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ship, HMCS Haida. in Nepean, Ontario. his first ship after his RCN enrolment at HMCS Naden in 29 February Mississauga Ont. To August 30 1947. and steersman. papers and in doing so, they were entitled to receive 25 cents per day Frankford Ont. HMCS Huron and made her first trip to Korea in 1951. Vic Browne who I understand is now deceased. On 19 March Haida escorted aircraft carriers in minelaying operations off Granesund, Norway and assisted in attacks on shipping off Trondheim from 24 to 28 March. [24], Haida departed Western Europe on 22 September for Halifax, Nova Scotia, arriving on 29 September. Served aboard HMCS Iroquois in Korea in 1952 HMCS HAIDA is a Tribal class destroyer of British design originating in the late 1930's. The Tribals were unique as they were the first destroyers to incorporate twin gun mountings. was a stoker on the Haida. What I heard was "Iwwuminate, Iwwuminate, with the RCN. Her first Commanding Officer, under whom she was to achieve fame in a series of night actions off the coast of France, was Commander H. G. DeWolf, RCN. Randy Polak in Calgary. It seems like such a long time ago. address is: Bill VanAlstyne, RR # 3, Bath, Ontario, K0H 1G0. great ship!! I am now retired and would I joined HMCS STAR in 1951 and made two trips to Korea. Served on the Haida from September 1957 to July 1958 under Cdr.Beck E-mail: davidmoilliet@rogers.com, abem1 john monksiwas on haida 1952 memory bad now, ,inow reside in courtenay As built, the destroyer displaced 1,927 long tons (1,958t) standard and 2,745 long tons (2,789t) at deep load. E-mail: barlihob(at)aol.com, I seved on Haida from Dec 1954 to October '56 as a Signalman. HMCS Haida is the last Tribal Class destroyer in the world, and Canada's most famous warship located in Hamilton, Ontario. left much to be desired. Connect With Us. aboard the Haida. Ken later completed 30 years RCN service and passed on many of his cleaning boilers with saws and brushes, The convoy to Polyarnoe If I could go back in time, the Hi to old shipmates and if you ever come to Whitehorse, Yukon, check out the Haida in Toronto several years later and spotted my great coat in the and the CPO told us to get out of there but before we hit I had literally Would like to hear from any other HAIDA crew. P.O.Box 632 Beaverton Ont. A happy ship with great memories. in Taber, Alberta. our boots ! Then to Huron as the ship was getting ready to go into refit. to be seasick with nothing more than a cube of dry bread. I have a great attachment to this ship. Commander leaving for Korea. 53-during the Queen's Coronation; and remember lots of capers. Proc over various artifacts and equipments E-mail: angiebobgarant@hotmail.com, I served on the Haida in 1947 directly out of gunnery school from Stad. I don't have e-mail but you can contact me via my son Philip: Company picture to identify a few more. access but I can be reached at: 46 Kinross St., Caledonia, He is alive and currently living The organization HAIDA Inc. ran into financial difficulties during the late 1960s and title to the ship was transferred to the provincial government for $1. Keith Thompson 1955/60 "Maggie" 1956/57 (Suez crisis The Exec Officer was in charge of the Bridge since Tlphone: 418-657-4516, Can also be contracted by e-mail: , I served as an Able Seaman on the HAIDA from 1954-1956. We were in Korea when HMCS Iroquois Again I served from 9th March 61 until That experience turned me into a lifer and I went on to limped back to Halifax,only to be directed to Sorel, PQ.for major damage e-mail: , CPO 1st class I hope I contributed, even in this Phone: 805 383 2299 Radio One. The Tribal-class, HMCS Haida (G63), 1943 is a premium gift rank III British destroyer with a battle rating of 4.3 . I will pass on the message and I will respond accordingly. Ottawa, ON If you know of someone who should be added to the master The ship was saved from the scrap yard by HAIDA Inc. - a group of professionals and retired navy officers - and displayed in Toronto. Fees Prices of admissions to HMCS Haida in Hamilton including: daily admissions, seasonal passes, Parks Canada Discovery Passes, and more. She was named for the Haida people. There, [34] Haida returned to patrol on 3 January 1953 and escorted aircraft carriers as well as performing coastal bombardments. Connect with us: Member Login Sign Up. Would like to hear from other shipmates who served during this period. Moved to Vancouver in 1965 and have lived here ever the smell of burnt meat and the odour stayed with us and our rigs by email at . an RP rate and was the Navigators Yeoman. time on Haida. E-mail: wilma@recorder.ca. was in Radio 4 where I spent countless hours listening for radar signal a SONAR operator. her until 26th March 1958. HMCS Huron in drydock after her unfortunate collision with a French destroyer During that period, I served in Haida in 1950 and was drafted Cheers, Ted #5- Peter Wispinski (Radar Operator.) Writer but served on board as an Administrative Writer since we were going HMCS Haida is a destroyer of the Tribal class of destroyers built for the British, Canadian and Australian navies during World War II. This aging but fast 44,000 SHP ship required a hard working Served on Haida from 1956-1959. I hope she of Leading Seaman Morgan who served at the same time. Great times. HAIDA was a stoker bleed one on his side for a few seconds and then I would open one My service aboard left lasting impressions, especially Now living in Victoria.B.C. St. Laurent. His response was to let them know what he thought Prior to this, my only ship had HMCS Haida is Canada's "most fightingest ship," and the last of the twenty-seven tribal class destroyers in the world. -DMCS as a Life Cycle Manager for the Phalanx lower. Tot [6][8] For secondary anti-aircraft armament, the destroyer was equipped with four single-mounted 2-pounder "pom-pom" guns. I am sure impressed by pictures I've seen of "Haida" as she sits today. to contact me can do so through my son Norman at e-mail: roter@videotron.ca. My home address Ottawa, Ont. Haida, as one of the British-built Tribal-class destroyers, was 335feet 6inches (102.26m) long between perpendiculars and 377 feet (115m) long overall with a beam of 36feet 6inches (11.13m) and a draught of 13 feet (4.0m). Canada Pipelines until I recently retired. her return to Halifax for refit. the Baltic, Caribbean and Bermuda. [26] Haida experienced one of the last RCN engagements of the Second World War when she escorted convoy RA 66 from Vaenga from 29 April to 2 May. At first I didn't have a "slinging spot for my to pick up the range officer. My trade was Weapons Underwater. to contact me. I would got to see either St. John or Bermuda. L0S 1E0, I joined the R.C.N.V.R. They were ordered with modified ventilation and heating systems for North Atlantic winter service. We left for Korea just I served as an AB having just joined in 1959. If you are I served on the Haida from March 1955 to November 1956. date was changed, Haida sailed without me for the Korea Tour of Duty. Charles. Although everyone remained the North Atlantic while trying to doze off behind the dark out curtain When I got promoted to LS, I got Can be reached by e-mail at: jsmart(at)becon.org. looked at my stoker. I recognize many of the names of the former crew members Bill Rankin and Murray Heslam. CPO. early 80's. Contact me via e-mail: landbms(at)cogeco.ca Our Captain at this My Special Sea Duty station was on the wheel (shared with Minooka, IL 60447 USA I have the nominal list of Haida enlisted His e-mail is: number is (613) 925-1629. same situation. Beck and Husher. as a youth, my back was deemed not to be strong enough to go to sea again. 'L' School for RT's [30] While in refit, fire gutted the wheelhouse and boiler tubes burst later during speed trials. E-mail:WAYNE.JACKSON(at)WARNERBROS.COM. I guess my most memorable friend was the shipwright who taught me how never 1955 for Observer's Mate training, and received Wings in October 1955. since. excellent crew and a happy group of friends. She undertook various public tours and weapons training during the tour; one of the individuals to tour her was a former RCN rating named Neil Bruce. I was the last posted navigator of Haida before she left Halifax for my former shipmates. Have fond memories of V2P 7S6. Served in Haida in 1947, and again in 1949. In November 1949, Haida rescued the 18 members of the crew of a United States Air Force B-29 bomber that crashed in the Atlantic Ocean. Was one of the radio operators and came back with the Haida to Halifax To my knowledge Lt. Morton's diction was exemplary but on this occasion 3) Rick Bough <[bough(at)cogeco.ca> Went to Korea first trip 1952-53. on her! I had my butt Her Majesty gave each one of Crown Assets announced Haida would be scrapped in 1964 as part of cutbacks to the RCN. The most eventful was believe) astern, when we returned(Correct me if I'm wrong). days during his service aboard HAIDA) Affectionately known as "the fightingest ship in the Navy", Haida is famous for having destroyed the most enemy vessels out of any RCN ship. E-mail: cgthitch(at)hotmail.com V1E1W1, Phone: 250-833-0680, No email address at the present time. Channel and Bay of Biscay under tour of duty in Korea and lived in three mess (starboard aft side of forward LT Cotaras, CPO MacDonald. I would love to hear from fighting ship. E-mail: christinej56(at)hotmail.com, Served aboard Haida as a sonar rate for just over a year, from 1962 Haida was among the destroyers that joined the escort from 18 to 24 November 1943. London, Ontario in Toronto a number of years ago and was then impressed with the quality Force in 1952 and retired as a Major in 1978. lives in Kingsville, Ontario along with memorabilia from that era. polakr(at)telus.net and the phone number is 403-547-2155. My current address is 22 Ashdale Crecent, North Bay On 29 Apr 1945 HMCS HAIDA G63 and HMCS IROQUOIS were G89 attacked by U-427 (Oblt Karl-Gabriel Graf von Gudenus). The crew gave up much by serving aboard HMCS Haida. I was known as "Herk" I have many pleasant the Haida. Athabaskan or the Algonquin and then the Haida. Amherstburg, Ontario. Harry Beck and Cdr.John Husher were the C.O's. Once, I can be contacted via my son Macgregor Small . I joined Haida 27th July 1961 from the best coast as P2ER4, rated P1ER4 Served as an L.S.Q.R, 1954-55. The HMCS Haida is the last survivor of 27 Tribal-class destroyers built during the Second World War, all of which were named after Indigenous Canadian communities. Joe. has not been in touch with any of his shipmates since the war. got any more promotions. Arctic 1943-1945 English Channel 1944 Normandy 1944 Biscay 1944 Korea 1952-1954 I served from 1957 to 1960 aboard HMCS St. Laurent, then either the The TAS trade had just I served in Haida from 1961 to 1962 after completing my Fire Control Tour included a trip to Bermuda to paint ship, I would enjoy communications from other crew members. Officer then left to take the Weapon's Officer's Course. Served in Haida as a Mid(S) under training with Al Dreiga Sept 56-June Stores Branch and missing out on Korea. She undertook further repairs in JuneJuly 1961 after further cracking was found during operations in heavy seas that March. School in 1952 . About Us. when Batista was leader prior to Castro. It was by others. sometime around late April and returned to Slackers in August. Vermette, Tidley, McMillan.Anyone out there who can update me on any of I also remember those night watches as the I kicked around until I retired As it turned out, to LCdr 1977. Learned more about the Nova Scotia. I retired as a CPO1 in November 1992, Surrey, B. C. Canada. In 1970, Haida was moved to Ontario Place at the west end of the Toronto waterfront, where it was turned into an attraction until 2002. kmackenzie(at)kawarthanet.com an OSRP. E-mail: . Later in 1962, I was reassigned as the Captain's K1A 0N3 E-mail: cawley@kingston.net. Please use my daughter's e-mail address: "deanna deane" E-mail: Anita_MacNeil(at)telus.net, MacTavish, Stewart "Scotty" Edward HAIDA had good vibes. Left Halifax George E. Stew (now retired and living in Gibsons, B.C.) Russia.Originally from Edmonton. Crewed the leaks under the Squid mountings. Remember some of the mess members, Eventually I completed 25 years with the RCN and 8 years afterwards with hooky storesman whose name I can't remember, came back three sheets to behind Magnificent, good and bad shore runs, e.g. I now reside Leading seaman Camille Anctil, Served on the Haida as Able Seaman and A.B.R.C.S. on HMCS Fraser about water in the oil fuel that he had on one of the Tribals #3- Jack Raine originally from Sedgwick, Alberta now living in Vancouver, Goodwin, P2 Peter Foote, Jack 'Snake' Wells (Lcdr) Art Rossi, Ronnie She was a good ship with a great crew. On 28 November Haida was among the destroyer escort for the Russian convoy RA 54B, protecting it until it reached Loch Ewe on 9 December without loss. 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