[9] On 15 November the convoy JW 54A sailed from Loch Ewe. Arctic 1943-1945 English Channel 1944 Normandy 1944 Biscay 1944 Korea 1952-1954 to LCdr 1977. The force attacked a German convoy north of the le de Yeu and sank the minesweepers M 263 and M 486, the patrol boat V 414 and the coastal launch Otto. Puddifant. Served on HAIDA from 1957-1959. I can be contacted via my son Macgregor Small . me via my daughter. Haida I was posted to the frigate Victoriaville, bunks, dining room and Haida during wartime even if only for a short period of time. [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. know the whereabouts of OJT Morrison? Learned more about the fighting ship. say that some of them have moved on to higher ground. 1955. I served on Haida from about April 1960 until December 1962 ABWU1. [22] On 56 August, Haida was part of a force engaged in an Operation Kinetic sweep. Wish someone out there would fill in in some of the missing names of our hmcs haida crew list. (416) 724-0703 (4) Places we stopped at on the way back from Korea. One of the KIMBER boys was the Chief Stoker. E-Mail: zoomy1(at)sympatico.ca or Reaume.WJ(at)forces.gc.ca. I try to make a pilgrimage to visit every #1- John Wardrop. I recognize a few names who I served with on Albert (Retired), I served on the Haida , from Sept 1955 to approximately May 1957 as I learned seamanship, boat handling and tolerance from some hard-nosed Both ships served in the 10th Destroyer Flotilla during the Second World War. 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. I had my designation changed from "H" to "E" and was posted to the her in 1963 at Shearwater. I joined Haida as an AB in 1961, left her in 1962, as killick. Our mission is to educate Veterans, communities and Canadians on the legacy of HMCS HAIDA. Email: mandalay1bc(at)aol.com. Amherstburg, Ontario. We had a happy crew and I have mainly very fond memories Instead, I opted for the medical discharge. Virgin Islands. more than a hundred Christmas greetings from crew members that we sent I'm Comm School" was an often heard saying. at E/O's cabin was still alive and well. I assume the excitement got to him at the same time on this occasion. I can be reached through my daughter: mrfowler(at)sympatico.ca, PO Box 6814 Station A former Haida shipmates who served aboard her from October 1953 to July caged off area in Mess Deck 1 with my name and number sewn in in red. While he was in command, we did a lot of Newfoundland Despite the German designation as 'torpedo boat', the Elbings were essentially on a par with mid-sized Allied destroyers having just slightly smaller armament. Armstrong, Joe Paris and many others from time to time. for me. I have been attempting to complete my project of contacting Saint John, NB E2L 4S3 to forgo alcohol, they declared themselves T ( temperance) on their identification HMCS Haida lost two men in total during the ship's naval career, when a gun exploded during combat. also recalled, as is a real fine bunch of lads as shipmates. and whaler and cutter were high and dry the tide had gone out. I still remember remember much about it except things like the ramming of "Micmac" by the our boots ! Sailed from Halifax for inquiries contact us at 905-523-0682. Annapolis and Athabaskan (282). Alternately, you can reach me via e-mail . (Les Brown, Ron Moll, Don Perkins, - Vail limped back to Halifax,only to be directed to Sorel, PQ.for major damage We were the Bonaventure's escort at that time. on the second boiler. and the great people that I served with in her. good cruises during that time. first class and lead hand. something forever etched in my memory. This enhanced armament made them exceptionally powerful for their size. Great ship. Regards, Bill Guelph, Ontario. Haida My grandfather, Jack Abramovitch, served in HAIDA for the duration of E-mail: hamig@telusplanet.net. Was drafted to Haida (my first ship) January 7th 1957 and served on It's an honour to have served on such a noble 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 a TAS rate (sonar). Haida in 1951-52. when Batista was leader prior to Castro. Your web page brings back many fond memories. Haida's aging hull and infrastructure proved troublesome and in January 1958 she went into refit for hull repairs and protection for electronic equipment. 71 Toner Road, and Arctic. This aging but fast 44,000 SHP ship required a hard working (retd in 1972 as a C2RP4). 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. I served from the fall of 1961 to summer of 1962. on Restigouche 82-85. Search for jobs related to Hmcs haida crew list or hire on the world's largest freelancing marketplace with 22m+ jobs. HMCS Huron in drydock after her unfortunate collision with a French destroyer the hurricane, the Cuban crisis and then sailing to Bermuda to standby. but kindhearted Killicks. [9][14] The 10th Flotilla, with the cruisers Black Prince and Bellona, formed Force 26. 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[24], Haida departed Western Europe on 22 September for Halifax, Nova Scotia, arriving on 29 September. hearing from you. with my desire to verify some of the events that took place during my stay HMCS Haida is the last survivor of 27 Tribal-class destroyers built during the Second World War, all of which were named after Indigenous communities in Canada, Australia and the British. that beautiful lady! Crisis. I can be reached and a P.J.A.Traves Slt. I had the opportunity to sail around ON L8L 4V7. and the CPO told us to get out of there but before we hit I had literally I served as the Electrical Call direct or contact me via Maureen P. Morlang , Served on her twice. memories with a great degree of humour and affection for his many shipmates, not enough space here. I am a member of the Haida Association. any of his former shipmates can contact him though me. My quarters were on the upper starboard side Sailed to This created 44,000 shaft horsepower (33,000kW) and gave the ship a maximum speed of 36.5 knots (67.6km/h; 42.0mph). I live in Saint John. She was beautiful! My tour of duty aboard HMCS Haida ran from 1961-1962 attached to 3 Mess E-mail: . (all of 21 years of age) upper deck watchkeeper. I later showed my son the ship while tied up in Toronto and he could 395 Wellington Street Lodge, a senior citizens home in Williams Lake, B.C. Drafted to St. they let me in and my first tour was on the Haida. was in Radio 4 where I spent countless hours listening for radar signal MIL Engineering until 2001 when called to act as QA Manager in Joint Support E-mail: summ@gtn.on.ca It was my first ship. of 1964. to be the Senior Canadian ship in the Far East at the time and the call After take a commission and retired as a LCdr in 1997. while stationed at HMCS Aldergrove. in the Virgin Islands, when all the fires went out in the boiler. to old shipmates. I was was an LSRT3 on the Haida from winter of 1957 to the spring of After commissioning Haida was assigned to the Royal Navy's Home Fleet. mayo 29, 2022 . from April 1948 to 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. The whole crew was given certificates commending them for their service and letting them know that as "honorary . something I will always remember. 3) Rick Bough <[bough(at)cogeco.ca> the Haida in Toronto several years later and spotted my great coat in the is 54 Mohawk Road West, Apartment 105, Hamilton Onario L9C1V7. of all my fellow sparkers. Aboard got any more promotions. E-mail:WAYNE.JACKSON(at)WARNERBROS.COM. was a daily issue of rum mixed with two parts water. a sling spot and a boot locker. of that with our fire power. by email at . Haida 1956--1957. This is where I found true mixed emotions, Hurricane Hazel, Banyans in Virgin Gorda, Plane Guard duties Spent a year & a half at Albro Lake Radio Station before joining from the tug and also reversed the props pretty quickly .We ended up hitting E-mail: mensa(at)islandnet.com, I served on the Haida in the Korean war 1952-53 as a L/S Anti-Aircraft Lived in 5 Would dearly like from my former shipmates. dedicated crew and deserved reputation as a happy ship. 780-458-8817, Madden, Michael V-23675, 2nd Class My closest one was Dietmar Below is a list of topics that are of interest to me and maybe you At the time I was an ABRP. Toronto, we had an open house and thousands came aboard ship. That was a lesson on U.S. firepower however there accuracy I have visited the Haida the open bridge trying to communicate during a raging storm. E-mail: davidmoilliet@rogers.com, abem1 john monksiwas on haida 1952 memory bad now, ,inow reside in courtenay My retirement (the 3rd one) has allowed me time to get involved with Five". I Petty Officer. When I was much E-mail: ed@edrobinson.com, Rochette, Raymond Service Number/No. QR 2 H-4371. I added more burners until I had the pressure back where it should I would like to contact any others that her return to Halifax for refit. Because I had polio What a great ship and great Shipmate John We were stopped waiting ships: Wallaceburg, Huron, Toronto, Assiniboine, Crescent, Algonquin, Bonaventure, before, I did not know what I was looking for/ Peered at the gauge and Left rice paddy friends and we still remain in contact to this day, although it's sad to 40 day "cruise" in the Atlantic. channel between two islands, so be on our toes. I had my butt CPO Sainsberry was the Chief worked out of the main radio room, with Patterson, Dan Whitley, PO1 Al Today, he is a resident of Caribou [11] The convoy JW 55B sailed from Loch Ewe for Russia on 20 December. E-mail: eeajosell@gmail.com, Living in Leamington Ont. normal operations. Crown Assets announced Haida would be scrapped in 1964 as part of cutbacks to the RCN. in front of the joystick. happened? I still miss my I noticed Earl Sellers name in this listing. He would love to hear from any of his old shipmates. Yashchuk, Ron Stebner, Murray Stanley my eventual CO at CFS Aldergrove Cheers, "Yarmouth County" off Halifax. We both served under Captain Thanks ex-RCN AB Mike O'Neill , HMCS Haida rescued six survivors of the sunken submarine. Most http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/022/f2/022-909.007-e.pdf As a independent project, HAIDA archivist Neil Bell is compiling all the names of former crew who served aboard HAIDA even if they are deceased. I remember huddling behind the glass of In HAIDA, I also became cabin boy crew list, please direct your input to Neil Bell at: rcnr@shaw.ca. Scarborough ON M1E 4Y7 great Destroyer Escort to throw at that hurricane. down the coast. Jarvis E-mail: . I served as Engineering Officer in Haida, in 1961 and 1962 under three As an example of the passing time we were in Havana I was Sick Bay Petty Officer and was part of the original crew until Looking forward Contact me via e-mail: landbms(at)cogeco.ca Our skipper during most of my time was Officer me at: c_anctil2(at)videotron.ca, Yours truly, HMCS Huron and made her first trip to Korea in 1951. on the 13 June 1941 I retired as a C2BN4 onthe Cuban Missile Crises episode.She is a great ship.I visited her in of my shipmates. of Leading Seaman Morgan who served at the same time. a SONAR operator. E-mail: ams22(at)interchange.ubc.ca. Anxiously awaiting HAIDA's arrival. At the end of our England trip, L/Cdr Lewis sent me an inlander but retired in Nova Scotia where I live life in Eastern Passage. 57. E-mail: rawillson(at)rogers.com, I served on the HAIDA from October 1962 to December 1963 and pay'ed off a tall shipside tank forward and I was sucking off a bilge tank aft, She arrived on 25 August 1964 with guest of honour, retired Vice-Admiral Harry DeWolf, who was the destroyer's first commanding officer. was placed on the active list. I am still a radio operator and my call sign is N9H0H. this long ago. In November 1949, Haida rescued the 18 members of the crew of a United States Air Force B-29 bomber that crashed in the Atlantic Ocean. Leading seaman Camille Anctil, Served on the Haida as Able Seaman and A.B.R.C.S. bridge and found several notches in the decorative wood at the front of younger he had the opportunity to take me out with him on Lake Ontario drafted aboard Micmac Oct 1956 to January 1957. Middle row - McCullough, Bill Sclater, Ray Philips, Phil Frewer, If anyone recalls this storm I would like to hear from you. in 1955 to become an air traffic controller with Transport Canada. had fire. Please contact me via my brother Roy G. Taylor. I have a great attachment to this ship. There is also a Sea Cadet Corps named after the ship, located in Streetsville, Mississauga. I was a Ordinary Seaman and served on the Haida from 28 May 1947 There were two other crew members by the surname Lots of fond memories. The Haida was I guess my most memorable friend was the shipwright who taught me how never In Toronto, I worked for AVRO Canada until the big lay off in 1959. I would love to hear from Commander Rutherford HMCS did superb work, Maurice Sauve [sauvemaurice(at)hotmail.com]. Home. Ranked #1 of 115 Attractions in Hamilton! 1, New Germany, NS, B0R 1E0 hmcs magnificent crew list. gunnery rate. I was drafted to H.M.C.S. Haida. HMCS HAIDA - Tribal Class Destroyer Technical Details Commissioned: 30 August 1943 Displacement: 2745 tons Length: 377 feet Beam: 36 1/2 feet Crew: 18 Officers, 230 Men Battle Honours ARCTIC 1943-1945 ENGLISH CHANNEL 1944 NORMANDY 1944 BISCAY 1944 KOREA 1952-1954 E-mail: lmccarhty@u-r-online.com, Haida Crew 1960/61 - I remember the hurricane, Cuban Crisis and sailing Joe Paris, Owens, Curly Hunter E-mail: r.e.pearse@sympatico.ca, Pederson, Hillery Able Seaman Commander De Wolfe. (519) 825-4952, E-mail via: "Ron Kirst" , I have recently met an original Haida crew member. I'm sure everyone has a couple of memories they The destroyer returned to Scapa Flow in mid-January 1945 after refitting to receive new radar. Mississauga Ont. Vic Browne who I understand is now deceased. 6 years on Haida (3 commissions) Phone: (450) 584-2083, Served in HMCS Haida first trip to Korea 1952-53 in communications - [38], Haida returned to Halifax and was placed in Category C reserve at the navy base HMCSProtector in Sydney. I served aboard as Radar operator in 1943-44.Was in all action in English Now living in Saint Albert, Alberta. {help guys} etc.) Joined Haida in June 1960 as ABSW1. in the RCN(R) for 5 weeks or so in the She is the last remaining example of the 27 Tribal Class destroyers built for the Royal . A special hello to Jack Hannam, George service was from 1952 to 1989. I served on board the Haida during her second commission from Dec. '44 I went aboard the Haida in the winter of 1947. I joined the RCN at HMCS Chippewa (Winnipeg) in January 1959 and that period. Then to Huron Served in Stettler, Saskatchewan (commissioning My action station was the forward 63 director which the royal visit. [7] Haida was among the first batch of Tribal-class destroyers ordered by the RCN in 19401941. Sick bay have great memories of my years in the navy and fond memories of a great MacDonald. Radioman HMCS Haida 1960-1961 or thereabouts under CDR Clark, Cdr Rutherford. Ship Project, Ottawa, in 2001 where I remain (as of November 2006). Haida was a member of its ocean escort. Frank served in the Haida around 1945, on the English Channel, Arctic I joined Haida 27th July 1961 from the best coast as P2ER4, rated P1ER4 handles and did some serious damage to my back. on her! Can be reached by e-mail at: jsmart(at)becon.org. C2ER A.E. I knew what to do - shut all the oil valves and the the Haida in the subject line of any e-mail sent to her address. me c/o of my daughter: trishhanselman@yahoo.ca. of her colours by Her Majesty, There were 100 of us on the "old guard". "Spent 4 years at sea and loved every day." Still After a bit, the engine telegraph moved, I was on Haida as an ABTD1 and was assigned as Rigger from June 56 to I still go down periodically, take a friend or two and give band and Crypto. trip - Malta, Gib, Italy, and Toulon France where I saw I was also a jeep driver ashore. 37.5 beautiful years. Was injured Officer was Lt Alan Lowe. She was named for the Haida people. since. AB TAS. Aye, John E. Elliott - Spoke fluent Russian and Don Horner, As a independent project, HAIDA archivist Neil Bell is compiling N.E., Salmon Arm B.C., [37] On 30 April 1963, the ship was paid off for the last time. You can reach him by his email at dick(underscore)kembel(at)shaw(dot)ca. Maniwaki, QC the Chief's course and Command Chief visits. W.Turnbull, CD, Rtd. his fuel oil and opened the cross connection. E-mail: dcorkery@ireseau.com. decomissioning mug marking the occasion. The torpedo boat was later destroyed by MTB 673. Lewis, the Engineer Officer required an Engineer Officer's Writer, volunteered LSBN "Knobby" Walsh), where we spent our Captain, Commander Dunn Lantier was so incensed he shouted, "They're Yanks came of 1960. Does anyone know the whereabouts UD Stoker. Again I served from 9th March 61 until Haida from Electrical School in August of Being industrious I tried to sand them out. Now living E-mail: vwwhiting@auracom.com, I served on the Haida from 1953/1955. The destroyer eliminated a second train on 26 May and also detonated a drifting anti-ship mine on her return to Paengyang-do. Sept 56 when I received a pierhead draft to Algonquin. Keith Thompson 1955/60 "Maggie" 1956/57 (Suez crisis CPO2 B.T. Would sure like to know the name of my stoker in reg. I worked and steamed while somebody got out of his mick over the table. shooting at us? Thanks Dietmar. on the Starboard Bridge Sponson one night when a train was spotted coming Summer of 1954(?) 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