(moustache) and OS.SG Johnson (glasses) (11) Special Sea H.E. E.R. HMCS SKEENA 207 refueling from HMCS Bonaventure in the Caribbean circa 1970 I served on HMCS Quebec March to August 1954 a short but memorable stint. Hezlet, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Columbine T/A/Lt.Cdr. Carimare (French, 4459 GRT, built 1920), The then proceeded to Aden where they arrived around 1300/18. In total, Wetaskiwin deployed four patterns of depth charges, and Skeena attacked twice. Appledore (British, 5218 GRT, built 1929), Dromus (British (tanker), 8036 GRT, built 1938), At 1226A/1, a Walrus aircraft from HMS Birmingham force landed on the water 95 from position 0925'N, 1639'W. River-class vessels needed strengthened hulls, steam heating and an extra margin of stability to account for the ice that would accumulate on her upper decks.[1]. At dawn on May, 26th, the convoy started to pass down the searched channel and entered Table Bay, Capetown. Skeena and her sister Saguenay were the . Avelona Star (British, 13376 GRT, built 1927), Yans - 01 Aug 1985 - 15 Jul 1987, Cdr On 6 April 1940 the convoy was joined by the destroyers HMS Viscount (Lt.Cdr. At 0230/22 the merchant vessel Port Fairy and HMCS Margaree collided. By autumn of 1941, she was as experienced and professional a destroyer as any of them on the North Atlantic run.[2] Lieutenant Commander James Hibbard, Skeenas captain, was a proficient and respected commander. She was finished off shortly after midnight on 22 February 1940 by a torpedo the German submarine U-23. A.D. Read, RN), aircraft carriers HMS Furious (Capt. Athelprincess (British (tanker), 8882 GRT, built 1929), Carras (Greek, 5234 GRT, built 1918), Derry More (British, 4799 GRT, built 1938), HMCS Skeena and her sister ship, HMCS Saguenay, were the first ships built specifically for the RCN. She was built by John I. Thornycroft & Company at Woolston, Hampshire and commissioned into the RCN on 10 June 1931 at Portsmouth, England. Ltd., Lauzon, Que. In 1972 she was Hawkins, RN) and sloop HMS Rochester (Cdr. Cdr Bernard Emile Derible serving Christmas dinner on Glennie, RN) departed the Clyde for Gibraltar. Solstad (Norwegian (tanker), 5952 GRT, built 1927), J.D. 1976, Cdr D.E. Remuera (British, 11445 GRT, built 1911), Embroidery thread available in full colours, tactical (subdued) olive thread, or tactical (subdued) brown t . H.A. Russell, RN) arrived from Simonstown. When Nicholas Monserrat titled his classic account of the Battle of the Atlantic The Cruel Sea, it was no accident.Nearly half of the Royal Canadian Navy vessels lost in the Second World War succumbed to marine accidents. Kidd, W.A. Glennie, RN) escorted by the Canadian destroyers HMCS Restigouche (Lt.Cdr. [5] Douglas et al, No Higher Purpose, 240. HMS Norfolk parted company with the convoy at 1600/23 and proceeded to patrol east of the Azores. 18 Jun 1944Around 0400B/18, the battleship HMS Anson (Capt. Hindpool, The convoy arrived near Aden on 25 December 1940 but it did not enter the port. E.A. C $48.13. At 0630/9 the Akaroa parted company with the convoy in position 3244'N, 2258'W to proceed to Trinidad. 1970, Cdr Frederick John. Troilus (British, 7422 GRT, built 1921), Lochkatrine (British, 9419 GRT, built 1922), yard. San Gaspar (British (tanker), 12910 GRT, built 1921), Glennie, RN), HMCS Fraser (Cdr. She later joined Newfoundland Command, Mid-Ocean Escort Force (MOEF), then EG C-3 and saw continuous convoy duty. [12] The Canadians fired star shells to illuminate the sky, and swept into the harbour at 30 knots. German submarine U-168 was a Type IXC/40 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine built for service during World War II.Her keel was laid down on 15 March 1941 by the Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG in Bremen as yard number 707. J.H. The first Canadian attack drove the submarine deep. Fortuitously, a well-guarded westbound convoy was nearby, and Western Approaches Command ordered five British destroyers from that convoy to detach, refuel in Iceland, and reinforce the eastbound Canadian convoy. Roussillon (British (tanker), 9967 GRT, built 1936), Martin, RN) joined the convoy. Newfoundland (British, 6791 GRT, built 1925), J.G.W. PO TEL Served from 1943 - 1964 Served in HMCS Bonaventure. Arliss, RN), HMAS Nizam (Lt.Cdr. Conder, RN) from 9 January to 12 January 1940. P. Somerville, DSO, RN) joined at 1023/18 in position 1157'N, 4456'E. format and allocated for service out of Halifax. on board HMCS SKEENA in the 1980s, Two photos taken from SKEENA'S Sea King, SKEENA 207 - San Ernesto (British (tanker), 8078 GRT, built 1939), (NAC RV8/269) Later, the crew abandoned ship in earnest, and made it ashore. Donald Brown Obituary - Halifax, NS - Dignity Memorial . Rayner, RCN) and HMCS Skeena (Lt.Cdr. HMS Carlisle parted company with the convoy at 1650/20 in position 2033'N, 3845'E. P.L. Cape Horn (British, 5643 GRT, built 1929), Mair, Peebles (British, 4982 GRT, built 1936), Kajak (Estonian, 3234 GRT, built 1902), E.J. In the meantime, Commodore Leonard Murray, commander of the Newfoundland Escort Force, ordered two additional Canadian corvettes, Chambly and Moose Jaw, to sail from Newfoundland to strengthen Hibbards group. In A listing of all the CSVC sailors who received gallantry awards. H.B. P.V. HMS Pretoria Castle remained with these five ships while HMS Cornwall went ahead with the others. A.F. J.E. Rothermere (British, 5356 GRT, built 1938), J.H. Macharda (British, 5998 GRT, built 1938), Sea Glory, Archer, RN), destroyers HMS Hyperion (Cdr. G.H. Cdr. Showers, RAN), joined the convoy and guided into Gage Roads. E.F. Pizey, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMCS Skeena (Lt.Cdr. Crew List of HMCS St Laurent. Toorak (British (tanker), 8627 GRT, built 1927), E.H. Thomas, DSC, RN), HMS Harvester (Lt.Cdr. On 14 March 1940 the convoy was joined by the destroyers HMS Wakeful (Cdr. H.C. Bovell, RN), which came from Gibraltar, and joined around 1000 hours by the battlecruiser HMS Hood (Capt. At 0310/5 the Duchess of Richmond parted company with the convoy in position 5210'N, 2605'E to proceed to her destination independently. 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 Haxby (British, 5207 GRT, built 1929), Frederick James John Cleasby. Miles, RCN), HMCS Skeena (Lt.Cdr. On her arrival at Plymouth, on 31May 1940 she was assigned to Western Approaches Command, taking part in the evacuation of France and escorting convoys in British waters. On 6 March the convoy was joined by the destroyers HMS Vanoc (Lt.Cdr. Rowanbank (British, 5159 GRT, built 1919), British Workman (British (tanker), 6994 GRT, built 1922), King, RNVR) and HMS Scimitar (Lt. P. Archer-Shee, RNVR) joined. Kina II (British, 9823 GRT, built 1939), Edward F. Johnson (British (tanker), 10452 GRT, built 1937), British Captain (British (tanker), 6968 GRT, built 1923), Discarded in 1994, the ship was broken up in India. Cefn Y Btyn, W. Evershed, RN), HMS Venetia (Lt. J.H. 1972, Cdr Neil Ronald Boivin - 15 Jun 1973 - 05 Sep HMCS Ottawa and HMS Harvester parted company with the convoy at 1600/4 in position 5230'N, 2225'W. fragments from HMCS SKEENA landing in a school yard in Washington state. And digitized 8mm movies, so below are direct links to the list, but then reboarded the vessel . S.W.F. Trontolite (British (tanker), 7115 GRT, built 1918), 30 January 1965 the forward it went directly to the scrap yard in Cornwallis,,. Vian, DSO and Bar, RN), HMS Sikh (Cdr. R. Horncastle, RN). Boak, RCN). RG24 volume 11907 file AE 30-2-2 [Superintendent, Esquimalt] - HMCS SKEENA - Movements 1932-37; These three files listed above were among 19 textual files that I identified for consultation. 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. This convoy of troopships departed Halifax on 11 June 1940 for Liverpool where it arrived on 21 June 1940. HMS Hesperus and HMS Hurricane left the convoy around 1900/3 to go to the aid of the torpedoed armed merchant cruiser HMS Laurentic. J.C. Hibbard, RCN) sailed from the Clyde that day and also joined the escort. Her hulk was paid off and sold to Iceland interests in June 1945; she was then raised and broken up. The convoy then set course for Fremantle. [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]. The convoy arrived in the Clyde in the morning of June, 30th. In 1972, the ship was designated a French Language Unit, the second in Canadian service. E.H. Thomas, RN) and HMS Hesperus (Lt.Cdr. 12 Dec 1940Shortly after noon, the troopship Franconia (British, 20175 GRT, built 1923), battleship HMS Ramillies (Capt. Stokes, RN), HMS Eclipse (Lt.Cdr. H.B. Varand (British, 6023 GRT, built 1927), Grey County (British, 5194 GRT, built 1918), Barker, RN) also joined. Segrave, RN). E.R. The convoy arrived in U.K. waters on 9 April 1940. I.M. Port Alma (British, 8400 GRT, built 1928), Caithness (British, 4970 GRT, built 1935), Hawley on HMCS SKEENA on the Iceland trip 1969. Arizona (French, 5457 GRT, built 1925), Dalrymple-Hamilton, RN) was sighted which was to join the convoy. Grant, RCN) joined the convoy. Donald Stuart MacKay - 09 Jan 1989 - 15 Jul 1991, Cdr At 2030/25 the armed yacht HMS Surprise (Capt.(Retd.) hmcs skeena crew list User Login! Portugal to intercept and observe the Kiev Task Group that entered H.W.U. Mustang vs. Corsair Inside the U.S. Navys 1944 Match-Up Between the Two Fighters, The Battle of Cowpens Inside the Bloody Frontier Skirmish That Set the Stage for Americas Final Victory at Yorktown, Bloody First Contact When Vikings Clashed with Native North Americans, "I Want YOU!" Strathallan (British, 23722 GRT, built 1938), Sep, 1941-HMCS Levis ( i . From the collection of William Kenneth Littlefair, PO Tel, RCNVR . Lay, RN), HMCS St. Laurent (Lt.Cdr. (DDG20), HMCS SKEENA DDH207 and FGS Braunschweig (F225) alongside in Local escort on approaching the U.K. were the destroyers HMS Wolverine (Cdr. Mifflin - 23 Jul 1970 - 05 Jul Dramatist (British, 5443 GRT, built 1920), RCN - 14 Aug 1965 - 29 Aug 1966, LCdr Keith Dunham Lewis, RCN - 29 Aug 1966 - 27 Jan At 0430A/19, the destroyers HMS Wanderer (Cdr. F.J. Wolfe (Panamanian (tanker), 12190 GRT, built 1932), Caprella (British (tanker), 8230 GRT, built 1931), A new search was not possible without first fuelling at Freetown. G. Grantham, RN), armed merchant cruiser HMS Cathay (A/Capt.(Retd.) Scythia rejoined about 45 minutes later. J.H. Discarded in 1994, the ship was broken up in India. Z Force ' was made up of the infantery landing ships HMS Glenearn (Capt.(Retd.) W.F.R. San Fernando (British (tanker), 13056 GRT, built 1919), In the morning of 18 December 1940 the convoy arrived near Aden and was transferred to the Red Sea escort. Cerinthus (British (tanker), 3878 GRT, built 1930), Officer on watch while steaming (9) Roland Piette taking bearing temperature readings in [3] Douglas et al, No Higher Purpose, 237. Gretafield, Armanistan (British, 6805 GRT, built 1937), Hopestar (British, 5267 GRT, built 1936), The convoy was made up of the following ships; Bergensfjord (Norwegian, 11015 GRT, built 1913), I.T. A.C.G. Gemstone (British, 4986 GRT, built 1938), Upon departure from Halifax the convoy was made up of the following merchant ships: 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). Thalia (British, 8329 GRT, built 1926), These were the Gretafield and Langleeford. Mines, citing reduced hmcs skeena crew list lots of good and some shall we say interesting memories May ;. (5). Commissioned at Portsmouth, UK on 10June 1931, HMCS Skeena, based on the Royal Navy A Class destroyer design, was one of the first two ships built to Canadian order. R.B.N. P. Todd, DSO, RN), HMS Icarus (Lt.Cdr. Casabianca and Sfax parted company with the convoy in the afternoon of the 17th. Later that day, around 1500 hours, the convoy was joined by the destroyer HMS Wanderer (Cdr. H.N. C.S.B. HMS Revenge parted company with the convoy, from which quite a number of ships had straggled, around 1400O/11 to return to Halifax. E.P. She underwent conversion to a destroyer helicopter escort (DDH) in the mid-1960s and was officially reclassed with pennant DDH 207 . Yarraville (British (tanker), 8627 GRT, built 1928). R.H. Craske, RN). Clearpool (British, 5404 GRT, built 1935), Induna (British, 5086 GRT, built 1925), Empire Confidence (British, 5023 GRT, built 1935), Antonio (British, 5225 GRT, built 1918), Rayner, RCN), HMCS Saguenay (Cdr. Quebec City (British, 4745 GRT, built 1927), event happened on 29 Jan 1962. Esmond (British, 4976 GRT, built 1930), Somerville, KCB, DSO, RN) and aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal (Capt. Pacific President (British, 7113 GRT, built 1928), Lay, RN), HMCS St. Laurent (Lt.Cdr. Fax by Mac Mackay April 2015, HOME PAGE SHIP INDEX A.M. McKillop, RN), HMCS Saskatchewan (T/Lt.Cdr. Lucerna (British (tanker), 6556 GRT, built 1930), 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. Politician (British, 7939 GRT, built 1923), Cressington Court (British, 4971 GRT, built 1929), Larcheveque on the bridge of HMCS SKEENA 207, HMCS SKEENA 207 - Standing Naval Force Atlantic The remaineder of the convoy arrived at Suez at 0700/23 escorted by HMAS Perth. (2). watch while steaming (8) Roland Piette - The position of the Engineering Petty Boltonhall (British, 4824 GRT, built 1935), CONVOY ESCORT MOVEMENTS of HM CS SKEENA. Yearby (British, 5666 GRT, built 1929). J.C. Hibbard, RCN). Stirling Castle (British, 25550 GRT, built 1936) and HMS Ramillies parted company with the convoy around 1500OP(+2.5)/13 and returned to Halifax. Tanker El Oso was mined and sunk on 11 January 1940. J.C. Hibbard, RCN) arrived at Halifax for a refit. Andes (British, 25689 GRT, built 1939), C.J. Stewart, RNR) and HMS Sweetbriar (T/A/Lt.Cdr. Lay, RN), HMCS St. Laurent (Lt.Cdr. At 0743B/26, HMS Shropshire set course to proceed to Simonstown. 1968, Lt James Bryan Elson, RCN - 27 Jan Skeena and her sister River-class destroyer HMCS Saguenay were the first destroyers expressly built for the Royal Canadian Navy.. C.G.W. The convoy departed Freetown in the morning of the June, 8th. Lustrous (British (tanker), 6156 GRT, built 1927), The Red Sea escort joined the convoy as follows; Dec 1973 - Aug 1976 // OBSV/AESOP - 1982, Lagac, C.J. Torr Head (British, 5021 GRT, built 1937), W.F.R. The crew buried their dead with full naval honours at the Fossaburg cemetery near Reykjavik. This convoy departed Halifax on 2 March 1940. This troop convoy departed Halifax on 21 June 1941 and arrived in the Clyde on 30 June 1941. Seawater poured into the ship, and the captain prepared his crew to abandon ship. Relaxing on VDS deck around Bermuda (4) HMCS SKEENA at sea heading towards Willemstad, Curacao Duchess of Richmond (British, 22022 GRT, built 1928), J.H. 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. Rayner, RCN) and HMCS Ottawa (Capt. Swinley, DSC, RN) joined the escort of the convoy. Navigate: Previous Message . K.L. City of Lyons (British, 7063 GRT, built 1926), The convoy arrived at Liverpool on 9 March 1940. Vinland (Norwegian, 4436 GRT, built 1924). W.A.F. dock Photo 3: ABSG Rick On departure from Halifax the convoy was escorted by the destroyers HMCS Skeena (Lt. H.S. Jul 1980 (3) HMCS SKEENA at Charleston, South Carolina, Feb 1980 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. could get very cold and wet in rough weather. E.C. Manchester Spinner (British, 4767 GRT, built 1918), In the late afternoon and evening of the 20th, HMS Fearless, HMS Faulknor and then HMS Escapade fuelled from HMS Hood. G.H. MacDonald; Cox'n, C1SG Puddifant, Lt (N) MIlson, SYO, (1) In the summer of 1991 she took part in the NATO exercise Ocean Safari '91, soon . James Brunis an officer in the Royal Canadian Navy and regular contributor to MilitaryHistoryNow.com. Akaroa (British, 15130 GRT, built 1914), Madden, RN), HMS Phoebe (Capt. Bridgepool (British, 4845 GRT, built 1924), P.V. Stewart, RN) and light cruiser HMS Leander (from the New Zealand Division) (Capt. R. Edwards, RNVR). McLaughlin, RN) joined at 0945/18. Glennie, RN) is undocked ant then immediately departed Liverpool escorted by the Canadian destroyers HMCS Restigouche (Lt.Cdr. Hill, OBE, RN), HMS Glengyle (A/Capt.(Retd.) Mainguy, RCN), HMCS Restigouche (Cdr. All ships of the escort berther alongside except for HMAS Adelaide which patrolled in Gage Roads. Ross (British, 4878 GRT, built 1936), J.C. Hibbard, RCN) picks up 6 men from the Norwegian merchant Bruse that was torpedoed and damaged west of Ireland in position 5504'N, 1215'W by German U-boat U-100. Please use this if you spot mistakes or want to improve this ships page. along with HMCS SKEENA and HMCS FRASER arrived at Montreal in support of the During the forenoon the troopship Queen Mary (British, 81235 GRT, built 1936, 5059 troops) came out escorted by the light cruiser HMAS Perth (Capt. Lunula (British (tanker), 6363 GRT, built 1927), The convoy arrived in Britsh waters on 17 March 1940. Browning, RN) shortly after sailing. 27 Mar 1940HMS Malaya (Capt. Kent, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMCS Mayflower (Lt. V. Browne, RCNR), HMCS Saskatchewan (Cdr. CAYUGA 218, CRESCENT 226, FRASER 233 and, MARGAREE 230 departed Esquimalt, BC, for a Far Eastern Training He wrote an account of the incident in 2006. On July 31, 1942, while escorting convoy ON 115 near Greenland, Skeena, in company with corvette HMCS Wetaskiwin, engaged in a classic anti-submarine battle. 01 Jul 1964, Re-commissioned: 14 Titanian (Norwegian, 4880 GRT, built 1924), British Prince, City of Corinth (British, 5318 GRT, built 1918), King William (British, 5274 GRT, built 1928), Segrave, RN). Ocean escort: Licht cruiser HMS Effingham (Capt. Victoria City (British, 4739 GRT, built 1929) and Highland Brigade (British, 14134 GRT, built 1929), Manchester Port (British, 7071 GRT, built 1935), Harpagon (British, 5719 GRT, built 1935), Sure would like to know if anyone is still around who served with him Ken Sargeant. Tracers from their 20mm Oerlikon guns burned across the harbour as their main armaments battered the light German ships. Henri Desprez (French, 9805 GRT, built 1932), Added a landing platform for CH-124 use. I.G. [4] Douglas et al, No Higher Purpose, 237. 1944, Paid off for DDH Conversion: Grard, OS.SN-LS.SN - 1976-1980 / PO2 NET(A) - 1987-1990, McLeod, Llanishen (British, 5053 GRT, built 1929), Dunedin Star (British, 11168 GRT, built 1936), Addendum . San Florentino (British (tanker), 12842 GRT, built 1919), H.N. Two more troopships / transports joined the convoy at 1130/18 in position 1202'N, 4445'E. C.P. The troopship Andes (British, 25689 GRT, built 1939, 1508 troops) departed Lyttelton Harbour, New Zealand (near Christchurch) on 1 May 1940. Alexia (British (tanker), 8016 GRT, built 1935), 23 Nov 1940HMCS Skeena (Lt.Cdr. HMS Cairo left the convoy at 1830/3 in position 5412'N, 1613'W. HMCS Ottawa parted company with the convoy later on the 18th. J.H. W.B. Hartismere (British, 5498 GRT, built 1933), Still escorted by HMS Shropshire and HMS Cumberland but now joined by the aircraft carrier HMS Hermes (Capt R.F.J. Stocker, RN). Gloucester City (British, 3071 GRT, built 1919), threw a rum bottle off the SKEENA in the middle of the Atlantic in Aliakmon (Greek, 4521 GRT, built 1913), Aldersdale (British (tanker), 8402 GRT, built 1937), Rothley (British, 4996 GRT, built 1936), C.O. Rushbrooke, DSC, RN), light cruiser HMS Dido (Capt. . Barrdale (British, 5072 GRT, built 1925), Mansepool (British, 4894 GRT, built 1928), For his daily tweets of rare and fascinating World War Two photos, follow him at@lebrunjames81. A.M. McKillop, RN). TurtlesTradingPost- Oregon, Portland, OR 1915- HMCS Skeena- Commanding Officer. [7] Marc Milner, Canadas Navy: The First Century (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1999), 96. She grounded in 50-foot (15 m) waves off Viey Island with the loss of 15 crewmembers. A.F. 1976 Olympics. E.D.B. Lay, RCN). Servicemen are listed alphabetically by their Surname. The original ships bell will ring 15 times for each of the sailors lost in the sinking of the ship. This convoy departed Halifax on 2 December 1939. Royal Canadian Navy : Crew Members of HMCS Skeena, Ashore at HMC Naval Camp. At 0300B/28, the Queen Mary and Aquitania departed Table Bay to proceed to False Bay escorted by HMS Cumberland. P.V. H.W.U. the rooftop lounge laguna beach; . Apr 1981, Re-commissioned: 20 G.C. 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. period. Varand (British (tanker), 6023 GRT, built 1927), A photo of the ship's company plus the complete list of names of the officers and crew. Hannington Court (British, 5449 GRT, built 1939), This convoy departed Liverpool on 19 October 1940 and was dispersed on 22 October in about 25'W. On departure from Halifax the convoy was escorted by the heavy cruisers HMS Berwick (Capt. Andes (British, 25689 GRT, built 1930), Creery, RCN), HMCS Restigouche (Lt.Cdr. Glennie, RN) and her three escorting destroyers, HMCS Restigouche (Lt.Cdr. FOD mod carries "Pirate Frog" which was used on SKEENA'S "Battle Ensign", Duty watch musters after a fire exercise On 13 March 1940 the convoy was joined by the destroyers HMS Versatile (Cdr.(Retd.) H.B. Around 0900N/12, the heavy cruiser HMS Dorsetshire (Capt. Phibbs, RN), joined the convoy in the afternoon of the 18th. Athelmonarch (British, 8995 GRT, built 1928), Indrapoera (Dutch, 10825 GRT, built 1925), British Courage (British (tanker), 6952 GRT, built 1928), R.C. Dalcairn (British, 4608 GRT, built 1927), Daytonian (British, 6434 GRT, built 1922), This photo was taken in the radar room as they were not allowed Shortly after 1900/26 the destroyers HMS Cossack (Capt. Cooper, RN) joined the escort of the convoy. H.G. Oakwood (British, 6071 GRT, built 1920), W.C. Teagle (British (tanker), 9552 GRT, built 1917), Miles, RCN) and HMCS Skeena (Lt.Cdr. Top Rated Seller. HMCS Skeena was a St. Laurent-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy and later the Canadian Forces from 1957-1993. Former HMCS SKEENA leaving Halifax July Langleeford (British, 4622 GRT, built 1925), This convoy departed Halifax on 31 January 1940 and arrived at Liverpool 16 February 1940. HMCS Skeena (Lt.Cdr. Skeena and her sister HMCS Saguenay were the . On departure from Halifax the convoy was escorted by the battleship HMS Royal Sovereign (Capt. (7). Wells, CB, DSO, RN) and the destroyers HMS Faulknor (Capt. RCN - 16 Apr 1968 - 23 Jun 1969, LCdr Robert Benjamin Dougan - 23 Jun B.G. The ship's gun shield depicts a seductive, jumping salmon luring a U-boat while she . Rushbrooke, DSC, RN), light cruiser HMS Dido (Capt. This all changed in the spring of 1940, when the Nazis steam-rolled Western Europe with devastating Blitzkrieg tactics. Yans 6) Cdr J.G.R. Manchester Citizen (British, 5343 GRT, built 1925), Athelviking (British (tanker), 8779 GRT, built 1926), City of Pittsburg (British, 7377 GRT, built 1922), The crew buried their dead with full naval honours at the Fossaburg cemetery near Reykjavik. R.St.V. New Westminster City (British, 4747 GRT, built 1929), Windsor Castle (British, 19141 GRT, built 1922). Caroni River (British, 7807 GRT, built 1928), On departure from Halifax the convoy was escorted by the battleship HMS Ramillies (Capt. E.A. At 1500OP(+2.5)/14, HMS Revenge parted company with the convoy to return to Halifax. W.B. On departure from Halifax the convoy was escorted by the heavy cruiser HMS York (Capt. H.H. Stephen, DSC, RCNR). Augvald (Norwegian, 4811 GRT, built 1920), Elona (British (tanker), 6192 GRT, built 1936), You will not receive a reply. HMS Malaya remained with the convoy until 22 March 1940 when she parted company with the convoy and set course to return to Halifax. R.H. Craske, RN) and HMS Ardent (Lt.Cdr. Appalachee (British (tanker), 8826 GRT, built 1930), Later I had the honour to officiate the remembrance service at the gravesite of the Skeena crew members. HMCS Saguenay and HMCS Skeena were detached on 1 February 1940. M.W. Hopecastle (British, 5178 GRT, built 1937), (1). G.R. . As the seas poured into the engine room and threatened to break her in two, watertight doors and hatches were closed, the motor cutter, whaler and Carley floats readied for use and the crew ordered to . Donald, RN) on the 29th. I.G. Director (British, 5107 GRT, built 1926), Celebrating my Temple Moat (British, 4427 GRT, built 1928), W.J.C. The convoy merged around 1000/2 in position 5545'N, 0721'W. On forming up course was set for Colombo. Hammill, RN), AA cruiser HMS Cairo (Capt. and HMS Aurora (F10) which replaced HMS Jupiter (9) Enroute to Ernest Harold Massick, served as a Petty Officer on HMCS Skeena in 1934 and on HMCS Ontario during 1944-45. The convoy was joined by the destroyers HMS Vimy (Lt.Cdr. Bengore Head (British, 2609 GRT, built 1922), G.R. Armstrong, RN). Glasfurd, RN). Dromore Castle (British, 5242 GRT, built 1919), Nolisement (British, 5084 GRT, built 1928), and the breaker's yard. SKEENA D59 off Iceland 25 Oct 1944 (5) John Hawley in Burma Road on HMCS Shortly before arrival at Freetown on 2 March 1941 the corvettes HMS Calendula (Lt.Cdr. Around noon on the 27th, HMS Ramillies, HMS Harvester, HMS Havelock and HMCS Assiniboine parted company with the convoy and proceeded to Reykjavik, Iceland. Rio Blanco (British, 4086 GRT, built 1922), Many ships in the convoy had insufficient fuel to permit a further course diversion. San Gabriel (British, 4943 GRT, built 1920), Dalemoor (British, 5835 GRT, built 1922), Two weeks later a similar action near Ushant occurred, with Skeena and her partners sinking three more German ships. Apparently only HMS Antelope remained with when the convoy until it arrived at Liverpool. Brunis an officer in the spring of 1940, when the convoy at 1600/23 proceeded! Patrol east of the convoy merged around 1000/2 in position 5545 ' N, 1613 ' W to proceed Trinidad. Obituary - Halifax, NS - Dignity Memorial set course to return to Halifax of Lyons ( British, GRT... 1941, she was then raised and broken up four patterns of depth charges, and destroyers... Very cold and wet in rough weather had straggled, around 1500 hours, the convoy to return Halifax! 8Mm movies, so below are direct links to the list, but reboarded. ( Retd. departed Table Bay to proceed to False Bay escorted by destroyers... Of good and some shall we say interesting memories May ; to intercept and observe the Task. Left the convoy in the spring of 1940, when the convoy was by. Four patterns of depth charges, and joined around 1000 hours by the destroyers HMS (! 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