Hamilton Naval Heritage Association
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        • War of 1812
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        • The Sail Loft
        • The Vinegar Works
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      • Other Warships Called STAR
        • 1st – Honourable East India Company’s Marine STAR – 1625
        • 2nd – The Commonwealth STARR – Battle of Dover 1652
        • 3rd – HMS STARR/STAR 1667 – Fireship
        • 4th – The Siege of Port Royal 1711
        • 5th – HMS STAR (18) 1795
        • 6th – HMS STAR (18) – The West Indies
        • 7th – Brig Lord Melville / HMS STAR – Lake Ontario
        • HMCS STAR XVI
      • Tenders
        • HMCS PORTE DAUPHINE
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        • ML106            “HMCS” BEAVER
        • HMCS SCATARI      AKS 514         IRCS:  CZFZ            Voice Call Sign:  Marian
      • Visiting Ships
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    • Hamilton – Steel City & Naval Town
      • Namesake Ships
      • Hamilton’s Fairmiles
      • Warships Scrapped in Hamilton
      • SS John Ericsson
    • Sea Cadets
      • RCSCC DUNDAS
      • RCSCC HILL PARK
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        • Commanding Officers of RCSCC LION
        • S.C.O.B.A.
      • RCSCC SENECA
      • RCSCC TRIUMPH
    • Naval Organizations and Veteran’s Groups
      • Hamilton Naval Veteran’s Association
      • Naval Association of Canada (NAC)
        • Naval Association of Canada (NAC) Hamilton Area Group
      • Brant Naval Veterans Association
      • Burl-Oak Naval Veterans
      • RCNA Burlington
      • University Naval Training Divisions (UNTD) Association of Canada
    • Naval Traditions
      • The Laws of the Navy – Rear Admiral Ronald Hopwood, CB, RN 1986
      • TOASTS OF THE DAY
      • Captain (N) Bob Allan
      • Moosemilk
    • Links
    • Contact US
    • About Us
      • HMCS STAR Historical Collections
    • Our Collection
      • Library
        • Manuals
    • What’s New?
      • Events Calendar
    • H.M.C.S. STAR
      • Battle Honours
      • Early History
        • War of 1812
          • USS HAMILTON & SCOURGE
        • 1837 Rebellion & the CAROLINE Affair
        • The Hamilton Naval Company 1862-1869 & The Fenians
        • Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve (RNCVR)
      • People
        • Records of Service
        • Commanding Officers Hamilton Half Company RCNVR, Hamilton Division RCNVR & HMCS STAR
        • Executive Officers of HMCS STAR
        • Coxswains of HMCS STAR
        • We Will Remember Them!
        • Afghanistan
        • Christenings
        • STARS
      • Places
        • The Sail Loft
        • The Vinegar Works
        • The Base, pre-1995
      • Other Warships Called STAR
        • 1st – Honourable East India Company’s Marine STAR – 1625
        • 2nd – The Commonwealth STARR – Battle of Dover 1652
        • 3rd – HMS STARR/STAR 1667 – Fireship
        • 4th – The Siege of Port Royal 1711
        • 5th – HMS STAR (18) 1795
        • 6th – HMS STAR (18) – The West Indies
        • 7th – Brig Lord Melville / HMS STAR – Lake Ontario
        • HMCS STAR XVI
      • Tenders
        • HMCS PORTE DAUPHINE
        • HMCS PATHFINDER
        • ML106            “HMCS” BEAVER
        • HMCS SCATARI      AKS 514         IRCS:  CZFZ            Voice Call Sign:  Marian
      • Visiting Ships
    • HMCS HAIDA
    • Orders, Decorations & Medals
      • Cross of Valour
      • Distinguished Service Medal
      • Meritorious Service Medal
      • Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers
    • Hamilton – Steel City & Naval Town
      • Namesake Ships
      • Hamilton’s Fairmiles
      • Warships Scrapped in Hamilton
      • SS John Ericsson
    • Sea Cadets
      • RCSCC DUNDAS
      • RCSCC HILL PARK
      • RCSCC LION
        • Commanding Officers of RCSCC LION
        • S.C.O.B.A.
      • RCSCC SENECA
      • RCSCC TRIUMPH
    • Naval Organizations and Veteran’s Groups
      • Hamilton Naval Veteran’s Association
      • Naval Association of Canada (NAC)
        • Naval Association of Canada (NAC) Hamilton Area Group
      • Brant Naval Veterans Association
      • Burl-Oak Naval Veterans
      • RCNA Burlington
      • University Naval Training Divisions (UNTD) Association of Canada
    • Naval Traditions
      • The Laws of the Navy – Rear Admiral Ronald Hopwood, CB, RN 1986
      • TOASTS OF THE DAY
      • Captain (N) Bob Allan
      • Moosemilk
    • Links
    • Contact US

    Captain (N) Bob Allan

    What You Always Wanted to Know About Naval Tradition (But Were Afraid to Ask)

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