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Hoggs' book is certainly a good authority on such things as "pom-poms", so I defer to the source.
The theatre Commander is: (www.junobeach.org)
Admiral L.W. Murray
"Leonard Warren Murray, born in Granton, Nova Scotia, on June 22nd , 1896; died in Derbyshire, Great-Britain, on November 25th, 1971. Officer of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN).
http://www.junobeach.org/e/3/img/PA-037456lrg.jpg
On 29 July 1942, Rear Admiral L.W. Murray is presenting awards to crew members of destroyer HMCS St. Croix, which sank enemy submarine U-90 on 24 July 1942. (caption for photo linked above)
Department of National Defence / National Archives of Canada, PA-037456.
Murray entered the recently founded Halifax Royal Naval College when he was 15-year old. Two years later he was appointed as midshipman on a Royal Navy vessel, the first of a long series of British ships on which he served during WWI and between the two world wars.
When WWII breaks out, Murray becomes Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff and holds highly important commands throughout the war. Promoted to Commodore, he is put in charge of the Newfoundland Escort Force (NEF) on May 31st, 1941, to be reorganized in February 1942 as the Mid-Ocean Escort Force (MOEF).
With the rationalization of the Atlantic Command, Murray is made a Rear Admiral and, on April 30th, 1943, Commander-in-Chief Canadian Northwest Atlantic. From his HQ in Halifax he commands all Canadian and Allied air and naval forces involved in convoy protection in that area. He was the only Canadian officer in charge of an Allied theatre of operations during WWII."
As for the U-boat question, the answer I am seeking is still not completely present. I am looking for numbers of the two types of U-boat built during the war. Armchair has correctly provided the location: Moltenort (near Laboe) is the site of the German National Unterseeboot Ehrenmal. It's the one with the names of every U-Boot, crew member and cause of loss from WW1 and WW2 engraved on its walls. Here's a picture:
http://www.volksbund-sh.de/Angebote_fur_Schulen/Projekte/Laboe_Moltenort/UEM.jpg
Perhaps another guess?
(edited to correct some typos and to add link)
The theatre Commander is: (www.junobeach.org)
Admiral L.W. Murray
"Leonard Warren Murray, born in Granton, Nova Scotia, on June 22nd , 1896; died in Derbyshire, Great-Britain, on November 25th, 1971. Officer of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN).
http://www.junobeach.org/e/3/img/PA-037456lrg.jpg
On 29 July 1942, Rear Admiral L.W. Murray is presenting awards to crew members of destroyer HMCS St. Croix, which sank enemy submarine U-90 on 24 July 1942. (caption for photo linked above)
Department of National Defence / National Archives of Canada, PA-037456.
Murray entered the recently founded Halifax Royal Naval College when he was 15-year old. Two years later he was appointed as midshipman on a Royal Navy vessel, the first of a long series of British ships on which he served during WWI and between the two world wars.
When WWII breaks out, Murray becomes Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff and holds highly important commands throughout the war. Promoted to Commodore, he is put in charge of the Newfoundland Escort Force (NEF) on May 31st, 1941, to be reorganized in February 1942 as the Mid-Ocean Escort Force (MOEF).
With the rationalization of the Atlantic Command, Murray is made a Rear Admiral and, on April 30th, 1943, Commander-in-Chief Canadian Northwest Atlantic. From his HQ in Halifax he commands all Canadian and Allied air and naval forces involved in convoy protection in that area. He was the only Canadian officer in charge of an Allied theatre of operations during WWII."
As for the U-boat question, the answer I am seeking is still not completely present. I am looking for numbers of the two types of U-boat built during the war. Armchair has correctly provided the location: Moltenort (near Laboe) is the site of the German National Unterseeboot Ehrenmal. It's the one with the names of every U-Boot, crew member and cause of loss from WW1 and WW2 engraved on its walls. Here's a picture:
http://www.volksbund-sh.de/Angebote_fur_Schulen/Projekte/Laboe_Moltenort/UEM.jpg
Perhaps another guess?
(edited to correct some typos and to add link)
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30 some thousand names on that wall, 75% of the U-bootwaffe never made it home.
The work horse "Type VIIC" - 568 boats
"Type IXC" - 54 boats
http://uboat.net/types/
The work horse "Type VIIC" - 568 boats
"Type IXC" - 54 boats
http://uboat.net/types/
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Larry, your source differs with mine. Westwood's Fighting Ships of WW2 puts the numbers at:
a. VIIc 801 boats, and
b. IXc 143 boats.
I suspect that the difference may be that the dates of your source only count production after the US entered the war at the end of 1941; mine include production for the whole war.
The British built 185 subs of the "S", "T", "U", and "V" types; the US built only 73 of the Balao and Gato types; Japan made a total of 42 of the RO-100 (18) and I-15 (24).
What vessel was chosen to take President Roosevelt on his South American "good neighbour tour" of 1936?
a. VIIc 801 boats, and
b. IXc 143 boats.
I suspect that the difference may be that the dates of your source only count production after the US entered the war at the end of 1941; mine include production for the whole war.
The British built 185 subs of the "S", "T", "U", and "V" types; the US built only 73 of the Balao and Gato types; Japan made a total of 42 of the RO-100 (18) and I-15 (24).
What vessel was chosen to take President Roosevelt on his South American "good neighbour tour" of 1936?
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That would be a battleship. Some good neighbour eh?
The Indianapolis again welcomed President Roosevelt at Charleston, South Carolina, 18 November 1936 for a "Good-Neighbor" cruise to South America which included calls to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Buenos Aires, Argentina, for the Pan American Conference; Montevideo, Uruguay, for state visits and Trinidad. Historically, this was an important trip as it was the first time a serving President of the United States and visited outside of North America. On the occasion of crossing the equator, 'Father Neptune' visited the ship to initiate neophyte 'pollywogs' into hardened 'shell-backs'. Those lucky initiates received their certificates - signed by the President of the United States! President Roosevelt was debarked at Charleston 15 December.
The Indianapolis again welcomed President Roosevelt at Charleston, South Carolina, 18 November 1936 for a "Good-Neighbor" cruise to South America which included calls to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Buenos Aires, Argentina, for the Pan American Conference; Montevideo, Uruguay, for state visits and Trinidad. Historically, this was an important trip as it was the first time a serving President of the United States and visited outside of North America. On the occasion of crossing the equator, 'Father Neptune' visited the ship to initiate neophyte 'pollywogs' into hardened 'shell-backs'. Those lucky initiates received their certificates - signed by the President of the United States! President Roosevelt was debarked at Charleston 15 December.
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Right ship, Berndawg, and a good answer, except that the Indianapolis is a heavy cruiser, not a battleship.
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Wasn't this CA-35 USS Indianapolis of the disaster fame.
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Complete history of CA-35 USS Indianapolis is here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Indianapolis_(CA-35)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Indianapolis_(CA-35)
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Allright. I'm asking a question here that I don't know the answer to. I'm looking for the answer, so hopefully, I get the right answer. As we all know, Sir Sam Hughes had a hard on for numbered Battalions in the First World War. Herein lies my question. The guidon of the 1st Hussars displays numerous WWI battle honours, but when I looked on the orbat of the 4 Canadian Divisions, all I could find were 1st Battalion, 116th Battalion etc. etc. What was the Battalion number of 1H? What Division did they fight with?
Thanks in advance history buffs.
Thanks in advance history buffs.
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Might this be answer you are looking for?
http://www.regiments.org/regiments/na-canada/volmil/on-cav/01Hussar.htm
http://www.regiments.org/regiments/na-canada/volmil/on-cav/01Hussar.htm
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Umm..... 39?
http://stjohns.sasktelwebsite.net/atlantic.html
http://stjohns.sasktelwebsite.net/atlantic.html
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Well I did it this time.I think you are both right.
Number depend on what you consider lost. Some the ship listed as lost made it back to a harbor but were not repaired
If a ship was manned by the RCN one list count them as Canada losses
I found my info added up to 35.I compared list form the other to sites are only differ on how you count them.
??? ???
http://familyheritage.ca/Articles/warship1.html
Number depend on what you consider lost. Some the ship listed as lost made it back to a harbor but were not repaired
If a ship was manned by the RCN one list count them as Canada losses
I found my info added up to 35.I compared list form the other to sites are only differ on how you count them.
??? ???
http://familyheritage.ca/Articles/warship1.html
OOPS! my bad. There I go again confusing city names and state names. You have to like the "good neighbours" eh? Look at the size of my stick! ;D
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Haven't seen a new question posted for awhile, so:
Who was popularly known as "Old Fuss and Feathers" and why?
Who was popularly known as "Old Fuss and Feathers" and why?
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American, Gen. Winfield Scott was known as "Old Fuss and Feathers" because of his attention to detail and his fondness for flashy uniforms.
http://ngeorgia.com/people/scott.html
Who is believed to be the only person awarded the VC on a recommendation from an enemy officer?
http://ngeorgia.com/people/scott.html
Who is believed to be the only person awarded the VC on a recommendation from an enemy officer?
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