Interview with Rear Admiral (Ret'd) Russell Moore (March 18, 2022)

Interviewer: Jack Withers Interviewee: Retired Rear Admiral Russell Moore, 1944- An interview/narrative of Russell Moore's experiences serving in the Canadian Armed Forces. Interview took place on March 18, 2022 over a video call. ABSTRACT: The interview begins with Russell Moore giving an overview of his career, before shifting to the question of life in the Junior and later Senior ranks of the navy. Moore speaks on the challenges of commanding the first mixed-gender warship of Canada, HMCS Provider, and the continued evolution of the RCN during his career. Differences between the two navies are then discussed, and Moore speaks on his time commanding the Maritime Forces Pacific. The topic then turns to the significance of the Persian Gulf deployments, before Moore addresses perceptions of the Pacific fleet. Finally, the topic returns to his own command of ships, and reflections on his career. 0:00 – 0:30 Introduction 0:30 – 6:00 Overview of Career 6:00 – 7:36 Junior Ranks of RCN in 1960s 7:36 – 8:56 Moving up the Ranks: Changes 8:56 – 13:34 Provider and the first mixed-gender ship 13:34 – 22:03 Broader changes through the organization from the 60s to 89 22:04 – 23:50 Differences between the two fleets 23:50 - 28:04 Movement of sailors around Canada 28:04 – 31:06 His time commanding the Maritime Forces Pacific 31:06 – 34:39 Significance of Persian Gulf deployments 34:40 – 41:27 Operational Readiness of Pacific Fleet 41:27 – 46:03 Command of Ships, personal enjoyment of career. 46:04 – 50:51 Command of HMCS Provider 50:52 – 51:38 Closing procedure 51:39 – 52:53 Final Thoughts

In Collection:

• Canadian Military Oral Histories

Contributor

• Moore, Russell, 1944-
• Withers, Jack

Subject

• Persian Gulf War (1991)
• Military history
• Command of troops
• Personal narratives
• Moore, Russell, 1944-
• Personal narratives--Canadian
• Canada. Royal Canadian Navy

Language

• eng

Identifier

• Interview #SC141_MR_904

Keyword

• HMCS Provider
• NATO
• Maritime Command
• Communication
• Halifax
• Pacific Deployments
• SHAPE
• First Gulf War
• HMCS St. Croix
• Austerity
• Chief of Staff Operations NATO
• Maritime Forces Pacific
• Desert Shield
• HMCS Assiniboine

Date created

• March 18, 2022

Relation

• Part of the Military Oral History Class collection of interviews (HIST 426, Spring 2022).

Resource type

• Moving Image

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 00:52:53

Geographic coverage

• Maritime Provinces
• Persian Gulf

Coordinates

• 46.0, -64.0
• 27, 51

Physical repository

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Collection

• Canadian Military Oral History Collection

Provider

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Genre

• oral histories (literary genre)
• interviews
• reminiscences
• video recordings (physical artifacts)

Archival item identifier

• Accession Number: 2022-020; Series: VII; Item: 904

Fonds title

• Military Oral History collection

Fonds identifier

• SC141

Is referenced by

• Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/military-oral-history-collection

Date digitized

• March 18, 2022

Technical note

• Interview done through an online video call, MP4, 104 MB. Metadata by KD.

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

DOI

•  https://doi.org/10.58066/rmn0-kx75