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H.M.S. Ulster

  

H.M.S. ULSTER 1958-1960 Commission 

 

[Click on picture to enlarge] SHIPS COMPANY 1958-60 Officers Chief Petty Officers Petty Officers Leading Hands Able Rates Ordinary Rates Cruises Ports of Call Commission Statistics Links to other Ulster Pages

H.M.S. Ulster started life as a "U" Class destroyer and retained that designation until - along with other "U", "R","T", "V", "W" & "Z" class destroyers - she was converted to a Type 15 A/S Frigate.
	[Click on all images to enlarge] H.M.S. Ulster  as a "U" Class destroyer taken in the Mediterranean before conversion to Type 15 Frigate

The crew of the 1958-60 commission had a very unique and interesting trip up the St Lawrence Seaway for the official opening by Her Majesty  Queen Elizabeth II on June 26th of 1959. Forming close escort to the Royal Yacht, HMY Britannia, she was the only British warship to go so far inland and covered all of the Great Lakes paying visits to many ports both in Canada and the United States of America.
H.M.S. Ulster in Eisenhower lock	H.M.S. Ulster in lock	H.M.S. Ulster at sea

The Captain - Commander Cameron Rusby, claimed the "altitude" record for a Royal Navy warship in Lake Superior just prior to the visit to Fort William & Port Arthur (Now Thunderbay) at lakehead of Superior. Apart from this Royal Escort, "Ulster" performed escorts for H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh, H.E. The Governor General - West Indies and H.E. The Governor - British Honduras.

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HMS Ulster 1958-60

CRUISES
1958
27 September	13 October	Iceland, Fishery Protection
30 October	10 November	Passage to Bermuda
25 November	17 December	U.S.A.
1959
24 January	27 April	Caribbean & South America
15 June	9 August	St. Lawrence Seaway Canada & USA
21 August	5 October	Hurricane Guard, Caribbean
12 October	23 October	Passage to U.K. then refit

  

PORTS OF CALL
Portland	Dorset		San Juan,	Puerto Rico
Portsmouth	Hants		Sept Iles, P.Q.	Canada
Devonport	Devon		Gaspé, P.Q.	Canada
Lisahally	N. Ireland		Port Alfred, P.Q.	Canada
Ponta Delgada,	Azores		Quebec, P.Q.	Canada
Bermuda	Atlantic		Trois Rivières, P.Q	Canada.
Baltimore, MD	USA		Montreal, P.Q.	Canada
Washington, DC	USA		Brockville, ON	Canada
Philadelphia, PA	USA		Kingston, ON	Canada
Key West, FL	USA		Toronto, ON	Canada
Nassau,	Bahamas		Welland Canal,ON	Canada
Pointe à Pierre,	Trinidad		Windsor, ON	Canada
St. Georges,	Grenada		Sarnia, ON	Canada
Kingston,	Jamaica		Penetanguishene, ON	Canada
George Town,	Grand Cayman		Parry Sound, ON	Canada
Lucea,	Jamaica		Chicago, Illinois	USA
Cartagena,	Colombia		Saulte Ste. Marie	USA.
La Guaira,	Venezuela		Port Arthur, ON	Canada
Bridgetown,	Barbados		Fort William, ON	Canada
Castries,	St. Lucia		Alpena, Michigan	USA
Port of Spain,	Trinidad		Detroit, Michigan	USA
Plymouth,	Montserrat		Murray Bay, P.Q.	Canada
St. John's,	Antigua		Shediac, NB	Canada
English Harbour,	Antigua		Charlottetown, PEI	Canada
Barbuda	Caribbean		Halifax, NS	Canada
Anguilla	Caribbean		Road Town,	Tortola
Nevis	Caribbean		Belize,	British Honduras
Basseterre,	St. Kitts		Stann Creek,	British Honduras
Bequia	Caribbean		Guantanamo,	Cuba.
Cannonan	Caribbean		Matthew Town,	Great Inagua
Union Island	Caribbean		Grand Turk,	Turks Islands
Carriacou	Caribbean		Cockburn Harbour,	South Ciacos

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