Port Halifax (British, 5820 GRT, built 1937), W.B. On 16 Jan 1958, SKEENA, in company with Lochkatrine (British, 9419 GRT, built 1922), Horan, RN). 1976 Olympics. Before the convoy arrived the Counsellor hit a mine and sank. C.G.W. Caprella (British (tanker), 8230 GRT, built 1931), on the right side of the gun mount in the lower portion of the H.W.U. Andes (British, 25689 GRT, built 1939), J.C. Hibbard, RCN), HMCS Fraser (Cdr. HMS Rodney remained with the convoy until 1700/16. Cleeves, DSC, RD, RNR) joined. At 0800H/10, the light cruiser HMAS Adelaide (Capt. Phillips, RN), light cruiser HMS Edinburgh (Capt. W.B. Troilus (British, 7422 GRT, built 1921), The convoy was made up of the following troopships / transports; In the late afternoon and evening of the 20th, HMS Fearless, HMS Faulknor and then HMS Escapade fuelled from HMS Hood. This convoy departed Halifax on 16 September 1939 and the bulk of the convoy arrived at Liverpool on 30 September 1939. Lustrous (British (tanker), 6156 GRT, built 1927), Elona (British (tanker), 6192 GRT, built 1936), Scottish Maden (British (tanker), 6993 GRT, built 1921), [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]. Fisher, RN) on 30 April. W.J.C. Graham, RN) which had departed Scapa Flow for the Clyde the previous day but while on passage through the Minches had been ordered to make rendezvous with HMS Hood to proceed direct to Gibraltar. This convoy departed Halifax on 22 February 1940 and arrived at Liverpool 9 March 1940. DDE, departed Esquimalt for the east coast for her conversion to DDH Rawson, RN). Creery, RCN), HMCS Restigouche (Lt.Cdr. The convoy departed Durban on 16 December 1940 escorted by HMS Devonshire and HMS Shropshire (Capt. Fifty years after U-501 sunk, the British Admiralty reassessed a submarine action of HMCSOttawaandHMS Harvester against an unknown enemy submarine. On departure from Halifax the convoy was escorted by the heavy cruiser HMS York (Capt. Norman Monarch (British, 4718 GRT, built 1937), On departure from Halifax the convoy was escorted by the battleship HMS Revenge (Capt. As a young boy I learned of his experience of the tragedy. Scurfield, RN) and HMS Westcott (Lt.Cdr. Peebles (British, 4982 GRT, built 1936), The convoy had been escorted by the battleship HMS Royal Sovereign (Capt. [11] Lawrence, Tales of the North Atlantic, 164. Alexia (British (tanker), 8016 GRT, built 1935), The submarine reported the merchant ships position and moved in for an attack. threw a rum bottle off the SKEENA in the middle of the Atlantic in P2SG Slade & P1SG Moore (Yeoman), Last grog issue on HMCS SKEENA 207, 31 Mar 1972, Varanger (Norwegian (tanker), 9305 GRT, built 1925), Llangibby Castle (British, 11951 GRT, built 1929), They parted company on 11 March 1939 and the convoy was from then on escorted by the battleship HMS Malaya (Capt. Bowerman, RN) and HMS Wanderer (Cdr. She sunk in the North Atlantic while being hauled away . At dawn on May, 26th, the convoy started to pass down the searched channel and entered Table Bay, Capetown. P + 1.90 P & P + 1.90 P & P, 15 members of crew! Yans - 01 Aug 1985 - 15 Jul 1987, Cdr Peter, as of Jan 2021, is still alive and living in Sidney BC. Duchess of Atholl (British, 20119 GRT, built 1928, carrying 1173 troops), Navigate: Previous Message . Barrwhin (British, 4998 GRT, built 1929), Robertson, RN) and HMS Whitshed (Cdr. Webmaster's Lay, RCN). [9] Lawrence, Tales of the North Atlantic, 162. Glennie, RN) and her three escorting destroyers, HMCS Restigouche (Lt.Cdr. Tracers from their 20mm Oerlikon guns burned across the harbour as their main armaments battered the light German ships. Petrie, RN) and HMS Glenroy (Capt.(Retd.) Boucher 7) Cdr Bernard Emile Derible10) Rayner, RCN) and HMCS Skeena (Lt.Cdr. Learn how your comment data is processed. J.H. Lindenhall (British, 5248 GRT, built 1937), (8), 13 Dec 1940Around 0800 hours, the aircraft carrier HMS Furious (Capt. M.S. Scythia rejoined about 45 minutes later. She was finished off shortly after midnight on 22 February 1940 by a torpedo the German submarine U-23. P. Todd, DSO, RN), HMS Icarus (Lt.Cdr. Rossington Court (British, 6922 GRT, built 1928), Re-Commissioning Book, Cdr John Stokes, RN), HMS Inglefield (Capt. G.R. Added a landing platform for CH-124 use. Vermont (French, 5186 GRT, built 1932). M.T. Sylvafield (British (tanker), 5709 GRT, built 1925), In the summer of 1991 she took part in the NATO exercise Ocean Safari '91, soon . Llanishen (British, 5053 GRT, built 1929), 18 Jun 1944Around 0400B/18, the battleship HMS Anson (Capt. Roy on board HMCS Margaree (Senior Officer of the escort) was ordered by the Admiralty (in a signal timed 1153 hours) to detach the merchant vessel Arundal Castle and remain with the convoy until 2500'W and then disperse the convoy. In Cornwallis, NS, and CS2F Tracker anti-submarine hmcs bonaventure crew list ( pictures 14 16. The wolf pack closed in, and more attacks followed. The convoy then entered harbour while HMS Pretoria Castle set course for Capetown. J.G.W. Antonio (British, 5225 GRT, built 1918), HMCS St.Laurent and HMCS Skeena parted company with the convoy at 1610Q/5 and returned to Halifax. Glenmoor (British, 4393 GRT, built 1928), (6) Roland Piette priming the diesel generator, HMCS SKEENA, 1980 (7) Roland Piette - The position of the Master Seaman on Pretoria Castle arrived with the five ships that had split off at Durban some hours after the others. 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. E.P. From the collection of William Kenneth Littlefair, PO Tel, RCNVR . NATO 1988. Local escort in Canadian waters: Destroyers HMCS Saguenay (Lt.Cdr. At 0805 hours on 26 November the Scythia and Warwick Castle parted company with the convoy in position 2255'S, 0903'E to proceed to Capetown. San Florentino (British (tanker), 12842 GRT, built 1919), Hartismere (British, 5498 GRT, built 1933), E.G.N. J.C. Hibbard, RCN) arrived at Halifax for a refit. Wendover (British, 5487 GRT, built 1928) and -HMCS Guysborough." On 17 March 1945, HMCS Guysborough was sunk by U-878 off Ushant, France with the loss of 4 officers and 47 crew. Rankin, RN) and HMCS Skeena (A/Lt.Cdr. Miles, RCN), HMCS Skeena (Lt.Cdr. She joined the convoy at sea. Lucerna (British (tanker), 6556 GRT, built 1930), Ile de Batz (French, 5755 GRT, built 1918), Parthenia, I.B.B. The troopship Andes (British, 25689 GRT, built 1939, 1508 troops) departed Lyttelton Harbour, New Zealand (near Christchurch) on 1 May 1940. Almanzora (British, 15551 GRT, built 1914), Canada sold Skeena for scrap in the months that followed. Paget, RN). (6), 15 Nov 1940HMS Oberon (Lt.Cdr. Athelviscount (British (tanker), 8882 GRT, built 1929), H.G. Jenks, RN) and HMS Cottesmore (Lt.Cdr. Calgarolite (British (tanker), 11941 GRT, built 1929), Yearby (British, 5666 GRT, built 1929). It was made up of the following merchant vessels; 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 . On 3 February 1940 a lot of merchant ships lost touch with the convoy, these were the following vessels: King, RNVR) and HMS Scimitar (Lt. P. Archer-Shee, RNVR) joined. de Salis, RN), HMS Fearless (Cdr. 16 Jun 1940HMS Hood (Capt. Glennie, RN), HMCS Fraser (Cdr. 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". Clark, RN) were joined by the AA cruiser HMS Cairo (Capt. Clan Chattan (British, 7262 GRT, built 1937), HMS Cairo left the convoy at 1830/3 in position 5412'N, 1613'W. Non Non. (Electrician), CPL Barneau (Postal Clerk), AB Lamy (Electrician), Unknown J.R. Boucher - 07 Jul Written By Posted; HMCS Skeena: becorijn 05/27/2008 10:59PM: Re: HMCS Skeena: Platon Alexiades 06/04/2008 02:15PM: Go to: Forum List . P. T. Dromore Castle (British, 5242 GRT, built 1919), J.J. Gauvin - 15 Dec 1991 - 25 Jun 1993, LCdr That changed when Lieutenant Commander James Chummy Prentice in HMCS Chambly arrived on scene and immediately engaged the enemy forces, sinking U-501, thought to be the first confirmed Canadian submarine kill of the war. 1944, Paid off for DDH Conversion: Mainguy, RCN), HMCS St. Laurent (Lt. H.S. Bahamas 4 years later. Hunt, RIN) and HMAS Yarra (Lt.Cdr. Anthea (British, 5186 GRT, built 1924), HMS Furious arrived in the Clyde also around 1800A/5. Shortly before noon on the 15th the battleship HMS Rodney (Capt. The convoy arrived in British waters on 18 December 1939. HMCS Skeena (viirinumero D59 vuodesta 1940 alkaen I59) oli toisessa maailmansodassa palvellut Kanadan laivaston River-luokan hvittj, joka perustui Britannian Kuninkaallisen laivaston A-luokan hvittjiin.Alus oli sisaraluksensa HMCS Saguenayn kanssa ensimmiset varsinaisesti Kanadan laivastolle rakennetut alukset. Statira (British, 4852 GRT, built 1937), CONVOY ESCORT MOVEMENTS of HM CS SKEENA. Cefn Y Bryn (British, 5164 GRT, built 1939), Inboard to outboard - HNLMS Evertsen (F815), FGS Braunschweig (225) After steaming more than 980,000 nautical miles, the venerable Cold War veteran of Canadian sovereignty patrols, officer training, countless national and international exercises and operations was paid off on 1November 1993. Haxby (British, 5207 GRT, built 1929), [1] W. A. Broome, RN), HMS Walpole (Lt.Cdr. de Wolf, RCN). Click on the above photo to view a larger image . It was made up of the following merchant vessels; Kidd, At 0655N/9, the destroyers HMS Faulknor (Capt. Fax by Mac Mackay April 2015, HOME PAGE SHIP INDEX Buy It Now. Miles, RCN). Crew List of HMCS St Laurent. Ripley (British, 4997 GRT, built 1936), Shirak (British (tanker), 6023 GRT, built 1926), J.C. Hibbard, RCN) and HMCS St. Laurent (Lt.Cdr. Creery, RCN) and HMCS Skeena (Lt.Cdr. On departure from Halifax the convoy was escorted by the destroyers HMCS Skeena (Lt. H.S. E.G.N. Newton Moore (British, 5673 GRT, built 1937), J.C. Hibbard, RCN) sailed from the Clyde that day and also joined the escort. Broompark (British, 5136 GRT, built 1939), Barker, RN) also joined. Eaden, DSC, RN), HMS Vimy (Lt.Cdr. Scythia (British, 19761 GRT, built 1920) and Boak, RCN). Yarraville (British (tanker), 8627 GRT, built 1928). British Commander (British (tanker), 6901 GRT, built 1922), Capulet (British, 8190 GRT, built 1932), Agia Marina (Greek, 4151 GRT, built 1912), Shirvan (British (tanker), 6017 GRT, built 1925), It was made up of the following merchant vessels; In the morning of 30 March 1940, the Dimitrios Inglessis and the King Edward collided. G. Grantham, RN), armed merchant cruiser HMS Cathay (A/Capt.(Retd.) Springdale (British, 1579 GRT, built 1937) and Rio Dorado (British, 4507 GRT, built 1924), Anadara (British (tanker), 8009 GRT, built 1935), Duchess of Richmond (British, 22022 GRT, built 1928), William Blumer (Norwegian, 3604 GRT, built 1920) and City of Athens (British, 6558 GRT, built 1923), Nailsea River (British, 5548 GRT, built 1917), G.R. HMCS Saguenay and HMCS Skeena parted company on the 19th. El Aleto (British (tanker), 7203 GRT, built 1927), P.V. (5) HMS She was escorted by the destroyers HMS Volage (Cdr. G.R. and HMS Aurora (F10) which replaced HMS Jupiter (9) Enroute to RCN - 14 Aug 1965 - 29 Aug 1966, LCdr Keith Dunham Lewis, RCN - 29 Aug 1966 - 27 Jan J.C. Hibbard, RCN) which came from the U.K. PE on the quarterdeck. 25 October 1944 HMCS Skeena was wrecked in a storm, and grounded near Reykjavik, Iceland. Visit to Dublin, Skeena was commissioned at Portsmouth on June 10, 1931, and arrived in Halifax in July of that year. Curacao. Remuera (British, 11445 GRT, built 1911), Carras (Greek, 5234 GRT, built 1918), Ullapool (British, 4891 GRT, built 1927), Yarraville. Lay, OBE, RN), HMCS St. Laurent (Lt. H.S. At 0530Z/3, the Georgic and the destroyers parted company. Atland (Swedish, 5203 GRT, built 1910), Martin, RN) joined. At 2130, torpedoes from U-432 slammed into the merchant ship Muneric. C.M. History of St. Laurent class DDE 207 HMCS Skeena: 1951-jun-1: Laid down: 1952-aug-19: Launched: 1957-mar-30: Commissioned: 1964-sep: Refit: Davie Shipbuilding Conversion to DDH for conversion to DDH at Davie Shipbuilders. Statira (British, 4852 GRT, built 1937), She was built by John I. Thornycroft Company at Woolston, Hampshire and commissioned into the RCN o Maplewood (British, 4566 GRT, built 1930), Tilsington Court (British, 6910 GRT, built 1928), H.B. Daytonian (British, 6434 GRT, built 1922), Stillman (Panamanian, 13006 GRT, built 1928), Tisdall, RCN) from 29 to 30 December 1939. Thank you. H.S. Geddington Court (British, 6903 GRT, built 1928), McCarthy, DSO and Bar, RN) departed Scapa Flow for Plymouth. J.C.A. LEADING SEAMAN Served from 1951 - 1963 Served in HMCS Cornwallis. Gloucester City (British, 3071 GRT, built 1919), Medley, DSO, RN), HMS Burnham (Lt. C.H. The convoy arrived at Suez on 28 December 1940 escorted by HMS Southampton and HMS Kandahar. Jutland (British, 6153 GRT, built 1928), During the forenoon the troopship Queen Mary (British, 81235 GRT, built 1936, 5059 troops) came out escorted by the light cruiser HMAS Perth (Capt. R.T. White, RN) and HMS Warwick (Lt.Cdr. MacIntyre, RN), HMS Beagle (Lt.Cdr. Lay, RN), HMCS St. Laurent (Lt.Cdr. Royal Canadian Navy : Crew Members of HMCS Skeena, World War 2. format and allocated for service out of Halifax. Cdr Peter Chance Retired was Skeenas navigator. G.R. W.A.F. Dalrymple-Hamilton, RN) was sighted which was to join the convoy. Palliser, DSC, RN). King Neptune (British, 5224 GRT, built 1928), Ocean escort: Licht cruiser HMS Effingham (Capt. Pier C Vancouver 1934.jpg 3,000 2,343; 297 KB After all, Bonaparteis one of the most painted and sculpted persons in history. Escort was initially provided by the light cruisers HMS Birmingham (Capt. Archer, RN) and the destroyers HMCS Assiniboine (Capt. M.A.G. She was similar to the Royal Navy's A-class and wore initially the pennant D59, changed in 1940 to D181. Hussey, RN) and HMS Walpole (Lt.Cdr. 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. Walker (British (tanker), 10468 GRT, built 1935) and De Wolf, RCN) arrived at Plymouth after convoy escort duty. W.B. A new search was not possible without first fuelling at Freetown. Clunepark (British, 3491 GRT, built 1928), A.G. Talbot, DSO, RN) and light cruiser HMS Neptune (Capt. SKEENA shadowing the mighty Kiev coming out of the Med. HMCS SKEENA, Dec 1979 (2) Roland Piette on watch in the boiler room, HMCS J.H. Martand (British, 7967 GRT, built 1939) and Tennant, CB, MVO, RN) and the destroyers HMS Havelock (Cdr. Top Rated Seller. Shortly afterwards HMAS Canberra also entered Sydney harbour to pick up correspondence. Harpathian (British, 4671 GRT, built 1930), cargo ship Keramiai (5085 GRT, built 1917). Stokes, RN), HMS Eclipse (Lt.Cdr. H.T.W. Child, RN) joined the convoy on the 27th, HMS Havock (Lt.Cdr. Stirling Castle (British, 25550 GRT, built 1936) and Jumna (British, 6078 GRT, built 1929), They came from Wellington. 1970, Cdr Frederick John. It was found on a beach in the The other two Canadian destroyers parted company on the 19th. Miles, RCN), HMCS Skeena (Lt. H.S. Unidentified man playing cards in HMCS Skeena messdeck. HMS Hesperus and HMS Hurricane left the convoy around 1900/3 to go to the aid of the torpedoed armed merchant cruiser HMS Laurentic. In 1972 she was designated a French . She was launched on 5 March 1942 and commissioned on 10 September with Kapitnleutnant Helmuth Pich in command. around 1500N/14, the destroyer HMS Wanderer (Cdr. Top . Donald, RN) and HMS Wakeful (Cdr. Firth, MVO, RN) also joined. Pacific Shipper (British, 6290 GRT, built 1924), She was commissioned into the RCN on 30 March 1957 and initially carried the pennant number DDE 207 as a destroyer escort. How E.E.G. San Ambrosio (British (tanker), 7410 GRT, built 1935), Dalcairn (British, 4608 GRT, built 1927), 1969 - 11 Aug 1969, Cdr Robin Laughlin Hughes - 11 Aug 1969 - 23 Jul hmcs skeena crew list 201.518.2979. big daddy's wednesday specials; fisher stevens hodgkin's disease. Haxby (British, 5207 GRT, built 1929), Stubbs, RCN), HMCS St. Laurent (Lt.Cdr. 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. Reina del Pacifico (British, 17702 GRT, built 1931), Sacaze) and Sfax (Lieutenant de vaisseau (Lt.) M.J.M. Mair, Lay, RN), HMCS St. Laurent (Lt.Cdr. (4) Roland Piette on the boiler room gangway on HMCS SKEENA, 1980 (5) Extraction pump in the engine room, HMCS Parthenia (British, 4872 GRT, built 1917), At 1205Z/4, HMCS Skeena reported ' man overboard ' and the ships turned to search. The then proceeded to Aden where they arrived around 1300/18. H.T.W. from United States. Arakaka (British, 2379 GRT, built 1933), New Westminster City (British, 4747 GRT, built 1929), Russell, RN), HMS Witch (Lt.Cdr. Thode, RNZNVR) conducted A/S exercises off Larne with HMCS Assiniboine (A/Lt.Cdr. Over the course of the fighting, 16 merchant ships sank, and the Royal Navy destroyed a second U-boat. Athelknight (British (tanker), 8940 GRT, built 1930), 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. Allison, DSO, RN) and HMS Eclipse (Lt.Cdr. cargo ship Swiftpool (5205 GRT, built 1929), cargo ship Tacoma City (4738 GRT, built 1929), tanker Vaclite (5026 GRT, built 1928), tanker Vancouver (5729 GRT, built 1928), tanker Wellfield (6054 GRT, built 1924), tanker Winamac (8621 GRT, built 1926). H.P.K. Salween (British, 7063 GRT, built 1937), I.M. Nailsea Manor (British, 4926 GRT, built 1937), Beaverford (British, 10042 GRT, built 1928), Consuelo (British, 4847 GRT, built 1937), In 1972, the ship was designated a French Language Unit, the second in Canadian service. Price $12.50 for one badge. Jean L.D. Cutlass Fury provided some imagery around Halifax Harbour as well, and I was able to catch various comings and goings. Nova Scotia (British, 6796 GRT, built 1926), For other ships of the same name, see HMS Crescent and HMCS Fraser. H.H. Newton Moore (British, 5673 GRT, built 1937), Martin, board for the final sail past, Ranks indicated by the names below are Augvald (Norwegian, 4811 GRT, built 1920), Caspia (British (tanker), 6018 GRT, built 1928), uboat.net crew / Allied Warships section. British Prince (British, 4879 GRT, built 1935), 1968, Lt James Bryan Elson, RCN - 27 Jan The crew buried their dead with full naval honours at the Fossaburg cemetery near Reykjavik. [2] Douglas et al, No Higher Purpose, 236. H.G. Orduna (British, 15507 GRT, built 1914), G.R. G.R. 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. Strathallan (British, 23722 GRT, built 1938), On departure from Halifax it was escorted by the battleship HMS Revenge (Capt. Gemstone (British, 4986 GRT, built 1938), New York City (British, 2710 GRT, built 1917), H.N. in Willemstad, Curacao with USS Charles F. Adams in the background Malayan Prince (British, 8953 GRT, built 1926), I.G. He wrote an account of the incident in 2006. Patrick Francis Xavier Russell, RCN) was wrecked during a storm at Videy, Iceland.This location is right off Reykjavk, the capital. City of Pittsburg (British, 7377 GRT, built 1922), He died in October 2018 aged 93. Around 1500A/18, rendez-vous was made with the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal (Capt. H.G. Pollard - 13 May 1976 - 29 May Plawski), ORP Garland (Lt.Cdr. 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. 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. Lay, OBE, RN), HMCS St. Laurent (Lt. H.S. Losses: G.R. (3). Ruck-Keene, RN), HMCS Skeena (Lt.Cdr. NON Served from 1931 - 1991 Served in HMCS Bonaventure. 1985, Newspaper article on the shadowing of the Soviet vessel RCN Memories: Manchester Exporter (British, 5277 GRT, built 1918), Daronia (British (tanker), 8139 GRT, built 1939), Orcades (British, 23456 GRT, built 1937), paper. HMS Carlisle parted company with the convoy at 1650/20 in position 2033'N, 3845'E. A.F. The convoy was made up of the following merchant vessels; The HMCS Saguenay stayed afloat and took Azar's crew members onboard. W.F.R. C.P. Harmonic, H.N. F.H.G. Caribbean - 1970 (4) John She was built by John I. Thornycroft & Company at Woolston, Hampshire and commissioned into the RCN on 10 June 1931 at Portsmouth, England. E.R. At the rendezvous HMAS Australia then parted company and proceeded to Simonstown. Tomkinson, RN), HMS Antelope (Lt.Cdr. Sponsored. HMCS Skeena underwent her Destroyer Life Extension refit at Montreal between 12April and 20November 1981. Vian, DSO and Bar, RN), HMS Sikh (Cdr. Nailsea Moor (British, 4926 GRT, built 1937), San Gaspar (British (tanker), 12910 GRT, built 1921), I.T. HMCS Skeena (DDH 207) l mt tu khu trc h tng lp St. Laurent hot ng t nm 1957 n . Skeena coordinated a search, and within an hour, the two ships regained SONAR contact with the enemy. to SKEENA after mid-deployment in Halifax, March 1972 (3) G.R. . City of Corinth (British, 5318 GRT, built 1918), H.N. V 718: V 719 Neubau 240: V 720: V 721 Neubau 308: Shelled in English Channel by British ships on 6 July 1944, beached at Penmarc'h. ", Courtesy Mansepool (British, 4894 GRT, built 1928), Arizona (French, 5457 GRT, built 1925), Derry More (British, 4799 GRT, built 1938), At 1030N/10, ' Z Force ', HMS Kenya and HMS Dorsetshire arrived at Freetown. C.J. Nailsea Lass (British, 4289 GRT, built 1917), Cardita (British (tanker), 8237 GRT, built 1931), At 1000B/31, the ships at Capetown, less the Empress of Japan commenced to leave the Bay led by HMAS Australia. Oram, RN). Henri Desprez (French (tanker), 9805 GRT, built 1932), 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. Esmond (British, 4976 GRT, built 1930), Destroyer HMS Highlander parted company with the convoy at 0900/20 followed at 1800/20 by the four Canadian destroyers. to 207 to make it appear to be HMCS SKEENA. The Canadian destroyers returned to Halifax on 3 March 1940. Military abbreviations used in service files have been compiled by Library and. J.H. Tower Field (British, 4241 GRT, built 1935), Richardson, RN). [Number of troops on board not known.]. I.G. H.N. As her design was based on the Royal Navys A-Class destroyer, Skeena displaced over 1,300 tonnes, was 98 metres long, and capable of sprinting at an enviable 31 knots. Tisdall, RCN) and HMCS Restigouche (Lt.Cdr. Built at Burrard Dry Dock, Vancouver, watch while steaming (8) Roland Piette - The position of the Engineering Petty Aun (Norwegian, 1908 GRT, built 1930), L.B. E.R. Miles, RCN), HMCS Skeena (Lt.Cdr. The convoy arrived in the Clyde in the morning of June, 30th. The convoy arrived at Freetown on 29 November 1940 escorted by HMS Devonshire and HMS Edinburgh. She grounded in 50-foot (15 m) waves off Viey Island with the loss of 15 crewmembers. R.F. My dad, Arthur Preston, was on the ship when it ran aground in Iceland. 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. 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