Richard Gimblett

Richard Gimblett was the command historian of the Royal Canadian Navy (2006-18).  As an officer in the navy (1975-2001) he served in ships of various classes on both coasts. Following an appointment as combat officer of HMCS Protecteur for operations in the Persian Gulf in 1991, he co-authored the official account of that conflict. He edited a pair of commemorative volumes to mark the navy’s centennial in 2010, and is a contributor to the multi-volume official history of the RCN. He lives in Port Hope, Ontario, and is a past president of the Canadian Nautical Research Society.

Articles by Richard Gimblett

HMCS Vancouver
Article
Halifax-class Frigates
HMCS Swansea
Article
Prestonian-class Frigates
HMCS <em>Ojibwa</em>
Article
Oberon-class Submarines
HMCS St Laurent
Article
St Laurent-class Destroyer Escorts
HMCS <em>Athabaskan</em>
Article
Iroquois-class Destroyers
CP-140 Aurora
Article
CP-140 Aurora
Argus
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Canadair CL-28 Argus
Article
CANTASS
Royal Canadian Navy
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Royal Canadian Navy
HMCS Athabaskan
Article
Persian Gulf War, 1990-91
Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service (WRCNS)
Article
Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service
Sea King Helicopters
Article
CH-124 Sea King
Article
CS2F Grumman (de Havilland) Tracker
HMCS Windsor SSK 877
Article
Victoria-class Submarines
HMCS Bonaventure
Article
Canada and Antisubmarine Warfare during the Cold War
Early SOSUS Stations
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Canada and SOSUS