Commodore William Prine Hayes CD,

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was a Canadian Commodore and educator. He served as the Commandant at

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from 1967 to 1969. He served as the Commandant at the

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Education

He was born in

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. He graduated from the

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, in 1934, student #2576.http://www.rcnvr.com/H%20-%20RCN%20-%20WW2.php

Military career

Hayes served as a naval cadet, Royal Canadian Navy (Special Entry No. 49) in 1939. He was a midshipman with the Royal Canadian Navy in 1940. He was assigned to HMS ''Liverpool'' in 1940 for training. The cruiser was torpedoed near

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by an Italian aircraft on 14 October, losing her bow. He was afterwards assigned to HMS ''York'' for training, which was later torpedoed at Suda Bay. He was posted to HMS ''Isis'' for training in 1941. She suffered damage after being hit by a bomb during the Syrian Campaign. He was posted to for training in 1941, then to ''Naden'' in 1942. He served as First Lieutenant on HMCS ''Iroquois'' in 1942. Hayes was

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as per Canada Gazette of 20 June 1945 and the

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of 14 November 1944. He was posted to Stadacona in 1945. He served as First Lieutenant on HMCS ''Nootka'' in 1946. He was posted to HMS ''Excellent'' for RN Long Gunnery School in 1946. he performed Gunnery Duties on HMCS ''Magnificent'' in 1948. He was posted to Stadacona for Gunnery School in 1949. He attended the Royal Navy Staff College Course in 1951. He was assigned to Niobe as Staff Officer (Gunnery) in 1951. He served as Commanding Officer of HMCS Cayuga (Tribal Class Destroyer - 218) from 23 February 1953, to 31 December 1954, (

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Service). Hayes was promoted Commander in January 1954. He was posted to Naden as Executive Officer of RCN Barracks in 1955 and was then assigned to Naval HQ as Director of Naval Gunnery in 1956. He served at Naval HQ as Director Surface and Air Warfare 1957. He took the Naval Command Course for Senior Foreign Officers at United States Naval War College in 1958. He was the officer to command HMCS ''Columbia'' from 7 November 1959 to 25 April 1961. He was promoted Captain in 1961 and made Commander Fifth Canadian Escort Squadron. He was posted to National Defence HQ (NDHQ) with Joint Missile Defence Staff in 1961. He served at NDHQ with Directorate of Strategic Studies in 1962. He served as Commandant,

from 1963 to 1965. He was Commander Fourth Canadian Escort Squadron in 1965. He was posted to National Defence College of Canada (Course 20) in 1966. He was promoted to Commodore in 1967 and served as Commandant,

from 1967-1969. He was made Honorary AdC to Governor General in 1967. Hayes was Commander Canadian Flotilla Atlantic and Senior Officer Afloat in 1970. He served as Commandant Canadian Forces Staff College in

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in 1971 and retired in 1973.

Education

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