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Smallwood, John Warren If you have images associated with this Person, please contact us at admin@nauticapedia.ca

 

Title	Lieutenant-Commander (RCN)
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Birth	15/12/1927	Death	(nk)
Place	Vancouver	Place	(nk)
Area	BC	Area	(nk)
Country	Canada	Country	(nk)

 

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Biography

He worked with the Pacific Coyle Navigation Co. Ltd. for G.H. French as a Deckhand in 1943, Imperial Oil Ltd. for Albertolite as Mess Boy 1943, St. Margarets Sea Training School Hubbards NS 1944, Cadet Officer 01/08/1944, Indentured to Park Steamship Ltd. and Western Canada Steamship Lines 1944, Navigation School Vancouver BC 1948, Certificate of Competency as Second Mate (Foreign Going) 01/02/1949, Gulf Lines Vancouver BC for Gulf Wing as Second Officer 1949, Canada Department of Fisheries as Second Officer 1949, CGS Stonetown (Weathership) as Third Officer 1950, CGS St. Catherines (Weathership) as Second Officer 1953, Navigation School 1954, Certificate of Competency as Mate (Foreign Going) 02/03/1954, After his naval service he worked for the BC Ferry Corporation as Second Officer at Langdale BC in 1972, BC Ferry Corporation as Master at Powell River BC 1975, BC Ferry Corporation as Chief Officer Relieving as Master at Langdale 1978, BC Ferry Corporation as Master (Northern Routes) in the Queen of the North & Queen of Prince Rupert 1990. He retired again on 31/12/1992.

 

Military Service

He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant RCN(R) (With seniority dated 29/10/1952). He was appointed as a Lieutenant RCN(R) (With seniority dated 29/06/1954). (Short Service Appointment 22/12/1954). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 29/06/1954). He served in HMCS Sault Ste Marie 1954. He served in HMCS James Bay 1955. He served in HMCS Cornwallis for Officers Divisional Course 1955. He served in HMCS New Glasgow 1955. He served in NDHQ as School Relations Officer (Southern Ontario) 1957. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Junior Offiecr Technical and Leadership Courses (P) 1957. He served in HMCS Antigonish as Cadet Training Officer 1958. He served in HMCS New Glasgow 1958. He served in HMCS Ste Therese 1959. He served in H.M.S. Dryad for Qualifying Direction Course 1959. He served in HMCS Bonaventure as Direction Officer 1960. He served in HMCS La Hulloise as Executive Officer 1962. He served in HMCS Stadacona on Staff of Flag Officer Atlantic Coast as Staff Officer (ND) 1964. (Selected for permanent commission). He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander RCN (With seniority dated 27/05/1965). He served in HMCS Stadacona on Staff of Flag Officer Atlantic Coast as Staff Officer Trials (ND) 1965. He served in HMCS Stadacona on Staff of Flag Officer Atlantic Coast on Staff of Captain Sea Training 1966. He served in HMCS Algonquin as Executive Officer 1967. He served in HMCS Cape Scott as Executive Officer 1968. He served in HMCS Cape Scott (In command) to Pay Off 1970. He served in CFB Halifax on Staff Officer Reserve Ships 1970. He served in CFB Halifax on Staff of Commander Canadian Fleet 1972. (He retired on 01/01/1973.) (He was qualified with a Watchkeeping Certificate.)

 

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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2010-12-21 00:00:00

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