Biographical Data
Chance, Peter Godwin Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	Commander (RCN)
Official Number	(nk)

 

Birth	24/11/1920	Death	09/04/2024
Place	Ottawa	Place	Victoria
Area	BC	Area	BC
Country	Canada	Country	Canada

 

Titles
Honours	Legion of Honour (France);
Awards
Qualifications	psc.

 

Biography
He was the Past Commodore RCN Sailing Association. He was the Secretary of the Maritime Museum of Canada (Halifax NS) in 1958. He was a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Maritime Museum of British Columbia. He was the President of the Naval Officer's Association of Vancouver Island and Regional Director (Pacific) of the Naval Officer's Association of Canada.

 

Military Service

He was appointed as a Midshipman RCNVR (With seniority dated 13/07/1939). In 1939 he served in the Ottawa Division RCNVR. He served in the RCN Barracks Halifax 1939. He served in HMCS St. Laurent 1939 (Convoy HX-1). (Transferred to RCN). He was appointed as a Naval Cadet (With seniority dated 14/08/1940) and he served in the Royal Naval College Dartmouth (RCN Direct Entry No. 52). He was appointed as a Midshipman RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1941). He served in H.M.S. Mauritius for sea training. He served in H.M.S. Lidisdale 1942. He served in H.M.S. Anson 1942. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant RCN 1942. He served in the RN for courses 1942. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 01/04/1943). He served in HMCS Skeena 1943. He was appointed as a Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 01/02/1944). He served in HMCS Stadacona for RCN Barracks Halifax 1945. He served in HMCS Gatineau 1945. He served in HMCS Ottawa (II) as Executive Officer 1944. He served in the RCN Barracks Halifax as Assistant to First Lieutenant 1945. He served in HMCS Carleton as Staff Officer 1946. He served in H.M.S. Dryad for Long Navigation Course 1947. He served in H.M.S. Kete for Air Controllers Course 1947. He served in H.M.S. Gosport for Flying course (A-Licence) in Tiger Moths 1948. He served in HMCS Magnificent 1948. He served in HMCS Iroquois as Executive Officer (For UNTD Training) 1949. He served as Senior Staff Officer Navigation School 1949. He served in HMCS Cayuga (Korean War Service) 1951. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander RCN 1952. He served in HMCS Ontario as Navigation Officer 1952). He served in NHQ as Deputy Director Navigation and Direction 1953). He served in NHQ as Director Navigation and Direction 1954. He served on the RN Staff Course 1955. He served in HMCS Outremont (In command) 1956. He was appointed as a Commander RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1957). He served in HMCS Sioux (In command) 1957. He served as Officer-in-Charge Operations Division Halifax 1958. He served in HMCS Shearwater as Executive Officer 1960. He served in NDHQ as Deputy Director Defence Staff (Administration) 1962. He served in SACLANT as Organization Officer 1965. (He resigned 1969.) (He was qualified as a Navigation Officer and as an Air Direction Officer at a Long Course in the UK 1947.) (He was qualified to command a frigate or destroyer.) (He was qualified with a Watchkeeping Certificate.)

 

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Aircraft Flown
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Anecdotes
He survived the 1944 stranding of HMCS Skeena in Iceland. He died at the age of 103.

 

References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; The Navy List Volumes I, II and III (HMSO London);
Last update
2024-04-11 00:00:00

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