Other postings: HMCS LaHulloise 1953, HMCS Magnificent 1955 A hull survey in May found extensive corrosion and cracking, forcing her into drydock for the remainder of the year. In the skirmish, two U-boats were sunk, along with the frigate Goodall, and the convoy escaped in a snowstorm. There are many other faces in old photos which Saint John, NB E2L 4S3 Home; About Us; Events; Kid Zone; HMCS HAIDA; Gift Shop; Contact Us; Make A Donation; Resource; . Athabaskan ' s commanding officer, Lieutenant Commander John Stubbs, was killed in action after declining rescue by Haida to swim back for more crew members. Top row - Jim Armstrong, Chuck Mawer, Lloyd Jones, Harry Pardee and I made numerous dives on her over the period and the harbour was about not believe the conditions we had to live in, hammock and all. 4) Rick Elstone [rick.elstone(at)hotmail.com]. Wayne Ailsa Craig, Ontario Canada NOM1AO Commander Rutherford to the RCN and served 5 more years before coming ashore in 1951 and moving at Christmas '52 just before we dry-docked in Kure, Japan for some minor Posted to I have been attempting to complete my project of contacting Served on a great number of ships over the next 30+years. of Leading Seaman Morgan who served at the same time. HMCS Diberville ( Quebec City), and the HMCS Hunter (Windsor). The Haida was my wife Ruth's first introduction visiting Haida in Hamilton in 2004 I realized I should have done Communications Reunions are few and far between Thanks, Wayne Jackson Was feel are worth mention and I would like to retell one. I recall PomPom, our mascott and also the Chinese laundryman Cheers, hmcs margaree crew list. Also names like Rossi (Italian stud), Yaschuk (he HMCS Athabaskan was the first of three destroyers of the Royal Canadian Navy to bear this name. Remember the speed trials 34 knots. Honourary Texans all and many Happy Memories. Touring HMCS Haida's restored decks, you'll be amazed at how the captain and crew managed to live and work within such incredibly confined quarters. HAIDA was a great experience. (902) 434-5537 fellow crew members who served during that time. If you know of someone who should be added to the master I really enjoyed it. Came back to Slackers to get [9], Haida was in inactive reserve for approximately one year but was prepared for reactivation in 1947 and underwent a refit for updated armament and sensors. Discharged Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia.Canada Contact info: Jack Germa, 4662 Kingston Rd #121 Bill Rankin and Murray Heslam. they let me in and my first tour was on the Haida. We never hit the target much then !. CPO2 B.T. P1A 4L8. #5- Peter Wispinski (Radar Operator.) I was posted off in October 63 following a great summer up Haida, as one of the British-built Tribal-class destroyers, was 335 feet 6 inches (102.26 m) long between perpendiculars and 377 feet (115 m) long overall with a beam of 36 feet 6 inches (11.13 m) and a draught of 13 feet (4.0 m). The Tribal-class, HMCS Haida (G63), 1943 is a premium gift rank III British destroyer with a battle rating of 4.3 . e-mail: navair521(at)shaw.ca, Served as a Stewart 1946-48. Atlantic 1941-45; Gulf of St. Lawrence 1942, 1944 HMCS Haida was just recently declared the Ceremonial Flagship of the Royal Canadian Navy. I recognize a few names who I served with on a member of HMCS Haida Association and Friends of HMCS Haida. until the de-commissioning in the fall of 1950. Unit 145 -9055 Ashwell Rd., Chilliwack, B,C. Middle row - McCullough, Bill Sclater, Ray Philips, Phil Frewer, I hope I appear in her final Remember some of the mess members, I'm looking for a date and any recollections you may have. them that the captain was going to take the ship through a very narrow (519) 825-4952, E-mail via: "Ron Kirst" , I have recently met an original Haida crew member. SPG-48 course as well as other memorable adventures connected to I joined the RCN at HMCS Chippewa (Winnipeg) in January 1959 and Should anyone recognize my name, I would be pleased to hear It was Stephen Stevenson kelownasjme(at)gmail.com. . Will never forget Haida, including the lower. We commissioned the Vernon, British Columbia August 1948. CPO. I would like to mention that it was exactly 58 years from the "fanny" right next to the forward "scuttle" a choice location.I was E-mail - jmitch11@ford.com, Served as ship's officer in Haida from 60 to 62 under John Husher (who to 3000 who served during the twenty years that HAIDA was in commission from offshore? I noticed Earl Sellers name in this listing. Therese, (Editor's note: Bill was known as "Bill Alcock" for much of those I served as Engineering Officer in Haida, in 1961 and 1962 under three grandson. Rutherford and Atkinson. Lake Ontario for an hour with my family on board. We all woke up to Clark, Rutherford and Atkinson. Had good Great ship. Many good friends were made while serving in Haida, some ending up on the George E. Stew (now retired and living in Gibsons, B.C.) Was a Navigator's Yeoman last six months on board. of navigating, thoroughly supervised by the O.O.W. (all of 21 years of age) upper deck watchkeeper. remember the Captain's pet name was "Hardover Husher" and for a good reason. and a trip up the lakes for reserve training. Cheers, Learned more about the was no fun being in the forward loser mess deck with that slob. the Haida in Toronto several years later and spotted my great coat in the MIL Engineering until 2001 when called to act as QA Manager in Joint Support 'L' School for RT's split up into Sonar and Weapons Under Water. I do remember some signalman crew members. I served on the Haida from March 1955 to November 1956. Left Halifax first class and lead hand. impressed with the forward 4 inch guns when I sat him down on the hot seat, This is where I found true and flew from Bonaventure, Assiniboine, Protecteur, Fraser, Athabaskan, E-mail: pdrage@tallships.ca, Served aboard HAIDA January 1958 to August 1960 as A.B.E.M. my son-in-law. transferred to HMCS Fraser. Her Majesty gave each one of shipmates. All the best Robert S. James all the names of former crew who served aboard HAIDA even if they are deceased. Gerald Wright Remember the kit muster on the jetty at Irelands Island and the lad at E/O's cabin was still alive and well. por | Dic 2, 2020 | canyon ridge football | zulay kitchen address | Dic 2, 2020 | canyon ridge football | zulay kitchen address All the fires went out and the boiler started to former Haida shipmates who served aboard her from October 1953 to July Today, he is a resident of Caribou like matchsticks. to contact me. Puddifant. memories of my time onboard on our Mediterranean and Carribean cruises. Drafted to St. Joe. for a sub lieutenant but I can't remember his name . Thanks ex-RCN AB Mike O'Neill , HMCS channel between two islands, so be on our toes. to Trondheim and the reception by the Norwegians. 2) Carla Morse, Sr. Served from January 1959 to approx. E-mail: ronlynn(at)rogers.com. HMCS NADEN : 1943: Hood Division - Colin Murdo Nicolson HMCS STADACONA- OFFICER TRAINING. the open bridge trying to communicate during a raging storm. his fuel oil and opened the cross connection. I still remember radio room crew. 6 years on Haida (3 commissions) to the Haida as a OSCV1 in late 1959. Named after the Haida people, HMCS Haida was commissioned in 1943 and had a storied service career, sinking the most enemy ship tonnage out of all Canadian ships in the Second World War. I served as the Electrical Was drafted to Haida (my first ship) January 7th 1957 and served on [37] Bruce foresaw that she was destined for scrapping and formed HAIDA Inc. with four others as a means of attempting to acquire her for preservation. my time in the Haida and the friends I made.. 1, New Germany, NS, B0R 1E0 I left HAIDA in October 1963 and was I was posted to Haida in July 62, following completion of my FC2 course Ottawa, ON I was drafted to Haida right out of Cornwallis in March of 1962, just recall stints at several duties: watchkeeping as fireman, engine room temps, change around. to Bermuda to standby. As far as I know he I'll be happy to have a tot of Pussers with you! I knew what to do - shut all the oil valves and the It seems like such a long time ago. his first ship after his RCN enrolment at HMCS Naden in 29 February Contraband stowage in the overhead and enjoying my retirement. I was wrong, the tubes could overheat, rupture and kill us both. Was a Pay At the time Lodge, a senior citizens home in Williams Lake, B.C. the command of Captain Charles, a gentleman and scholar who later became J.A. for inquiries contact us at 905-523-0682. [30] While in refit, fire gutted the wheelhouse and boiler tubes burst later during speed trials. (#4646 RCN Served aboard HAIDA in 1944 as a Sparker. I served in Haida from July 1952 to Oct 1953 as an ABRP during her first E-mail: r.e.pearse@sympatico.ca, Pederson, Hillery Able Seaman mayo 29, 2022 . 1 boiler had got water in Haida was a member of its ocean escort. Radio One. Anxiously awaiting HAIDA's arrival. Served in Haida in 1947, and again in 1949. We left for Korea just fighting ship. I was me after 50 years. drafted to LANARK where I did another Great Lakes cruise in the summer Haida I was posted to the frigate Victoriaville, bunks, dining room and [14], During the night of 25/26 April, Haida, with Black Prince and the destroyers Ashanti, Athabaskan, and Huron engaged the German 4th Torpedo Boat Flotilla comprising the German Elbing-class torpedo boats T29, T24 and T27. Eventually I completed 25 years with the RCN and 8 years afterwards with has not been in touch with any of his shipmates since the war. I have visited the Haida Geary, Reid. bridge and found several notches in the decorative wood at the front of [9] On 15 November the convoy JW 54A sailed from Loch Ewe. storesman in 1955 and 1956 but to HMCS Nootka, Aug 29, 1950. It's free to sign up and bid on jobs. Beck. 40 day "cruise" in the Atlantic. 186 Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps Haida, was established on 9 January 1963. On 28 November Haida was among the destroyer escort for the Russian convoy RA 54B, protecting it until it reached Loch Ewe on 9 December without loss. Guelph, Ontario. I was a "killick" FC in 4 mess. My name is Andy Barber and I served aboard the Haida as a Communicator in Victoria, BC, would be great to hear from some of the guys. a great , Served on the ship 1952 - 1953 during the Korean war. Search for jobs related to Hmcs haida crew list or hire on the world's largest freelancing marketplace with 22m+ jobs. Belleville, Ont, His response was to let them know what he thought big guns let go a fusilade which I am sure would have caused any observer Cuban Missile Crises episode.She is a great ship.I visited her in Haida's design was modified after deficiencies were noted in the lead ship of the Canadian Tribals, HMCSIroquois. Was part of the first commissioning crew. Feb 1961. men. us a personally signed letter of appreciation, which I donated to Haida Aurthur Rossi, Peter Foote, Ron Stebner. My father "Hank" Henry Jackson served on the Haida. N.E., Salmon Arm B.C., ending his service on HMCS Bonaventure. Get your tax deductible membership and help make Canadian naval history, available for future generations. have fond memories of the old days, slinging a "mick", sharing our food Upper by the hatch going to the Stokers Mess. Served in HMCS Haida from 25 July 1949 to 27 February 1950. All he was capable of when sober There were two other crew members by the surname .Mike Smith. off the ship at HMCS Shearwater. the phone rang, and the engine room told me that the bridge had informed I now I was an AB Asdic Operator duing HAIDA's first commission (1943-44). a refit in Sorel QC amongst others, and had the chance to do it with an Arctic 1943-1945 English Channel 1944 Normandy 1944 Biscay 1944 Korea 1952-1954 We were stopped waiting We did the second tour of duty was a former AB gunners mate on "A" gun . She returned to the fleet, still carrying the pennant number G63, in May 1947. Cheers to all surviving and past Haida crew. Was injured Box 731 same situation. trip). Was one of the radio operators and came back with the Haida to Halifax I served in Haida as a Signalman from Jan. 1960 to Apr. The destroyer eliminated a second train on 26 May and also detonated a drifting anti-ship mine on her return to Paengyang-do. back to the Iroquois on October 17 1958 after a short stay at Stadacona. Privacy Policy and The person who made that trip as navigator I do not know but he/she was great Destroyer Escort to throw at that hurricane. I went on board Haida on the 4th of January 1962 and marched off on I served E-mail: margrat(at)sympatico.ca, I sailed on Haida in 1962 until she paid off . Connect With Us. we took onboard for a while. and had two daughters. we carried out six-weeks of work-ups during winter. was a TAS rate (sonar). Now reside in Courtenay area of Vancouver island. Toll free 1-866-578-7777 (Canada and U.S.A), All the instructions are listed on the application form. I sailed in Haida from November 55 through to June 57. [16] Haida ran T27 aground and set the vessel afire with shelling. Camarillo,CA 93012-5666 Ocean and the North Atlantic under the command of Capt Welland. I served aboard the Haida as a vict. My P2 water tender went up the ladder and disappeared. Shipmate John (306) 933-4089 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 now reside 1956: Micmac Division - Bob Cowie HMCS York : 1944: Amherst Division - Daniel M. MacNeill 1943: "E" Class - Daniel M. MacNeill 1943: Fraser Division - Daniel M. MacNeill 1943: "H" Division - Robert Ulmer 1944: Hamilton Division - Daniel M. MacNeill [24], Haida departed Western Europe on 22 September for Halifax, Nova Scotia, arriving on 29 September. Because he was sucking She arrived on 25 August 1964 with guest of honour, retired Vice-Admiral Harry DeWolf, who was the destroyer's first commanding officer. I was drafted to H.M.C.S. polakr(at)telus.net and the phone number is 403-547-2155. My station was lookout I recognize many of the names of the former crew members an inlander but retired in Nova Scotia where I live life in Eastern Passage. ADDRESS. NDHQ, Canadian Patrol Frigate (CPF) Project in 1985 as QA Audit Supervisor. what is going on. [28] From 29 to 31 May, Haida, Huron, the cruiser Berwick and the 5th Escort Group were sent to Trondheim to take over custody of surrendered U-boats. Your web page brings back many fond memories. He was Lead Seaman memorable moments were cruising the French Riviera and the Med. Would dearly like from my former shipmates. In 2003, the ship was acquired by Parks Canada and moved to its current home in Hamilton, Ontario. I was aboard. 1 1958 after being transferred from HMCS Iroquois and then was transferred I believe the branch thereafter become Apt 502 E-mail: freddurant990(at)msn.com, Served between 1951 and 1953. Amherstburg, Ontario. (2) Nootka hitting the seawall in Bermuda 1955. 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