Drent, Jan: my Navy recollections (November 22, 2007)
PublicABSTRACT: Interviewee: Commodore Jan Drent 22 Nov 07 Interviewer: Chris Perry Subject: Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) in the Cold War Commodore Drent discussed the development of the St. Laurent class as an ASW platform and the government's policy that Canada become an ASW navy. Talked about the 'Checker Patrol' in the North Atlantic. ASW aircraft and the HMCS Bonaventure. Some discussion about the proposal for a Helicopter Carrier to replace Bonaventure and the HMCS Bras d'Or. Discussion on the Mulroney Gov't White Paper on Defence and NATO ship targets.
Rank: Commodore.
An interview/narrative of Commodore Jan Drent's experiences with anti-submarine warfare during the Cold War. Interview took place on November 22, 2007.
Interviewee: Drent, Jan
Interviewer: Perry, Chris
- In Collection:
- Nuclear submarines--Canada
- Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Maritime Command
- St. Laurent Class (Destroyers)
- Restigouche II (Destroyer)
- Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Organization
- Bras d'Or (Hydrofoil)
- Columbia II (Destroyer)
- Canada--Dept. of National Defence--Headquarters
- Arctic Coast (Canada)
- Arctic regions--Strategic aspects
- Canada--Royal Canadian Navy--H.M.C.S. Stadacona.
- Bonaventure (Aircraft carrier)
- Soviet Union--Politics and government--1985-1991
- Canada--Royal Canadian Navy--H.M.C.S. Discovery
- Drent, Jan Jansz, 1935- --Interviews
- Royal Naval College of Canada (Halifax, N.S.)
- Crusader (Destroyer)
- NATO Headquarters
- Annapolis II (Destroyer)
- Athabaskan II (Destroyer)
- University Naval Training Division
- Anti-submarine warfare--Equipment and supplies
- Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Personal narratives
- Canada--White Paper on Defence (1987)
- Coastal surveillance
- Canadian Forces Language School
- Public opinion
- Stettler (Frigate)
- Canada--Royal Canadian Navy--Personal narratives
- Canadian Forces College
- Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Equipment
- Provider (Auxiliary oiler replenishment )
- Soviet Union--Armed Forces
- Military helicopters
- Anti-submarine warfare
- Antisubmarine aircraft
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Operational readiness
- Sovereignty--Canada
- Boarding parties
- Qu'Appelle II (Destroyer)
- Chaudiere II (Destroyer)
- Saskatchewan (Destroyer)
- Cold War
- 1 sound recording (MP3)
- 60.10867, -113.64258
- Original sound recording (MP3) also available.
- Canadian Military Oral History Collection
- DJ_751
- Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/military-oral-history-collection
- November 22, 2007
- 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 2007. 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
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