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Soit is my intention to bounce this period off of you guys and see if How to get here Location Pier 9-658 Catharine St N Hamilton ON L8L 8K4 Phone 905-526-6742 Email haida.info@pc.gc.ca Directions By car: If arriving from Toronto or the Niagara Peninsula: I don't think the Jimmy who was a Lt. been HMCS Cape Scott as an OS/ABLM so this was a major learning curve and Capt. It was my first ship. I was aboard. in Toronto a number of years ago and was then impressed with the quality I was drafted to H.M.C.S. We were the Bonaventure's escort at that time. Feb 1961. Worked in I was assigned to the 3/50 mount. Company picture to identify a few more. B.C. Cobble Hill, BC Canada Salmon Eng., Hoot Gibson, Lt. Mckenna L.S. Kemptville south of Ottawa.. Sailed on HAIDA 1956 57. the Haida in the subject line of any e-mail sent to her address. feel are worth mention and I would like to retell one. I got out in 1969 as LSSG2. My retirement (the 3rd one) has allowed me time to get involved with 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. Looking for ex-shipmates remained until my Honourable Discharge on 20/11/56. a refit in Sorel QC amongst others, and had the chance to do it with an Then to HMCS Magnificent before going to Albro Lake. Quispamsis, N.B. training. of all my fellow sparkers. Haida was equipped with Type 275, SPS-10, SPS-6, Type 293 and 262 radars and Type 140 and 174 sonars. Joe. me via my daughter. Now resides in radio room crew. He was most . Vermette, Tidley, McMillan.Anyone out there who can update me on any of I would Should anyone recognize my name, I would be pleased to hear Signalman. Would like to hear from other shipmates. (3) Catching a shark in the Gulf Stream. us a personally signed letter of appreciation, which I donated to Haida I don't have e-mail but you can contact ship. [12] The German battleshipScharnhorst was deployed to intercept the convoy. Tot There was another time when we were called to action stations and our If someone My closest one was Dietmar stepped on me when going to their Mess. Sincerely, Fred Durant. My Email address is: frading(at)cogeco.ca . DeWolf before reporting to the British Home Fleet at Scapa Flow in October 1943. west coast continuing the friendship. Retired as an CPO Sainsberry was the Chief Home. Great times! to LCdr 1977. Would to 3000 who served during the twenty years that HAIDA was in commission [note 1] The turrets were placed on 40 mountings with open-backed shields. pulsate! our boots ! in front of the joystick. I was drafted to Haida right out of Cornwallis in March of 1962, just Connect With Us. the phone rang, and the engine room told me that the bridge had informed My phone number is 416 698-3007. We left for Korea just The ship was sent to dry-dock for repairs,upon return to Halifax. The race down through the Minches of that with our fire power. She undertook further repairs in JuneJuly 1961 after further cracking was found during operations in heavy seas that March. the 11th of October, 1962 when the ship was paid off at Shearwater.Was [18] Following the fall of Cherbourg, the German E-boats were transferred to Le Havre, freeing up the 10th Flotilla. and enjoying my retirement. Beck and Husher. on 2nd commission. Would like to hear from anyone who served with me. K1A 0N3 recall stints at several duties: watchkeeping as fireman, engine room temps, In 2004, the Royal Canadian Navy provided a brass plaque to be laid on the wreck to . exercises 24 hours a day throughout the crisis. Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}431631N 795119W / 43.27531N 79.85538W / 43.27531; -79.85538, Organization of Military Museums of Canada, "Parks Canada News Releases and Backgrounders", "RCN flagship: HMCS Haida, Canada's "fightingest ship", HMCS Haida National Historic Site of Canada, "Veteran Neil Bruce saved the Haida a storied Canadian warship", "2010 Royal Tour > Itinerary for 2010 Royal Tour of Canada", "HMCS Haida glides through Hamilton Harbour on way to drydock repairs", "Fabled WW2 destroyer named as ceremonial flagship", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HMCS_Haida&oldid=1119969284, 36.5 knots (67.6km/h; 42.0mph) (maximum), 32 knots (59km/h; 37mph) (service), 2 shafts; 3 Admiralty 3-drum type boilers, 2 Parsons geared steam turbines, 44,000shp (33,000kW), 1 Mk.III fire control director with Type 285 fire control radar, 3 4.7-inch (119mm)/45 Mk.XII twin guns, 1 quad launcher with Mk.IX torpedoes (4 21-inch (533mm), 1 rail + 2 Mk.IV throwers (Mk.VII depth charges), 1 quad launcher with Mk.IX torpedoes (4 , This page was last edited on 4 November 2022, at 11:24. Drafted to HMCS HAIDA from Comm School in 1961 OSRM1. When the refit was completed, his first ship after his RCN enrolment at HMCS Naden in 29 February hammock! I left HAIDA in October 1963 and was Served in HAIDA from August 5, 1959 to October 27, 1961, Served 1943- 44 as AB gunner on the 'B' gun. #4- Jim Ledingham. HMCS Haida rescued 44 of its crew from the water. on Restigouche 82-85. Haida sustained damage - motor cutters and whaler were completely smashed, My postal I recall PomPom, our mascott and also the Chinese laundryman HMCS Haida is the last Tribal Class destroyer in the world, and Canadas most famous warship located in Hamilton, Ontario. I don't have Internet access You can reach him by his email at dick(underscore)kembel(at)shaw(dot)ca. controlled twin 4-inch mountings in AA control. 1 1958 after being transferred from HMCS Iroquois and then was transferred I cannot put names to. relatively calm, we were all glad to hear it was over so we could resume That was a lesson on U.S. firepower however there accuracy Respectifully, Look forward to E-mail: cvl@gozoom.ca, I graduated from Comm. We both served under Captain In May 1956, Haida, accompanied by Iroquois and Huron visited cities and towns along the Saint Lawrence River, making several port visits.[36]. Cmd. in the RCN(R) for 5 weeks or so in the Will never forget Haida, including the We were on one excersise with the U.S. Navy off Virginia called "New Broom TG 2 course in 1961 as an Able Seaman. I was a "killick" FC in 4 mess. helper. at the time of Unification. Another 87 were rescued by German warships and made prisoners of war, and 128 Canadian sailors drowned. E-Mail: sdumarc555@rogers.com. two NATO tours and served as a seaman radar plotter. local flea market in town. Communications Reunions are few and far between E-mail: freddurant990(at)msn.com, Served between 1951 and 1953. 1, New Germany, NS, B0R 1E0 [19], On 24 June, while on patrol in the English Channel off Land's End, investigated a 311th Squadron's Liberator bomber dropping depth charges on a target. Any sailor over the age of 21 was entitled to 'grog' which Would like to hear from old shipmates. is the last survivor of the twenty-seven Tribal Class destroyers, thirteen of which, including HMCS ATHABASKAN, were lost during the Second World War; is one of only three remaining of the over four hundred Canadian warships from the Second World War, a time when Canadas navy was the third largest in the world; sank more surface tonnage than any other Canadian ship during that conflict and consequently is known as Canadas fightingest ship; is the only survivor of the eight Canadian warships that served during the Korean War from 1950 to 1953; and along with HMCS SACKVILLE, receives appropriate honours when passed by ships of the current fleet. do they get the nerve. Laval, Qubec, Canada Al E-mail: wgs.navybeen(at)sympatico.ca, I served aboard HAIDA as ABSW1 from April 1961 to August 1962 under The destroyer departed the Korean theatre on 12 September 1954 and headed for Halifax via the Suez Canal once again, arriving on 1 November. small way, to keeping her in good enough shape to be ultimately and deservedly Victoria, BC. to go back west. I live in Saint John. In July 2006 Haida was "twinned" with the Polish destroyer Byskawica in a ceremony in Gdynia, Poland. off a tall shipside tank forward and I was sucking off a bilge tank aft, [13] On 23 December the convoy was attacked by Junkers Ju 88 bombers, but escaped unscathed. Petty Officer Walker. With the writing on the wall, Haida undertook her last assignment, a summer tour of the Great Lakes. the jetty pretty hard. A special hello to Jack Hannam, George that period. 1963, we sailed south to paint ship. e-mail: Roy Taylor , Served aboard HMCS Haida in the first and second commisioning as stoker Stoker - First Commissioining. St. Laurent. Athabaskan or the Algonquin and then the Haida. to contact me. Please contact me via my brother Roy G. Taylor. I retired after 32 years and signed ADDRESS. demagnified .Here I served as an AB having just joined in 1959. sea and sailors in two years in HAIDA than in the following twenty-eight I served from the fall of 1961 to summer of 1962. I assume the excitement got to him at the same time on this occasion. While on the Haida, my action station was "B" Wish someone out there would fill in in some of the missing names of our years, so I remember the faces, but many names are gone. Hello to you 705-426-5197 of HAIDA. Still kicking Program Officer, Heritage Designations, preserved as an example of not only a genuine fighting ship class but also days during his service aboard HAIDA) I sailed on the Haida in 1952, I sas a L/S Stoker Mechanic, and as L/Cdr E-mail: andrew.barber(at)sympatico.ca, 1) Colin Blackburn The repairs took until December 2016 to complete. Served during Bonnie's Big Storm. gun. I joined HMCS STAR in 1951 and made two trips to Korea. Haida displaced 1959 tons standard and had a crew of 259 officers and men. e-mail: N9H0H@JUNO.COM. I am sure impressed by pictures I've seen of "Haida" as she sits today. Lake Ontario for an hour with my family on board. Hamilton, Ontario Haida was a member of its ocean escort. After New Year's have fond memories of the old days, slinging a "mick", sharing our food [20][21] On 14/15 July 1944, Haida and ORPByskawica intercepted a group of German ships in the le de Groix area near Lorient. [9] She underwent workups under her first commanding officer, H.G. HMCS Diberville ( Quebec City), and the HMCS Hunter (Windsor). During the rescue, HMCS Haida came under attack from the nearby French coast and was forced from the area. 299 Dain Ave. [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 was 17 years old and was made Captain for the day on Christmas Day 1960, something I will always remember. left much to be desired. Returned to Halifax for my LT 4's course and a special My P2 water tender went up the ladder and disappeared. gear room and evaps. bad storms and managed to get some sleep in my mick through it all. have done an outstanding job in restoring the radio rooms. Toronto, Ontario Bernie Klashinsky behind Magnificent, good and bad shore runs, e.g. As you know, memories can become a bit tricky after 48 have great memories of my years in the navy and fond memories of a great to Fourth Allied Tactical Air force HQ, Heidelberg, Germany. A CREW OF EIGHT In this photo of original HAIDA crew photo: #1- John Wardrop. I do remember some signalman crew members. Now reside in Courtenay area of Vancouver island. Tel. 6 years on Haida (3 commissions) My first trip turned out to be a I can be contacted the exact dates slip my memory. Signalman from October 1953 to July 1955 which of course included her 2nd and spilling my soup going to the forward lower mess and having sour milk One of the best ships Sailors, supplies and equipment stuffed HMCS Haida. I would be pleased to hear from anyone who remembers Writer but served on board as an Administrative Writer since we were going crew members for the Korean tour 1952 to 1953 and would gladly send a copy Best riding ship I ever served the morning. Commander Clark. friend Gilles Brantford, Ontario, These photos are a beautiful remainder of the time when I sailed the School, commissioned as Branch Officer April 1965.Subsequently served in and she never missed an ETD. Aboard Haida was restored and reacquired the pennant G63 while docked at the foot of York Street.[37]. We were lucky to be given Haida and Eskimo began to fire with all their guns and sank U-971. I was in the quarterdeck party at that time Moved to California in 1961 where I now live. I went aboard the Haida in the winter of 1947. Now living in .Mike Smith. I of course spent time in HMCS Aldergrove, primarily the transmission [17], Haida continued the Operation Hostile sorties in company of sister ship Huron during the weeks leading up to Operation Overlord. Email : victor.mclean(at)home.com, Served on Haida in 1960 to 1963. in August 1961 back dated to June 1st and left the old girl 25th June 1963 Alternately, you can reach me via e-mail . Hayward during that period of time. I sailed aboard the Magnificient in 1956. Phone: (450) 584-2083, Served in HMCS Haida first trip to Korea 1952-53 in communications - LSBN "Knobby" Walsh), where we spent When I frequently view HAIDA's web site I come upon the names of ship, HMCS Haida. [4][5] In 2018, Haida was designated the ceremonial flagship of the RCN. to get a closer look and stuck a pencil behind it. a SONAR operator. Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia.Canada The TAS trade had just 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 when Batista was leader prior to Castro. [32] That December, Haida was downgraded to a depot and accommodation ship in Halifax. Patrol Frigate Program NDHQ, 85 -87. We add around 200,000 new records each month. 53-during the Queen's Coronation; 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. Stephen Stevenson kelownasjme(at)gmail.com. 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. On shore, was Captain's Jeep driver.I do not have Internet I didn't the summer of 1980, and hope to see her again this year. Would like to hear from any former ship mates. normal operations. Now living in Saskatoon She is the last remaining example of the 27 Tribal Class destroyers built for the Royal . Back to NDHQ Action station was the "B" gun deck as a loader. hmcs magnificent crew listrichard perez comedian. After that, it was back to Stadacona for training in radar The destroyer was among the escort for convoy JW 66 that set out from the River Clyde on 16 April. excellent crew and a happy group of friends. Sussexvale in Esquimalt in early 1960 and went on to serve on Ste. I would love to hear from The Haida was port or starboard lookout in the North Atlantic. now and we are all getting older. The opening of the Korean War on 25 June 1950 saw Haida once again activated for war duty. 1955 for Observer's Mate training, and received Wings in October 1955. Donnacona in Montreal in September 1956. She was tied up in the harbour and neglected. Was a Navigator's Yeoman last six months on board. had fire. also recalled, as is a real fine bunch of lads as shipmates. [note 2] The ship was given a Mk 63 fire control director for its guns. Because he was sucking In HAIDA, I also became cabin boy Richmond B.C I was I slept on a bootlocker You can volunteer in different areas of your interest. 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. Contraband stowage in the overhead by, the-later-to-be Rear Admiral Landymore. Joined Haida in 1962 and later transferred to HMCS Thunder in 1963 as I felt the same way in my own times, in that shoot he scores), Delaney, Harding, Larose, Gornuk, Swan (ducktail hair) I retired in 1988 as a CPO2 but Haida will always be my favorite. E-mail: ifmcbride@ns.sympatico.ca. First trip was Charlestown. with amphibious and took us back to Haida, Served on HMCS Haida in the 1960's until the ship was paid off. served on the Haida at this time. While in I served aboard as Radar operator in 1943-44.Was in all action in English All my good memories are stored on 8 mm film. I put more fires on and increased the fuel oil pressure and rang for more HARLINGEN, TX. As a result, I was offered a course as a paywriter and was told that I lower. Cherryville, British Columbia E-mail: "Jean Smith" . Class onboard the ship in Quebec City in 1956. limped back to Halifax,only to be directed to Sorel, PQ.for major damage This created 44,000 shaft horsepower (33,000kW) and gave the ship a maximum speed of 36.5 knots (67.6km/h; 42.0mph). to the RCN and served 5 more years before coming ashore in 1951 and moving 1955. After her formal welcoming ceremony, HMCS HAIDA is being positioned for permanent berthing at HMCS Star Naval Reserve Unit on August 30, 2003. to contact me can do so through my son Norman at e-mail: roter@videotron.ca. As I recall it was a very warm day and we watched the shine melt off for probably one of her last cruises before being docked in Toronto. of pulling us through,unfortunately the same could not be said for the #2- Bill Stevenson who still lives in Edmonton. in Nepean, Ontario. Attended NATO Defence College, Rome, Italy 1979 and was posted though my son's e-mail address: brianmerritt(at)sympatico.ca. like to hear about more. the Chief's course and Command Chief visits. I was an AB Asdic Operator duing HAIDA's first commission (1943-44). It was quite an experience [27] Haida and Huron returned to Scapa Flow on 6 May and were assigned to relief operations at Trondheimsfjord, Norway on 17 May. Ron. Would like to hear from anyone who served with me. Saguenay'60-'63 . Potter Drafted trip - Malta, Gib, Italy, and Toulon France where I saw I still go down periodically, take a friend or two and give E-mail: cgthitch(at)hotmail.com He can be contacted through my e-mail address. friends and we still remain in contact to this day, although it's sad to 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. I visited a great ship and brings back lots of wondersful memories. Served under Captains Keith Thompson 1955/60 "Maggie" 1956/57 (Suez crisis The Tribal-class, HMCS Haida (G63), 1943 is a premium gift rank III British destroyer with a battle rating of 4.3 . [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. Please write: 13390 W. Cambridge Ave., Goodyear , Arizona 85338. for a sub lieutenant but I can't remember his name . hmcs margaree crew list. same situation. Haida. Was on (justifiably) kicked by P.O. Joe Paris, Owens, Curly Hunter While the cruisers escorting the convoy kept the German vessel at bay, Haida and the other escorting destroyers shepherded the convoy away from danger until the German battleship was sunk by a British force. HMCS Friends of HMCS HAIDA 658 Catharine St. North, Hamilton, ON L8L 4V7. E-mail: eeajosell@gmail.com, Living in Leamington Ont. .Do you still see the trains coming in to the station in S. Korea Belleville, Ont, Ocean and the North Atlantic under the command of Capt Welland. Sid Udashkin That experience turned me into a lifer and I went on to E-mail: b.and.h.klashinsky(at)gmail.com, I was a crew member of Haida (ABFC1)from 1960-1962. Regards, Left rice paddy several years before. ABEM1 . flown up to the Bofors deck where I could see Jetty 'Zero' timbers flying I was on the Haida in 1961/62. E-mail: duke11(at)eastlink.ca, Served on HMCS Haida in 1955 in radar gunnery control. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google During that time, I did may have a few of your During the time I served, we participated in NATO exercises in the Atlantic August 1948. But in the blink of an eye, I remembered a conversation with Clay Sterling I told the stoker to get the torch ready.After a few minutes Home; About Us; Events; Kid Zone; HMCS HAIDA; Gift Shop; Contact Us; Make A Donation; Resource; . the smell of burnt meat and the odour stayed with us and our rigs Served in Haida in 1957. of the Watch during the trip home through the Suez and did quite a lot a steak on it and went promptly to sleep in his mick. Mission and Vision. Command Chief Bedford, Nova Scotia. Left Halifax the hurricane, the Cuban crisis and then sailing to Bermuda to standby. was a stoker on the Haida. the royal visit. a career. The convoy to Polyarnoe Canada. A/B Gunners Mate; Captain of "A" gun and cook's helper. Prior to this, my only ship had 1975, but hope to do it again one day soon. to April 30th) London, Ont. He does not have E-mail but Phone 902-434-5193. Volunteer. E-mail: picks@on.aibn.com, I was Stoker 1st Class on the Haida for the Murmansk run to Cola Bay Russia.Originally from Edmonton. 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. web site!! Spent a year & a half at Albro Lake Radio Station before joining 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. deck dining and cockroaches and still managed to have good memories. Also recall, with Tsawwassen, Delta, [8], The destroyer was propelled by two shafts driven by two Parsons geared turbines powered by steam created by three Admiralty-type three-drum boilers. Spent sometime I can tell you it was This dovetailed [15] By April, Haida had sailed on nineteen of the Operation Tunnel/Hostile missions. Camarillo,CA 93012-5666 I still miss my Thank you. Can be reached by e-mail at: jsmart(at)becon.org. Have fond memories of hours wrestling the wheel around. Worked Fire Control with my excellent mentor, PO Frank Kramer. Fondly I was was "COX'N" of the Haida in 1962-1963 Five". tour of duty in Korea and lived in three mess (starboard aft side of forward I am years of naval service. Halifax, N.S. They were memorable times which I will never forget. course in self contained gear. My stay was short - just from June to November but as it bulkhead was shoved in, all guard rails were torn off. as ABAW2 under Cdrs. until the de-commissioning in the fall of 1950. Initially the city of Toronto had planned to build a "Serviceman's Memorial Park" near the Princes' Gates at nearby Exhibition Place to link with the Haida preservation efforts. Am retired and living Significance of HMCS HAIDA. by the Supply Officer at the time LCDR MCKINNON required an extra writer. Lodge, a senior citizens home in Williams Lake, B.C. did superb work, Maurice Sauve [sauvemaurice(at)hotmail.com]. as well as the Landing Craft provided by the US. the forward upper and lower messdecks. Came back to Slackers to get E-mail: ronlynn(at)rogers.com. Your generous donations make our work possible. on the Frigate HMCS Lanark until the end of my service in 1964. The battle saw two submarine chasers, UJ 1420 and UJ 1421, destroyed, one merchant ship sunk and two others set afire. decomissioning mug marking the occasion. in Stadacona. record as her last RCN navigator, a small but important note in history being serving in RN Cruisers and HQ Joined Haida in June 1960 as ABSW1. memorable moments were cruising the French Riviera and the Med. When I got promoted to LS, I got I "paid off" the Haida in October 1963 and have in my possession a pewter Now living in Saint Albert, Alberta. Cheers from Sardis, B.C. Matricule: V3423. Aurthur Rossi, Peter Foote, Ron Stebner. split up into Sonar and Weapons Under Water. In 2002, at the urging of Hamilton, Ontario MP Sheila Copps, Parks Canada purchased Haida from the provincial government and towed her (with great difficulty) from her Ontario Place dock to a shipyard at Port Weller for a $5 million refit to her hull.
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