C.D. Conus (British (tanker), 8132 GRT, built 1931), Nicholson, RN), HMCS St. Laurent (Lt.Cdr. Noll, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMCS Skeena (A/Lt.Cdr. From the collection of William Kenneth Littlefair, PO Tel, RCNVR . H.G. A.G. Talbot, DSO, RN) and light cruiser HMS Neptune (Capt. Robert (Bob), Sig - Commissioning Crew, Larcheveque, Richard, Sig - 1970-1972 / PO Mullcaster on HMCS Skeena. Segrave, RN). King William (British, 5274 GRT, built 1928), Built at Burrard Dry Dock, Vancouver, and on 03 Jul 1996 left Halifax in tow for India to be broken up. Donald, RN) on the 29th. tanker Athelsultan (8882 GRT, built 1929), cargo ship Baron Douglas (3899 GRT, built 1932), cargo ship Baron Lovat (3395 GRT, built 1926), Baron Pentland (3410 GRT, built 1927), tanker Benedick (6978 GRT, built 1928), cargo ship Blairmore (4141 GRT, built 1928), cargo ship Bonheur (5327 GRT, built 1920), cargo ship Bridgepool (4845 GRT, built 1924), cargo ship Bristol City (2864 GRT, built 1920), cargo ship Brookwood (5100 GRT, built 1929), cargo ship Dallas City (4952 GRT, built 1935), tanker 9 Dec 1942HMS H 34 (Lt. G.M. The convoy was made up of the following merchant vessels; E.D.B. Sire (British, 5664 GRT, built 1938), Grant, RCN) joined the convoy. P.V. White Crest (British, 4365 GRT, built 1928), Augvald (Norwegian, 4811 GRT, built 1920), F.J. Wolfe (Panamanian (tanker), 12190 GRT, built 1932), HMS York parted company with the convoy at 0920/8 shortly after the destroyers HMS Wakeful (Cdr. H.H. Kent, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMCS Mayflower (Lt. V. Browne, RCNR), HMCS Saskatchewan (Cdr. This convoy departed Halifax on 25 March 1940. The convoy arrived at Durban on 12 December 1940 escorted by HMS Devonshire. Beckenham (British, 4636 GRT, built 1937), H.G. A proud son. Please note that we're still working on this section and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War. The guy sent me a letter, but in 1970 I had Peebles (British, 4982 GRT, built 1936), (6). Hemming, RN) and HMS St. Albans (Lt.Cdr.(Emgy.) Cefn-Y-Bryn (British, 5164 GRT, built 1939), Glennie, RN) is undocked ant then immediately departed Liverpool escorted by the Canadian destroyers HMCS Restigouche (Lt.Cdr. (18). B.G. Urla (British, 5198 GRT, built 1924), C.L. HMCS Skeena was a Riverclass destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 19311944. 17 Jul 1940HMCS Skeena (Lt.Cdr. May 1985 HMCS SKEENA 207 and USS RICHARD F. BYRD departed Leixoes, The convoy arrived in the Clyde in the morning of June, 30th. She then set course to join convoy HX 108. 25 October 1944 HMCS Skeena was wrecked in a storm, and grounded near Reykjavik, Iceland. Rayner, RCN), HMCS Skeena (Lt.Cdr. Archer, RN) and the destroyers HMCS Assiniboine (Capt. C.O. Trontolite (British (tanker), 7115 GRT, built 1918), 1976 Olympics. All ships of the escort berther alongside except for HMAS Adelaide which patrolled in Gage Roads. with the new Bear Trap system on HMCS Assiniboine. Vian, DSO and Bar, RN), HMS Sikh (Cdr. Rio Blanco (British, 4086 GRT, built 1922), Fales (British (tanker), 10525 GRT, built 1939), E.P. H.W.U. Fourteen of the crew members are buried in Reykjavk and one was never found. C.G.W. J.G.W. The bulk of the convoy arrived at Liverpool on 16 February. How Carras (Greek, 5234 GRT, built 1918), This convoy departed U.K. waters on 9 February 1941 and arrived at Freetown on 1 March 1941. She was one of the six destroyers in the pre-war Royal Canadian Navy. King, RNVR) and HMS Scimitar (Lt. P. Archer-Shee, RNVR) joined. Tower Field (British, 4241 GRT, built 1935), 3, 1996 under tow by the Russian tug Purga destined for India This convoy departed Liverpool / the Clyde on 17/18 November 1940 for Suez where it arrived on 28 December 1940. Kajak (Estonian, 3234 GRT, built 1902), RCN - 16 Apr 1968 - 23 Jun 1969, LCdr Robert Benjamin Dougan - 23 Jun J.H. The destroyer HMCS Margaree, formerly HMS Diana. Hezlet, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Columbine T/A/Lt.Cdr. This troop convoy departed Halifax on 21 June 1941 and arrived in the Clyde on 30 June 1941. A.D. Bruford, RNVR) and HMS Clematis (Cdr. Former Crew Members . Jones, RCN) and HMCS Saguenay (Cdr. HMS Pretoria Castle rejoined to convoy around 1200 hours on 29 November. Six U-boats pursued the merchant ships with Skeena and Wetaskiwin defending the convoys starboard flank. G.R. Jupiter (F60) pulling away (8) On SKEENA'S stbd side are: For enquiries,contact us. RCN - 05 Jan 1960 - 22 Feb 1960, Cdr Andrew Laurence Collier, Jul 1980 (3) HMCS SKEENA at Charleston, South Carolina, Feb 1980 G.F. Renwick, RN) joined on 13 February. F.J.G. Scurfield, RN) and HMS Westcott (Lt.Cdr. Stocker, RN) on the 28th and HMS Vimy (Lt.Cdr. SKEENA underwent her DELEX refit at A.H. Easton, DSC, RCNR), HMCS Restigouche (A/Lt.Cdr. Stubbs, RCN), HMCS St. Laurent (Lt.Cdr. been drafted to Mackenzie. HMS Furious arrived in the Clyde also around 1800A/5. Stephen, DSC, RCNR). J.C. Hibbard, RCN) joined the convoy coming from the U.K. HMS Dorsetshire then parted company. My dad Reginald Sargeant served on HMCS Skeena on Convoy duty as a member of the RCNVR. Jenks, RN) and HMS Cottesmore (Lt.Cdr. W.B. She was finished off shortly after midnight on 22 February 1940 by a torpedo the German submarine U-23. Embroidery thread available in full colours, tactical (subdued) olive thread, or tactical (subdued) brown t . Mair, Birmingham searched for the aircraft rejoining the convoy for the night not having found the aircraft. K.F. It was made up of the following merchant vessels; Varand (British, 6023 GRT, built 1927), E.J.S. Grard, OS.SN-LS.SN - 1976-1980 / PO2 NET(A) - 1987-1990, McLeod, 1968 - 16 Apr 1968, LCdr William Gould Brown, Russell, RCN), HMCS Pictou (T/A/Lt.Cdr. J.C. Hibbard, RCN) which came from the U.K. Consuelo (British, 4847 GRT, built 1937), On departure from Iceland the escort was made up of the battleship HMS Revenge (Capt. This convoy of troopships departed Halifax on 11 June 1940 for Liverpool where it arrived on 21 June 1940. A.C.G. Rushbrooke, DSC, RN), light cruiser HMS Dido (Capt. The AA cruiser HMS Cairo (Capt. Rushbrooke, DSC, RN), light cruiser HMS Dido (Capt. Fax by Mac Mackay April 2015, HOME PAGE SHIP INDEX HMS Hyperion parted company with the convoy on the 6th and also returned to Halifax. Cleeves, DSC, RD, RNR) joined. Hawley on HMCS SKEENA on the Iceland trip 1969. David Christopher Morse - 15 Jul 1987 - 09 Jan 1989, Cdr Subsequent action from Allied surface ships destroyed a third boat, and permitted the capture of a fourth. Martin, RN) was joined around 0800 hours by HMS Argus (Capt. Remuera (British, 11445 GRT, built 1911), E.G.N. Thalia (British, 8329 GRT, built 1926), J.R. Barnes, RN) and HMS Acasta (Cdr. HMS Revenge parted company with the convoy at 1400N/27 to return to Halifax. Martin, At 0900/28 the Dutch AA cruiser HrMs Jacob van Heemskerck (Cdr. Ret'd, HMCS SKEENA'S first Commanding Officer - 30 Mar 1957 - 20 Aug 1958. ", HMCS SKEENA 207 shadowing the Soviet ship Kiev, 26 May As a young boy I learned of his experience of the tragedy. Submit events/comments/updates for this vessel, ADM 53/112036 + ADM 53/111885 + ADM 53/112448, ADM 53/114130 + ADM 53/114323 + ADM 53/114324 + ADM 53/114332 + ADM 53/114333 + ADM 53/114489 + ADM 199/409, ADM 53/114483 + ADM 53/114771 + ADM 199/661. Statesman (British, 7939 GRT, built 1923), Samaria (British, 19597 GRT, built 1921, carrying 787 troops), With them was also the troopship Empress of Australia (British, 21833 GRT, built 1914) which was to proceed to Iceland. Beaverford (British, 10042 GRT, built 1928), Sandsend (British, 3612 GRT, built 1925), W.B. Capulet (British (tanker), 8190 GRT, built 1932), #10098 HMCS Skeena . Russell, RN). Canadian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers Canadian Armed Forces CH-124 Sea King detailed list: MyAviation.net: Photographer Philippe Serafino Prentice, DSO, RCN) and HMCS St. Laurent (Lt.Cdr. HMCS SKEENA 207 refueling from HMCS Bonaventure in the Caribbean circa 1970 At 1200/21, the Dunedin Star, Melbourne Star and Stirling Castle, escorted by HMS Kingston proceeded ahead. On 17 Jul 1976, HMCS PROTECTEUR, Tregarthen (British, 5201 GRT, built 1936), Mable, Smiles and Hambone, HMCS Skeena. City of Eastbourne (British, 5563 GRT, built 1923), F.H.G. The crew buried their dead with full naval honours at the Fossaburg cemetery near Reykjavik. Madden, RN), HMS Phoebe (Capt. Stylianos Chandris (British, 6059 GRT, built 1919), (11) Engine room turbine steam controls - large wheel Little time was wasted employing the Canadian vessels, and within a week, Restigouche and St. Laurent were taking part in the evacuation of British and French troops from Dunkirk while Skeena performed anti-submarine patrols in the Western Approaches. Map showing port visits and a list of ships that were 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. Martin, RN) joined. A.H. Easton, DSC, RCNR), HMCS Skeena (A/Lt.Cdr. Patrol boat HMCS Adversus ran aground; destroyer HMCS Skeena dragged its anchor and stranded on the island of Viey in Iceland; five boats of the 29th Motor Torpedo Boat . sloops HMS Indus (Cdr. Cdr Donald Stuart MacKay 5) Cdr P.J. She was present on DDay but on 25October dragged her anchors in a storm and was wrecked on Videy Island, near Reykjavik, Iceland losing fifteen of her complement. E.R. J.C. Hibbard, RCN) and HMS Bradford (Lt.Cdr. Added a landing platform for CH-124 use. Akaroa (British, 15130 GRT, built 1914), Meyrick, KCB, RN), HMS York (Capt. Phibbs, RN), joined the convoy in the afternoon of the 18th. from United States. the line up on left Tom Price; the blond guy was named Bond; pouring tots is Andes (British, 25689 GRT, built 1939), Tancock, DSC and Bar, RN) joined. Amberton (British, 5377 GRT, built 1928), By that point, SC 42 had been steaming through a gale for five days, and were 72 hours behind schedule. HMCS Skeena, the "grand old lady of the Navy," was doomed; not the victim of a torpedo, not the victim of aerial bombing, but of shipwreck. Howard Gill. Ullapool (British, 4891 GRT, built 1927), The troopship Andes (British, 25689 GRT, built 1939, 1508 troops) departed Lyttelton Harbour, New Zealand (near Christchurch) on 1 May 1940. Botwey (British, 5106 GRT, built 1916), I.G. At 1226A/1, a Walrus aircraft from HMS Birmingham force landed on the water 95 from position 0925'N, 1639'W. HMCS Skeena (A class destroyer) 12.04.1943-(12.1943) HMCS Kootenay (D class destroyer) 02.01.1944-(02. During the forenoon the troopship Queen Mary (British, 81235 GRT, built 1936, 5059 troops) came out escorted by the light cruiser HMAS Perth (Capt. Newton Moore (British, 5673 GRT, built 1937), C.M. R.L.B. Aun (Norwegian, 1908 GRT, built 1930), She was built by John I. Thornycroft & Company at Woolston, Hampshire and commissioned into the RCN on June 10th 1931 at Portsmouth, England. E.G.N. Skeena coordinated a search, and within an hour, the two ships regained SONAR contact with the enemy. She served as an escort on the deadly North Atlantic run during the Second World War, destroyed a German U-boat, guarded the D-Day invasion force from enemy submarines, and sunk surface raiders off the coast of France. Despite her illustrious wartime record, she met an ignoble end: smashed upon Icelands frigid shores amidst a terrible gale. P.W. Creery, RCN), HMCS Restigouche (Lt.Cdr. and took her place in the convoy. Stokes, RN), HMCS St. Laurent (Lt. H.S. Rio Blanco, Yarraville. Orcades (British, 23456 GRT, built 1937), LEADING SEAMAN Served from 1951 - 1963 Served in HMCS Cornwallis. Anthea (British, 5186 GRT, built 1924), 17 July 1940 HMCS Skeena rescues 64 crewmembers of a torpedoed merchant ship, the SS Manipor, in the waters north of Scotland. The Loch Maddy, which had straggled from the convoy was hit in the early evening of 21 February 1940 by a torpedo from the German submarine U-57. HIS MAJESTYS Canadian Ship Skeena was a River-class destroyer and one of the first two ships built expressly for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN). The convoy was escorted by the heavy cruiser HMS Norfolk (Capt. Larcheveque on the bridge of HMCS SKEENA 207, HMCS SKEENA 207 - Standing Naval Force Atlantic Victoria City (British, 4739 GRT, built 1929) and Ruck-Keene, RN) joined followed around 1600N/14 by the destroyers HMS Broke (Cdr. P.F.X. W.A.F. Anglo Indian (British, 5609 GRT, built 1938), (5). W.B. H.G. to take photos in the CCR (radio room). Action commenced when Skeena sighted the diesel exhaust of a submarine, eight miles off the convoys starboard beam. At the rendezvous HMAS Australia then parted company and proceeded to Simonstown. C.J. E.P. On 8 February 1940 HMS Royal Sovereign parted company with the convoy which then continued on unescorted until the destoyer HMS Winchelsea (Lt.Cdr. G.H.E. British Commander (British (tanker), 6901 GRT, built 1922), City of Athens (British, 6558 GRT, built 1923), She was built by John I. Thornycroft Company at Woolston, Hampshire and commissioned into the RCN o commissioned on 30 Mar 1957. Boltonhall (British, 4824 GRT, built 1935), Cliona (British (tanker), 8375 GRT, built 1931), uboat.net crew / Allied Warships section. HMCS Galiano and her crew of Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reservists was the only Canadian Naval vessel lost during WWI - only 12 days before the armistice to end the "war to end all wars". Donald, RN) and HMS Wolverine (Cdr. Fisher, RN) on 30 April. At 0035N/10, HMS Hermes parted company with the convoy and proceeded to Dakar. St. Johns Newfoundland, in 1942. 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. Mainguy, RCN), HMCS Restigouche (Cdr. Ron Bezant. Kina II (British, 9823 GRT, built 1939), Clark, RN) were joined by the AA cruiser HMS Cairo (Capt. It was being escorted by the destroyers HMS Harvester (Lt.Cdr. Reina del Pacifico (British, 17702 GRT, built 1931), Clark, RN), HMCS St. Laurent (Lt. H.S. Hopecastle (British, 5178 GRT, built 1937), Stokes, RN), HMS Eclipse (Lt.Cdr. Manchester Port (British, 7071 GRT, built 1935), J.R. Boucher - 07 Jul Around 0630B/19, the destroyers HMS Ashanti (Lt.Cdr. 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. The convoy was made up of the following ships; Although convoy escorts were unable to locate the enemy sub, the British destroyers in Iceland sailed to intercept and defend SC 42; the corvettes Chambly and Moose Jaw continued to close the convoy, but were still over 24 hours away. Parthenia (British, 4872 GRT, built 1917), B.G. A.M. McKillop, RN), HMCS Saskatchewan (T/Lt.Cdr. Edelsten, RN), HMS Cumberland (Capt. Armstrong, RN). The escort was reinforced with the AA cruiser HMS Carlisle (Capt. He graduated from Fleet School in the early 1950's . Boak, RCN). Learn how your comment data is processed. Arinia (British (tanker), 8024 GRT, built 1936), Tisdall, RCN) and and HMCS St. Laurent (Lt.Cdr. Along with her sister ship HMCS Saguenay, Skeena was built to Canadian specificationsby John I. Thornycroft of Southampton, England. Skeena served in peacetime as a training vessel, and as escort during the royal visit of 1939. Llangibby Castle (British, 11951 GRT, built 1929), Tredinnick (British, 4589 GRT, built 1921), The convoy departed Sydney, Nova Scotia on Aug. 30 and was routed north near Greenland to avoid a large group of U-boats known to be operating southwest of Iceland. In total, Wetaskiwin deployed four patterns of depth charges, and Skeena attacked twice. This last cruiser then set course to return to Durban. The inaugural naval crew of MV Asterix is assigned to Canada's first Resolve Class Naval Support Ship, and the largest ship built in Canada for the Royal Canadian Navy. Most convoys under Skeenas protection arrived at their destinations unharmed. Stokes, RN), HMS Inglefield (Capt. On departure from Halifax it was escorted by the battleship HMS Revenge (Capt. On passing the boom at Lamlash they were joined by the destroyers HMCS Ottawa (Cdr. H.E. 74. weaning a toddler cold turkey; abc polish newspaper . Sovac (British (tanker), 6724 GRT, built 1938), HMCS Charlottetown (T/Lt.Cdr. Frederick K.S. It was made up of the following merchant vessels; List price: Previous Price C $61.00 . Newton Moore (British, 5673 GRT, built 1937), On 31July 1942 while escorting convoy ON.115, she shared with HMCS Wetaskiwin in the sinking of U588. Viceroy of India (British, 19627 GRT, built 1929). Lay, RN), HMCS St. Laurent (Lt.Cdr. At 0430A/19, the destroyers HMS Wanderer (Cdr. They parted company on 11 March 1939 and the convoy was from then on escorted by the battleship HMS Malaya (Capt. Montreal City (British, 3066 GRT, built 1920), Brooke, RN) took over from HMS Devonshire. [3] Douglas et al, No Higher Purpose, 237. Military abbreviations used in service files have been compiled by Library and. Her torpedoes missed, but the submarine remained undetected. A photo of the ship's company plus the complete list of names of the officers and crew. 1972, (1) Upon departure from Halifax the convoy was made up of the following merchant ships: These were the Gretafield and Langleeford. 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