The end of the big ship navy: the Trudeau government, the defence policy review and the decommissioning of the HMCS Bonaventure

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dc.contributor.authorGordon, Hugh Avi
dc.contributor.supervisorZimmerman, David
dc.date.accessioned2008-07-21T23:34:23Z
dc.date.available2008-07-21T23:34:23Z
dc.date.copyright2003en_US
dc.date.issued2008-07-21T23:34:23Z
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of History
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en_US
dc.description.abstractAs part of a major defence review meant to streamline and re-prioritize the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), in 1969, the Trudeau government decommissioned Canada’s last aircraft carrier, HMCS Bonaventure. The carrier represented a major part of Maritime Command’s NATO oriented anti-submarine warfare (ASW) effort. There were three main reasons for the government’s decision. First, the carrier’s yearly cost of $20 million was too much for the government to afford. Second, several defence experts challenged the ability of the Bonaventure to fulfill its ASW role. Third, members of the government and sections of the public believed that an aircraft carrier was a luxury that Canada did not require for its defence. There was a perception that the carrier was the wrong ship used for the wrong role. In sum, the decision to decommission the Bonaventure was politically attractive because of economic reasons, but was made based on strategic rationale.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/1031
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectCanadaen_US
dc.subjectmilitary policyen_US
dc.subjectBonaventureen_US
dc.subjectnavyen_US
dc.subject.lcshUVic Subject Index::Humanities and Social Sciences::History::Canada--Historyen_US
dc.titleThe end of the big ship navy: the Trudeau government, the defence policy review and the decommissioning of the HMCS Bonaventureen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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