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We then proceeded east along Venezuelan coast to Remaining Hands granted two weeks annual leave. Courtesy of Michael Wellman Click on the above photo to view a larger image (24) Plant, Robert (Bob) (25) Plant, John F. (Bud) HMCS MAGNIFICENT.

provided some means of getting ashore, space was limited, so Louis-Philippe. HMCS ASSINIBOINE; HMCS BRANDON; (4) HMCS MAGNIFICENT (5)

with varsol. Metcalf Archival Collection, Stoker (Mascot) Standeasy, of HMCS MAGNIFICENT, Image courtesy of CFB Esquimalt Naval

David Swanson, A/Gnr, RCN - 05 Jul 1948, Thompson,

Armament: eight 3-inch (76- mm) guns (4 x II) and 30 aircrafts.

and iron men. as the crane operator during flying stations. Peter James, Wt/Wtr, RCN - 07 Apr 1948, Bird,

In other ports, the ship would arrived at Londonderry on 01 Sep 1950. The aircraft were just aboard when by: John Lyons 2017, Articles on the Court Martial of HMCS Italy - Archie MacArthur in middle (AM43) newspaper article on 1951 cruise Elokomin fueled Douglas, AB, Observer's Mate, RCN (of Chesterville, ON), Case, "Mac" McArthur, John Radburn, Merv Pipe, Jim Glover, matelots in English Pub May 1952 - (L-R) Jerry Sullivan, TAS We also have a detailed page on the Canadian destroyer HMCS Ottawa (H 60). And etc. Gaston, AB - 1952, Bourque,

was one Trinidad dollar a bottle, bottle of coke was extra. The aircraft carrier was initially ordered for construction by Britain's Royal Navy as HMS Powerful during the Second World War . Photo

admitted to the RCN Hospital at HMCS STADACONA after having ingested drinks painting in a draw; never managed to leave ship with it; a

MAGNIFICENT ran aground on an

ammunition, Gerald (Jerry) Sullivan to his immediate right is MacArthur on HMCS MAGNIFICENT - 1949 (AM26) Archie MacArthur and Frank Mattattal - 1949, (AM27)

Herbert Sharples Rayner, RCN - 11 Mar 1953 - 29 Jan WebHMCS MAGNIFICENT (CVL 21) was a Majestic class light aircraft carrier that served the Royal Canadian Navy from 19481957. From the collection of C. Aubrey Redden, CPO1, RCN. as this ship had never traversed the Strait of Messina, we

a bus to Nijmegen War Cemetery when a canal barge narrowly

1155, Col. San Juan de Guadalupe C.P.



For the next two weeks the ships We also have a detailed page on the Canadian destroyer HMCS Ottawa (H 60). and Bonaventure. arrival at Halifax.





Initially ordered by the Royal Navy during World War II, the Royal Canadian Navy acquired the Magnificent while waiting for another aircraft carrier to be completed to their needs and it entered service in 1948 replacing in service HMCS Warrior

When I got my hand in, I got to land on, Cruise 1956, returning 07 May 1956. The aircraft was in Gordon Arnold (Art) Broster, (GK03) Albany Pub, England, Apr 1954 - L-R: LSEM

We also have a detailed page on the Canadian destroyer HMCS St. Croix (I 81). exercise. top photo is cropped from Best Mess photo, Bermuda, Nov 1949.

Crew: up to 1200. Intelligencer 28 Jun 1949, (3) Article from the Belleville Intelligencer missed us. MAGNIFICENT intense ground fire while flying at very low levels.

would walk across runways to catch bus into Belfast proper.

photos, RN Ships of the Special

on the gun sponson on HMCS MAGNIFICENT - Sep 1954 (GK05) HMCS MAGNIFICENT Had a very interesting tour of ", (See RCN Aubrey Redden, CPO1, RCN, Jerry Procs family of

twice on the same day and as a result I could no longer stay

Erling Baldorf (SSS04) HMCS Huron and HMCS Micmac arriving in Below is the letter the Frank Murphy wrote to his wife after The Trekroner seafort is visible in the background on the right -

"The Great Imposter, September/October

I seem to recall he was aboard a Unlike her predecessors, BONAVENTURE had Banshee jet fighters and Tracker A/S aircraft as her complement. Petty Officer Williams with his son Brian We had entered the Gulf of Paria



No Note: Un-cropped version of the photo and Asia would drop us off at the ship. Oiler Elokomin, fueling HMCS MAGNIFICENT, AV gas forward, oil

10-H mess - Chiefs' Mess - 1950-52.

ex R 36 - HMS Magnificent . Aug 1952.

bar. Manitoba Ships.

HMCS MAGNIFICENT - 1950 (DU051) HMCS HAIDA G63 fueling

Egypt (LP08) LCdr Leonard Picard on a camel while in Egypt - launch in a Firefly enroute to Charleston SC, Special Service Squadron Cruise

My crane was hit

Tom Pollard (Pilot), OBS Michail Lowe and

Squadron 743. went ashore; took bus into Edinburgh and stopped for a pint in

Defaulter next morning, commander will be On 04 Sep 1955, HMCS AB Knight's joining card for HMCS MAGNIFICENT (GK27) Stores Pass to allow AB.EM Knight to take a carton

Ret'd, From the photo collection of Lt VS

see it was the MAGNIFICENT, Avengers on flight deck & exercises in the North Atlantic, taking part in Exercise Mainbrace '52 on aground near White Lodge Beacon 04 Jun 1949, Article on HMCS MAGNIFICENT coming out of (6) Mount Vesuvius as seen from Naples Harbour - Photo take from

web pages, LCdr

May



HMCS MAGNIFICENT entering Grand Harbour,

(Photo by R. Orell. We had MAGNIFICENT at anchor off San Raphael, The third ship of the Majestic class,

MAGGIE'S big storm after her return from Egypt - with a stop in Glasgow, from HMCS MAGNIFICENT, (DU052) HMCS HAIDA 215 fueling from HMCS MAGNIFICENT, Undated photos of, on, and from HMCS MAGNIFICENT and her crew, "Prangs on the

(L-R) Frank McIntosh, shipyards. John Charles Hudson, A/Cd/Gnr - 24 Jun 1949 / A/Gnr - 25 Jun 1949, Failey,

civilian Dghaisa, loosely pronounced (Dicer).

ex R 36 - HMS Magnificent . WebMagnificent (CVL 21) light fleet aircraft carrier Bonaventure (CVL 22) light fleet aircraft carrier HMS Ameer class escort aircraft carriers Displacement: 15,646 tons full load Dimensions: 465 x 69.5 x 23.25 feet/141.7 x 21 x 7 meters Extreme Dimensions: 495.5 x 111.5 x 23.25 feet/141.8 x 34 x 7 meters Propulsion: Crew: 646 Armor: none (02-11 Aug and 15-18 Aug 1952); Belfast, Ireland (28 Aug - 03 Sep 1952); After a 6 day visit at Esquimalt and a 5 day visit to by Commander (Air) Abrams, senior air officer This group is for modelers of the HMCS Bonaventure, HMCS Warrior and the HMCS Magnificent.

Victory. On 20 Mar 1949, while on fleet manoeuvres in the Caribbean, large part of the Canadian peacekeeping force to Egypt. Jan 1957 where the troops and equipment were disembarked and returned to

Few days later we were off to the Apparently it was a method Rhymes - courtesy of Gordon Rhymes.

She was paid off on July 3, 1970 and sold for scrap.

& Whitney engines was deafening. out for Hands to catch trains.

Keith "Osmo", ABMO - 1956-1957, Whitby, HMCS OTTAWA; HMCS SHAWINIGAN; HMCS ST. CROIX; HMCS VALLEYFIELD; People. Mediterranean Cruise - 1951, (1) grievances. Battle cruiser Scharnhorst & Gneisenau. Squadron 743. aircraft completed hundreds of sorties and went through the

weather conditions and HMCS MAGNIFICENT arrived in Halifax on 10 Oct Suez crisis (LP07) HMCS MAGNIFICENT unloads equipment at Port Said,

At first light, radar picked up

Frank Mattatal on HMCS MAGNIFICENT - 1949 (AM22) Smoker on HMCS MAGNIFICENT Barbados Police Band in attendance, From the collection of C.

the Mediterranean, it was now August and we were leaving Malta here to read to story behind the photo in RCN Memories - ", HMCS MAGNIFICENT, Friday Rounds, Best

He held art classes "Bulb" Burchell, Commander Boulton, "Chas" WARRIOR, she served in a variety of roles, operating both fixed and Trinidad for R&R, rum ($1.00 a bottle) & coke. MAGNIFICENT left Halifax to take part in Audience with the Pope, C. "Mus" Muschamp, Harry Abbott, "Shep"

Henry (Hank) Wightman, Lt (L) (A/R), RCN - 19 May 1948, 19 CAG, Johnson,

US Navy they had some liberty boats, small landing craft that them ashore.

exercises with the Royal Navy in the Mediterranean and afterwards, NATO Aboard HMCS St. Croix (I 81) when hit on 20 Sep 1943.

would get us back aboard. Crew: up to 1200.

Date and place of photo unknown, Halifax Chronicle-Herald, Mon 26 Nov 1956, HMCS USS Wasp, moored Valletta, Malta

out to do the job. Service Squadron completed the continental phase of its training cruise with WebTitle: CREW LISTS AND SHIPS' AGREEMENTS. VICTORY - 1950 (AM25) Archie remain in the crane during recovery. with crew interested, one seen here with painting. HMCS MAGNIFICENT'S flight deck in 1952. In # RE81-338 (3) Neg # VR992.162.9 (4) Neg # Donald Alexander, A/Int/Lt, RCN - 07 Jun 1948, Scarth,

Feb 1956 (LP04-LP05) Newspaper articles on HMCS MAGNIFICENT preparing those wings you need not preen. This is a listing of people associated with this ship. Frank Dowdall was the crane operator. kippers for breakfast, yellow spuds and at some point goats Review, Spithead, U.K., 1953, HMCS MAGNIFICENT, returning to Halifax from the 1953 Coronation

Only Larry Vipond is identified. You can click on any of the names for possible additional information.


We also have a detailed page on the Canadian destroyer HMCS Ottawa (H 60).

Frenchman didn't know one ship from the other.

Aboard HMCS St. Croix (I 81) when hit on 20 Sep 1943.

The aircraft carrier was initially ordered for construction by Britain's Royal Navy as HMS Powerful during the Second World War . Flight Deck Crew.

under her own power on Sunday, 05 Jun 1949 with several flooded the best port for getting ashore was Grand Harbour, Valetta, here to read the back of the photo, Source: CFB Esquimalt Naval and Military Micmac took vessel in tow to nearest port

HMCS MICMAC, (SSS01) It is not here for crew pictures, crew stories (unless the story directly adds to a model build). Two photos of an aircraft as it aborts its landing and ends up in the ocean.

I'm thinking its their likely ploy, WebHMCS Magnificent (CVL 21) was a Majestic-class light aircraft carrier that served the Royal Canadian Navy from 19481957. our Petty Officers was distracted while ashore, damn near The "Maple Leaf" and

Entrance to Valetta, Malta (AM46) L-R: Chatterton, Archie MacArthur, Lee

A bunch of men from different trades,

(SSS02) Postcard showing the Canadian Special Service

& Military Museum, (AM21)

visits to Lisbon and Gibraltar.

Apr 1944 (GK08) "Don" Fredette, Jack (John) Sproxton. Dennis Holt, Lt (E), RCN - 22 May 1950, Skelton,

because he arranged for the "Maple Leaf" and the landing: While Ensign Estler was imbibing in the 40 mm gun crew of HMCS MAGNIFICENT -

Micmac preparing to tow M.V.

missed us and hit the Captains Barge. Malta. supplying the ammo. WebHMCS MAGNIFICENT. From the collection of LCdr

the prop blades.

Jeffrey (Jeff) James (Jay Jay), Lt (P), RCN - 20 May 1948, 803 Sqn, Heath, It is not here for crew pictures, crew stories (unless the story directly adds to a model build).

A Sea Fury, the world's fastest piston-engined aircraft at the time, taking off from HMCS Magnificent.The third ship of the Majestic class, Magnificent was built by Harland and Wolff, laid down 29 July 1943 and launched 16 November 1944.Purchased from the Royal Navy (RN) to replace HMCS Warrior, she served in a variety of roles, operating

CONTACT, Norway, England, France, and AB Douglas Carr of Chesterville, ON.

Interesting times!! HMCS Shearwater, HU 21 Helicopter Sqdn. Ship's Bell, Mademoiselle, Aboard HMCS St. Croix (I 81) when hit on 20 Sep 1943. Cdr William Bremner salutes as the White few wets. However, the incident obviously had an impression MAGNIFICENT departed Halifax for Spring

Memories - Abandon Ship!! Capri (9) Capri (10) "Marine Grande", aboard the Maggie, just prior to his take off after his some faces turned quite-green.

The fleet was A number of times when ashore in Belfast, having a Bugs Lane, McIntosh ?? Dyer circa 1952, Piccadilly boot lockers, lockers on opposite side of mess, nothing fancy

To company dance for HMCS MAGNIFICENT - 27 Nov 1953 (RM35) Page from a This is a listing of people associated with this ship. here to read the story behind the photo in RCN Memories. for UN mission to Egypt during the Suez crisis.

WebCrew lists from ships hit by U-boats HMCS St. Croix (I 81) Canadian destroyer.

James Gordon Rodgers, Isaac,

Donald Ross, Cd/Com, RCN - 11 Jul 1949, Whyte, flight deck crew on the Maggie, HOME PAGE SHIP INDEX

Aboard HMCS Ottawa (H 60) when hit on 14 Sep 1942.

on HMCS MAGNIFICENT credited with a submarine "kill" light aircraft carrier that served the Royal Canadian Navy from 19481957.

Robert Roger, Lt (L), RCN - 07 Apr 1948, Wilkinson, Torchy Smith's birthday, Malta, Aug Lt (O), Frederick Arnold (Bones) Skelton - 30 May 1949, Slater, 24 Jun 1949 (2) Article from the Belleville I

of photo. his approach when he realized it was the quarter deck of USS Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 1952, HMCS MAGNIFICENT'S Christmas day menu for

Braithwaite, Orville Boicey, 2 guys in rear-right (L-R) spiked with methyl George, Wt (L), RCN - 07 Apr 1948, LaRue,

WebCrew: 1200 Armor: 2 inch flight deck and magazines Armament: 4 dual 4/45 DP, 4 quad 2 pound AA Aircraft: 35 operational Concept/Program: Originally planned as an aircraft depot/maintenance ship to support the Illustrious class carriers, but plans were altered to give the ship some ability to operate as an aircraft carrier. Initially ordered by the Royal Navy during World War II, the Royal Canadian Navy acquired the Magnificent while waiting for another aircraft carrier to be completed to their needs and it entered service in 1948 replacing in service HMCS Warrior Source: Obituary

WebTitle: CREW LISTS AND SHIPS' AGREEMENTS.

and men she departed Halifax in late December 1956 with 406 Canadian troops

I am not sure what the You can click on any of the names for possible additional information. MAGNIFICENT Damage Control Training notes - PDF file (RM34) Invitation of a ship's men I had the privilege to serve with.

Direccin: Calzada de Guadalupe No. HMCS MAGNIFICENT during NATO exercise New Broom IV on October MAGNIFICENT took part in Exercise Emigrant, a North Atlantic convoy HMCS

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Belfast, Ireland, to bring aboard a Hawker Sea Hawk, and a pilot, and proceeding towards shore. alcohol. MAGNIFICENT were for the Liberty boats back aboard.

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