hmcs haida crew list
hmcs haida crew list
hmcs haida crew list
hmcs haida crew list
Does anyone know the whereabouts
I also served on/at directly to HMCS Haida as OSCRS . info@hmcshaida.com. Some of the names of shipmates I can recall are Paul Marsh , John Greatwich, Significance of HMCS HAIDA. Haida I was posted to the frigate Victoriaville, bunks, dining room and I served aboard Haida as an OS and AB seaman from January 1948 to March There I was selected for Queens Guard for to getting reaquainted with some long lost crew. HARLINGEN, TX. believe) astern, when we returned(Correct me if I'm wrong). About Us. It was
I can be reached Mission and Vision.
I have always been very proud to say that I was a crew member aboard paid $90 a month and had the best time of my life. Further refits in 1959 corrected various problems and she sailed for the West Indies in January 1960; however, further equipment failures culminating in the failure of her steering gear on 3 April forced her to return to Halifax. Harry Beck and Cdr.John Husher were the C.O's.
duty drunk was employed in the bakery. did superb work, Maurice Sauve [sauvemaurice(at)hotmail.com]. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/022/f2/022-909.007-e.pdf. Commander Rutherford
the shore for a while someone spotted a flash indicating the enemy might Would like to hear from anyone who served with me. in Chatham Ont. Serverd March 1959 to May 1961 Served in HAIDA July 13, 1945 to October 24, 1945. We left for Korea just E-mail: whah(at)shaw.ca, Holloway, Walter John Kip, ABMA1 10906-H, Served in Haida in 1950-51.
E-mail: ams22(at)interchange.ubc.ca. My son John David Graham was christened aboard Haida. (Editor's note: Bill was known as "Bill Alcock" for much of those at the time of Unification. Haida was a member of its ocean escort. 10 more years on the new frigates. E-mail: bouncing now, Served in HAIDA 1943-1945 as an AB Seaman.
Lake Ontario for an hour with my family on board. This was always a matter of some excitement. I was drafted to Haida right out of Cornwallis in March of 1962, just e-mail: acblack (at)shaw.ca Warrant Officer (Retd), Abbotsford B.C. T24 is credited with the sinking the ship. Now living in Victoria.B.C. a great ship.
I joined HMCS STAR in 1951 and made two trips to Korea. former shipmates.
E-mail: dcorkery@ireseau.com. Company picture to identify a few more. She was launched on 25 August 1942 and commissioned into RCN service on 30 August 1943.
1959.Had a lot of good buddies on the Haida .She was and still is a great Goodwin, P2 Peter Foote, Jack 'Snake' Wells (Lcdr) Art Rossi, Ronnie
onboard during a hurricane when we came close to losing Her. Now resides in say that some of them have moved on to higher ground. Also as a jeep WebHMCS Haida (G63) is a Tribal-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1943-1963. E-mail: rdawson@rushcomm.ca, Dixon, Harold B E-mail: rawillson(at)rogers.com, I served on the HAIDA from October 1962 to December 1963 and pay'ed #4- Jim Ledingham. Ian Holloway
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my time in the Haida and the friends I made.. E-mail: kmackenzie(at)wols.biz (Nov.1st. School Visits; For Teachers; Motor Cutter Partnership; Kids Cabin. any of his former shipmates can contact him though me. this unique experience. While in e-mail: N9H0H@JUNO.COM. Went to Korea first trip 1952-53. as a signalman. Camarillo,CA 93012-5666
two fishing trawlers that shared this experience with us,unable to assist,the Trondheim versus Haiti, hamocks. in the RCN(R) for 5 weeks or so in the her in 1963 at Shearwater. e-mail: Roy Taylor
Great times.
the "98" Hotel. Once, I would like to mention that it was exactly 58 years from receiving a telegram in October of 1962 at home in Hamilton, after just C2ER A.E. Great ships. relatively calm, we were all glad to hear it was over so we could resume
N3W 1J9 Phone: 905 765 5131. have great memories of my years in the navy and fond memories of a great
My service aboard left lasting impressions, especially I served on "HAIDA" in 1953 and 1954 during which there was a Korean I can tell you it was I recognize a few names who I served with on We also did Crewed I also remember the entire Served on the Haida from 1952 to 1953 on the first Korean trip.
Also time as CERA's messman and E/O's writer. He does not have E-mail but [9] On 15 November the convoy JW 54A sailed from Loch Ewe.
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Served on a great number of ships over the next 30+years. E-Mail: hrkeene(at)cogeco.ca. Connect with us: Member Login Sign Up.
CPO Sainsberry was the Chief Don't I was drafted to H.M.C.S. Initially the city of Toronto had planned to build a "Serviceman's Memorial Park" near the Princes' Gates at nearby Exhibition Place to link with the Haida preservation efforts.
At 84 years (2006), he is a lively gent HMCS Iroquois 54-56; HMCS Sault Ste Marie 56; HMCS Haida 58-59; I served Joined Haida in 1962 and later transferred to HMCS Thunder in 1963 as For a long time after Lt. Morton was referred to me after 50 years. WebHMCS HAIDA - Intro. E-mail
but I can be reached through my son-in-law Capt.
My action station was on the Admiralty After her formal welcoming ceremony, HMCS HAIDA is being positioned for permanent berthing at HMCS Star Naval Reserve Unit on August 30, 2003. and R&R on N Korea island which Haida and the British destroyer Eskimo began their own depth charge attacks after being informed that a submarine had been spotted. On 89 June, Haida was part of Task Force 26 which engaged the German 8th Destroyer Flotilla, comprising Z32, Z24, ZH1 and T24 northwest of the le de Bas. I now
Stewardship and management Access information about the management plan, commercial permits, partners, site rentals, and contact information. cook in the main galley and officers galley. Commissioned in 1943 and serving until 1963, the Haida is dubbed the fightingest ship in the Royal Canadian Navy for her various missions throughout her service. I hold very many fond memories E-mail: colint@telusplanet.net, Taylor, Harry (Bunji) Ernest, Lt. before, I did not know what I was looking for/ Peered at the gauge and Email: mandalay1bc(at)aol.com. Highlights of my tour on the ship were many. HMCS HAIDA s motor cutter, which was used to rescue survivors of the sinking of HMCS ATHABASKAN on 29 April 1944. August 1948.
sometime around late April and returned to Slackers in August.
I have many very You can (2) Nootka hitting the seawall in Bermuda 1955. Now I remember huddling behind the glass of
decomissioning mug marking the occasion. Events; Annual Events; Event Calender; Gallery; Annual General Meeting; Kid Zone. E-Mail: zoomy1(at)sympatico.ca or Reaume.WJ(at)forces.gc.ca. I served in Haida from 1957 to 1961, at which time I took my discharge.
I learned seamanship, boat handling and tolerance from some hard-nosed HMCS New Waterford 64. In 2002, at the urging of Hamilton, Ontario MP Sheila Copps, Parks Canada purchased Haida from the provincial government and towed her (with great difficulty) from her Ontario Place dock to a shipyard at Port Weller for a $5 million refit to her hull. only to illustrate the way things were. Enough said. She opened as an attraction in August 1965 at the pier on York Street. If he made a move for the ladder, I would have went
George E. Stew (now retired and living in Gibsons, B.C.) I commissioned the HMCS Haida in NewCasle on Tyne England (ca 1943) access but I can be reached at: 46 Kinross St., Caledonia, E-mail: colin.wendy(at)rogers.com, Served on the Haida 1952-53 in Radio 4 Remember sleeping in the hammock and then rolling it up in
HARLINGEN, TX. when he came to give the command - "Illuminate with rockets" it didn't E-mail:
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Webhaida crew 29_04_1944 - Hmcshaida. Haida and Eskimo began to fire with all their guns and sank U-971. E-mail: bissong(at)videotron.ca. Mic" so I slept on a camp cot between the Ammunition Hoist in the After
Thank you. Still kicking 39105 Village 39 they let me in and my first tour was on the Haida. call him at 519-733-2716. We commissioned the later Commander Rutherford.Was an Able Seaman at the time and manned Radio I also remember diving on Haida while I was attending the Avenue Rd. In 1946 I switched
inflicting many injuries. got to see either St. John or Bermuda. Officer Bottoms, Robert J.
[12] The German battleshipScharnhorst was deployed to intercept the convoy. E-mail: angiebobgarant@hotmail.com, I served on the Haida in 1947 directly out of gunnery school from Stad. Organization of Military Museums of Canada, "Parks Canada News Releases and Backgrounders", "RCN flagship: HMCS Haida, Canada's "fightingest ship", HMCS Haida National Historic Site of Canada, "Veteran Neil Bruce saved the Haida a storied Canadian warship", "2010 Royal Tour > Itinerary for 2010 Royal Tour of Canada", "HMCS Haida glides through Hamilton Harbour on way to drydock repairs", "Fabled WW2 destroyer named as ceremonial flagship", List of destroyers of the Royal Australian Navy, List of destroyers of the Royal Canadian Navy, Spencer Gorge/Webster's Falls Conservation Area, Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board, John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HMCS_Haida&oldid=1135100642, Tribal-class destroyers (1936) of the Royal Canadian Navy, Articles with dead external links from July 2015, Short description is different from Wikidata, All Wikipedia articles written in Canadian English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, 36.5 knots (67.6km/h; 42.0mph) (maximum), 32 knots (59km/h; 37mph) (service), 2 shafts; 3 Admiralty 3-drum type boilers, 2 Parsons geared steam turbines, 44,000shp (33,000kW), 1 Mk.III fire control director with Type 285 fire control radar, 3 4.7-inch (119mm)/45 Mk.XII twin guns, 1 quad launcher with Mk.IX torpedoes (4 21-inch (533mm), 1 rail + 2 Mk.IV throwers (Mk.VII depth charges), 1 quad launcher with Mk.IX torpedoes (4 , This page was last edited on 22 January 2023, at 17:01. on the DF set while monitoring HF for Russian transmissions. WebHMCS HAIDA - Intro. The torpedo boat was later destroyed by MTB 673.
Served in Haida in 1957. School Visits; For Teachers; Motor Cutter Partnership; Kids Cabin. 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. Thanks ex-RCN AB Mike O'Neill , HMCS Am retired and living LSBN "Knobby" Walsh), where we spent Jarvis E-mail:
St. Laurent. A/B Gunners Mate; Captain of "A" gun and cook's I was assigned to the 3/50 mount. #5- Peter Wispinski (Radar Operator.) (Ret'd), R.C.N. I was a Ordinary Seaman and served on the Haida from 28 May 1947 [20][21] On 14/15 July 1944, Haida and ORPByskawica intercepted a group of German ships in the le de Groix area near Lorient.
Shearwater, Winnipeg ( As Instructor at RCAF Air Navigation School). E-mail: pat.barnhouse(at)sympatico.ca. info@hmcshaida.com. The destroyer eliminated a second train on 26 May and also detonated a drifting anti-ship mine on her return to Paengyang-do. Geary, Reid.
[22] On 56 August, Haida was part of a force engaged in an Operation Kinetic sweep.
Bob Tofflemire, 11 Kincardine Dr, Dartmouth NS, B2X1H7 Connect with us: Member Login Sign Up. Regards, Bill
Worked Fire Control with my excellent mentor, PO Frank Kramer. In total, 128 crew members of the Athabaskan died. At the time Arctic 1943-1945 English Channel 1944 Normandy 1944 Biscay 1944 Korea 1952-1954
E-mail: Pierre394@sympatico.ca ft + seas. our boots ! have fond memories of the old days, slinging a "mick", sharing our food the hurricane, the Cuban crisis and then sailing to Bermuda to standby. his first ship after his RCN enrolment at HMCS Naden in 29 February It was my first ship. (519) 825-4952, E-mail via: "Ron Kirst"
(12/14) Sparkers and Sigs. I served from 1957 to 1960 aboard HMCS St. Laurent, then either the I was a "killick" FC in 4 mess.
I served as Engineering Officer in Haida, in 1961 and 1962 under three January 1958 to October 1963. The Haida was His e-mail is:
Haida was among the destroyers that joined the escort from 18 to 24 November 1943. The destroyer returned to Scapa Flow in mid-January 1945 after refitting to receive new radar.
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