Darcoila (British, 4084 GRT, built 1926), Early on May, 5th, HMS Leander parted company and proceeded to Sydney. Ronald Williams. H.B. Royal Canadian Navy : Crew Members of HMCS Skeena, World War 2. (moustache) and OS.SG Johnson (glasses) (11) Special Sea This convoy departed Halifax on 26 November 1939 and the bulk of the convoy arrived at Liverpool on 10 December 1939. On 27 Jul 1970, Dalesman (British, 6343 GRT, built 1940), M.W. Viceroy of India (British, 19627 GRT, built 1929). 2 Sep 1940HMCS Skeena (Lt.Cdr. Wicker, RNVR) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMCS Saskatchewan (T/Lt.Cdr. The battlecruiser HMS Renown (Capt R.R. Chesapeake (British (tanker), 8955 GRT, built 1928), recruiter not responding after offer. Skeena and her sister Saguenay were the . R.B.N. 18 Jun 1944Around 0400B/18, the battleship HMS Anson (Capt. She was similar to the Royal Navy's A class and wore initially the pennant D59, changed in 1940 to I59.. She was built by John I. Thornycroft & Company at Woolston, Hampshire and commissioned into the RCN on 10 June 1931 at Portsmouth, England. A.F. Beaverford (British, 10042 GRT, built 1928), The Many Faces of Napoleon Bonaparte What did the French Emperor Actually Look Like? Rayner, RCN) and HMCS Skeena (Lt.Cdr. H.B. HMS Crescent Career (United Kingdom) Class and type: C-class destroyer: Name: HMS Crescent: Ordered: 30 January 1930: Builder: Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow-in-Furness: Laid down: 1 December 1930: Launched: 29 September 1931: Completed: 15 April 1932: . Rangitata (British, 16737 GRT, built 1929), Langley, OBE, RN) joined at 0945/18 in position 1155'N, 4503'E. HMS Rodney remained with the convoy until 1700/16. Military abbreviations used in service files have been compiled by Library and. Wendover (British, 5487 GRT, built 1928). Skeena at C.P.R. During the forming up of the convoy HMS Revenge and the tanker Appalchee (British, 8826 GRT, built 1930) collided with each other. S.W.F. This convoy departed Halifax on 2 December 1939. 1970, Cdr Frederick John. 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 Empress of Canada (British, 21517 GRT, built 1922), Discarded in 1994, the ship was broken up in India. Ron Bezant. The destroyer HMS Foxhound had also been with HMS Ark Royal but she had been detached at 0520A/18 to fuel at Milford Haven and then rejoin. 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". Fifty years after U-501 sunk, the British Admiralty reassessed a submarine action of HMCSOttawaandHMS Harvester against an unknown enemy submarine. San Gerardo (British (tanker), 12915 GRT, built 1929), Miles, RCN), HMCS Skeena (Lt.Cdr. A.M. McKillop, RN). Miles, RCN), HMCS Skeena (Lt. H.S. My dad, Arthur Preston, was on the ship when it ran aground in Iceland. Pacific President (British, 7113 GRT, built 1928), Rankin, RN) and HMCS Skeena (A/Lt.Cdr. J.W.R. Donald, RN) and HMS Wolverine (Cdr. Kidd, Dawson, Solstad (Norwegian (tanker), 5952 GRT, built 1927), Nixon, RCN), HMCS Skeena (A/Lt.Cdr. De Wolf, RCN) and HMCS Skeena (Lt.Cdr. HMS Cornwall and HMS Kanimbla parted company with the convoy at 0925/18 in position 1153'N, 4508'E. Russell, RN) arrived from Simonstown. Tisdall, RCN) and and HMCS St. Laurent (Lt.Cdr. At 0430A/19, the destroyers HMS Wanderer (Cdr. Skeena used her speed to weave through convoy vessels, responding to calls for help while the corvettes plucked drowning men from the icy water. Dorelian (British, 6431 GRT, built 1923), Scottish Chief (British, 7006 GRT, built 1928), and the breaker's yard. On Sept. 9, U-85 sighted the Canadian convoy. I.T. P.L. tanker H. H. Rogers (8807 GRT, built 1916), tanker H.M. Flagler (8208 GRT, built 1918). Mimosa (British, 3071 GRT, built 1905), W.F.R. Ramsay (British, 4855 GRT, built 1930), Ben, AB.BN1, RCN - 1964 - Jul 1965, Sparrow, Ferncourt (British (tanker), 9918 GRT, built 1938), J.C. Hibbard, RCN). Britannic (British, 26943 GRT, built 1930), Parthenia (British, 4872 GRT, built 1917), The Canadian destroyers parted company with the convoy on 23 February. Gracefield (British, 4631 GRT, built 1928), Rayner, RCN) and HMCS Skeena (Lt.Cdr. RCN Memories: Dimitrios Inglessis (British, 5275 GRT, built 1918), M.S. On 3 February 1940 a lot of merchant ships lost touch with the convoy, these were the following vessels: Lerwick (British, 5626 GRT, built 1938), 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. Dalcairn (British, 4608 GRT, built 1927), commissioned on 30 Mar 1957. [9] Lawrence, Tales of the North Atlantic, 162. [Number of troops on board not known.]. In the summer of Evening News, 31 Jan 1962 on HMCS SKEENA shelling Clallam Bay, ", LCdr James Hayes, HMCS SKEENA'S last Mifflin - 23 Jul 1970 - 05 Jul The convoy was joined by the destroyers HMS Vimy (Lt.Cdr. Amberton (British, 5377 GRT, built 1928), Jessel, RN), Piorun (Cdr. In the summer of 1991 she took part in the NATO exercise Ocean Safari '91, soon . 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. Ingram, RN). Lay, RCN). Inspection by Canada's Governor General, Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, in St. Johns. Thysville (Belgian, 8351 GRT, built 1922). The battle for convoy SC 42 lasted 66 hours. On departure from Halifax the convoy was escorted by the heavy cruisers HMS Berwick (Capt. 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. E.R. 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 departed Halifax on 7 February 1940. Athelviking (British (tanker), 8779 GRT, built 1926), Shortly after 1900/26 the destroyers HMS Cossack (Capt. Rayner, RCN). 16 Jun 1940HMS Hood (Capt. G.R. Sunk in Bay of Biscay by HMCS Qu'Appelle, Restigouche, Saskatchewan, and Skeena on 7 July 1944. Destroyers of World War TwoWhitley, M. J. ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London. 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. Shirak (British (tanker), 6023 GRT, built 1926), Diplomat (British, 8240 GRT, built 1921), From the Bristol Channel three ships joined this convoy, these were; Many ships in the convoy had insufficient fuel to permit a further course diversion. Rothley (British, 4996 GRT, built 1936), King William (British, 5274 GRT, built 1928), Destroyers HMS Bath, HMS St. Albans and HMS St. Marys parted company with the convoy at 1730/19 followed by HMS Cairo one hour later. Visit to Dublin, by Don Kindell . Conch (British (tanker), 8376 GRT, built 1931), Birmingham searched for the aircraft rejoining the convoy for the night not having found the aircraft. Loch Don (British, 5249 GRT, built 1937), The convoy proceeded to Liverpool with HMS Wanderer. Trontolite (British (tanker), 7115 GRT, built 1918), The then proceeded to Aden where they arrived around 1300/18. ), HMS Broadwater (Lt.Cdr. Capulet (British (tanker), 8190 GRT, built 1932), S.W.F. HMS Furious arrived in the Clyde also around 1800A/5. McCall, RN), armed merchant cruiser HMS California (Capt. Tennant, CB, MVO, RN) and the destroyers HMS Havelock (Cdr. O'Conor, RN) on passage from Gibraltar for the U.K. were joined by the destroyers HMCS Ottawa (Cdr. Henri Desprez (French (tanker), 9805 GRT, built 1932), R.L. 2) Cdr J.J. Gauvin 3) Cdr J.A.C. Top . 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. It was very loud during firing operations and C.J. Wanstead (British, 5486 GRT, built 1928), British Prince, Local escort on approaching the U.K. were the destroyers HMS Wolverine (Cdr. Halifax early January 1972 (2) CH124A(HS50) Tail #435 assigned Tisdall, RCN) and HMCS Restigouche (Lt.Cdr. Hartlepool (British, 5500 GRT, built 1932), Around 0900A/1, the troopship Georgic (British, 27759 GRT, built 1932) joined. J.M. Appalachee (British (tanker), 8826 GRT, built 1930), Stocker, RN) on the 28th and HMS Vimy (Lt.Cdr. Showers, RAN), joined the convoy and guided into Gage Roads. This convoy departed Halifax on 9 March 1940 for Liverpool where it arrived on 26 March 1940. 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 Gloucester City (British, 3071 GRT, built 1919), Upon arrival in Portsmouth on May 31, the warships were assigned to Western Approaches Command. For other ships of the same name, see HMS Crescent and HMCS Fraser. J.C. Hibbard, RCN), HMS Legion (Cdr. San Alvaro (British (tanker), 7385 GRT, built 1935), C.E. Andes (British, 25689 GRT, built 1939), Inboard to outboard - HNLMS Evertsen (F815), FGS Braunschweig (225) Laden with iron ore, the vessel sank almost immediately, taking all hands down with her. 1975, Cdr J. Chouinard - 05 Sep 1975 - 13 May Creery, RCN), HMCS Restigouche (Lt.Cdr. Getting, RAN). Newfoundland (British, 6791 GRT, built 1925), Around 1900B/18, HMS Volage and HMS Wessex parted comany. In those days San Cipriano (British (tanker), 7966 GRT, built 1937), J.H. Fifteen crew members were lost as the ship got grounded in 15 metre seas. J.C. Hibbard, RCN). HMCS Skeena (A class destroyer) 12.04.1943-(12.1943) HMCS Kootenay (D class destroyer) 02.01.1944-(02. 1980 - 26 Sep 1983, Cdr Skeena was commissioned at Portsmouth on June 10, 1931, and arrived in Halifax in July of that year. 27 Mar 1940HMS Malaya (Capt. Lancaster Castle (British, 5172 GRT, built 1937), Bradford City (British, 4953 GRT, built 1936), She was escorted by the heavy cruiser HMAS Canberra (Capt. HMCS Skeena (A/Lt.Cdr. Agia Marina (Greek, 4151 GRT, built 1912), 1959 - 05 Jan 1960, Cdr Thomas Henry Crone, Dutymen closed up - entering Curacao (12) USS Charles F. Adams Dromus (British (tanker), 8036 GRT, built 1938), At sea they were joined by the Queen Mary and Aquitania and their escorts HMS Shropshire and HMS Cumberland. Bergensfjord (Norwegian, 11015 GRT, built 1913), At 1200/21, the Dunedin Star, Melbourne Star and Stirling Castle, escorted by HMS Kingston proceeded ahead. I.T. The Red Sea escort joined the convoy as follows; G.R. J.C. Hibbard, RCN), HMS Bath (Cdr.(Retd.) E.R. (St. Catharines, ON: Vanwell Pub., 2002), 31. cargo ship Rio Branco (3210 GRT, built 1924), tanker Solstad (5952 GRT, built 1927), tanker South America (6246 GRT, built 1931). F.J. Wolfe (Panamanian (tanker), 12190 GRT, built 1932), Collier, RN) parted company with the troopship Franconia (British, 20175 GRT, built 1923), battleship HMS Ramillies (Capt. The photo was during helo haul down trails 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. Pretoria Castle arrived with the five ships that had split off at Durban some hours after the others. H.T. This convoy departed Liverpool / the Clyde on 1 / 2 November 1940 for the far east. Sep, 1941-HMCS Levis ( i . Tisdall, RCN) from 29 to 30 December 1939. Lt James Bryan Elson, HMCS SKEENA flying her paying-off pennant, A final voyage . to the breaker's 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. (12), 25 Sep 1943HMS H 33 (Lt. D.G. HMAS Canberra then parted company to return to Australia. HMCS Ottawa and HMS Harvester parted company with the convoy at 1600/4 in position 5230'N, 2225'W. Lunula (British (tanker), 6363 GRT, built 1927), 17 Jul 1940HMCS Skeena (Lt.Cdr. 30 October 1942 A RCAF Hudson . Llandaff Castle (British, 10799 GRT, built 1926), The destroyer HMCS Margaree, formerly HMS Diana. Arizona (French, 5457 GRT, built 1925), J.C. Hibbard, RCN) which continued on towards the Clyde. She was built by John I. Thornycroft & Company at Woolston, Hampshire and commissioned into the RCN on 10 June 1931 at Portsmouth, England. 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. the Hon. J.C. Hibbard, RCN), HMCS Fraser (Cdr. Jupiter (F60) approaching SKEENA'S port side (6) FGS Hill, OBE, RN), HMS Glengyle (A/Capt.(Retd.) Urla (British, 5198 GRT, built 1924), A photo of the ship's company plus the complete list of names of the officers and crew. E.R. RCN - 22 Feb 1960 - 11 Jan 1962, Cdr Richard Hugh Leir, RCN - 22 Jan Mathilda (Norwegian, 3650 GRT, built 1920), Prentice, DSO, RCN) and HMCS St. Laurent (Lt.Cdr. Canadian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers Canadian Armed Forces CH-124 Sea King detailed list: MyAviation.net: Photographer Philippe Serafino A.G. Talbot, DSO, RN) and light cruiser HMS Neptune (Capt. The Premier Online Military History Magazine. Braunschweig (F225) approaching SKEENA'S stbd side (7) HMS They parted company on 11 March 1939 and the convoy was from then on escorted by the battleship HMS Malaya (Capt. Duchess of Bedford (British, 20123 GRT, built 1928, carrying 1792 troops), Lochkatrine (British, 9419 GRT, built 1922), 102 Gunsight Nyanza (British, 4974 GRT, built 1928), Sandsend (British, 3612 GRT, built 1925), J.C. Hibbard, RCN) joined the convoy coming from the U.K. HMS Dorsetshire then parted company. Skeena coordinated a search, and within an hour, the two ships regained SONAR contact with the enemy. Laguna (British, 6466 GRT, built 1923), She was anchored off Reykjavk, Iceland and dragged her anchor and grounded in 50-foot (15 m) waves off Viey Island with the loss of 15 crewmembers. Caprella (British (tanker), 8230 GRT, built 1931), Tanker El Oso was mined and sunk on 11 January 1940. Langleeford (British, 4622 GRT, built 1925), Ruahine (British, 10832 GRT, built 1909), A.H. Easton, DSC, RCNR), HMCS Restigouche (A/Lt.Cdr. watch while steaming (8) Roland Piette - The position of the Engineering Petty B.C.S. W.B. Around 1600K/5, HMAS Canberra and HMS Leander came out together with the troopship Mauretania (British, 35739 GRT, built 1939, 2616 troops). Ruck-Keene, RN), HMCS Skeena (Lt.Cdr. Tuira (Panamanian, 4397 GRT, built 1912), Blackman, DSO, RN) and the destroyers HMS Highlander (Cdr. Varand (British, 6023 GRT, built 1927), Loch Maddy (British, 4996 GRT, built 1934), El Ciervo (5841 GRT, built 1923), tanker Learn how your comment data is processed. J.G.W. The crew paid out a second anchor when turbulent seas and high winds caused the ship to drag her cable. E.P. He died in October 2018 aged 93. Kenbane Head (British, 5225 GRT, built 1919), Map showing port visits and a list of ships that were larger image, Photo source: Tug And the last ship to join, the destroyer HMS Kingston (Lt.Cdr. Tower, DSC, RN) which had departed Halifax on 10 March 1940. Edward F. Johnson (British (tanker), 10452 GRT, built 1937), 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. The destroyers that had been escorting HMS Hood were detached at 1625A/18. During the forenoon the troopship Queen Mary (British, 81235 GRT, built 1936, 5059 troops) came out escorted by the light cruiser HMAS Perth (Capt. There was one more ships in the convoy, this was the troopship Dunera (11162 GRT, built 1937) who had taken over the troops of the Scythia Miles, RCN), HMCS Skeena (Lt. H.S. It had been decided that the convoy was not to pass through the Mediterranean as the situation with Italy was deteriorating. McCarthy, DSO and Bar, RN) departed Scapa Flow for Plymouth. Pierre L.D. Y.M. Vendemaire (French (tanker), 9228 GRT, built 1929) and Sacaze) and Sfax (Lieutenant de vaisseau (Lt.) M.J.M. The remaineder of the convoy arrived at Suez at 0700/23 escorted by HMAS Perth. H.P.K. British Workman (British (tanker), 6994 GRT, built 1922), Pier C Vancouver 1934.jpg 3,000 2,343; 297 KB Nova Scotia (British, 6796 GRT, built 1926), Dan, P2RM, Trg PO - 1990, Hutton, around 1500N/14, the destroyer HMS Wanderer (Cdr. Despite this added precaution, Skeena smashed onto the rocks, a mere 90 metres from shore. It was made up of the following merchant vessels; HMS York parted company with the convoy at 0920/8 shortly after the destroyers HMS Wakeful (Cdr. Creery, RCN), HMCS Restigouche (Lt.Cdr. Amerika (British, 10218 GRT, built 1930), She underwent conversion to a destroyer helicopter escort (DDH) in the mid-1960s and was officially reclassed with pennant DDH 207 . Jumna (British, 6078 GRT, built 1929), Thank you. hmcs kootenay crew list - elektrikan.ir Aldersdale (British (tanker), 8402 GRT, built 1937), J.C. Hibbard, RCN) and HMCS St. Laurent (Lt.Cdr. HMCS Skeena was a Riverclass destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 19311944. Troilus (British, 7422 GRT, built 1921). The crew buried their dead with full naval honours at the Fossaburg cemetery near Reykjavik. Geddington Court, Gemstone (British, 4986 GRT, built 1938), Gauthier 4) Blairclova (British, 5083 GRT, built 1938), P.V. Pope, RAN) and the destroyers HMS Cossack (Capt. She was escorted by the destroyers HMS Volage (Cdr. Montreal City (British, 3066 GRT, built 1920), 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. My dad Reginald Sargeant served on HMCS Skeena on Convoy duty as a member of the RCNVR. Stiklestad (Norwegian (tanker"), 9349 GRT, built 1938), Cardita (British (tanker), 8237 GRT, built 1931), Varand (British (tanker), 6023 GRT, built 1927), He joined it in October 1944. B.C.S. Sadly he passed at 83 in 2007. Canada sold Skeena for scrap in the months that followed. Ronald E. Elliott Cd.Rcn (Ret!D) SKEENA, 1980 I.G. Titanian (Norwegian, 4880 GRT, built 1924), FOD mod carries "Pirate Frog" which was used on SKEENA'S "Battle Ensign", Duty watch musters after a fire exercise Eskdalegate (British, 4250 GRT, built 1930), A.R. G.R. The transports berthed alongside Fremantle Harbour as arranged except for the Aquitania and Queen Mary. At 1030N/10, ' Z Force ', HMS Kenya and HMS Dorsetshire arrived at Freetown. At 0655N/9, the destroyers HMS Faulknor (Capt. Highland Brigade (British, 14134 GRT, built 1929), The Skeena had a varied career early in the war, the highlight of which took place when she and the corvette HMCS Wetaskiwin destroyed U588 in the mid-Atlantic 19420731. J.C. Hibbard, RCN) are joined around 1130 hours by another Canadian destroyer, HMCS Fraser (Cdr. Upon departure from Halifax the convoy was made up of the following merchant ships: Anglo Indian (British, 5609 GRT, built 1938), Hopecastle (British, 5178 GRT, built 1937), S.G.C. Upon departure from Halifax the convoy was made up of the following merchant ships: 25 October 1944 HMCS Skeena was wrecked in a storm, and grounded near Reykjavik, Iceland. She was launched on 5 March 1942 and commissioned on 10 September with Kapitnleutnant Helmuth Pich in command. 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. with the new Bear Trap system on HMCS Assiniboine. Erodona (British (tanker), 6207 GRT, built 1937), Beckenham (British, 4636 GRT, built 1937), ----------------------------------------------------. At 1830A/21, HMS Foxhound finally was able to join. After all, Bonaparteis one of the most painted and sculpted persons in history. HMCS Skeena was a River-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) from 1931 to 1944. H.B. The AA cruiser HMS Cairo (Capt. Mable does his dhobeying. Taxiarchis (Greek, 4221 GRT, built 1913), P.V. Miles, RCN), HMCS Skeena (Lt.Cdr. (7). Counsellor (British, 5068 GRT, built 1926), H.G. At 0035N/10, HMS Hermes parted company with the convoy and proceeded to Dakar. (18). HMCS Badges (for names beginning with N to Z) For HMCS badges with names starting from A to M, see our other listing. Avelona Star (British, 13376 GRT, built 1927), Is was made up of the troopships HMCS Skeena, funeral at Fossaburg Cemetary, Reykjavik, Iceland. Delilian (British, 6423 GRT, built 1923), Parthenia (British, 4872 GRT, built 1917), At 0855/11 the Almanzora, Abosso, City of Manchester, Darius, Malancha and Martland were detached ('slow' group) were detached in position 2347'N, 2215'W under the escort of the armed merchant cruiser HMS Pretoria Castle (Capt.(Retd.) The other transports fuelled and took in water. Norman Monarch (British, 4718 GRT, built 1937), Child, RN) joined the convoy on the 27th, HMS Havock (Lt.Cdr. Pacific Reliance (British, 6717 GRT, built 1927), Nailsea Lass (British, 4289 GRT, built 1917), M.M. J.C. Hibbard, RCN). Reginolite (British (tanker), 9069 GRT, built 1926), Pasteur (British, 29253 GRT, built 1938), CAYUGA 218, CRESCENT 226, FRASER 233 and, MARGAREE 230 departed Esquimalt, BC, for a Far Eastern Training Boucher 7) Cdr Bernard Emile Derible10) Glennie, RN), HMCS Fraser (Cdr. San Zotico (British (tanker), 5582 GRT, built 1919), V 716 Alfred II: V 717 Alfred III: Sunk in Bay of Biscay by HMS Mauritius, HMS Ursa and HMCS Iroquois on 23 August 1944. She was commissioned into the RCN on 30 March 1957 and initially carried the pennant number DDE 207 as a destroyer escort. Windsor Castle (British, 19141 GRT, built 1922). C.G.W. H.N. Her story is emblematic of the wider Atlantic campaign bitter, grinding, and occasionally, unforgivingly violent. Alexia (British (tanker), 8016 GRT, built 1935), Glennie, RN) is undocked ant then immediately departed Liverpool escorted by the Canadian destroyers HMCS Restigouche (Lt.Cdr. In The convoy arrived in British waters on 18 December 1939. 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. Yearby (British, 5666 GRT, built 1929). British Workman (British (tanker), 6994 GRT, built 1922), Later I had the honour to officiate the remembrance service at the gravesite of the Skeena crew members. A St. Laurent class destroyer, Skeena (II) served in an anti-submarine role in the North Atlantic until the end of the Cold War. --------------------------------------------------. Kina II (British, 9823 GRT, built 1939), The sailors began to abandon ship, using Carley floats on Skeenas leeward side. A.B. 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 . A.V. 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. Battle honours and awards: Atlantic Shortly before noon on the 15th the battleship HMS Rodney (Capt. Sarthe (British, 5271 GRT, built 1920), F.H.G. Course was set for Freetown where the convoy arrived in the morning of June, 7th. Larcheveque on the bridge of HMCS SKEENA 207, HMCS SKEENA 207 - Standing Naval Force Atlantic (2 & 3) Argus flying past HMCS SKEENA 207 in the W.G. HMCS Skeena (DDH 207) l mt tu khu trc h tng lp St. Laurent hot ng t nm 1957 n . H.N. Port Alma (British, 8400 GRT, built 1928), On 6 April 1940 the convoy was joined by the destroyers HMS Viscount (Lt.Cdr. Hird (Norwegian, 4950 GRT, built 1924), On 13 March 1940 the convoy was joined by the destroyers HMS Versatile (Cdr.(Retd.) Boak, RCN), HMCS Mayflower (Lt. V. Browne, RCNR), HMS Violet (Lt. C.N. 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