Barnes, Lloyd: my Navy recollections (November 6, 2008)
Interviewee: Barnes, Lloyd
An interview/narrative of Lloyd William Barnes's experiences during the Cold War. Commander Barnes served with the Royal Canadian Navy. Interview took place on November 6, 2008.
ABSTRACT: Commander Lloyd William Barnes Royal Canadian Navy Barnes_L_0580_01.mp3 (00:00:35) - Narrator discusses when/where/ why he joined the Royal Canadian Navy in September 1959. (00:01:39) - Narrator discusses why he entered the submarine service in 1966. He places emphasis on submariners' level of efficiency. (00:02:45) - Narrator discusses his submarine training beginning in April 1966 with the Royal Navy to complete basic officer's submarine qualifying course. He qualified in submarines on the HMS Opossum that autumn. April 1967 completed royal naval officer's sonar courses. (00:03:58) - Narrator discusses his service with HMCS Ojibwa. (00:04:55) - Narrator discusses his service with HMCS Okanagan and HMCS Rainbow. He was promoted to Lieutenant-Commander, July 1971, and posted to Executive Officer of HMCS Rainbow. He further discusses his postings throughout his career in submarines. (00:07:50) - Narrator discusses his family's thoughts about his service in submarines. The Narrator elaborates by telling an interesting story about a training exercise that was a brief shock to his family. (00:10:25) - Narrator discusses his experiences with the submarine commanding officer's course (Perisher). (00:32:43) - Narrator discusses how training prepared him for real exercises. (00:36:23) - Narrator discusses his initial thoughts and impressions of the Oberon Class Submarines. He also discusses technology and equipment on board the submarine. (00:45:54) - Narrator discusses a great example of how effective the Oberon Class Submarines and the West Coast Submarines were against the US Navy in training exercises. (00:47:00) - Narrator discusses HMCS Rainbow effectiveness (equipment and technology) specifically in relation to water conditions. (00:53:39) - Narrator discusses what it's like to live and work in a submarine. He also discusses safety onboard a submarine. (00:59:45) - Narrator discusses that submarines always had an operational job to do, no matter if it was a training exercise or mission. (01:00:55) - Narrator discusses peace-time operations. (01:03:01) - Narrator discusses his experiences with submarine operations. (01:05:50) - Narrator discusses a specific operation in the Atlantic Ocean. (01:13:45) - Narrator discusses when he trained US Navy SEAL Teams and Underwater Demolitions Team from San Diego, to enter and exit a submarine at sea. (01:17:12) - Narrator discusses a submarine rescue operation exercise with the Royal Navy in 1975. (01:19:30) - Narrator discusses covert operations with submarines specifically about its advantages. (01:20:30) - Narrator discusses how to handle and safeguard top secret information. (01:24:16) - Narrator discusses what he could tell his family regarding his job. (01:26:06) - Narrator discusses his service at the NATO Headquarters - Naval Forces Baltic Approaches in Denmark. He was the Staff Officer for plans for amphibious warfare. He further became the Nuclear Weapons Release Procedures Officer and discusses the sensitive nature of that position. (01:28:46) - Narrator discusses media coverage regarding submarine operations he conducted. (01:38:42) - END OF INTERVIEW
Rank: Commander.
Interviewer: Leitch, Quinn
- In Collection:
- Submarines (Ships)--Canada
- Canada--Royal Canadian Navy--Submarine Service
- Anti-submarine warfare--Equipment and supplies
- Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Officers
- War games, Naval
- Naval maneuvers
- Sidescan sonar
- Canada--Royal Canadian Navy--Officers
- Submarines (Ships)--Soviet Union
- Submarines (Ships)--Equipment
- Submariners--Training of
- Submarine combat
- Naval tactics
- Official secrets--Canada
- Onodaga (Submarine : SS-73)
- Ojibwa (Submarine : SS-72)
- Submarine warfare
- Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Undercover operations
- Rainbow II (Submarine : SS-75)
- Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Personal narratives
- Cold War
- Amphibious warfare
- Submarines (Ships)--Electronic equipment
- Nuclear submarines
- Submarine captains
- NATO Headquarters--Naval Forces Baltic Approaches
- Barnes, Lloyd William, 1940- --Interviews
- Peacekeeping forces, Canadian
- Naval art and science
- Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Canadian Submarine Service
- Anti-submarine warfare
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization--Baltic Approaches
- Electronic counter-countermeasures
- Victoria Class (Submarines)
- Nautical training schools
- Canada--Royal Canadian Navy--Sea life
- United States--Navy--SEALs
- Oberon Class (Submarines)
- Sonar
- Great Britain--Royal Navy--Submarine Service
- Submarines (Ships)--Safety
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- Underwater demolition teams
- Defense information, Classified
- Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Sea life
- Opossum (Submarine : S-19)
- Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Drill and tactics
- Electronic countermeasures
- Canada--Royal Canadian Navy--Personal narratives
- Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC)
- 1 sound recording (MP3)
- 60.10867, -113.64258
- 54.75844, -2.69531
- 39.76, -98.5
- Original sound recording (MP3) also available.
- Canadian Military Oral History Collection
- BL_580
- Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/military-oral-history-collection
- October 1, 2009
- Digital sound recording in .mp3 format at 56 kbps and 24 kHz. Digitized by JF, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF and JP. Interview recorded in digital format for UVic Special Collections in 2009. Migration metadata by KD and MT.
- Rights
- This interview has been posted with the understanding that it may be used for research purposes only. Should the interviewee or their heirs have any objections to this interview being accessible on the Internet, it will be removed promptly. Contact UVic Special Collections for permission if using for other than research purposes: speccoll@uvic.ca
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