In 1947, young Robert “Bob” Morris was a Hamilton Sea Cadet who was lucky enough to be picked for an exchange trip to Britain, with travel there and back on the aircraft carrier HMCS BONAVENTURE.  The exchange included a visit to the British battleship HMS RAMILLES.  That fall, he enrolled at the Ontario Agricultural College in Guelph and joined the UNTD (University Naval Training Divisions) as an Ordinary Seaman Officer Candidate.  After undergoing various training courses and cruises and being promoted to Acting Lieutenant, in 1956 he was posted to the frigate HMCS BUCKINGHAM which, with a helicopter landing pad erected at the stern, was being used to determine the feasibility of operating helicopters from small ships.  He was tasked with designing a “haul down” device for the landing pad.  Many others had a hand in the development of what came to be known as the “Bear Trap”, which is now used in one form or another by almost all the navies in the world, but it had its beginnings with a Naval Reserve Lieutenant from HMCS STAR.  Bob Morris left the naval reserve the next year to certify as a Professional Engineer, but he maintained his connection with the naval community till his passing in 2022 at the age of 94.