Biographical Data
Reed, John Curwen If you have images associated with this Person, please contact us at admin@nauticapedia.ca

 

Title	Captain (P) (RCN)
Official Number	O-61503

 

Birth	(nk)	Death	26/05/1986
Place	(nk)	Place	Victoria
Area	(nk)	Area	BC
Country	(nk)	Country	Canada

 

Titles
Honours	OBE. DSC.
Awards
Qualifications

 

Biography
He won the inaugural Bermuda to Halifax Yacht Race in Wanderer IX, for the RCNSA 1954.

 

Military Service

He was appointed as a Naval Cadet RN 1936. He served in the Royal Naval College Dartmouth 1936. He was appointed as a Midshipman RN. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant RN. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (A) RN. He served in H.M.S. Furious for 811 RN Squadron 1937. He served in H.M.S. Glorious for 823 RN Squadron 1937. He served in H.M.S. Indomitable for 827 RN Squadron 1941. He served in USNAS 1943-44. He served in H.M.S. Emperor as Lieutenant-Commander (Air) 1944, (Transferred to RCN) 1947. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (P) RCN. He served in HMCS Warrior as Commander Air 1947. He was appointed as a Commander (P) RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1948). He served in HMCS Magnificent as Commander (Air) 1948. He served in HMCS Naden for RCN Barracks Esquimalt as Executive Officer 1949. He was appointed as an A/Captain RCN 1952. He served in HMCS Athabaskan (II) (In command) (Korean War Service) 1952. He served in HMCS Niagara for Duty With SACLANT as Assistant Chief of Staff (Personnel and Administration) 1955. He served as RCN Director of Joint RCN-RCAF Maritime Warfare School Halifax 1957. (He was retired 1960.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Service Aircraft Flown: Swordfish, Albacore, Avenger
Named Features

 

Anecdotes

 

References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Blatherwick, John (1992); MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2011-02-17 00:00:00

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