better pre-wetting, bridge and weatherdeck fittings to better deal with extreme cold.Gardiner & Chumbley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMCS Thunder (MCB 161)
HMCS ''Thunder'' (hull number MCB 161) was a that served in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Cold War. The ship was named for Thunder Bay. This was the third vessel to carry the name and the second in the class, replacing a previous vessel sold to France. The minesweeper entered service in 1957 and was paid off in 1997. Design and description The Bay class were designed and ordered as replacements for the Second World War-era minesweepers that the Royal Canadian Navy operated at the time. Similar to the , they were constructed of wood planking and aluminum framing.Macpherson and Barrie, p. 271Gardiner and Chumbley, p. 49 Displacing standard at at deep load, the minesweepers were long with a beam of and a draught of . They had a complement of 38 officers and ratings.Gardiner and Chumbley claim the complement was 40. The Bay-class minesweepers were powered by two GM 12-cylinder diesel engines driving two shafts creating . This gave the ships a maximum speed of and a ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMCS Kootenay (DDE 258)
HMCS ''Kootenay'' was a destroyer escort that served in the Royal Canadian Navy and Canadian Forces from 1959 until 1996. She was the fifth ship in her class and the second vessel to carry the designation . The ship suffered two serious incidents in her career: a 1969 explosion and ensuing fire that killed nine, and a 1989 collision that required the complete replacement of her bow. Following her service, the ship was sunk as an artificial reef. Design and description Based on the preceding design, the ''Restigouche''s had the same hull and propulsion, but different weaponry.Gardiner and Chumbley, p. 45 Initially the ''St. Laurent'' class had been planned to be 14 ships. However the order was halved, and the following seven were redesigned to take into improvements made on the ''St. Laurent''s. As time passed, their design diverged further from that of the ''St. Laurent''s.Milner, p. 248 The ships had a displacement of , at deep load. They were designed to be long with a be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMCS Chaleur (MCB 164)
HMCS ''Chaleur'' (hull number MCB 164) was a that served in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Cold War. Entering service in 1957, the minesweeper was used mainly as a training ship on the West Coast of Canada. The vessel was discarded in 1998 and broken up in 1999. Design and description The Bay class were designed and ordered as replacements for the Second World War-era minesweepers that the Royal Canadian Navy operated at the time. Similar to the , they were constructed of wood planking and aluminum framing. Displacing standard at at deep load, the minesweepers were long with a beam of and a draught of . They had a complement of 38 officers and ratings. The Bay-class minesweepers were powered by two GM 12-cylinder diesel engines driving two shafts creating . This gave the ships a maximum speed of and a range of at . The ships were armed with one 40 mm Bofors gun and were equipped with minesweeping gear. Operational history Ordered as a replacement for sister ship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
