All photos and copy on this page courtesy Radioman M. L. "Sam" Semple.
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| Signalman Jack (Knobby) Murrell ABSG1. The mimeograph machine
at the right was used extensively by several departments on the ship for
their printing needs and including the ship's newspaper. Also produced
on the machine were daily orders and the ship's office used it for various
needs of the captain.
The bag below the machine was called the "burn bag" . Every piece of paper handled in the radio shack which was being gashed was put in that bag including carbons as well. At sea the contents of the bag was burned in the boiler and in port, the duty communicator took it to the dockyard incinerator and burned every single piece as most of this paper was of a confidential nature. |
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| Radioman M. L. "Sam" Semple. The piece of gear sitting on top of the leftmost CSR5 receiver was a portable BFO used for quick calibration of receivers and transmitters. |
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| Radioman Norm Cormier who now resides in Hamilton Ontario. To his right is a semi-automatic key from a British submarine given to Sam Semple. It was quite bulky, but had an excellent "feel" and pleasant to send with. Some ops had their own Vibroplex speed keys (bugs) and of course, they were a joy to use for long messages to shore stations. Bugs, however, were not good to use in heavy seas since the vibrating arm would dance all over the place. During heavy seas the operator reverted to straight key operation. |
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Contributors:
1) Sam Semple <betty.semple(at)ns.sympatico.ca>
2) Jack (Knobby) Murrell <jackeered(at)sympatico.ca>