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| FRANK HACHEY'S NAVY DAYS |
| HMCS ASSINABOINE II RIVER CLASS DESTROYER CREW 249 |
| 1958 |
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| ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY 1949 - 1959 VOLUME V |
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| 1957 |
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| RUSSIA LAUCHES, SPUTNIK 1, THE FIRST SATELITE IN SPACE THAT ORBITS EARTH. THE POSSIBILITY OF MISSILES ABLE TO CARRY NUCLEAR WARHEADS TO ANY LOCATION ON EARTH IS NOW CONFIRMED. THE ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY AND NATO REVIEW THEIR PRACTISES AND PROCEEDURES. IN THE FOREFRONT IS THE NEED FOR EARLY DETECTION OF MISSILES AND TORPEDOES TO BE DETROYED BEFORE THEY LAND. WE ARE NOW IN THE "SPACE AGE". |
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| I AM ASSIGNED TO THE HMCS ASSINIBOINE II AS CHIEF PETTY OFFICE, TORPEDO DETECTOR. WE ARE TESTING THE LATEST IN TORPEDO DETECTION AND SONAR. FRANK HACHEY |
| IN LONDON, ONTARIO WE ARE WORKING ALONGSIDE THE ROYAL CANADIAN "RESERVES" WHICH ARE GROWING IN FORCE. FRANK HACHEY |
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| UNITED STATES ARMY LAUCHES IT'S FIRST EARTH SATELITE, JUPITER - C. THE ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY ARE LEADERS IN VARIABLE DEPTH SONAR WHICH IS NOW THE MAIN ANTI SUBMARINE WARFARE TECHNIQUE.TRIALS ARE HELD OFF BERMUDA AND EAST PARTS OF THE UNITED STATES. THE ROYAL CANADA NAVY LEAVES THE BRITISH IMPRESSED AT A VDS DEMONSTRATION IN LONDONBERRY. |
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| WE HAVE TRAVELLED TO PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, NEW BRUNSWICK, CUBA, FRENCH AND DUTCH INDIES. FRANKHACHEY |
| DURING OUR TRIP WE SAW A HUGE SEA TURTLE. OUR CAPTAIN FANCIED TURTLE SOUP FOR DINNER SO WE CAUGHT THE TURTLE AND MADE TURTLE SOUP. IT WAS A DELICACY. FRANK HACHEY |
| CONTINUE THE VOYAGE WITH NEXT VOLUME |
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| NOTE: It is now illegal to make turtle soup due to the threat of extinction. So, I recommend the following MOCK TURTLE SOUP RECEIPE next time your on the high seas. |
| MOCK TURTLE SOUP 2 lbs oxtails 6 cups chicken broth 1 large onion 1 Tbs butter 1 Tbs olive oil 3 whole cloves 1 crushed garlic 1/2 cup chopped tomatoes parsley 2 chopped hard boiled eggs Saute oxtails in butter and olive oil. Add chopped onion, tomatoes and spices. Add chicken broth and simmer for 3 hours. Stir in hard boiled eggs when ready to serve. Aye and don't forget to serve "Duff" afterwards for no meal is complete without Duff. |
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| SONAR SEEMED TO WORK BEST IF IT WAS ATTACHED TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE SHIP RATHER THAN ON THE SHIP. THIS WAS VARIABLE DEPTH SONAR THAT WAS TESTED BY OUR TRIALS AT SEA. THE RANGE OF DETECTION WAS FAR GREATER THAN PREVIOUS SONAR. FRANK HACHEY WE ALSO HAD THE TOWED ARRAY SONAR FOR OUR PATROLE FRIGATES. VARIABLE DEPTH SONAR WAS THE BEST FOR OUR DESTROYERS. FRANK HACHEY |
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| OUR NEVER ENDING TASK WAS TO BE READY AYE READY. |
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