McClean, Douglas: my Navy recollections (November 9, 2007)

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ABSTRACT: Interview with Commodore Doug McClean Interviewer Jonathon Wolsey November 9th 2007, Victoria B. C. Minute 175 Commodore Doug McClean was born in Calgary; jointed the Royal Canadian Navy in 1963. Was a combat officer for that destroyer HMCS Venture and served various west coast warships until1968. He served as Combat officer on the HMCS Margaree until1971. He was promoted to Captain (N) and served on the staff of the Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic in Norfolk, Virginia, from 1987 to 1990. He returned to Canada to command HMCS Protecteur in which he was asked to prepare his ship for deployment to the Persian Gulf instead of exercise in Norway called TEAMWORK. His Ship HMSC Protecteur had huge weapon systems change, from Anti Submarine Weapons to Anti Surface Weapons. When crossing the Atlantic Sea, there were tests done with HMCS Fraser, and then when in the Mediterranean Sea with The French Air Force, both of these times where exercise which tested the new systems on board. Also talks of the media and accommodating their needs, trying to give them as much information as possible. After, went into the Suez Cannel and stopping at Djibouti and then heads to Bahrain where encounter problems with docking at the dockyard. Switches' to another port for the ship to get the services needed. The mission in central gulf start has HMCS Protecteur conducting boarding's and supplying ships with fuel and equipment. This is seen by other ships as a huge advantage to have a supply ship and a ship that will boarder other ships. Commodore McClean talks what this war meant to Canada and its image as a Navy to the world and the nation. In January the crew from HMCS Oasis takes the place of the crew on HMCS Protecteur but keeps the same ship, a month later the Cease Fire was signed and HMCS Protecteur ship came back to Halifax and the crew came back on.

Interviewer: Wolsey,Jonathon

Rank: Commodore. Medals and Honours: Order of Military Merit (Canada); Meritorious Service Cross (Canada); Gulf and Kuwait Medal

An interview/narrative of Commodore Doug McClean's experiences whilst serving with the Royal Canadian Navy. Interview took place on November 9, 2007.

Interviewee: McClean, Douglas

In Collection:
Contributor Subject Language Keyword Date created Relation
  • Part of the Military Oral History Class collection of interviews.
Resource type Rights statement Extent
  • 2 sound recordings (MP3)
Geographic coverage Coordinates
  • 60.10867, -113.64258
  • 26.03333, 50.55
Additional physical characteristics
  • Original sound recording on audio cassette also available.
Physical repository Collection
  • Canadian Military Oral History Collection
Provider Genre Archival item identifier
  • MD_769
Fonds title Fonds identifier Is referenced by Date digitized
  • February 26, 2013
Technical note
  • Digital sound recording in .wav format at 16 bits and 44 kHz. 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 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
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