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| 1960: Frobisher Bay - Department of Transport - Married Quarters. (From the collection of D.S.K. Blackmore. Submitted by Donna Loewen) |
Frobisher Bay - Other Photos
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| 1960: Frobisher Bay - Department of Transport - Married Quarters. (From the collection of D.S.K. Blackmore. Submitted by Donna Loewen) |
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| 1995: The awesome tides and the shallow harbour at Iqaluit provide some dramatic scenes as evidenced in the two lower photos. Here the MV Lady Franklin is off-loading cargo in Iqaluit during the annual sea-lift. At high tide, a barge was used to ferry the cargo to shore. |
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| At low tide the trucks drove right alongside the grounded ship. |
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| Stern view of the MV Lady Franklin. |
| The photographer of the photos in this table is unknown. |
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| This roundel, once hung in the Chief and
Petty Officers’ Mess at Naval Radio Station Frobisher Bay, in the early
1960s. Situated in what is now Iqaluit, Nunavut, NRS Frobisher Bay opened
in 1954, was renamed HMCS FROBISHER BAY in 1957 and in 1966 it became Canadian
Forces Station Frobisher Bay.
Despite the name changes, the 291ers posted to Frobisher Bay always
referred to as NRS Frobisher Bay. And because HMCS FROBISHER BAY was a
tender to HMCS GLOUCESTER, Frobisher Bay was never granted a badge resulting
in several unofficial ones being created. Those unofficial badges include
the
At the completion of his posting to Frobisher Bay, Chief Petty Officer William 'Arch’ Reed absconded with this roundel and upon his death, the roundel became a Reed Family heirloom. This NRS Frobisher Bay roundel was then gifted to the Chief and Petty Officer’s Mess aboard HMCS HARRY DEWOLF, known as the Wolf’s Lair by Glenn, the son, and Christopher, the grandson of CPO William Reed. (Photo and caption submitted by Glenn Reed) |
A RONDEL REPATRIATION
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| The grandfather of Christopher Reed absconded with the above Frobisher Bay roundel while serving at that station. For years it remained as a family heirloom until the visit of HMCS Harry DeWolf to Iqaluit as part of Operation Nanook in the fall of 2023. Iqaluit was formerely called Frobisher Bay. Between Christopher Reed and his father, it was decided to donate the roundel to HMCS Harry DeWolf. |
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| Here, Christopher Reed is presenting the original roundel to the Coxswain of Harry DeWolf when the ship visited Iqaluit. When the Coxswain asked if she could have a duplicate made for the ship, it can as quite a delightful surprise when she found out she could have the original. |
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| The Frobisher Bay roundel will now hang in the Petty Officer's Mess aboard the HArry DeWolf. It will be framed along with a plaque saying it was donated by the Reed family. From left to right: Christopher Reed, Cdr Guillaume Cote and Rear Adm (Ret'd) the Honourable Rebecca Patterson, Senator. |
| All photos in this table by Christopher Reed. |
Contributors and Credits: 1) Donna Loewen <donnaern(at)telus.net>
2) David Smith <drdee(at)sympatico.ca>
3) MV Franklin photos via Gord Walker <walker6(at)sympatico.ca>
4) Christopher Reed
5) Glenn Reed < glenn@gril.c>a
Oct 28/25
