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Miles, RCN). ", HMCS SKEENA 207 shadowing the Soviet ship Kiev, 26 May H.T.W. 1968 - 16 Apr 1968, LCdr William Gould Brown, Port Hardy (British, 8897 GRT, built 1923), Montreal City (British, 3066 GRT, built 1920), ), HMS Broadwater (Lt.Cdr. Ernest Harold Massick, served as a Petty Officer on HMCS Skeena in 1934 and on HMCS Ontario during 1944-45. G. Grantham, RN), armed merchant cruiser HMS Cathay (A/Capt.(Retd.) circa Oct 1941 - Apr 1942. J.C. Hibbard, RCN). Laden with iron ore, the vessel sank almost immediately, taking all hands down with her. Pacific Shipper (British, 6290 GRT, built 1924), (3). E.R. HMCS Skeena was lost in a storm on the night of 24 October 1944. Inboard to outboard - HNLMS Evertsen (F815), FGS Braunschweig (225) Action Stations was to operate as a Mk 102 Gun Sight Aimer. C.O. It was very loud during firing operations and Wanstead (British, 5486 GRT, built 1928), Fisher, Guns, Pings and Buck in HMCS Skeena messdeck. Destroyer HMS Highlander parted company with the convoy at 0900/20 followed at 1800/20 by the four Canadian destroyers. Glennie, RN) escorted by the Canadian destroyers HMCS Restigouche (Lt.Cdr. Ethel Radcliffe (British, 5673 GRT, built 1920), She was similar to the Royal Navy's Aclass and wore initially the pennant D59, changed in 1940 to I59. This convoy departed Halifax on 18 April 1940. Blairangus (British, 4409 GRT, built 1930), threw a rum bottle off the SKEENA in the middle of the Atlantic in He joined it in October 1944. Finally, their patience and proficiency was rewarded with the sound of two distinct underwater explosions, thirty seconds apart followed by the appearance of oil, floating debris, and human remains on the oceans surface. (11), 17 Aug 1943HMS P 511 (Lt. R.H. Bull, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle together with HMS Burnham (Lt. C.H. 1962 - 10 May 1963, Cdr Michael Arthur Reginolite (British (tanker), 9069 GRT, built 1926), Pomella (British (tanker), 6766 GRT, built 1937), Rayner, RCN) and HMCS Skeena (Lt.Cdr. I.G. She was escorted by the Canadian destroyers HMCS Fraser (Cdr. Dean Emery (British (tanker), 6664 GRT, built 1919), Discarded in 1994, the ship was broken up in India. E.R. British Union (British (tanker), 6987 GRT, built 1927), Telena (British (tanker), 7406 GRT, built 1927), E.P. King, RNVR) and HMS Scimitar (Lt. P. Archer-Shee, RNVR) joined. Morice, RN). Stubbs, RCN), HMCS St. Laurent (Lt.Cdr. and on 03 Jul 1996 left Halifax in tow for India to be broken up. Otranto (British, 20026 GRT, built 1925), Military abbreviations used in service files have been compiled by Library and. Lay, RN), HMCS St. Laurent (Lt.Cdr. Escort was provided by the following warships; Phillips, RN), light cruiser HMS Edinburgh (Capt. Rowanbank (British, 5159 GRT, built 1919), Glennie, RN) and her three escorting destroyers, HMCS Restigouche (Lt.Cdr. HMCS Skeena was anchored off Reykjavik, Iceland on the night of 24/25 Oct 1944, when a storm caused her to drag her anchor. SKEENA, 1980 HMIS Indus and HMAS Yarra parted company with the convoy at 1730/20 in position 2042'N, 3841'E. Dawson, Ret'd, gave the orders to take SKEENA away from the [12] The Canadians fired star shells to illuminate the sky, and swept into the harbour at 30 knots. Skeena alerted Wetaskiwin with the signal, Acts 16, Verse 9, which told the corvette: And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; there stood a man of Macedonia and prayed him saying, come over into Macedonia and help me.[8] Wetaskiwin responded with Revelations 13, Verse 1, which told the destroyer: And I stood upon the sand of the sea and saw a beast rise up out of the sea having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his head the name of blasphemy.[9] The Canadian escorts altered towards the submarine, and prepared to attack. Boak, RCN), HMCS Mayflower (Lt. V. Browne, RCNR), HMS Violet (Lt. C.N. On departure from Halifax it was escorted by the battleship HMS Revenge (Capt. Clan Lamont (British, 7250 GRT, built 1935), Nailsea Moor (British, 4926 GRT, built 1937), Modavia (British, 4858 GRT, built 1927), HMCS Skeena was a St. Laurent-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy and later the Canadian Forces from 1957-1993. A proud son. Segrave, RN). Prentice, DSO, RCN) and HMCS St. Laurent (Lt.Cdr. this photograph you can see the lens of the Mk. Bowerman, RN) and HMS Wren (Cdr. Rushbrooke, DSC, RN), light cruiser HMS Dido (Capt. Lucerna (British (tanker), 6556 GRT, built 1930), Antigone (British, 4545 GRT, built 1928), French: Over the course of the fighting, 16 merchant ships sank, and the Royal Navy destroyed a second U-boat. Loch Maddy (British, 4996 GRT, built 1934), Hawley on HMCS SKEENA on the Iceland trip 1969. 12 Dec 1940Shortly after noon, the troopship Franconia (British, 20175 GRT, built 1923), battleship HMS Ramillies (Capt. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Paul Begley. She underwent conversion to a destroyer helicopter escort (DDH) in the mid-1960s and was officially reclassed with pennant DDH 207 . J.A.Claude Gauthier - 15 Jul 1991 - 15 Dec 1991, Cdr Indiana (French, 5751 GRT, built 1915), 4th & 5th individuals from the left are: that when they were CO of SKEENA, 1) LCdr James Hayes C.J. Caroni River (British, 7807 GRT, built 1928), Miles, RCN) and HMCS Skeena (Lt.Cdr. E.P. Conus, STOKER PRIVATE Served from 1959 - 1953 Served in HMCS Bonaventure. A.F. Skeena also participated in the invasion of Normandy in June 1944 . H.W.U. Edelsten, RN) joined in position 2813'S, 6050'E. Halifax early January 1972 (2) CH124A(HS50) Tail #435 assigned Caspia (British (tanker), 6018 GRT, built 1928), Subsequent action from Allied surface ships destroyed a third boat, and permitted the capture of a fourth. Magician (British, 5105 GRT, built 1925), J.C. Hibbard, RCN) joined the convoy coming from the U.K. HMS Dorsetshire then parted company. cargo ship Rio Branco (3210 GRT, built 1924), tanker Solstad (5952 GRT, built 1927), tanker South America (6246 GRT, built 1931). HMS Cumberland then proceeded to join the South America Division. After a brief layover in the Canadian Maritimes, she sailed through the Panama Canal to Esquimalt, on the countrys Pacific coast, where she operated until 1937 before transferring back to Halifax. 1980 - 26 Sep 1983, Cdr fragments from HMCS SKEENA landing in a school yard in Washington state. C.J. At 1845/18, HMS Berwick, HMS York, HMS Saguenay and HMS Skeena parted company with the convoy to return to Halifax where all four arrived on 20 September. Glennie, RN) departed the Clyde for Gibraltar. Plawski), ORP Garland (Lt.Cdr. Navigate: Previous Message . (11) Engine room turbine steam controls - large wheel commissioned on 30 Mar 1957. El Grillo (British (tanker), 7264 GRT, built 1922), J.C. Hibbard, RCN) sailed from the Clyde that day and also joined the escort. E.E.G. and Documents Ship's During SKEENA'S final sail past, Cdr Irivng Ship repair, Saint John, NB, Photos 1 & 2: HMCS SKEENA in dry Cutlass Fury provided some imagery around Halifax Harbour as well, and I was able to catch various comings and goings. Many ships in the convoy had insufficient fuel to permit a further course diversion. On the 13th or the 14th the Empress of Australia parted company to proceed to Reykjavik, Iceland where she arrived on the 16th. (2). Aliakmon (Greek, 4521 GRT, built 1913), Panamanian: P.G.C. Tower Field (British, 4241 GRT, built 1935), Inspection by Canada's Governor General, Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, in St. Johns. At 1200H/12, the convoy started to leave the harbour. This convoy departed Halifax on 16 September 1939 and the bulk of the convoy arrived at Liverpool on 30 September 1939. A silly question, you might think. I.T. De Wolf, RCN). Rio Dorado (British, 4507 GRT, built 1924), Built at Burrard Dry Dock, Vancouver, Scottish Chief (British, 7006 GRT, built 1928), Saganaga (British, 5454 GRT, built 1935), company photos The Arinia (British (tanker), 8024 GRT, built 1936), [10] Skeena signalled that she was putting a boat in the water to collect evidence of the destruction, passing to Wetaskiwin that she was lowering a whaler to pick up guts.[11]. SKEENA D59 off Iceland 25 Oct 1944 (5) John Hawley in Burma Road on HMCS Johilla (British, 4042 GRT, built 1937), Dromore Castle (British, 5242 GRT, built 1919), 1932 HMCS Skeena Canadian Navy Auxiliary Portland Oregon to Buffalo New York. Kiev by HMCS SKEENA 207, HMCS SKEENA in Norwegian Fjords during NATO 1988, HMCS SKEENA in Norwegian Fjords during H.N. Ullapool (British, 4891 GRT, built 1927), Amerika (British, 10218 GRT, built 1930), Curacao (13) ABSG Larcheveque in Curacao. Along with her sister ship HMCS Saguenay, Skeena was built to Canadian specificationsby John I. Thornycroft of Southampton, England. Cressington Court (British, 4971 GRT, built 1929), Ruck-Keene, RN), HMCS Skeena (Lt.Cdr. G.H. At 0530Z/3, the Georgic and the destroyers parted company. sailor in background, AB Bergeron (Bosn) (16) Refuelling Donald, RN) and HMS Wakeful (Cdr. Atland (Swedish, 5203 GRT, built 1910), Armanistan (British, 6805 GRT, built 1937), Newfoundland (British, 6791 GRT, built 1925), Queen City (British, 4814 GRT, built 1924), Blackman, DSO, RN) and the destroyers HMS Highlander (Cdr. Apr 1981, Re-commissioned: 20 They came from Wellington. H.G. Bradford City (British, 4953 GRT, built 1936), P + 1.90 P & P + 1.90 P & P, 15 members of crew! They were to join troop convoy US 3 on the 14th. G.R. Shortly after Rodney joined HMS Phoebe parted company with the convoy to fuel at Gibraltar. Appledore (British, 5218 GRT, built 1929), 14 Jun 1940Convoy US 3, made up of the troopships (liners) Andes (25689 GRT, built 1939), Aquitania (44786 GRT, built 1914), Empress of Britain (42348 GRT, built 1931), Empress of Canada (21517 GRT, built 1922), Mauretania (35739 GRT, built 1939) and Queen Mary (81235 GRT, built 1936) with troop from New Zealand and Australia on board and escorted by the British heavy cruisers HMS Shropshire (Capt. P2SG Slade & P1SG Moore (Yeoman), Last grog issue on HMCS SKEENA 207, 31 Mar 1972, Frederick K.S. 2) Cdr J.J. Gauvin 3) Cdr J.A.C. HMCS Badges (for names beginning with N to Z) For HMCS badges with names starting from A to M, see our other listing. (15) Willemstad Curacao - from left to right are: AB Brousseau Browning, RN) shortly after sailing. RCN - 10 May 1963 - 26 Jul 1964, Cdr C.J. Skeena used her speed to weave through convoy vessels, responding to calls for help while the corvettes plucked drowning men from the icy water. Mainguy, RCN), HMCS Restigouche (Cdr. HMCS SKEENA. Upon departure from Halifax the convoy was made up of the following merchant ships: The crew was held in port for two days before finally being able to set sail for home and Jim signed up with the RCN. Toorak (British (tanker), 8627 GRT, built 1927), R.C. Rayner, RCN) and HMCS Ottawa (Capt. A.F. Davisian (British, 6433 GRT, built 1925), C.D. At 0310/5 the Duchess of Richmond parted company with the convoy in position 5210'N, 2605'E to proceed to her destination independently. On 14August 1965, after a year's work at Davie Shipbuilding, Lauzon, she was re-commissioned in DDH (helicopter-carrying) format and allocated for service out of Halifax. Most convoys under Skeenas protection arrived at their destinations unharmed. This convoy departed Liverpool on 19 October 1940 and was dispersed on 22 October in about 25'W. HMS Revenge was able to continue as planned. Gemstone (British, 4986 GRT, built 1938), F.E. Lady Glanely (British, 5497 GRT, built 1938), Allison, DSO, RN) and HMS Eclipse (Lt.Cdr. Nailsea River (British, 5548 GRT, built 1917), Royal Canadian Navy : Crew Members of HMCS Skeena, World War 2. There have been two vessels named HMCS Skeena in the Royal Canadian Navy. Donald Stuart MacKay - 09 Jan 1989 - 15 Jul 1991, Cdr Taygetos (British, 4295 GRT, built 1918), My dad,Ordinary Seaman Amon Horst V35773,, served on the Skeena when she ran aground at Iceland. HMS Revenge parted company with the convoy at 1400N/27 to return to Halifax. [3] Two days later, these orders were decrypted by Allied intelligence at Bletchley Park; SC 42 was heading directly into the U-boat patrol area.[4]. Archer, RN) and the destroyers HMCS Saguenay (Cdr. Macharda (British, 5998 GRT, built 1938), Skeena was constructed as a destroyer escort and was converted in the 1960s to a helicopter-carrying destroyer. On departure from Halifax the convoy was escorted by the battleship HMS Revenge (Capt. Cordelia (British (tanker), 8190 GRT, built 1932), Port Alma (British, 8400 GRT, built 1928), The King Edward was undable to continue and was towed to St. Johns. Sithonia (British, 6723 GRT, built 1919), Somerville, KCB, DSO, RN) and aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal (Capt. On 22 May 1985 HMCS Skeena 207 and USS Richard F. Byrd departed Leixoes, Portugal to intercept and observe the Kiev Task Group that entered the Atlantic from the Mediterranean. City of Lyons (British, 7063 GRT, built 1926), Vian, DSO and Bar, RN), HMS Sikh (Cdr. J.C. Hibbard, RCN), HMCS Fraser (Cdr. Skeena maintained a busy escort schedule over the next year with Newfoundland Command and the Mid-Ocean Escort Force. Harpagon (British, 5719 GRT, built 1935), James Hayes - 25 Jun 1993 - 01 Nov 1993, In memory of those who have crossed the bar, Bradley, William (Bill), AB.NWT, RCN - 14 Aug 1965 (2nd commission), Chicoine, J.M. E.V.St J. Morgan, RN) and HMS Isis (Cdr. J.G.W. P.F.X. HMCS SKEENA (2nd) (207) HMCS SKEENA (2nd) The History of HMCS SKEENA (2nd) Built at Burrard Dry Dock, Vancouver, Skeena was commissioned on 30 March 1957. The floats were loaded with sailors, and held by lines to the ship. Victor Ross (British (tanker), 12247 GRT, built 1933). Bengore Head (British, 2609 GRT, built 1922), After all, Bonaparteis one of the most painted and sculpted persons in history. Fifteen lives were lost. Former HMCS SKEENA leaving Halifax July Child, RN) joined the convoy on the 27th, HMS Havock (Lt.Cdr. Capulet (British, 8190 GRT, built 1932), Siris (British, 5242 GRT, built 1919), R.H. Craske, RN), HMS Vanoc (Lt.Cdr. J.H. C.S. Leopoldville (Belgian, 11509 GRT, built 1929), Archer, RN), destroyers HMS Hyperion (Cdr. Fax by Mac Mackay April 2015, HOME PAGE SHIP INDEX HMCS Skeena in Port Hope honoured the 76th anniversary of the loss of the ship on Sunday, October 25, 2020 with a virtual service carried on social media. Highland Brigade (British, 14134 GRT, built 1929), In early September, Hibbard found himself in command of escort forces protecting SC 42, a slow-moving convoy of 67 ships that was protected by Skeena and three additional Canadian corvettes: Orillia, Alberni, and Kenogami. Creery, RCN), HMCS Restigouche (Lt.Cdr. De Wolf, RCN) and HMCS Skeena (Lt.Cdr. The A.H. Easton, DSC, RCNR), HMCS Restigouche (A/Lt.Cdr. Avelona Star (British, 13376 GRT, built 1927), Howard Gill. Agia Marina (Greek, 4151 GRT, built 1912), Yarraville. Viceroy of India (British, 19627 GRT, built 1929). Ron Bezant. HMS Cumberland parted company with the convoy late in the morning of December 4th having been relieved by HMS Hawkins (Capt. 16 Jun 1940HMS Hood (Capt. Elona (British (tanker), 6192 GRT, built 1936), Clark, RN), HMCS St. Laurent (Lt. H.S. Bennetts, RN) from 29 December 1939 to 9 January 1940. Clark, RN), HMCS St. Laurent (Lt. H.S. Broome, RN), HMS Walpole (Lt.Cdr. Visit to Dublin, Conus (British (tanker), 8132 GRT, built 1931), Evening News, 31 Jan 1962 on HMCS SKEENA shelling Clallam Bay, Boucher 7) Cdr Bernard Emile Derible10) A St. Laurent class destroyer, Skeena (II) served in an anti-submarine role in the North Atlantic until the end of the Cold War. Lay, RN), HMCS St. Laurent (Lt.Cdr. H.G. Aspasia Nomikos (Greek, 4855 GRT, built 1938), dock Photo 3: ABSG Rick Oilreliance (British (tanker), 5666 GRT, built 1929), . Webmaster's This reassessment officially credited Ottawa and Harvester with the destruction of the Italian submarineFaa di Brunoon 6 November 1940, ten months before Chambly killed U-501, making Chamblys victory the second Canadian submarine kill of the war. Stokes, RN), HMS Eclipse (Lt.Cdr. The first Canadian attack drove the submarine deep. W.B. J.C. Hibbard, RCN) arrived in the Clyde. It was found on a beach in the Donald, RN), HMS Walker (Cdr. H.G. G.K. Fox, RCNVR), HMS Watchman (Lt.Cdr. W.B. Dutymen closed up - entering Curacao (12) USS Charles F. Adams the line up on left Tom Price; the blond guy was named Bond; pouring tots is ", LCdr James Hayes, HMCS SKEENA'S last Alexia (British (tanker), 8016 GRT, built 1935), Temple Pier (British, 4312 GRT, built 1928), Martin, RN) joined the convoy. Bridgepool (British, 4845 GRT, built 1924), C.J. A listing of all the CSVC sailors who received gallantry awards. The guy sent me a letter, but in 1970 I had Rayner, RCN), HMCS Skeena (Lt.Cdr. HMCS SKEENA was placed on Disposal List and sold for demolition in June 1945. I.G. (7). San Ernesto (British (tanker), 8078 GRT, built 1939), Before the convoy arrived the Counsellor hit a mine and sank. Rushbrooke, DSC, RN), light cruiser HMS Dido (Capt. the Hon. This convoy departed Halifax on 2 December 1939. Eskdalegate (British, 4250 GRT, built 1930), Also served aboard HMCS St Lambert and HMCS Saguenay. J.C. Hibbard, RCN) picks up 19 survivors from the British merchant Thornlea that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-46 about 200 miles west of Bloody Foreland in position 5541'N, 1420'W. 19 Oct 1940 Convoy OL 8. HMS Beagle, HMCS Saguenay and HMCS Skeena parted company with the convoy at 0300/4 in position 5230'N, 1900'W. Gretafield, Testbank (British, 5083 GRT, built 1937), At 1000B/31, the ships at Capetown, less the Empress of Japan commenced to leave the Bay led by HMAS Australia. Boreas (Norwegian, 2801 GRT, built 1920), Holland, RN) joined the convoy at 1000/17. Springdale (British, 1579 GRT, built 1937) and Shekatika (British, 5458 GRT, built 1936), Strathnaver (British, 22283 GRT, built 1931) and In the summer of Miles, RCN), HMCS Skeena (Lt. H.S. Two weeks later a similar action near Ushant occurred, with Skeena and her partners sinking three more German ships. E.P. (6). HMCS Skeena was a River-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) from 1931 to 1944. C $48.13. Rangitata (British, 16737 GRT, built 1929), HMS Shropshire was then detached from the convoy and entered Aden. From the Bristol Channel three ships joined this convoy, these were; The troopships both entered the harbour but Scythia only briefly to take on board water. uboat.net crew / Allied Warships section. Vendemaire (French (tanker), 9228 GRT, built 1929) and At 0743B/26, HMS Shropshire set course to proceed to Simonstown. R.H. Wright, RN) and HMS Bulldog (Lt.Cdr. Wicker, RNVR) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMCS Saskatchewan (T/Lt.Cdr. J.H. HMCS Skeena (DDH 207) was a St. Laurent-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy and later the Canadian Forces from 1957-1993. Please use this if you spot mistakes or want to improve this ships page. 30 October 1942 A RCAF Hudson . In 1972, the ship was designated a French Language Unit, the second in Canadian service. R.L. Jumna (British, 6078 GRT, built 1929), Grainton (British, 6341 GRT, built 1929), Varand (British (tanker), 6023 GRT, built 1927), She was built by John I. Thornycroft & Company at Woolston, Hampshire and commissioned into the RCN on 10 June 1931 at Portsmouth, England. In the summer of 1991 she took part in the NATO exercise Ocean Safari '91, soon . Parthenia, Cleeves, DSC, RD, RNR) joined. J.H. Around noon on May, 2nd, in Cook Strait they were joined by the troopships Aquitania (British, 44786 GRT, built 1914, 3627 troops), Empress of Britain (British, 42348 GRT, built 1931, 2047 troops) and Empress of Japan (British, 26032 GRT, built 1930, 1554 troops) and their escorts, the heavy cruiser HMAS Australia (Capt. The convoy, now made up of troopships / transports City of Manchester, Clan Chattan, Clan Lamont, Delius, Dunedin Star, Highland Monarch, Malancha, Martand, Port Wyndham and Stirling Castle, departed Durban for Aden around 1030 hours on 5 December 1940. [7] Marc Milner, Canadas Navy: The First Century (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1999), 96. W.R. Patterson, RN). Groix). [1] W. A. San Fabian (British (tanker), 13031 GRT, built 1922), Around 1255B/19, the destroyers HMCS Qa'Appelle (Cdr. Pretoria Castle arrived with the five ships that had split off at Durban some hours after the others. Langleeford (British, 4622 GRT, built 1925), On 26 May 1964, SKEENA Holland, RN, flying the flag of Vice-Admiral L.V. P.L. Sire (British, 5664 GRT, built 1938), Diplomat (British, 8240 GRT, built 1921), HMS Crescent Career (United Kingdom) Class and type: C-class destroyer: Name: HMS Crescent: Ordered: 30 January 1930: Builder: Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow-in-Furness: Laid down: 1 December 1930: Launched: 29 September 1931: Completed: 15 April 1932: and the breaker's yard. Scottish Monarch (British, 4719 GRT, built 1938), 3, 1996 under tow by the Russian tug Purga destined for India Dawson, Thalia (British, 8329 GRT, built 1926), period. 17 July 1940 HMCS Skeena rescues 64 crewmembers of a torpedoed merchant ship, the SS Manipor, in the waters north of Scotland. jetty, thereby becoming the first and last person to do so. Hopestar (British, 5267 GRT, built 1936), (4). E.G.G. HMS Revenge parted company with the convoy at 1325N/3 to return to Halifax. The convoy proceeded to Liverpool with HMS Wanderer. Thistleford (British, 4781 GRT, built 1928), This last destroyer had been escorting the three ships that came from the Bristol Channel. H.N. H.N. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google byredo young rose dupe and aws quicksight vs grafana apply. Cefn Y Btyn, E.R. Calgarolite (British (tanker), 11941 GRT, built 1929), HMS Phoebe rejoined the convoy shortly before noon on 23 February 1941. Llanishen (British, 5053 GRT, built 1929), H.B. Arundel Castle (British, 19118 GRT, built 1921), Cameronia (British, 16297 GRT, built 1920), Jamaica Planter (British, 4098 GRT, built 1936), Port Fairy (British, 10243 GRT, built 1928), Staffordshire (British, 10683 GRT, built 1929) and Parthenia (British, 4872 GRT, built 1917), Phibbs, RN), joined the convoy in the afternoon of the 18th. All badges are available in a variety of different fabric colours. Washington, "I El Ciervo (5841 GRT, built 1923), tanker She grounded in 50-foot (15 m) waves off Viey Island with the loss of 15 crewmembers. Sea Glory (British, 1964 GRT, built 1919), birthday under the sun. G.H.E. Hopecastle (British, 5178 GRT, built 1937), Russell, RN) and HMS Dorsetshire (Capt. HMCS Skeena (DDH 207) l mt tu khu trc h tng lp St. Laurent hot ng t nm 1957 n . The convoy arrived in U.K. waters on 9 April 1940. She was similar to the Royal Navy's A class and wore initially the pennant D59, changed in 1940 to I59.. She was built by John I. Thornycroft & Company at Woolston, Hampshire and commissioned into the RCN on 10 June 1931 at Portsmouth, England. At 2130, torpedoes from U-432 slammed into the merchant ship Muneric. C.L.de H. Bell, RD, RNR) and the escort destroyers HMS Atherstone (Lt.Cdr. E.R. Eaden, DSC, RN), HMS Vimy (Lt.Cdr. Skeena coordinated a search, and within an hour, the two ships regained SONAR contact with the enemy. As a young boy I learned of his experience of the tragedy. HMCS Skeena returned to Halifax in April 1937, and with the outbreak of war engaged in local escort duties until ordered to the UK. Cefn Y Bryn (British, 5164 GRT, built 1939), Mike Desmarais appears in a newspaper article in his home town (moustache) and OS.SG Johnson (glasses) (11) Special Sea SKEENA underwent her DELEX refit at Humber Arm (British, 5758 GRT, built 1925), W.C. Teagle (British (tanker), 9552 GRT, built 1917), It was made up of the following merchant vessels; Palliser, DSC, RN). Around 0800N/14, the aircraft carrier Argus joined the convoy coming from Gibraltar. The enemy vessels returned fire in a determined effort, but after an hour of fighting, three of the Axis ships were burning in the harbour. (NAC RV8/269) Later, the crew abandoned ship in earnest, and made it ashore. Two more troopships / transports joined the convoy at 1130/18 in position 1202'N, 4445'E. On the night of July 5, radar from the Canadian squadron detected a group of four armed German trawlers escorting a U-boat from Brest. G.M.B. HMCS Margaree, Photographer: Walter E. Frost Source: City of Vancouver Archives, HMCS SKEENA 207 in Montreal for Expo 1967, She was tied up at the Bickerdike Terminal across Conch (British (tanker), 8376 GRT, built 1931), Sandsend (British, 3612 GRT, built 1925), Information on this convoy is difficult to find but it appears that most of the A/S escort parted company with the convoy in the early evening of 12 February (according to the logbook of HMS Birmingham) and then proceeded as follows; HMAS Napier and HMAS Nizam to Scapa Flow passing north of Rockall, HMS Keppel, HMS Atherstone and HMS Cottesmore to Londonderry, HMCS Ottawa, HMS Restigouche, HMCS St. Laurent and HMCS Skeena through area 52N to 53N, 23W to 20W and then to Greenock through position 55N, 15W, HMS Legion, HMS Broadwater, ORP Piorun and ORP Garland through position 57N, 19W and then to Greenock while passing north of Rockall. Canadian ships Skeena, Restigouche, Saskatchewan, and QuAppelle patrolled the coast to destroy the light German warships used to escort U-boats entering or leaving harbour. Sire, DDE, departed Esquimalt for the east coast for her conversion to DDH photo is actually HMCS Assiniboine which the pendant number changed from 234 Parthenia (British, 4872 GRT, built 1917), Stylianos Chandris (British, 6059 GRT, built 1919), E.R. MacIntyre, RN), HMS Beagle (Lt.Cdr. Rogers (British (tanker), 8807 GRT, built 1916), G.H.E. Martin, RN) was joined around 0800 hours by HMS Argus (Capt. H.St.L. G.H.D. Skeena was commissioned at Portsmouth on June 10, 1931, and arrived in Halifax in July of that year. B. Douglas et al,No Higher Purpose: the Official Operational History of the Royal Canadian Navy in the Second World War, 1939-1943 Volume II, Part I. Brynymor (British, 4771 GRT, built 1936), Cdr. Her hulk was paid off and sold to Iceland interests in June 1945; she was then raised and broken up. LEADING SEAMAN Served from 1951 - 1963 Served in HMCS Cornwallis. Rockpool (British, 4892 GRT, built 1927), returned to Halifax with the STANAVFORLANT Squadron for a maintenance HMCS Skeena (Lt.Cdr. Creery, RCN), HMCS Restigouche (Lt.Cdr. At 0900/28 the Dutch AA cruiser HrMs Jacob van Heemskerck (Cdr. British Prince (British, 4879 GRT, built 1935), An additional destroyer, HMS St. Marys (Lt. K.H.J.L. From the collection of William Kenneth Littlefair, PO Tel, RCNVR . At 0630/9 the Akaroa parted company with the convoy in position 3244'N, 2258'W to proceed to Trinidad. The troopship Andes (British, 25689 GRT, built 1939, 1508 troops) departed Lyttelton Harbour, New Zealand (near Christchurch) on 1 May 1940. Along with HMCS Fraser and HMCS Protecteur, she provided security, rescue crews and emergency support at the Montreal Olympics of 1976. J.C. Hibbard, RCN) and HMS Bradford (Lt.Cdr. The crew buried their dead with full naval honours at the Fossaburg cemetery near Reykjavik. This convoy departed Halifax on 22 February 1940 and arrived at Liverpool 9 March 1940. [2] Douglas et al, No Higher Purpose, 236. Viscount Jocelyn, RN), HMS Active (Lt.Cdr. The crew then abandoned ship but she did not sink. 1976 Olympics. Solstad (Norwegian (tanker), 5952 GRT, built 1927), J.C. Hibbard, RCN), HMS Legion (Cdr. E.J. On 14 March 1940 the convoy was joined by the destroyers HMS Wakeful (Cdr. NON Served from 1931 - 1991 Served in HMCS Bonaventure. H.G. Beckenham (British, 4636 GRT, built 1937), Yans 6) Cdr J.G.R. Tracers from their 20mm Oerlikon guns burned across the harbour as their main armaments battered the light German ships. Jellicoe, RN) and the sloop HMS Aberdeen (Cdr. B.C.B. Sadly he passed at 83 in 2007. Rayner, RCN) and HMCS Skeena (Lt.Cdr. Stanburn (British, 2881 GRT, built 1924), Duchess of Richmond (British, 22022 GRT, built 1928), A.F. On departure from Halifax the convoy was escorted by the heavy cruisers HMS Berwick (Capt. 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