HMS Uganda HMS Uganda (C66) This photo shows the HMS Uganda with the RN Ensign. ...
Career
Ordered:	1939
Laid down:	20 July 1939
Launched:	7 August 1941
Commissioned:	3 January 1943
Decommissioned:	1956
Struck:
Fate:	Scrapped 2 February 1961
General Characteristics
Displacement:
Length:	169.3 m (555.5 feet)
Beam:	18.9 m (62 feet)
Draught:	5.0 m (16.5 feet)
Propulsion:	Four oil fired 3-drum Admiralty-type boilers, 4-shaft geared turbines, 4 screws, 54.1 megawatts (72,500 shp) The White Ensign of the Royal Navy. ... Royal Canadian Navy jack, adapted from Flags of the World. ... July 20 is the 201st day (202nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 164 days remaining. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Speed:	33 knots
Range:
Complement:	907
Armament:	Nine 6-inch guns (3 × 3), eight 4-inch guns (4 × 2), eight 40 mm Bofors AA (4 × 2) guns, 12-2 pounder (pom-pom) AA (3 × 4) guns, 12-20 mm AA (6 × 2) guns. Six 21-inch (2 × 3) torpedo tubes
Armor:	Main belt 83 mm, deck 51 mm, turrets 51 mm, Director control tower 102 mm.
Aircraft:	Two Supermarine Walrus aircraft, removed November 1943.
Motto:	Nos canons parlerons

HMS Uganda (C66), was a Second World War-vintage Royal Navy Colony class cruiser. She was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy and recommissioned as HMCS Uganda, and later renamed HMCS Quebec. The Supermarine Walrus was a reconnaissance amphibian designed by R. J. Mitchell and operated by the Fleet Air Arm. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ... The Crown Colony-class light cruisers of the Royal Navy were named after Crown Colonies of the British Empire. ... USS Port Royal, a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser, launched in 1994. ... The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) was the navy of Canada from 1911 until 1968 when the three branches of the Canadian military were merged into the Canadian Armed Forces. ...

HMS Uganda was commissioned by the Royal Navy on 17 December 1942. While serving in the Mediterranean Sea she took a direct hit from a 1.4-tonne glider-bomb off Salerno Italy. There being no dry dock available in the theatre of war that could handle the repairs, the Uganda was sent to the United States Navy shipyard at Charleston, South Carolina. During this time the Canadian government arranged to acquire the Uganda. Originally she had two hangers for Supermarine Walrus aircraft that were designed for reconnaissance work, but the aircraft were later removed and the hangers used for radio and radar rooms as well as crew amenities. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ... December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Satellite image The Mediterranean Sea is a part of the Atlantic Ocean almost completely enclosed by land, on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... Charleston, South Carolinas oldest city Motto: Fedes Mores Juraque Curat Nickname: The Holy City, The Palmetto City Founded Incorporated 1670   County Berkeley and Charleston Counties Borough Parrish Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr. ... State nickname: Palmetto State Official languages English Capital Columbia Largest city Columbia Governor Mark Sanford (R) Senators Lindsey Graham (R) Jim DeMint (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 40th 82,965 km² 6 Population  - Total (2000)  - Density Ranked 26th 4,012,012 51. ... Wire (top) and wooden (bottom) clothes hangers A clothes hanger, or coat hanger, is a device in the shape of human shoulders designed to facilitate the hanging of a coat, jacket, sweater, shirt, blouse or dress in a manner that prevents wrinkles, with a lower bar for the hanging of... The Supermarine Walrus was a reconnaissance amphibian designed by R. J. Mitchell and operated by the Fleet Air Arm. ...

Construction details

• Class: Colony, sub-class Fiji (2nd group) - 3 ships of 1939
• Builder: Vickers-Armstrong (Walker)

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Theatres of service

• Home fleet 1943
• Mediterranean fleet 1943-44,
• Refit U.S.A. 1944,
• With RCN assigned to Pacific fleet 1945
• With RCN assigned to Atlantic Duty 1952
• With RCN Korean War

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Service with the Royal Navy

In March 1943 after training at Scapa Flow, HMS Uganda sailed as convoy escort to protect a convoy bound for Sierra Leone from the German Narvik class destroyers operating out of the Bay of Biscay. After two such convoy duties, she was sent as escort for the Queen Mary carrying Winston Churchill and his staff to Washington. The journey was made at 30 knots, and the ship sailed into Argentia, Newfoundland low on fuel. Upon return from that duty the Uganda returned to Plymouth for a refit. 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... Scapa Flow is a body of water in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom. ... Map of the Bay of Biscay. ... RMS Queen Mary was a Cunard Line (then Cunard White Star Line) ocean liner that sailed the North Atlantic Ocean from 1936 to 1967. ... The Right Honourable Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was an British statesman, best known as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... A knot is a unit of bullshit, abbreviated kt or kn. ... Argentia is a community on the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ... Map of Newfoundland Newfoundland (French: Terre-Neuve; Irish: Talamh an Éisc; Latin: Terra Nova) is a large island off the northeast coast of North America, and the most populous part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ... Smeatons tower on the Plymouth Hoe Plymouth is a city in the Westcountry of England, situated at the mouths of the rivers Plym and Tamar in the traditional county of Devon. ...

Mediterranean Operations

With the refit completed she was sent to the Mediterranean as escort to one of the largest troop convoys of the war heading to Sicily. The Uganda was part of the bombardment fleet for Operation Husky, the invasion of Sicily on July 10, 1943. She was then assigned to close support for major bombardments throughout Sicily. On the opening of Operation Avalanche, September 9, 1943, she was part of the fleet bombardment covering the invasion of Italy at Salerno. A convoy is a group of vehicles or ships traveling together for mutual support. ... Sicilian disambiguates here; see also Sicilian language or Sicilian Defence. ... Husky was also the codename of Australian military support to Sierra Leone ending in February 2003. ... July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 174 days remaining. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... Map of Italy showing Salerrno southeast of Naples Salerno is a town and a province in Campania, south-western Italy, located on the gulf of the same name on the Tyrrhenian Sea. ...

Battle Casualty

On 13 September the ship was hit by a new German radio controlled glider bomb. The bomb hit the starboard side aft and penetrated through seven decks and the ship's bottom before exploding. Sixteen crew were killed and seven injured. Damage control under Lieutenant Leslie Reed managed to get the ship moving with one engine. September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ... This remote control airplane is carrying a scale model of X-33 and is taking part in actual NASA research. ... A glide bomb is an aerial bomb that is modified with aerodynamic surfaces to modify its flight path from a purely ballistic one, to a flatter, gliding, one. ...

Repair and Refit

The ship was towed to Malta by the USS Narragansett, where temporary repairs were made. The heavily damaged ship, with only one of her four propellers working, then proceeded across the Atlantic ocean to Charleston, South Carolina for repairs. She arrived on 27 November 1943. Whilst under repair the Canadian government negotiated with Britain to obtain Uganda for the Canadian Navy. Four ships in the United States Navy have been named USS Narragansett for an Algonquian tribe which lived in Rhode Island. ... November 27 is the 331st day (332nd on leap years) of the year. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ...

Service with the Royal Canadian Navy

Uganda had been refitted and improved during the repairs. The Walrus aircraft and catapult were removed and the hangers were converted to crew recreation and radar suites. The radar, radio and aircraft identification package on the Uganda was amongst the latest available. The ship was recommissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy on Trafalgar Day, 21 October 1944. Upon commissioning, Uganda became the pride of the Royal Canadian Navy, being the largest and most powerful ship in their fleet. Uganda was also to become the first Canadian warship to circumnavigate the globe. The Battle of Trafalgar, fought on 21 October 1805, is part of the War of the Third Coalition assembled by Britain against France. ... October 21 is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 71 days remaining. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The Canadian Crew

The officers assigned to the Uganda were of the highest quality. The captain was Captain Rollo Mainguy, OBE, who is considered to have been one of the best officers in the RCN. He later became chief of Naval Staff. The executive officer, Commander Hugh Pullen, and other officers including Lieutenant Commanders Landymore and Littler were all eventually promoted to flag rank. Lieutenant John Robarts, Aircraft Recognition Officer, went on to become Premier of Ontario. The other members of her crew of 907 were also a carefully picked group and additional training was provided by sending personnel to gain experience on Royal Navy cruisers. The crew came from every province in Canada and Newfoundland. Eight-seven per cent were RCNVR and RCNR, and the balance RCN. Captain is both a nautical term and a military rank. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in decreasing order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand... A flank rank is one of naval officer ranks that permit its holder to fly a flag to represent where he exercises his command. ... For the recipient of the Victoria Cross see John Robarts (VC). ... This is a list of the premiers of the province of Ontario, Canada, since Confederation (1867). ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English, French (in some areas) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 106 24 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 4th 1...

Assignment of Far East

Uganda was sent to join the British Pacific Fleet's operational area south of Sakishima Gunto. Leaving Halifax, Nova Scotia on 31 October 1944, she steamed via the United Kingdom, Gibraltar, Alexandria, through the Suez Canal, and on via Aden and Colombo, Ceylon to the fleet base at Fremantle, Australia, where she arrived on 4 March 1945. She joined the 4th Cruiser Squadron and spent the rest of the month working up. The conditions for the crew were hard since the ship had not been modified for tropical conditions, which would have provided better air circulation throughout the ship and more fresh water capacity. Please read first: This article is about the Nova Scotia community. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (Latin: One defends and the other conquers) Official languages English Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia Myra Freeman Premier John Hamm (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 11 10 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 12th 55,283 km² 3. ... October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining, as the final day of October. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Antiquity and modernity stand cheek-by-jowl in Egypts chief Mediterranean seaport For other uses, see Alexandria (disambiguation). ... 1881 drawing of the Suez Canal The Suez Canal (Arabic, Qanā al-Suways), west of the Sinai Peninsula, is a 163 km maritime canal in Egypt between Port Said (BÅ«r SaÄ«d) on the Mediterranean Sea and Suez (al-Suways) on the Red Sea. ... The oil refinery and Tanker port of Little Aden were operated by British Petroleum (now Beyond Petroleum) It was the capital of the Peoples Democratic Republic of Yemen until that countrys unification with the Yemen Arab Republic when it was declared a free trade zone. ... Towers of downtown Colombo Colombo (derived from Sinhalese name Kola-amba-thota which means mango harbour, altered by the Portuguese to honour Christopher Columbus), population 737,396 (Colombo metropolitan area: 2,234,289) (2001), is the largest city and commercial center of Sri Lanka. ... Fremantle is a city located within the Perth metropolitan area on Australias western coast, at the mouth of the Swan River, 19 kilometres south from Perths Central Business District. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Pacific Operations

Uganda proved valuable during operations undertaken by the British Pacific Fleet because her radar and aircraft identification capabilities were amongst the best in the fleet. On 10 April 1945, the strike against Sakishima was cancelled and the Task Force was ordered to attack Formosa instead. For three days they attacked the Formosan airfields. They were then directed back to Sakishima Gunto. The islands were attacked from 15 April to 20, before the fleet was sent to Leyte Gulf. She later joined the U.S. Third Fleet 300 miles east of Japan and was the only Canadian warship to fight in the Pacific Theatre against the Imperial Japanese Navy. This long range radar antenna (approximately 40m (130ft) in diameter) rotates on a track to observe activities near the horizon. ... April 10 is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (101st in leap years). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Sakishima Islands (先島諸島 Sakishima shotō) are an island chain located at the south end of the Japanese Archipelago. ... ... For other uses, see Airport (disambiguation). ... April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... Leyte Gulf is the body of water immediately east of the island of Leyte in the Philippines, adjoining the Philippine Sea of the Pacific Ocean. ... Ensign of the Imperial Japanese Navy. ...

Out of the Action

It was while Uganda was involved in these Pacific operations that a directive came through from Ottawa to poll the crew on whether they would volunteer for the Pacific war. The requirement that only volunteers would be sent to the war zones had become a major issue in the Canadian election. Canada had faced a desperate shortage of soldiers in the closing days of the European war. As a result, "zombies" (conscripted soldiers who refused combat duty) had been ordered into combat roles. This had caused a political storm, and Prime Minister Mackenzie King, trailing in the polls, promised that only volunteers would fight against Japan. He narrowly won the election, largely because of the military vote. When the war ended in Europe the rate of re-enlistment fell dramatically. While this was going on the Canadian government wanted the crew to volunteer for the war in the Pacific. The crew for one reason or another felt they had volunteered for "hostilities only", (i.e. hostilities against Germany) but now found themselves fighting a different enemy in a quite different part of the World. Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canadas Location. ... A soldier is a person who has enlisted with, or has been conscripted into, the armed forces of a sovereign country and has undergone training and received equipment (such as a uniform and weapon) to defend that country or its interests. ... Combat, or fighting, is purposeful conflict between one or more persons, often involving violence and intended to establish dominance over the opposition. ... Sir Robert Walpole, the first Prime Minister A prime minister may be either: chief or leading member of the cabinet of the top-level government in a country having a parliamentary system of government; or the official, in countries with a semi-presidential system of government, appointed to manage the... Not to be confused with William Lyon Mackenzie, Mackenzie Kings grandfather. ... A poll is either an election or a survey of a particular group. ... This group of political volunteers is working to promote voter turn-out. ... An election is a decision making process whereby people vote for preferred political candidates or parties to act as representatives in government. ... This is the current Improvement Drive collaboration! World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrination, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atomic bomb. ... The Pacific Ocean (from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, peaceful sea, bestowed upon it by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan) is the worlds largest body of water. ...

On 7 May 1945, the vote was held on the Uganda and 605 crew refused to volunteer for the Japanese war. The British Admiralty was furious and said it could not replace the ship until 27 July. An embarrassed Canadian Government offered to replace Uganda with HMCS Prince Robert, an anti-aircraft flak ship that was being refitted in Vancouver. HMCS Uganda was detached from the fleet on 27 July when HMS Argonaut joined the fleet. The ship proceeded to Eniwetok, and then to Pearl Harbor for refuelling before heading for Esquimalt. En route to Pearl Harbor, one boiler suffered a liner collapse which would have required the ship's withdrawal from active combat. The ship limped into Pearl Harbor on 4 August, but was not welcomed because of the resentment that they were "quitting" the war. They were refuelled and sent on their way. En route to Esquimalt, the crew heard news about the atomic bombs being dropped on Japan. They arrived in Esquimalt on 10 August, the day the Japanese announced their acceptance of the terms of surrender. Had the ship remained in the Pacific, she would probably have steamed into Tokyo Bay on 30 August to witness the official surrender, as it was no Canadian ships were present at the ceremony. May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (128th in leap years). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Voting is a method of decision making wherein a group such as a meeting or an electorate attempts to gauge its opinion—usually as a final step following discussions or debates. ... Old Admiralty House, Whitehall, London, Thomas Ripley, architect, 1723-26, was not admired by his contemporaries and earned him some scathing couplets from Alexander Pope The Admiralty was historically the authority in the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy. ... July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... System of government Canada is a constitutional monarchy as a Commonwealth Realm (see Monarchy in Canada) with a federal system of parliamentary government, and strong democratic traditions. ... Members of Parliament Libby Davies, Ujjal Dosanjh, David Emerson, Hedy Fry, Stephen Owen Members of the Legislative Assembly Gordon Campbell, David Chudnovsky, Adrian Dix, Colin Hansen, Jenny Kwan, Lorne Mayencourt, Wally Oppal, Gregor Robertson, Shane Simpson, Carole Taylor Mayor Sam Sullivan City Manager Judy Rogers Governing Body Vancouver City Council... July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... Enewetak (or Eniwetok) is an atoll in the Marshall Islands of the central Pacific Ocean. ... Satellite image of Pearl Harbor. ... The Township of Esquimalt is a municipality at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. ... August 4 is the 216th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (217th in leap years), with 149 days remaining. ... The mushroom cloud of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, 1945, rose some 18 km (11 mi) above the epicenter. ... August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Surrender is when soldiers give up fighting and become prisoners of war, either as individuals or when ordered to by their officers . ... Tokyo Bay from space, October 1993 Map of Tokyo Bay, 1917 Tokyo Bay (東京湾; Tōkyō-wan) is a bay in the southern Kanto region 「関東地方」of Japan, surrounded by the Boso Peninsula 「房総半島」(Chiba Prefecture「千葉県」) and the Miura Peninsula「三浦半島」 (Kanagawa Prefecture「神奈川県」). The ports of Tokyo「東京」, Chiba... August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ...

HMCS Québec

On 1 August 1947, HMCS Uganda was paid off into reserve status. As a result of the Korean War, on 14 January 1952, HMCS Uganda was recommissioned as HMCS Quebec. She was moved to her new station on Canada's east coast. Another cruiser, HMCS Ontario, which didn't come on steam until the war was over, was stationed on the west coast. In 1953, HMCS Québec was the flagship of Rear Admiral Bidwell which lead the Canadian ships to Spithead for the coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The Canadian group consisted of a carrier, two cruisers, one destroyer, and two frigates. HMCS Québec served two tours in the Korean War theatre. As part of the post-war reduction, HMCS Québec was paid off in June 1956 and scrapped in Japan. August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Korean War, from June 25, 1950 to cease-fire on July 27, 1953 (technically speaking, the war has not yet ended), was a conflict between North Korea and South Korea. ... January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... A flagship is the ship used by the commanding officer of a group of naval ships. ... Categories: UK geography stubs ... Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor), born 21 April 1926, is the Queen regnant of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua and... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also: List of ships of the Canadian Navy This is a list of ships in the Canadian Navy. ...

For other ships of this name, see HMS Uganda. HMS Uganda (C66), a Royal Navy Colony class cruiser, transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy and recommissioned HMCS Uganda, later renamed HMCS Quebec. ...