An interview/narrative of Lloyd Barnes's experiences whilst serving with the Royal Canadian Navy. Interview took place on March 21, 2013.

ABSTRACT: 00.00-03.16 - Biographical and enlistment. 03.06-04.47 - Officer Cadet Training. Served on surface ships 1962 -1966 04.47-05.32 - Early submarine service with Royal Navy. return to Canada. Service on HMCS Objibwa 05.32-07.21 - Why submarines? HMCS Grisle. Submarine training in Canada. 07.21-11.35 - Life on submarines. 11.35-13.55 - Family life in service. 13.55-16.00 - Likes and dislikes of submarine service. Anecdote concerning a Captain. 16.00-28.11 - Role of submarines. ASW. HMCS Objibwa anecdote. Underwater look. 28.11-32.14 - ASW duties. Primary tasks of submarines. 32.14-36.37 - Naval relationship between Canada/USA. Capabilities of nuclear versus conventional submarines. 36.37-50.49 - Nuclear Submarine Project. CASAP. Operations Requirement Manager/Project Director for Submarine Project. Air Intake Propulsion Systems. Retirement. 50.49-54.20 - Arctic sovereignty. Nuclear submarine costs. American opposition to Canada having nuclear submarines. 54.20-1.03.00 - Events after retirement. Political decisions. Liberal Party attitudes. Future of Victoria class submarines. 1.03.00-1.21.01 - Public perceptions on use of submarines. Negative press reporting. 1.21.01-1.16.38 - Government and submarines. Foreign policy. 1.16.38-1.32.33 - Future of submarine service. Building submarines in Canada.

Rank: Commander.

Interviewee: Barnes, Lloyd, 1940-

Interviewer: Illsey, Ray

In Collection:

• Canadian Military Oral Histories

Contributor

• Illsey, Ray
• Barnes, Lloyd, 1940-

Subject

• Naval history
• Canada. Royal Canadian Navy
• Military history

Language

• eng

Date created

• March 21, 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

• British Columbia--Victoria

Coordinates

• 48.4359, -123.35155

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

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

Archival item identifier

• BL_784

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 25, 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/nfcy-f510

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