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H.M.S. ULSTER 1958-1960 Commission

HMS Ulster - F83 - 50th anniversary reunion will take place in Torquay October 24th to October 27th, 2008. See www.candoo.com/ncot/ulster12.html for details.

2008 - 50th & Final Formal Reunion click HERE for details

 

 

     

 
     

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SHIPS COMPANY 1958-60
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H.M.S. Ulster started life as a "U" Class destroyer and retained that designation until - along with other "U", "R","T", "V", "W" & "Z" class destroyers - she was converted to a Type 15 A/S Frigate.
 

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H.M.S. Ulster  as a "U" Class destroyer taken in the Mediterranean before conversion to Type 15 Frigate
The crew of the 1958-60 commission had a very unique and interesting trip up the St Lawrence Seaway for the official opening by Her Majesty  Queen Elizabeth II on June 26th of 1959. Forming close escort to the Royal Yacht, HMY Britannia, she was the only British warship to go so far inland and covered all of the Great Lakes paying visits to many ports both in Canada and the United States of America.

 

 

 

 

H.M.S. Ulster in Eisenhower lock
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H.M.S. Ulster at sea

The Captain - Commander Cameron Rusby, claimed the "altitude" record for a Royal Navy warship in Lake Superior just prior to the visit to Fort William & Port Arthur (Now Thunderbay) at lakehead of Superior. Apart from this Royal Escort, "Ulster" performed escorts for H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh, H.E. The Governor General - West Indies and H.E. The Governor - British Honduras.


 

H.M.S. Ulster ships company photographed in Hamilton ,Bermuda 1958.
Sadly 50% of the officers and approximately 30% of the known crew have now "Crossed the Bar"

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 1959

77 The Webmaster then and now 88

 


2008

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Bronze Medallion presented to 1958-60 Crew who were present at 1959 Official Opening of St Lawrence Seaway

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HMS Ulster 1958-60

CRUISES
1958
27 September 13 October Iceland, Fishery Protection
30 October 10 November Passage to Bermuda
25 November 17 December U.S.A.
1959
24 January 27 April Caribbean & South America
15 June 9 August St. Lawrence Seaway
21 August 5 October Hurricane Guard, Caribbean
12 October 23 October Passage to U.K. then refit

  

PORTS OF CALL

Portland

 Dorset San Juan, Puerto Rico

Portsmouth

 Hants Sept Iles, P.Q. Canada
Devonport Devon Gaspé, P.Q. Canada
Lisahally N. Ireland Port Alfred, P.Q. Canada
Ponta Delgada, Azores Quebec, P.Q. Canada
Bermuda Atlantic Trois Rivières, P.Q Canada.
Baltimore, MA USA Montreal, P.Q. Canada
Washington, DC USA Brockville, ON Canada
Philadelphia, PA USA Kingston, ON Canada
Key West, FL USA Toronto, ON Canada
Nassau, Bahamas Welland Canal,ON Canada
Pointe à Pierre, Trinidad Windsor, ON Canada
St. Georges, Grenada Sarnia, ON Canada
Kingston, Jamaica Penetanguishene, ON Canada

George Town,

Grand Cayman

 Parry Sound, ON Canada

Lucea,

Jamaica

 Chicago, Illinois USA
Cartagena, Colombia Saulte Ste. Marie USA.

La Guaira,

Venezuela

 Port Arthur, ON Canada

Bridgetown,

Barbados

Fort William, ON Canada

Castries,

St. Lucia

 Alpena, Michigan USA
Port of Spain, Trinidad Detroit, Michigan USA
Plymouth, Montserrat Murray Bay, P.Q. Canada
St. John's, Antigua Shediac, NB Canada
English Harbour, Antigua Charlottetown, PEI Canada
Barbuda Caribbean Halifax, NS Canada
Anguilla Caribbean Road Town, Tortola
Nevis Caribbean Belize, British Honduras
Basseterre, St. Kitts Stann Creek, British Honduras
Bequia Caribbean Guantanamo, Cuba.
Cannonan Caribbean Matthew Town, Great Inagua
Union Island Caribbean Grand Turk, Turks Islands
Carriacou Caribbean Cockburn Harbour, South Ciacos

 If you know of anymore, living or who have crossed the bar and can supply email or contact information please click HERE

Since I created these pages, a few names have come to light that for some obscure reason were never included in HMS Ulster Commissioning booklet.  I have added their names with an asterisk [*]
1958-60 OFFICERS
 

 

   CAPTAIN    
   

Commander C. Rusby *

    
    FIRST LIEUTENANT    
   

LCdr  R Cudworth poppy3.gif (2662 bytes)

    

WARDROOM
LCdr J. M. Hough LCdr W. A. Higgins * poppy3.gif (2662 bytes) LCdr (SD) J. R Blackstock poppy3.gif (2662 bytes)
Lt N. W. Parker poppy3.gif (2662 bytes) Lt J. A. H. Corrie Lt B. C. Gallagher
Lt R. J. Brooke poppy3.gif (2662 bytes) Surgeon Lt B. J. E. Cooke poppy3.gif (2662 bytes) Sub Lt C. D. Walkinshaw
    Sub Lt J. A. Marshall * Made Flag Rank
1958-60 Chief Petty Officers
COA. Barnes CPO Cattell SCPO(S) Coppenhall
CERA Croft CPO Dilnutt CM(E) Edwards
Mech1 Geake CRS Greene

CCY

Hastings

EA3

Hayman

REA3

Inkpin

CEl.

Kay

CERA

Roberts

Shpt3

Ross

ERA3

Sale

EA1

Westcott

EA1

Thompson

    

1958-60 Petty Officers
POEL Beech PO Cane POEL Crooks poppy3.gif (2662 bytes)
POM(E) Devine POM(E) Edwards EA4 Farmer
PO Fitzpatrick poppy3.gif (2662 bytes) POREl Forbes POM(E) Gregory
POM(E) Hamlyn POM(E) Haylings PO Hudson
POEL Hunter ERA4 Lippett POM(E) Lock
PO Martin POStwd. Miller PO Ralph
POCk(S) Scott POCk(O) Smith POREL Stanton
PO Tindley ERA4 Townsend REA4 Watts
1958-60 Leading Hands
LCoder(E) Abery *        
LS Andrews poppy3.gif (2662 bytes) LS Bright LM(E) Brown
LSA(V) Clifford LREM Collins LWtr Cooper
LM(E) Dawber LStwd. Dexter LEM Ditum
LStwd. Eldridge LS Francis LEM. Hamill
LStwd. Hardie LS Hirst LS Holmes
LEM. Knight L.M(E) Lawton LM(E) Newlands
LS Nicholson LM(E) Parkinson LM(E) Phillips
LM(E) Price LRO Robert LS Rowe
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LStwd. Taylor LCk(O) Twyman LTO Wilding
* Not on commissioning card      
1958-60 Able Rates
AB Abbass poppy3.gif (2662 bytes) AB Allin AB Angove
AB Beer Stwd Booth M(E)1 Breed
AB Burry AB Carlile AB Chamberlain
M(E)1 Clayton AB Colville M(E)1 Cotton
M(E)1 Coughlan EM1 Davies M(E)1 Davis
RO2 Dickinson M(E)1 Dixon AB Dowling
RO2 Doyle RO2 Evans