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About Dinger

A sea cadet at RCSCC LION from 1963 to 1968, I joined the Naval Reserve at HMCS STAR in 1968 as a Bos'n. I was an Officer Cadet in the ROUTP, commissioned in 1971, and awarded my watchkeeping ticket in 1973. I served at sea, at one time or another, in all five Gate Vessels and HMCS FORT STEELE & CHAUDIERE as well as the Coast Guard icebreaker Louis St. Laurent and served as OIC of the patrol vessels RALLY and RAPID. At STAR from 1968 to 2007, I served as XO twice and then as CO from 2002 to 2005. I rounded out my career by serving as SSO Training at NAVRESHQ in Quebec City in 2008, retiring in 2009 as CO of HMCS HUNTER in Windsor. I was Executive Director for the Friends of HMCS HAIDA till 2011 and have been an active volunteer onboard HAIDA since she arrived in Hamilton in 2003.

Port Dalhousie Corvettes?

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Apparently at one point up to the 1960s, there were two ex-navy vessels tied up at Port Dalhousie.  It is possible that they were the corvettes BRANDON K149 & MORDEN K170, listed as being broken up in Hamilton in 1945 & 1946 respectively, but possibly sold before scrapping with the intent of using them in natural gas drilling in Lake Erie.  Does anyone remember them?HMCS_BrandonHMCS_Morden

Sad News

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It is with regret that we learned that Stephen Antenucci, husband of PO Leanne Price (Ret’d), was struck by a car and killed on May 18th while on a business trip to Pittsburgh. The STAR family grieves with Leanne and her children.

The visitation will be at Smith’s Funeral Home, 1167 Guelph Line, Burlington from 18:00 till 21:00 on Monday, 23 May and the funeral will be held at St. Christopher’s Anglican Church, 662 Guelph Line, Burlington on Tuesday, 24 May at 10:00.