Drent, Jan: my Navy recollections (November 22, 2007) ...

• Main Author: Unav
• Format: Audio
• Language: English
• Published: University of Victoria Libraries 2022
• Subjects: Cold War 1945-1989; Canada. Canadian Armed Forces; Military history; Nuclear submarines > Canada; Canada > Canadian Armed Forces > Maritime Command; St. Laurent Class Destroyers; Restigouche II Destroyer; Canada > Canadian Armed Forces > Organization; Bras d'Or Hydrofoil; Columbia II Destroyer; Canada > Dept. of National Defence > Headquarters; Arctic Coast Canada; Arctic regions > Strategic aspects; Canada > Royal Canadian Navy > H.M.C.S. Stadacona.; Bonaventure Aircraft carrier; Soviet Union > Politics and government > 1985-1991; Canada > Royal Canadian Navy > H.M.C.S. Discovery; Drent, Jan Jansz, 1935- > Interviews; Royal Naval College of Canada Halifax, N.S.; Crusader Destroyer; NATO Headquarters; Annapolis II Destroyer; Athabaskan II Destroyer; University Naval Training Division; Anti-submarine warfare > Equipment and supplies; Canada > Canadian Armed Forces > Personal narratives; Canada > White Paper on Defence 1987; Coastal surveillance; Canadian Forces Language School; Public opinion; Stettler Frigate; Canada > Royal Canadian Navy > Personal narratives; Canadian Forces College; Canada > Canadian Armed Forces > Equipment; Provider Auxiliary oiler replenishment; Soviet Union > Armed Forces; Military helicopters; Anti-submarine warfare; Antisubmarine aircraft; North Atlantic Treaty Organization; Canada > Canadian Armed Forces > Operational readiness; Sovereignty > Canada; Boarding parties; Qu'Appelle II Destroyer; Chaudiere II Destroyer; Saskatchewan Destroyer; Cold War; Arctic; Canada
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.58066/zfk8-v256; http://vault.library.uvic.ca/concern/generic_works/eea5290c-114b-46f1-8db1-eb53a98daaa7

ABSTRACT: Interviewee: Commodore Jan Drent 22 Nov 07 Interviewer: Chris Perry Subject: Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) in the Cold War Commodore Drent discussed the development of the St. Laurent class as an ASW platform and the government's policy that Canada become an ASW navy. Talked about the 'Checker Patrol' in the North Atlantic. ASW aircraft and the HMCS Bonaventure. Some discussion about the proposal for a Helicopter Carrier to replace Bonaventure and the HMCS Bras d'Or. Discussion on the Mulroney Gov't White Paper on Defence and NATO ship targets. ... : Rank: Commodore. ...