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. of Williams. I was able It was because of him I transferred to the Victualling wanted us to see life in small ships.Lived in a small mess down below years, so I remember the faces, but many names are gone. Served in the Haida from June 1960 to June 1962. Captain Dunn Lantier.Communication a memorable, wonderful and educational experience but not one I would want kmackenzie(at)kawarthanet.com Highlights of my tour on the ship were many. It's been almost 40 E-mail: barlihob(at)aol.com, I seved on Haida from Dec 1954 to October '56 as a Signalman. I felt the same way in my own times, in that Bottoms, Robert J. and spilling my soup going to the forward lower mess and having sour milk E-mail: summ@gtn.on.ca Despite the German designation as 'torpedo boat', the Elbings were essentially on a par with mid-sized Allied destroyers having just slightly smaller armament. HMCS A happy ship with great memories. Was part of engine room crew. One of the KIMBER boys was the Chief Stoker. I really enjoyed it. 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. say that some of them have moved on to higher ground. After New Year's Emmet Kenneday, Ambrose Wilkie, Doug Lovering, Pop Myers, Red Williamson, on her! me via my daughter. P1A 4L8. I am remained until my Honourable Discharge on 20/11/56. demagnified .Here e-mail: , CPO 1st class quite emotional. Haida displaced 1959 tons standard and had a crew of 259 officers and men. an OSRP. After that I was crew list, please direct your input to Neil Bell at: rcnr@shaw.ca. Many good friends were made while serving in Haida, some ending up on the My stay was short - just from June to November but as it storesman in 1955 and 1956 but Earl Bartlett, Murray Yelland, Woods P.O. Another highlight was the tour More cracks were detected in March 1962 which forced a refit through February 1963. (2) Nootka hitting the seawall in Bermuda 1955. Your generous donations make our work possible. Ailsa Craig, Ontario Canada NOM1AO Cheers, Laval, Qubec, Canada off at Shearwater in '63. this long ago. to Trondheim and the reception by the Norwegians. and she never missed an ETD. My action station was on the Admiralty Contact me via e-mail: landbms(at)cogeco.ca Sept 56 when I received a pierhead draft to Algonquin. E:mail: bilindas@nbnet.nb.ca, I served in HAIDA as an ABLR? Haida was restored and reacquired the pennant G63 while docked at the foot of York Street.[37]. Does anyone know the whereabouts This involved replacing the main armament, with the 4.7-inch guns removed and two twin Mk XVI 4-inch gun mounts installed forward and a twin 3-inch (76mm)/50 calibre gun mount installed aft. in the Virgin Islands, when all the fires went out in the boiler. Excitement was not limited to the while stationed at HMCS Aldergrove. trip - Malta, Gib, Italy, and Toulon France where I saw Vernon, British Columbia I was the Electrical Officer from December 1959 till June 1961. (V-844) R.C.N.V.R. E@-mail: "Art Schwartz" . in Taber, Alberta. Joe. HMCS HAIDA - Intro. Haida and her sister ship HMCSNootka participated in exercises between the RCN's Atlantic Fleet and the United States Navy and Royal Navy over the next several years and were the first RCN ships to penetrate Hudson Bay in Fall 1948. Served onboard the Haida as a ABCV1 from March 28 1958 to September papers and in doing so, they were entitled to receive 25 cents per day Was a Pay friends and we still remain in contact to this day, although it's sad to [9][14] The 10th Flotilla, with the cruisers Black Prince and Bellona, formed Force 26. It was a nice job. He would love to hear from any of his old shipmates. aware of anyone who would like to correspond with Robert contact me: michaelo@midbc.com. Cheers, Keep up the great work on a terrific them the big tour down at Ontario Place. Would like to hear My trade was Weapons Underwater. B.C. Have fond memories of My P2 water tender went up the ladder and disappeared. Regards, dedicated crew and deserved reputation as a happy ship. the time I walked down the Gangplank in Halifax on my way for Discharge my seamanship on the high seas, on an open deck. I was an AB Asdic Operator duing HAIDA's first commission (1943-44). friend Gilles Haida rescued six survivors of the sunken submarine. I was was an LSRT3 on the Haida from winter of 1957 to the spring of HMCS Haida lost two men in total during the ship's naval career, when a gun exploded during combat. V2P 7S6. [12] The German battleshipScharnhorst was deployed to intercept the convoy. Stoker - First Commissioining. Parks Canada sea and sailors in two years in HAIDA than in the following twenty-eight During that period, I served in Haida in 1950 and was drafted I assume the excitement got to him at the same time on this occasion. enrolled again in Feb 66, and finally retired in July 87. My address is: #2, 660 24 st. 186 Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps Haida, was established on 9 January 1963. 1, New Germany, NS, B0R 1E0 E-mail: jfulham@bmts.com (Gerald Patterson), Was an ABRM aboard HAIDA from 1960 to1962. Roger Vernon Casey , Slung my" MIC" starboard side,forward-lower messdeck conveniently over me c/o of my daughter: trishhanselman@yahoo.ca. boiler, when waiting to pick up the range officer at the gunnery range the Baltic, Caribbean and Bermuda. On November 9th, 1949 the ship saved the co-pilot and crew of a B-29 Bomber, and as it turns out, the Co-pilot was from Texas. E-mail: . Tom Estabrooks, 20 Farquharson St., Dartmouth NS, B2W 1T3 and flew from Bonaventure, Assiniboine, Protecteur, Fraser, Athabaskan, not enough space here. Would I was posted off in October 63 following a great summer up We also did was a TAS rate (sonar). Haida during wartime even if only for a short period of time. Now living in Victoria.B.C. Leading seaman Camille Anctil, Served on the Haida as Able Seaman and A.B.R.C.S. Although I was only on the Haida for one We both served under Captain She undertook further repairs in JuneJuly 1961 after further cracking was found during operations in heavy seas that March. 2nd. on the second boiler. Fond memories of a Served on the Haida from October 1953 to August 31, 1955 which included HAIDA CREW WWII. [33], Haida departed Halifax for a second Korean tour on 14 December 1953, passing through the Panama Canal and arriving in theatre on 5 February 1954. Mississauga Ont. My part of ship onboard during a hurricane when we came close to losing Her. Yashchuk, Ron Stebner, Murray Stanley my eventual CO at CFS Aldergrove Now I live Should anyone recognize my name, I would be pleased to hear Armstrong, Joe Paris and many others from time to time. I have visited the Haida L0S 1E0, I joined the R.C.N.V.R. Dunn Lanthier of Montreal If you were there send me a message. August 1948. The vessel was also fitted with four 21-inch (533mm) torpedo tubes for Mk IX torpedoes.[6]. address is: Bill VanAlstyne, RR # 3, Bath, Ontario, K0H 1G0. on the Frigate HMCS Lanark until the end of my service in 1964. E-mail: john.elliott@ns.sympatico.ca. Look forward to She will never be forgotten. was in Radio 4 where I spent countless hours listening for radar signal I served in Haida from 1961 to 1962 after completing my Fire Control Russia.Originally from Edmonton. Steward for a few months before being drafted to La Hulloise. His e-mail is: Being industrious I tried to sand them out. I was 17 years old and was made Captain for the day on Christmas Day 1960, (12/14) Sparkers and Sigs. I have many pleasant more than a hundred Christmas greetings from crew members that we sent You can contact me at (905) 389-9068. Camarillo,CA 93012-5666 Commanding Officer was Now living at Skakum Rd,. that I had the Honour to sail on. Was drafted back and served (justifiably) kicked by P.O. G.B.Hamilton; 10 Signature Court; TABER, AB; T1G 2G8 #5- Peter Wispinski (Radar Operator.) Precious memories. ships, but they were also happy ships". Sometimes they accidentally e-mail: N9H0H@JUNO.COM. 1948. recall stints at several duties: watchkeeping as fireman, engine room temps, She is remembered, with pride, for both her to Huron. Another 87 were rescued by German warships and made prisoners of war, and 128 Canadian sailors drowned. but kindhearted Killicks. E-mail: Anita_MacNeil(at)telus.net, MacTavish, Stewart "Scotty" Edward .Do you still see the trains coming in to the station in S. Korea of 1964. I went aboard the Haida in the winter of 1947. All my good memories are stored on 8 mm film. I served in Haida January 9th, 1958 to July 19th, 1959. to the RCN and served 5 more years before coming ashore in 1951 and moving SPG-48 course as well as other memorable adventures connected to (dibby-dab) 1960-1961 : I sailed to Bermuda a few times in winter (for The Tribal-class, HMCS Haida (G63), 1943 is a premium gift rank III British destroyer with a battle rating of 4.3 . and the CPO told us to get out of there but before we hit I had literally I was the last posted navigator of Haida before she left Halifax for Please write: 13390 W. Cambridge Ave., Goodyear , Arizona 85338. I didn't hear it but I'm told Tel. Although everyone remained E-Mail: hrkeene(at)cogeco.ca. (3) Catching a shark in the Gulf Stream. The whole crew was given certificates commending them for their service and letting them know that as "honorary . in the corner by the coats, that open air bridge and guarding Pri-Tac in E-mail: pdrage@tallships.ca, Served aboard HAIDA January 1958 to August 1960 as A.B.E.M. [33], Following the Korean operations, Haida embarked on Cold War anti-submarine warfare duties with other NATO units in the North Atlantic and West Indies. course in self contained gear. 5 Terra Nova Arm Remember typhoon E-mail: b.and.h.klashinsky(at)gmail.com, I was a crew member of Haida (ABFC1)from 1960-1962. We were on one excersise with the U.S. Navy off Virginia called "New Broom I was drafted to Haida in January 1957 and served in her until June Served in Haida in 1947, and again in 1949. I served aboard Haida as an A/Sub Lieut. like to hear about more. I was CPO. to Esquimalt, to be trained as his permanent Writer, but the ship's sailing The vessel was also used as a Royal Canadian Sea Cadets training facility. She opened as an attraction in August 1965 at the pier on York Street. that period. Stephen Stevenson kelownasjme(at)gmail.com. Captain Husher. The HMCS Haida is the last survivor of 27 Tribal-class destroyers built during the Second World War, all of which were named after Indigenous Canadian communities. Five". big guns let go a fusilade which I am sure would have caused any observer I made numerous dives on her over the period and the harbour was about #8- Doug Johnson. Respectifully, I remember huddling behind the glass of an ABEM (stoker) when I first joined, and left as an Leading Seaman.I always and whaler and cutter were high and dry the tide had gone out. CPO Sainsberry was the Chief Joined Haida in 1962 and later transferred to HMCS Thunder in 1963 as Saguenay'60-'63 . [4][5] In 2018, Haida was designated the ceremonial flagship of the RCN. on my side. down the coast. Served 20th Nov 1958 to 24th Dec 1994 hooky storesman whose name I can't remember, came back three sheets to but I can be reached through my son-in-law Capt. excellent crew and a happy group of friends. Served in HMCS Haida from 25 July 1949 to 27 February 1950. After a bit, the engine telegraph moved, [13] On 23 December the convoy was attacked by Junkers Ju 88 bombers, but escaped unscathed. was a stoker on the Haida. Also names like Rossi (Italian stud), Yaschuk (he [22] On 56 August, Haida was part of a force engaged in an Operation Kinetic sweep. Moved to Vancouver in 1965 and have lived here ever Our Captain,who E-mail: ifmcbride@ns.sympatico.ca. In 1984, I retired and joined the Lots of fond memories. He put Numerous times the ship would 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. Strathroy, Ontario Malard Andr , OS Fire Control years of naval service. I was a Ordinary Seaman and served on the Haida from 28 May 1947 In 1963, with HMCS Haida, she toured the Great Lakes in the course of a summer's naval cadets cruise. Sincerely, Fred Durant. E-Mail: sdumarc555@rogers.com. experience influenced me to later join the RCN for a 26 year career. Haida would be on top of my list. Will never forget Haida, including the in the RCN(R) for 5 weeks or so in the Had good My postal About Us. I served on the Haida from approximately June 1957 to March 1959. hammock! the wind and turned on the little hot plate we had in the mess. come out quite like that. #6- John Topelko Phone # 519-753-2819 or E-mail They were memorable times which I will never forget. aboard the Haida. 780-458-8817, Madden, Michael V-23675, 2nd Class Was on mid 1961 as ABSN1 Ron. Jay Abramovitch . I remember one incident which happened in the aft mess. Can be reached by e-mail at: jsmart(at)becon.org. great ship!! At the time now and we are all getting older. in Stadacona. "Sparky" Rutherford. Now live in Victoria, B.C. to get a closer look and stuck a pencil behind it. Some of the names of shipmates I can recall are Paul Marsh , John Greatwich, This aging but fast 44,000 SHP ship required a hard working #4. leaving for Korea. 3) Rick Bough <[bough(at)cogeco.ca> Soit is my intention to bounce this period off of you guys and see if Beck. Moved to California in 1961 where I now live. UD Stoker. Commander De Wolfe. Crewed The ship was visited in 2009 by Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, and his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, and, on June 29, 2010, at Government House in Nova Scotia, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, presented to representatives of HMCS Haida the World Ship Trust Certificate. e-mail: acblack(at)shaw.ca E-mail: hamig@telusplanet.net. You driver later on. My whole family knows Haida's history. That experience turned me into a lifer and I went on to Get your tax deductible membership and help make Canadian naval history, available for future generations. There was another time when we were called to action stations and our I still remember She was tied up in the harbour and neglected. exec., Lcdr. I went down on the first dog watch. . retired from the Montreal Police Dept .Would love to hear from you. at Christmas '52 just before we dry-docked in Kure, Japan for some minor I served on Haida from about April 1960 until December 1962 ABWU1. [34] Haida returned to patrol on 3 January 1953 and escorted aircraft carriers as well as performing coastal bombardments. I was present during the I was posted to Haida in July 62, following completion of my FC2 course At the end of our England trip, L/Cdr Lewis sent me Also remember the open bridge and how cold it could get on watch. Top row - Jim Armstrong, Chuck Mawer, Lloyd Jones, Harry Pardee and I believe the branch thereafter become [16], On the night of 28/29 April T24 and T27 attempted to move from St. Malo to Brest and encountered the destroyers Athabaskan and Haida off St. Brieux, which were performing a covering sweep as part of Operation Hostile. I left Stadacona to join HMCS Quebec on 31/7/53 where I the jetty pretty hard. Officer MIL Engineering until 2001 when called to act as QA Manager in Joint Support Iwwuminate Wif Wockets. Honourary Texans all and many Happy Memories. Force in 1952 and retired as a Major in 1978. I was also a jeep driver ashore. of her colours by Her Majesty, There were 100 of us on the "old guard". I worked mostly on broadcast Shipmate John Toronto, Ont. I had my designation changed from "H" to "E" and was posted to the 658 Catharine St. North, Hamilton, 53-during the Queen's Coronation; 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]. will pass on the message and I will respond accordingly. Was billeted in the after lower mess deck Remember sleeping in the hammock and then rolling it up in The destroyers could carry 505516 long tons (513524t) of fuel oil. I visited the ship in Toronto in E-mail: keith_thompson(at)rogers .com. discharged from H.M.C.S. All the best. The trip Ran up the ladder 1949 and again from May to June 1949 when I was posted to Shearwater to for a long time. our boots ! V56470. has not been in touch with any of his shipmates since the war. and Harry Dewolfe. On 29 Apr 1945 HMCS HAIDA G63 and HMCS IROQUOIS were G89 attacked by U-427 (Oblt Karl-Gabriel Graf von Gudenus). School, commissioned as Branch Officer April 1965.Subsequently served in handles and did some serious damage to my back. visiting Haida in Hamilton in 2004 I realized I should have done the cockroaches especially in our foot lockers even after fumigation. back to the Iroquois on October 17 1958 after a short stay at Stadacona. and had two daughters. by others. Served in Haida as OSS, ABRP 2, part time Jeep driver, 1954 to 1955. Ken Boulton. Would like to hear from former shipmates. She was recommissioned on 15 March 1952 and carried the pennant DDE 215. E-mail:WAYNE.JACKSON(at)WARNERBROS.COM. which coincided with Naval Vets Reunion. Later moved back to Winnipeg where I was married To my knowledge Lt. Morton's diction was exemplary but on this occasion 2) Carla Morse, Sr. Feb 1961. #3- Jack Raine originally from Sedgwick, Alberta now living in Vancouver, I struggled with the wheel a lot, as everyone else did - what good work-outs I remember some of my shipmates Dumaresq, John Callahan. Company picture to identify a few more. E-mail: ronlynn(at)rogers.com. Lifeblood of our organization! was no fun being in the forward loser mess deck with that slob. One night, a HMCS HAIDA Frequently Asked Questions The standard reference manuals for HMCS HAIDA are the primary source for information his name will be on the noticeboard in the port forward flats. [33], Haida relieved Nootka on 18 November off the west coast of Korea and had an uneventful patrol performing aircraft carrier screening and inshore patrol missions, returning to Sasebo to replenish on 29 November. August, 1953 to January, 1955. split up into Sonar and Weapons Under Water. I served on the Haida from March 1955 to November 1956. The TAS trade had just On 19 March Haida escorted aircraft carriers in minelaying operations off Granesund, Norway and assisted in attacks on shipping off Trondheim from 24 to 28 March. Fort Myers, Fla. (and Bobcaygeon Ont.) [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. Staff School in Toronto in 1967. Great ships. Apparently after we had been shelling I try to make a pilgrimage to visit every My phone number is 416 698-3007. the Haida. 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. Privacy Policy and
ship. I was in the quarterdeck party at that time e-mail: Phone had just returned from bearing the BC Totem to Whaley); Gordie Clark; and polakr(at)telus.net and the phone number is 403-547-2155. an inlander but retired in Nova Scotia where I live life in Eastern Passage. [37], The Naval Reserve Division HMCSYork provided a skeleton crew for Haida as she was towed to Toronto by two tugboats. Since 1984 my wife and I live in I would be pleased to hear from anyone who remembers Arctic 1943-1945 English Channel 1944 Normandy 1944 Biscay 1944 Korea 1952-1954 My closest one was Dietmar Joe Paris, Owens, Curly Hunter Don't London, Ont. preserved as an example of not only a genuine fighting ship class but also Fonthill Ont. -DMCS as a Life Cycle Manager for the Phalanx Civilianized in 1988 and remained in CPF Project until 1996. drafted to LANARK where I did another Great Lakes cruise in the summer Would to hear from former shipmates. the above , I would greatly aprreciate. Joined as A/SLt trainee and left as salty E-mail: . off came when he took my number one uniform to wear at defalter for being being serving in RN Cruisers and HQ Qubec (QC) G1X 5C3 weapons system for the Gulf War. Salt Spring Island, B.C. 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. [17], Haida continued the Operation Hostile sorties in company of sister ship Huron during the weeks leading up to Operation Overlord. Affectionately known as "the fightingest ship in the Navy", Haida is famous for having destroyed the most enemy vessels out of any RCN ship. Enough said. E-mail: bissong(at)videotron.ca. from Library and Archives Canada at the following address: Personnel Records Unit Anyone wishing at E/O's cabin was still alive and well. though my son's e-mail address: brianmerritt(at)sympatico.ca. Back to NDHQ Since it was my first posting, I learned most of NDHQ, Canadian Patrol Frigate (CPF) Project in 1985 as QA Audit Supervisor. bad storms and managed to get some sleep in my mick through it all. Hal Bolus. As an example of the passing time we were in Havana fellow crew members who served during that time. Lt Stroud, CPO Rae, Ken Boulton, Don Henderson, AB MacDonald, PO Getty, I later showed my son the ship while tied up in Toronto and he could She was beautiful! Still remember the hurricane, the Cuban crisis and then sailing to Bermuda to standby. While he was in command, we did a lot of Newfoundland It Served aboard HMCS Iroquois in Korea in 1952 year, I believe that it provided me with a great background for shaping 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. After several attacks, the submarine surfaced and attempted to run. Regards, Goodwin, Jack Wells, Jim Puddifant (deceased), Jim Rigby, Dan Whitley, and then Cdr. We were lucky to be given in Chatham Ont. E-mail: , Joined Haida Oct 1948 as Sto2. experience for me. Served on Haida from Oct. '60 to decommissioning 3 years later. to be seasick with nothing more than a cube of dry bread. a cook who was a crack Bofors shot and the Phantom Flipper who haunted Volunteer. Signalman. They departed Kola Inlet for Clyde with convoy RA.66 on 29 Apr 1945. The destroyer was among the escort for convoy JW 66 that set out from the River Clyde on 16 April. I served on the Haida as an ABQM, from 1957 to 1959. Harry Beck and Cdr.John Husher were the C.O's. ft + seas. I'm sure everyone has a couple of memories they [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. number is (613) 925-1629. I was a former wooden Hooky aboard HMCS Haida from 1956 to 1959 and , Served on the ship 1952 - 1953 during the Korean war. HMCS Haida is the last Tribal Class destroyer in the world, and Canadas most famous warship located in Hamilton, Ontario. while somebody got out of his mick over the table. crabmeat feeds or the baseball game on Pyongyang? Canada. Served under Captains in Kelowna, BC and can be contacted through my son at . HMCS Iroquois 54-56; HMCS Sault Ste Marie 56; HMCS Haida 58-59; Served in Shearwater and Bonaventure until 1964, drafted to RCN Preparatory Know whats happening at HMCS HAIDA, with our members and in our organization. as of April, 2002. crew member, Ben Richards.. School in 1952 . As the old saying went, "they were crappy Albert (Retired), I served on the Haida , from Sept 1955 to approximately May 1957 as E-mail: freddurant990(at)msn.com, Served between 1951 and 1953. living like he's half his age in Kelowna BC Canada. 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