Interviewee: Heath, Ted

An interview/narrative of Ted Heath's experiences whilst serving with the Royal Canadian Navy. Interview took place on March 19, 2013.

Rank: Commander.

Interviewer: Illsey, Ray

ABSTRACT: 00.00-04.10 - Biographical. Enlistment. Officer Training Program. 04.10-11.27 - Life on board. Watch keeping. Asst. Weapons Officer. ASW Air Controller. 11.27-14.46 - Promotions. Charter of Rights and Freedom. 14.46-19.21 - Personal life/relationships. Effects on personnel. 19.21-34.35 - Naval visit to Vladivostok. Comparisons of navies. 34.35-38.35 - Rescue of Vietnamese boat people. 38.35-43.01 - Preparations for Gulf War. 43.01-58.46 - Intelligence Officer, NATO during Balkans conflict. Peace keeping. 58.46-1.06.53 - Submarines and Arctic sovereignty. Climate change. 1.06.53-1.10.26 - Nuclear submarines. Procurement, CASAP. 1.10.26-1.21.07 - Upholder purchase. Maintenance costs. Naval public relations. 1.27.07-1.24.36 - Tracking Russians in Straits of Juan de Fuca. Sonar systems. 1.24.36 -1.34.49 - Future of Canadian Navy. Submarine capabilities. Defence budget. 1.34.49-1.53.12 - Public relations. Problems with current submarines. Navy as ambassadors. Submarine replacement program.

In Collection:

• Canadian Military Oral Histories

Contributor

• Heath, Ted
• Illsey, Ray

Subject

• Military history
• Persian Gulf War (1991)
• Naval history
• Canada. Royal Canadian Navy

Language

• eng

Date created

• March 19, 2013

Relation

• Part of the Military Oral History Class collection of interviews.

Resource type

• Sound

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 1 sound recording (MP3)

Geographic Coverage

• Pacific Ocean--Strait of Juan de Fuca
• Balkan Peninsula
• Russia (Federation)--Vladivostok

Coordinates

• 43.10562, 131.87353
• 48.29674, -124.01225
• 43.97233, 22.11567

Additional physical characteristics

• Original sound recording (MP3) also available.

Physical Repository

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

Collection

• Canadian Military Oral History Collection

Provider

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

Genre

• sound recordings
• oral histories (literary genre)
• reminiscences
• interviews

Archival item identifier

• HT_786

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

• April 8, 2013

Technical note

• Digital sound recording in .mp3 format at 192 kbps and 44 kHz. Recorded in digital format by interviewer, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF and JP. Interview recorded in digital format for UVic Special Collections in 2013. 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

DOI

•  https://doi.org/10.58066/32h6-h334

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