rcn news magazine - march 2015
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This is a free sample of RCN News Magazine issue "March 2015" Download full version from: Apple App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id705144925?mt=8&at=1l3v4mh Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.presspadapp.rcnnewsmag Magazine Description: RCN News Magazine, which stands for Royal Canadian Navy, was launched in September 2011 and is rapidly growing in popularity. Each issue combines historical articles and photographs as well as current and future plans for the Royal Canadian Navy. In addition we have a model columnist for the latest in modeling and related publications for the hobbyist, book reviews by a variety of reviewers of new books of interest to the naval sector. The magazine is edited by Greg Curtis, a former Navy Pub... You can build your own iPad and Android app at http://presspadapp.comTRANSCRIPT
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March 2015 RCN News Magazine is published by SeaWaves Press Inc. ISSN 1929-4050 Copyright 2015 Dave Shirlaw Publisher Greg Curtis Editor [email protected] Jim Bates Scale Trap-pings [email protected]
John MacFarlane Nauticapedia Articles
Melissa Martin Employment Matters Columnist 418-145 West Keith Rd. North Vancouver, B.C. V7M 1L3 (778) 968-7447
Cover Photo
The Fairey Firefly, the RCN’s first ASW aircraft and was an integral part of the air wing on first carrier HMCS Warrior. Jim Bates talks about modeling this historic aircraft in the month’s SCALE TRAP-PINGS.
Contents
NTSB Report on HMCS Winnipeg/American
Dynasty 4
Nautical Terms You Might Not Know
Vancouver Visitors 9
RCN Remembers First Newfoundland Casualties of
the Great War 10
The Saint Class Tugs 11
Legion Welcomes New Minister of
Veterans Affairs 11
Paying it Forward to Nova Scotia Veterans 12
Early ASROC Test 13
Fredericton Replaces Toronto in SNMG2 13
CTF 150 Bolsters Security in African Maritime
Security Leaders 14
RCN Upgrades Missile Technology 14
Ultra Towed Arrays for RNZN 15
The Great Years 15
Flag Officer Announcements 16
Solution for HCM Modernization 16
Book Reviews 17
New Website Unveiled 18
Marine Railway 19
Sir William Stephenson 19
Obituaries 20
Davie Voted Top North American Shipyard 21
Babcock Returns HMCS Chicoutimi 21
Scale Trap-pings 22