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This page is for information on the RCN's submarines. Being a Skimmer, I'm not very knowledgeable on the subject of our subs and will depend on submissions from those who are qualified to speak about them - mainly our submariners. Photos of the subs and their crews will appear on the pages for each sub. What you will find here are course / group photos, specific sub related links and other info. To submit photos, stories, links, sub related announcements, etc, send me an EMAIL.
Submarine Room at the Naval Museum of Halifax
The Submariner's Prayer - RCN The Submariner's Prayer - RN
1914 - 1918 - Canadian Submarine Flotilla
1955 - 1966 - Sixth Submarine Squadron / Division (HMS Ambrose) - Royal Navy submarine squadron based in Halifax
1966 - 1996 - 1st Canadian Submarine Squadron
2011- Present - Canadian Submarine Force
RCN Submarines
1955-1966 - Acheron Alaric Alcide Alderney Alliance Ambush Amphion Astute Auriga Aurochs - these were Royal Navy subs under Royal Canadian Navy operational control
1961-2000 - Grilse SS71 Ojibwa SS72 Okanagan SS74 Onondaga SS73 Rainbow SS75 Olympus (Training Sub)
1998 - Present - Chicoutimi SSK 879 Corner Brook SSK 878 Victoria SSK 876 Windsor SSK 877
Books, booklets and other submarine related info and links
A Simple Sailor by Ray Hunt, Capt (N), ret'd - An autobiography of his early years and his life in the Navy ..... as a simple sailor
Ambrosia - Scrapbook of the 6th Submarine Squadron Division at Work and at Play 1955 - 1966
Boomers, Draggers and Black Boxes: The Operational Legacy of Canada’s Oberon Class Submarines, 1983- 1998. by Michael Whitby
Dolphin Code (and its history) - Courtesy of SAOC West
Dolphin Code (same as above ... just not as fancy) - Courtesy of Rob Brabant
Grey Rover / Okanagan Crunch - Youtube video by Barry Dixon
History of the Dolphins - Courtesy of SAOC West
No Body Washes in a Submarine - lyrics
Oberon Class Submarine Occupational Hygiene Project - published by the Centre for Military & Veteran's Health, Australia
Sentinel Magazine 1982/1 - Le requin d'acier - La vie à board d'un sous-marin (The Steel Shark - Life aboard a submarine)
Sentinel Magazine 1982/3 - The Deadly Dolphins - Canada's O'Boats
Submariners Association of Canada - Central
Submariners Association of Canada - East
Submariners Association of Canada - West
Thesis - The Physician Assistant Onboard Canadian Submarines – with a Brief History and Overview of our Canadian Submarines. Copyright (©) by Christopher Brian Robinson, CD, CPO2 Physician Assistant, RCN
Through a Canadian Periscope by Julie H. Ferguson
U-boats in the Royal Canadian Navy 1945-1947 - Re-published on For Posterity's Sake with permission of the Canadian Nautical Research Society and the author, Derek Waller, Air Commodore, RAF, ret'd.
Submariners Name Tag Panel at The Naval Museum of Halifax
The Submariner Name Tag panel at the Naval Museum of Halifax Submarine Room is a creation of Brian Lapierre and Jim Northrup. There are a total of 381 name tags which have been submitted so far along with the ships badges, Submarine Force Badge, RCN Submariners Badge an the Winston Churchill quote.
The legend for the name tags are: -
Red with Yellow lettering indicate those who gave their lives while
serving in submarines. - Black with White lettering indicate a selected few who served in submarines prior to CF Unification. - Light Green with Yellow lettering are a selected few who served after Unification and have passed away. - The rest are those who have served in submarines at various times during Unification or after and return to Blue Uniforms.
To submit your name tag for the panel - please contact Brian Lapierre at lapo48 (at) gmail.com
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