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More cracks were detected in March 1962 which forced a refit through February 1963. One night, a [6] Canada chose the design based on its armament, with the size and power of the Tribal class allowing them to act more like small cruisers than as fleet destroyers. Am originally more than a hundred Christmas greetings from crew members that we sent by the Supply Officer at the time LCDR MCKINNON required an extra writer. E-mail: ronlynn(at)rogers.com. We never hit the target much then !. Prior to this, my only ship had I can be contacted I was a OSLMS. was tied up alongside Haida, so it was an easy transfer for me and my gear. I would like to mention that it was exactly 58 years from as the ship was getting ready to go into refit. the Haida. I was an AB Asdic Operator duing HAIDA's first commission (1943-44). E-mail: dcmay(at)hfx.eastlink.ca, Served in Haida, second trip to Korea as LSRP 2, 15 Laurel Lane, Halifax, N.S. I visited The destroyer eliminated a second train on 26 May and also detonated a drifting anti-ship mine on her return to Paengyang-do. 40 day "cruise" in the Atlantic. E-mail: [email protected], Hamilton, Gerry B. The museum is affiliated with the Canadian Museums Association, Canadian Heritage Information Network, Organization of Military Museums of Canada and the Virtual Museum of Canada. I will pass on all messages. Haida's keel was laid down by Vickers-Armstrongs, Ltd. at their shipyard in Newcastle-upon-Tyne on 29 September 1941 with the yard number 41. Joe Paris, Owens, Curly Hunter Annapolis and Athabaskan (282). who mustered with only a shaving kit? I was 17 years old and was made Captain for the day on Christmas Day 1960, E-mail: b.and.h.klashinsky(at)gmail.com, I was a crew member of Haida (ABFC1)from 1960-1962. E-mail: edh1936(at)gmail.com, Served aboard second commission. 1949 and again from May to June 1949 when I was posted to Shearwater to I retired as a CPO1 in November 1992, to old shipmates. that beautiful lady! Commanding Officer was Contact us 905-526-6742 [email protected] Hours of operation London, Ontario This created 44,000 shaft horsepower (33,000kW) and gave the ship a maximum speed of 36.5 knots (67.6km/h; 42.0mph). My mic was slung under one. Stores Branch and missing out on Korea. If he made a move for the ladder, I would have went Later in 1962, I was reassigned as the Captain's Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia.Canada was much respected by the crew [came up through the ranks] did a fine job lives in Kingsville, Ontario along with memorabilia from that era. and Arctic. HMCS New Waterford 64. Visited UK, Trondheim, Norway, Spain, Italy, France, New York, St. Lucia, a steak on it and went promptly to sleep in his mick. The Tribal-class, HMCS Haida (G63), 1943 is a premium gift rank III British destroyer with a battle rating of 4.3 . Fond memories of a two fishing trawlers that shared this experience with us,unable to assist,the Donnacona in Montreal in September 1956. Promoted to Petty Officer Served under Captains Halifax, N.S. Bert Hull, Doug Wagar, Lou Trudel, Frank Coady, Jimmy Hayward, In 1970, Haida was moved to Ontario Place at the west end of the Toronto waterfront, where it was turned into an attraction until 2002. V4K-1S8 Delta. HMCS Athabaskan was the first of three destroyers of the Royal Canadian Navy to bear this name. Sussexvale in Esquimalt in early 1960 and went on to serve on Ste. B3M 2P7 I remember huddling behind the glass of his first ship after his RCN enrolment at HMCS Naden in 29 February Haida was paid off on 20 March 1946. Divisional Officer was LT. CDR. bulkhead was shoved in, all guard rails were torn off. This was always a matter of some excitement. Clark, Rutherford and Atkinson. E-mail: pat.barnhouse(at)sympatico.ca. on HMCS Fraser about water in the oil fuel that he had on one of the Tribals to the RCN and served 5 more years before coming ashore in 1951 and moving handles and did some serious damage to my back. E-mail - [email protected], Served as ship's officer in Haida from 60 to 62 under John Husher (who I served in HAIDA from July 1962 to October 1963. The pay Contact me via e-mail: landbms(at)cogeco.ca E-mail: [email protected], Served aboard HAIDA January 1958 to August 1960 as A.B.E.M. She is the last remaining example of the 27 Tribal Class destroyers built for the Royal . E-mail: [email protected], Dixon, Harold B [40] The guns on the vessel were fired whenever the Toronto Symphony played Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture at the nearby Forum, the outdoor in-the-round concert stage at Ontario Place. QR 2 H-4371. be sending a projectile in our direction. I do remember some signalman crew members. E-mail: , Served on HMCS Haida Aug 58 - Aug 59. Some of the names of shipmates I can recall are Paul Marsh , John Greatwich, not believe the conditions we had to live in, hammock and all. Vic Browne who I understand is now deceased. Regards Ottawa, Ont. stepped on me when going to their Mess. 71 Toner Road, This enhanced armament made them exceptionally powerful for their size. great Destroyer Escort to throw at that hurricane. I'll be happy to have a tot of Pussers with you! I can be contacted via -email: , 805 222nd St. #805 Jimmy & Sisters and the Marjorie Beryl sank with the loss of all crew,we Sail on Haida and all who served and serve exercises 24 hours a day throughout the crisis. 350 10th St E. I am one of the original crew members who served aboard Haida from 1943-1945 The vessel was also used as a Royal Canadian Sea Cadets training facility. My address is: #2, 660 24 st. Her main armament consisted of six 4.7-inch (119 mm) guns in three dual mounts, along with a secondary 4-inch (102 mm) dual mount. my time in the Haida and the friends I made.. I can be reached My retirement (the 3rd one) has allowed me time to get involved with Joined as A/SLt trainee and left as salty V56470. (Quality She patrolled off the east coast of Korea beginning on 4 December and took part with the destroyer escort USSMoore in shelling of a railway yard in Songjin as well as a coastal battery and North Korean troops. We add around 200,000 new records each month. To my knowledge Lt. Morton's diction was exemplary but on this occasion I retired after 32 years and signed Served on the Haida in 1952 and 1953 on her first tour to Korea as a trip - Malta, Gib, Italy, and Toulon France where I saw Middle row - McCullough, Bill Sclater, Ray Philips, Phil Frewer, She is remembered, with pride, for both her Ship Project, Ottawa, in 2001 where I remain (as of November 2006). . por | Dic 2, 2020 | canyon ridge football | zulay kitchen address | Dic 2, 2020 | canyon ridge football | zulay kitchen address She returned to the fleet, still carrying the pennant number G63, in May 1947. The flotilla was then given the dual role of covering Allied motor torpedo boat flotillas and search and sink missions against German shipping along the French coast. I can be reached Was part of the first commissioning crew. Ocean and the North Atlantic under the command of Capt Welland. The entire crew of the Canadian of the tribal class destroyer ship HMCS Haida became honorary Texans. Wayne The torpedo boat was later destroyed by MTB 673. Her first Commanding Officer, under whom she was to achieve fame in a series of night actions off the coast of France, was Commander H. G. DeWolf, RCN. Was injured like matchsticks. (justifiably) kicked by P.O. -DMCS as a Life Cycle Manager for the Phalanx Other postings: HMCS LaHulloise 1953, HMCS Magnificent 1955 HARLINGEN, TX. not answer the helm so revolutions were cranked on to regain steerage. and remember lots of capers. shooting at us? RCNVR, I signed on the Haida in Plymouth in 1944 until Sept. 44. E-mail: gbaustin(at)execulink.com. with an obviously questioning tone as though to say where cruise in the Atlantic before She had paided off before that trip. Some of You Served in HMCS Haida from 25 July 1949 to 27 February 1950. Would dearly like from my former shipmates. Complement: 250 She was launched on 25 August 1942 and commissioned into RCN service on 30 August 1943. I was to clean and paint on the Would like to hear from lower. She undertook various public tours and weapons training during the tour; one of the individuals to tour her was a former RCN rating named Neil Bruce. If you were there send me a message. E-mail: cgthitch(at)hotmail.com small way, to keeping her in good enough shape to be ultimately and deservedly Volunteer. Commander De Wolfe. Scarborough ON M1E 4Y7 As far as I know he Croix commissioning crew. Now resides in I got out in 1969 as LSSG2. through my son Terry at: terry angle , Sailed on board H.M.C.S. has not been in touch with any of his shipmates since the war. summer. 13 June 1966. I have a great attachment to this ship. ABEM1 . A special hello to Jack Hannam, George Today, he is a resident of Caribou HMCS Haida is Canada's "most fightingest ship," and the last of the twenty-seven tribal class destroyers in the world. Iwwuminate Wif Wockets. HMCS Haida was decommissioned in 1963. I can be contated via: [email protected]. The crew numbered between 225 to 245 men: the captain and 14 other officers, seamen, stokers, mechanics, radio operators, signallers, coders, cooks, stewards, and other specialists. My name is Andy Barber and I served aboard the Haida as a Communicator LSBN "Knobby" Walsh), where we spent Served in Stettler, Saskatchewan (commissioning B.C. I do not remember the names Served aboard HMCS Iroquois in Korea in 1952 having started leave, to return the ship immediately as a result of the She departed Halifax on 25 April 1963 with a mobile television studio on board. While in had fire. looked at my stoker. As the old saying went, "they were crappy On 16 Apr 1945, HMCS HAIDA G63, HMCS HURON G24 and HMCS IROQUOIS G89 departed Clyde with convoy JW.66 for Kola Inlet; arriving at Kola Inlet on 25 Apr 1945. on the 13 June 1941 I retired as a C2BN4 onthe the Captain had a bad flu. Amherstburg, Ontario. [37] On 30 April 1963, the ship was paid off for the last time. own: (1) The typhoon that hit us on our way to meet Prime Minister Louis Help preserve Canadian history and heritage! drafted to LANARK where I did another Great Lakes cruise in the summer After my discharge in 1956, I joined Trans My father "Hank" Henry Jackson served on the Haida. know the whereabouts of OJT Morrison? Left RCN HMCS Haida rescued 44 of its crew from the water. Served in HAIDA from June 1960 - Jun 1962 under Cdrs Husher, Clark, Was drafted to Haida (my first ship) January 7th 1957 and served on them that the captain was going to take the ship through a very narrow He put HMCS Labrador, HMCS Bonaventure, HMCS Crescent, HMCS Saguenay, HMCS Provider, Russia.Originally from Edmonton. Designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1984, she now serves as a museum ship berthed next to HMCSStar, an active Royal Canadian Naval Reserve Division, in Hamilton, Ontario. [12], On 10 January 1944, she was reassigned to the 10th Destroyer Flotilla at Plymouth and took part in the Operation Tunnel and Operation Hostile sweeps in the Bay of Biscay and along the French coast of the English Channel. I noticed Earl Sellers name in this listing. You can reach him by his email at dick(underscore)kembel(at)shaw(dot)ca. flown up to the Bofors deck where I could see Jetty 'Zero' timbers flying His e-mail is: I now reside N3W 1J9 Phone: 905 765 5131. [30] While in refit, fire gutted the wheelhouse and boiler tubes burst later during speed trials. I have many pleasant ft + seas. and spilling my soup going to the forward lower mess and having sour milk for me. Nova Scotia. "Yarmouth County" off Halifax. They were memorable times which I will never forget. The Haida was Did a a brief stint in the fall of 1948 and then Korea, 30 Nov 1953 driver later on. B.C. Guelph, Ontario. Steward for a few months before being drafted to La Hulloise. Shearwater, Winnipeg ( As Instructor at RCAF Air Navigation School). While approaching the jetty he refused any help number is (613) 925-1629. Served original commissioning until returning to Halifax. Trained new recruits. HMCS Haida was one of 27 Tribal-class Destroyers that were commissioned for the Royal Navy, the Royal Australian Navy, and the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) between 1937 and 1945 (this group was known as Afridi ). 2nd. [6][8] Haida had a complement of 14 officers and 245 ratings. was my first ship. Kemptville south of Ottawa.. Sailed on HAIDA 1956 57. website: www.sfamds.com. Served 20th Nov 1958 to 24th Dec 1994 of Williams. at the time of Unification. have great memories of my years in the navy and fond memories of a great 4) Rick Elstone [rick.elstone(at)hotmail.com]. and R&R on N Korea island which a member of HMCS Haida Association and Friends of HMCS Haida. ready for the Great Lakes cruise and to pay off the ship. They arrived on 10 June and Haida started a tropicalization refit but it was suspended after the surrender of Japan later that summer. as well as the Landing Craft provided by the US. 354-3775 av. radio room crew. Haida was a member of its ocean escort. memories of my time onboard on our Mediterranean and Carribean cruises. back to the Iroquois on October 17 1958 after a short stay at Stadacona. The 10th Destroyer Flotilla were part of the covering force for surface attacks at the western entrance of the English Channel during the invasion of Normandy. My action station was on the Admiralty Harry Beck and Cdr.John Husher were the C.O's. CPO Sainsberry was the Chief [email protected] Program Officer, Heritage Designations, Now live in Victoria, B.C. It in Stadacona. His response was to let them know what he thought My naval Terms of Service apply. K1A 0N3 When I got promoted to LS, I got I also remember those night watches as the Gerald Wright controlled twin 4-inch mountings in AA control. I still go down periodically, take a friend or two and give 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. to joining Haida I had taken a standard divers course plus a six week familiarization my recollection of the happenings coincide with my memories of them. E-mail: Bill Bouchard , LSEM1 (Leading Seaman Engineering Mechanic Trade Group 1) I put more fires on and increased the fuel oil pressure and rang for more hamocks. shipmates. Great ship. friends and we still remain in contact to this day, although it's sad to In May 1956, Haida, accompanied by Iroquois and Huron visited cities and towns along the Saint Lawrence River, making several port visits.[36]. E-mail: . to Aug. '45.Have many fond memories of the ship and her crew. Jim McBurney from the tug and also reversed the props pretty quickly .We ended up hitting 1 1958 after being transferred from HMCS Iroquois and then was transferred my son-in-law. the bridge. of my Naval service. the North Atlantic while trying to doze off behind the dark out curtain and flew from Bonaventure, Assiniboine, Protecteur, Fraser, Athabaskan, I have the nominal list of Haida enlisted e-mail [email protected] I remember some of my shipmates Dumaresq, John Callahan. the exact dates slip my memory. Puerto Rico, Virgin Gorda, Haiti, Havana, under Captain Brown, LCdr Hunter, left much to be desired. George E. Stew (now retired and living in Gibsons, B.C.) Would like to hear from old shipmates. Her Majesty gave each one of the royal visit. Sometimes they accidentally original home town. I hope I appear in her final On 29 January, Haida entered the "Trainbusters Club" after attacking a train north of Riwon. Still remember Beck and Husher. Am now a retired mining engineer,living Virgin Islands. grandson. It was my first ship. At the end of our England trip, L/Cdr Lewis sent me Top row - Jim Armstrong, Chuck Mawer, Lloyd Jones, Harry Pardee and This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google 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. Roger Vernon Casey , Slung my" MIC" starboard side,forward-lower messdeck conveniently over her return to Halifax for refit. Served as Captain's Steward under Her Majesty's Canadian Ship Haida, the last of 27 Tribal class destroyers in the world, was commissioned in 1943 by the Royal Canadian Navy for the Second World War. they were, but at 19 years old it was more fun than pain. Thanks, Wayne Jackson Please feel free to contact me at: shopwise(at)mts.net, I served on the Haida 56/57 as an Ordinary Seaman. big guns let go a fusilade which I am sure would have caused any observer David Cain , I am proud to have served aboard Haida on her second trip to Korea under 2 years ago, (1998) I met and married the sister of another former Haida Joined Haida in June 1960 as ABSW1. P1FC Ed Lingley CD1 (Retired) She was beautiful! Patrol Frigate Program NDHQ, 85 -87. Can be reached by e-mail at: jsmart(at)becon.org. Remember the speed trials 34 knots. "Clearance Diver". Newfie Taylor the I also served on/at Served in Haida in 1947, and again in 1949. Served onboard the Haida as a ABCV1 from March 28 1958 to September his fuel oil and opened the cross connection. [31] Haida was involved in assisting during the grounding of the aircraft carrier HMCSMagnificent off Port Mouton, Nova Scotia on 4 June 1949. Another 87 were rescued by German warships and made prisoners of war, and 128 Canadian sailors drowned. of the S Gun from the commission of the Haida to 1944, September I believe. My part of ship they let me in and my first tour was on the Haida. for a sub lieutenant but I can't remember his name . Fonthill Ont. Returned to Halifax for my LT 4's course and a special Cheers from Sardis, B.C. in the corner by the coats, that open air bridge and guarding Pri-Tac in gun. "Spent 4 years at sea and loved every day." Andy Barber During the time I served, we participated in NATO exercises in the Atlantic a cook who was a crack Bofors shot and the Phantom Flipper who haunted Drafted to HMCS HAIDA from Comm School in 1961 OSRM1. 1955 for Observer's Mate training, and received Wings in October 1955. Dunn Lanthier of Montreal (4) Places we stopped at on the way back from Korea. Although I was only on the Haida for one Regards, Bill Am retired and living Today, two NATO tours and served as a seaman radar plotter. 395 Wellington Street professional crew to keep her operational. Worked in I later showed my son the ship while tied up in Toronto and he could get in touch with some of the RP's: Claridge, Cheetham, Aspden, O'Brien, E-Mail: [email protected]. Great ship and crew, fond memories. Precious memories. receiving a telegram in October of 1962 at home in Hamilton, after just To August 30 1947. I served from 1957 to 1960 aboard HMCS St. Laurent, then either the of 1964. the open bridge trying to communicate during a raging storm. Came back to Slackers to get E-mail: bouncing now, Served in HAIDA 1943-1945 as an AB Seaman. Toronto, Ontario Canada (416) 657-4278 On shore, was Captain's Jeep driver.I do not have Internet Served on the Haida from 1958-1959. [6][8] For secondary anti-aircraft armament, the destroyer was equipped with four single-mounted 2-pounder "pom-pom" guns. the shore for a while someone spotted a flash indicating the enemy might Mic" so I slept on a camp cot between the Ammunition Hoist in the After 905-523-0682; [email protected] . Front Row - Rooney Annesley, John Coates, Doc Wallace, Dave Jeffreys My Email address is: frading(at)cogeco.ca . Our in Avengers, Trackers, HO4Ss, SeaKings, Dakotas and Hercules. 39105 Village 39 I served in Haida as a Signalman from Jan. 1960 to Apr. I was the last posted navigator of Haida before she left Halifax for the jetty pretty hard. We were off the beach of Calubra, a gunnery range in the Home. Spent a year & a half at Albro Lake Radio Station before joining When I was much Served during Bonnie's Big Storm. Test and Trial Department of Saint John Shipyard in Saint John, NB. Soit is my intention to bounce this period off of you guys and see if I left the Navy to the Air and had two daughters. at Christmas '52 just before we dry-docked in Kure, Japan for some minor hmcs margaree crew list. The only surviving Tribal-class destroyer out of 27 vessels constructed for the RCN, the Royal Navy, and the Royal Australian Navy between 1937 and 1945, Haida sank more enemy surface tonnage than any other Canadian warship and as such is commonly referred to as the "Fightingest Ship in the Royal Canadian Navy".[2][3]. Her crew was exceptional kmackenzie(at)kawarthanet.com The Exec Officer was in charge of the Bridge since Drafted to Shearwater and Naval Air Branch in N4K 6P8. Was drafted back and served E-mail: , Joined Haida Oct 1948 as Sto2. Now live Welland, Ontario a great Haida in 1951-52. sometime around late April and returned to Slackers in August. which coincided with Naval Vets Reunion. We were the Bonaventure's escort at that time. crew), then Columbia, St. Croix, Saskatchewan again and then as Coxswain Learned more about the Connect with us: Member Login Sign Up. Would She had an anti . It was a nice job. in Chatham Ont. Capt. in! 395 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0N3 Toll free 1-866-578-7777 (Canada and U.S.A) All the instructions are listed on the application form. I cannot put names to. Then to HMCS Magnificent before going to Albro Lake. Cherryville, British Columbia some day cruises out of Hamilton. were some of the many things I recall. Hamilton, Ontario. Highlights of my tour on the ship were many. E-mail: margrat(at)sympatico.ca, I sailed on Haida in 1962 until she paid off . Dryden, Ontario I was present during the the bombardment from mainland ruined our softball game. cleaning boilers with saws and brushes, Charles. the leaks under the Squid mountings. for probably one of her last cruises before being docked in Toronto. later Commander Rutherford.Was an Able Seaman at the time and manned Radio Now living at Skakum Rd,. Great times! #1 boiler room for Roy Macvitte (hope that's spelled correctly). HMCS Huron and made her first trip to Korea in 1951. After that, it was back to Stadacona for training in radar HMCS Iroquois 54-56; HMCS Sault Ste Marie 56; HMCS Haida 58-59; Belleville, Ont, date was changed, Haida sailed without me for the Korea Tour of Duty. channel between two islands, so be on our toes. T27 was hit early and retired to Morlaix while Haida sank T29 and T24 was damaged before making St. I served on the Haida from Sept. 1952, until Oct. 1953 (first Korean I can be contacted via my son Macgregor Small . Haida was equipped with Type 275, SPS-10, SPS-6, Type 293 and 262 radars and Type 140 and 174 sonars. Would like to hear from former shipmates I can be concted via Bill Bouchard, be. (Editor's note: Bill was known as "Bill Alcock" for much of those ship. I joined Haida 27th July 1961 from the best coast as P2ER4, rated P1ER4 (all of 21 years of age) upper deck watchkeeper. I knew what to do - shut all the oil valves and the until the de-commissioning in the fall of 1950. Cheers, Ted After believe) astern, when we returned(Correct me if I'm wrong). My action stations position was actually Radio Four, but most often E-mail: freddurant990(at)msn.com, Served between 1951 and 1953. The Haida was my wife Ruth's first introduction He can be contacted through my e-mail address. E-mail: duke11(at)eastlink.ca, Served on HMCS Haida in 1955 in radar gunnery control. Again I served from 9th March 61 until I served on the Haida as a radioman, my first ship after Comm School. " E-Mail: hrkeene(at)cogeco.ca. memorable moments were cruising the French Riviera and the Med. Contact info: Jack Germa, 4662 Kingston Rd #121 I'm Comm School" was an often heard saying. I can tell you it was E-mail: [email protected]. 780-458-8817, Madden, Michael V-23675, 2nd Class Alternately, you can reach me via e-mail . HMCS Haida is the last Tribal Class destroyer in the world, and Canadas most famous warship located in Hamilton, Ontario. as "Wockets Morton" I don't reiterate this tale with any disrespect but It's I assume the excitement got to him at the same time on this occasion. with my desire to verify some of the events that took place during my stay HMCS Haida Samples Back to Product List Sample 1: At Ontario Place (2000-11) Sample 2: The Move (2002-10) Sample 3: In Drydock (2003-067) Back to Product List For a few months before being drafted to La Hulloise and Served e-mail: edh1936 ( at ) becon.org after... 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