page_title: Thomas G. Fuller
section_title: Post war career
hierarchical_section_title: Thomas G. Fuller / Post war career
caption_attribution_description: English: STV Black Jack on the Britannia Yacht Club's Commodore's Sail Past 2014.
context_page_description: Thomas George Fuller DSC was a Canadian captain of the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve who earned renown in the Second World War for his actions as a member of the Coastal Forces of the Royal Navy in European waters. Born in Ottawa, Fuller joined the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve in 1939 and was seconded to the British Royal Navy. During his service with the Royal Navy he commanded motor torpedo boat flotillas in European waters, serving with distinction in the Adriatic Sea where he earned a Distinguished Service Cross and two bars along with the nickname "Pirate of the Adriatic." Following the war, Fuller commanded two Canadian Naval Reserve Divisions before retiring in 1952. Following his military service, Fuller ran Thomas Fuller Construction which was instrumental in the construction of several landmark buildings in Ottawa. He was also a member of Ottawa's Britannia Yacht Club and converted and built two brigantines that would later be used for sail training. Fuller died in Ottawa at the age of 85.
context_section_description: Fuller ran Thomas Fuller Construction, which built the Ottawa Police Service headquarters, Ottawa General Hospital, Ottawa Congress Center, the Varette Building (1982) on Albert Street, and Standard Life's twin towers on Laurier Avenue. He was still working in the family business when he died at 85 years of age.
  Thomas Fuller converted a former tugboat into a brigantine, STV Black Jack. In the 1980s, he designed and built a brigantine, STV Fair Jeanne, which was named in honour of his wife. After launching Fair Jeanne in 1982, he and his wife cruised around the world six and a half times. Today, the ships are flagships of the Bytown Brigantine sail training program.
  He died at 85 years of age at the Ottawa Civic Hospital on May 9, 1994.
caption: STV Black Jack
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