Douglas Boyle

Douglas Boyle
Born	29 November 1923 Revelstoke, British Columbia
Died	23 July 2001 Ottawa, Ontario
Allegiance	Canada
Service/branch	Royal Canadian Navy Canadian Forces
Years of service	1939-1977
Rank	Vice-Admiral
Commands held	HMCS Athabaskan HMCS Saguenay 4th Canadian Escort Squadron Standing Naval Force Atlantic Maritime Command
Battles/wars	Second World War
Awards	Commander of the Order of Military Merit

Vice Admiral Douglas Seaman Boyle CMM, CD (29 November 1923 - 23 July 2001) was a Canadian Forces officer who served as Commander of Maritime Command from 1973 to 1977.

Career

Boyle joined the Royal Canadian Navy in 1939 and trained at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth before serving in the cruiser HMS Diomede and the destroyers HMS Wolsey, HMCS Iroquois and HMCS Chaudiere during the Second World War.^[1] He became Commanding Officer of the destroyer HMCS Athabaskan in 1957, Commanding Officer of the destroyer HMCS Saguenay in 1959 and Commander of the 4th Canadian Escort Squadron in 1962.^[1] He went on to be Director Naval Training at the National Defence Headquarters in 1964, Director Senior Appointments (Navy) in 1964 and Director General Postings & Careers in 1966.^[1] After that he became Commander NATO Standing Naval Force Atlantic in 1970, Director General Plans Requirements and Production in 1971 and Chief of Personnel for the Canadian Armed Forces in 1972.^[1] His last appointment was as Commander Maritime Command in 1973, in which role he complained about the gap between commitments and capability at Maritime Command,^[2] before retiring in 1977.^[1]

References

1. Boyle, Douglas Seaman The Nauticapedia
2. Generally Speaking Canadian Naval Review, Winter 2008