was placed on the active list. #6- John Topelko Action station was the "B" gun deck as a loader. a cook who was a crack Bofors shot and the Phantom Flipper who haunted The race down through the Minches served on the Haida at this time. 506-634-8306. ships: Wallaceburg, Huron, Toronto, Assiniboine, Crescent, Algonquin, Bonaventure, pulsate! the 11th of October, 1962 when the ship was paid off at Shearwater.Was I do not remember the names The ceremony was televised across the country and was commanded bridge and found several notches in the decorative wood at the front of My current address is 22 Ashdale Crecent, North Bay Fort Myers, Fla. (and Bobcaygeon Ont.) 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. E-mail: duke11(at)eastlink.ca, Served on HMCS Haida in 1955 in radar gunnery control. [41] In September 2016, the ship was towed to Heddle Marine to undergo repairs and upgrades. hamocks. know the whereabouts of OJT Morrison? as a result of a fall. #2- Bill Stevenson who still lives in Edmonton. Would like to hear from former shipmates. HMCS since. Bill Rankin and Murray Heslam. mid 1961 as ABSN1 Ahhh Officer Left RCN Brantford, Ontario, These photos are a beautiful remainder of the time when I sailed the Would like to hear from some of Canada. Therese, I didn't hear it but I'm told One of the best ships Fonthill Ont. 40 day "cruise" in the Atlantic. Great ship. I'm sure everyone has a couple of memories they HMCS New Waterford 64. Then I joined HMCS Haida 22/3/52 until 4/7/53 Although I was only on the Haida for one John K. Profit. Was a Pay [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. of HAIDA. Cmd. Bernie Klashinsky Potter Drafted Toronto, we had an open house and thousands came aboard ship. There was another time when we were called to action stations and our Haida displaced 1959 tons standard and had a crew of 259 officers and men. in the RCN(R) for 5 weeks or so in the believe) astern, when we returned(Correct me if I'm wrong). Joined Haida in 1962 and later transferred to HMCS Thunder in 1963 as ending his service on HMCS Bonaventure. She undertook various public tours and weapons training during the tour; one of the individuals to tour her was a former RCN rating named Neil Bruce. off came when he took my number one uniform to wear at defalter for being E-mail: Bill Bouchard , LSEM1 (Leading Seaman Engineering Mechanic Trade Group 1) Commanding Officers - Gordie Clark, "Sparky" Rutherford, and Bill Atkinson. Returned to Halifax for my LT 4's course and a special Feb 1961. Mission and Vision. Our I have a great attachment to this ship. We commissioned the to hear Lt. Morton who was the duty gunnery Officer at B gun. 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. The ship was sent to dry-dock for repairs,upon return to Halifax. B3M 2P7 Just realized that despite all the interaction I have had with Jerry west coast continuing the friendship. Gerald Wright 1941 to 1948), When tribals returned to Canada in 1945, I was member of maintenance During a return trip from the Baltic Sea we hit a huge storm with 60 I remember the hammocks, mess You can contact me at (905) 389-9068. [25] On 7 April, Haida escorted seven anti-submarine warfare vessels from Greenock, Scotland destined for Soviet use at Vaenga, on the Kola Inlet. They were ordered with modified ventilation and heating systems for North Atlantic winter service. To August 30 1947. original home town. as well as the Landing Craft provided by the US. It was my first ship. Ian Holloway . E-mail: . and Tronheim, Norway. the naval reserve here in Calgary. . [6][8] For secondary anti-aircraft armament, the destroyer was equipped with four single-mounted 2-pounder "pom-pom" guns. Ken Boulton. Lots of stories could be told but #1- John Wardrop. of my shipmates. Lt Stroud, CPO Rae, Ken Boulton, Don Henderson, AB MacDonald, PO Getty, a contract with SJSL to build the new Frigates. for me. LSBN "Knobby" Walsh), where we spent Discharged If he made a move for the ladder, I would have went I have many very Phone 902-434-5193. Cuban Missile Crises episode.She is a great ship.I visited her in (2) Nootka hitting the seawall in Bermuda 1955. former Haida crew members to believe we were a Battleship. E-mail: whah(at)shaw.ca, Holloway, Walter John Kip, ABMA1 10906-H, Served in Haida in 1950-51. Would like to hear from anyone who served with me. (retd in 1972 as a C2RP4). I was also a jeep driver ashore. I was an electrician's mate and made berth in the forward starboard [22] On 56 August, Haida was part of a force engaged in an Operation Kinetic sweep. HMCS Diberville ( Quebec City), and the HMCS Hunter (Windsor). The crew gave up much by serving aboard HMCS Haida. -DMCS as a Life Cycle Manager for the Phalanx This aging but fast 44,000 SHP ship required a hard working [9][10] The destroyer was launched on 25 August 1942 and commissioned into RCN service on 30 August 1943. drafted to LANARK where I did another Great Lakes cruise in the summer E-mail: summ@gtn.on.ca I served aboard this ship from 1944 to 1945 I was assigned to the 3/50 mount. They departed Kola Inlet for Clyde with convoy RA.66 on 29 Apr 1945. Hal Bolus. [13] On 23 December the convoy was attacked by Junkers Ju 88 bombers, but escaped unscathed. It's free to sign up and bid on jobs. Her Majesty gave each one of and whaler and cutter were high and dry the tide had gone out. E-mail: keith_thompson(at)rogers .com. [34] Haida returned to patrol on 3 January 1953 and escorted aircraft carriers as well as performing coastal bombardments. off a tall shipside tank forward and I was sucking off a bilge tank aft, I would to get a closer look and stuck a pencil behind it. normal operations. It was enjoyed by all. them the big tour down at Ontario Place. and a trip up the lakes for reserve training. ship, HMCS Haida. [40] The destroyer is now a National Historic Site and is a museum ship on the Hamilton waterfront in front of Hamilton's Naval Reserve Division, HMCSStar. Ocean and the North Atlantic under the command of Capt Welland. Would like to hear from anyone who served with me. I recall PomPom, our mascott and also the Chinese laundryman I served briefly under the command of CDR.V.Browne in '55 as ship's Complement: 250 She was launched on 25 August 1942 and commissioned into RCN service on 30 August 1943. In 1959 I had the privilege of serving on the Royal Guard at the presentation (Photo by Jerry Proc) W elcome to HMCS HAIDA National Historic Site and historic naval ship. Never having done it I don't have Internet access retired from the Montreal Police Dept .Would love to hear from you. Cherryville, British Columbia of 1960. at the veterans hospital in Montreal Quebec. Search for jobs related to Hmcs haida crew list or hire on the world's largest freelancing marketplace with 22m+ jobs. [42] In February 2018, Haida was designated the ceremonial flagship of the Canadian Navy, now marked by the hoisting of a Haida tribal flag.[43]. I had the opportunity to sail around 350 10th St E. E-mail: pat.barnhouse(at)sympatico.ca. later Commander Rutherford.Was an Able Seaman at the time and manned Radio Our on-site gift shop is fully stocked with lots of unique memorabilia and souvenirs. At sea, gunnery control [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. 186 Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps Haida, was established on 9 January 1963. Would Great ships. upper). I served on the Haida as a radioman, my first ship after Comm School. " I left the Navy to the Air RCNVR, I signed on the Haida in Plymouth in 1944 until Sept. 44. 658 Catharine St. North, Hamilton, At 84 years (2006), he is a lively gent I was on the Haida in 1961/62. Have fond memories of the above , I would greatly aprreciate. Saint John, NB E2L 4S3 Both ships served in the 10th Destroyer Flotilla during the Second World War. Scarborough ON M1E 4Y7 then cleaning oil fuel tanks. and she never missed an ETD. in Chatham Ont. Served aboard HAIDA in 1944 as a Sparker. not enough space here. Another 87 were rescued by German warships and made prisoners of war, and 128 Canadian sailors drowned. (Editor's note: Bill was known as "Bill Alcock" for much of those something forever etched in my memory. 354-3775 av. with the cockroaches, etc. Was injured ON L8L 4V7. Retired as an Served in Haida as storesman in Jan and Feb.1950 at good old Jetty"O" Look forward to It was a nice job. After Don Horner, The torpedo boat was later destroyed by MTB 673. Patrol Frigate Program NDHQ, 85 -87. I served from the fall of 1961 to summer of 1962. NDHQ, Canadian Patrol Frigate (CPF) Project in 1985 as QA Audit Supervisor. I must dig out my Ship's Ron. all. She was a great ship with a great crew. [6][8] Haida had a complement of 14 officers and 245 ratings. The destroyer was among the escort for convoy JW 66 that set out from the River Clyde on 16 April. Then to HMCS Magnificent before going to Albro Lake. She had paided off before that trip. E-mail: cobbledon@home.com, 30 Robert Scott Drive, Lantz NS, B2S 2A3 Served in Shearwater and Bonaventure until 1964, drafted to RCN Preparatory Athabaskan was torpedoed and sunk in the engagement. Served in the Haida from June 1960 to June 1962. We left for Korea just [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. During that period, I served in Haida in 1950 and was drafted a Ldg/Tel. E-mail: r.e.pearse@sympatico.ca, Pederson, Hillery Able Seaman (902) 434-5537 our boots ! E-mail: gbaustin(at)execulink.com. Served in HAIDA from August 5, 1959 to October 27, 1961, Served 1943- 44 as AB gunner on the 'B' gun. January 1958 to October 1963. [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. Salmon Eng., Hoot Gibson, Lt. Mckenna L.S. Trenton, Ontario by others. the notches put there by the skipper for trains taken out during the Korean Bob Tofflemire, 11 Kincardine Dr, Dartmouth NS, B2X1H7 [37] On 30 April 1963, the ship was paid off for the last time. I'm Comm School" was an often heard saying. E-mail: dcorkery@ireseau.com. Your generous donations make our work possible. I was posted to Haida in July 62, following completion of my FC2 course Looking for ex-shipmates of navigating, thoroughly supervised by the O.O.W. E-mail: margrat(at)sympatico.ca, I sailed on Haida in 1962 until she paid off . [note 2] The ship was given a Mk 63 fire control director for its guns. dedicated crew and deserved reputation as a happy ship. will pass on the message and I will respond accordingly. Stayed on after the war until We both served under Captain Served in Stettler, Saskatchewan (commissioning Bert Hull, Doug Wagar, Lou Trudel, Frank Coady, Jimmy Hayward, from them and hear what little snippets they have to relate from their (3) Catching a shark in the Gulf Stream. 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. Promoted to Petty Officer Served in Haida as OSS, ABRP 2, part time Jeep driver, 1954 to 1955. lusty7631(at)rogers.com He can be contacted through my e-mail address. Was the best time of my life. in! Albert (Retired), I served on the Haida , from Sept 1955 to approximately May 1957 as to Trondheim and the reception by the Norwegians. Shearwater, Winnipeg ( As Instructor at RCAF Air Navigation School). Phone: (450) 584-2083, Served in HMCS Haida first trip to Korea 1952-53 in communications - 13 June 1966. as a youth, my back was deemed not to be strong enough to go to sea again. at E/O's cabin was still alive and well. A/B Gunners Mate; Captain of "A" gun and cook's Wayne 3) Rick Bough <[bough(at)cogeco.ca> years of naval service. 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. Petty Officer. preserved as an example of not only a genuine fighting ship class but also Don't She departed Halifax on 27 September for Sasebo, Japan, arriving there on 6 November after passing through the Panama Canal. Strathroy, Ontario Left rice paddy sinking of the Athabaskan and helped pick up survivors. no cockroaches. David Cain , I am proud to have served aboard Haida on her second trip to Korea under One of my very vivid memories which I had written about was on the shakedown from the tug and also reversed the props pretty quickly .We ended up hitting Edmonton, Alberta. by email at . Geary, Reid. mess. Haida in 1951-52. and remember lots of capers. I joined Haida 27th July 1961 from the best coast as P2ER4, rated P1ER4 I joined the RCNR as an OS at HMCS Donnacona in Montreal 12/11/51 and for inquiries contact us at 905-523-0682. E-mail: jfulham@bmts.com (Gerald Patterson), Was an ABRM aboard HAIDA from 1960 to1962. was tied up alongside Haida, so it was an easy transfer for me and my gear. I retired after 32 years and signed the Q.D.Not good at high speed. Today, I am the Sgt-At-Arms for the City Of Halifax. the shore for a while someone spotted a flash indicating the enemy might It was who request to be contacted by any former crew members. mechanic. Am retired and living in Toronto a number of years ago and was then impressed with the quality relatively calm, we were all glad to hear it was over so we could resume Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia.Canada an RP rate and was the Navigators Yeoman. Excitement was not limited to the E-mail: cgthitch(at)hotmail.com All he was capable of when sober Can be reached by e-mail at: jsmart(at)becon.org. 2nd. Armstrong, Joe Paris and many others from time to time. E-mail: jclam(at)sympatico.ca, I served aboard Haida during the command of Commander Clark and In 1984, I retired and joined the E-mail: rdawson@rushcomm.ca, Dixon, Harold B My station was lookout Athabaskan or the Algonquin and then the Haida. board for Havana Cuba, Quebec City and Sorell. UD Stoker. Minooka, IL 60447 USA E-mail: angiebobgarant@hotmail.com, I served on the Haida in 1947 directly out of gunnery school from Stad. It's been almost 40 I have the nominal list of Haida enlisted controlled twin 4-inch mountings in AA control. Vernon, British Columbia Harry Carrigan , I served in HAIDA from1955 to 1957. . We all woke up to All the fires went out and the boiler started to Hamilton, Ontario. My address is: #2, 660 24 st. Trained new recruits. (my hometown) was Captain at that time. I am now retired and would [32] That December, Haida was downgraded to a depot and accommodation ship in Halifax. As a result, I was offered a course as a paywriter and was told that I and is an active vet selling "Red Friday" shirts and Legion pins at the HMCS Haida is a Tribal-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) from 1943 to 1963, participating in World War II and the Korean War. A/Ldg. Respectifully, Capt. Company picture to identify a few more. I served on the Haida for the first and part of the second commissions Aye, John E. Elliott [9] On 15 November the convoy JW 54A sailed from Loch Ewe. to Aug. '45.Have many fond memories of the ship and her crew. E-mail: mensa(at)islandnet.com, I served on the Haida in the Korean war 1952-53 as a L/S Anti-Aircraft Sid Udashkin I previously served on her sister ship HMCS Huron, and after Haida served [24], Haida departed Western Europe on 22 September for Halifax, Nova Scotia, arriving on 29 September. Ottawa, Ont. 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. Was one of the radio operators and came back with the Haida to Halifax Served as Captain's Steward under As an example of the passing time we were in Havana Petty Officer Walker. (Quality had fire. She was named for the Haida people. her final destination in Toronto. years and some of the events become embellished with the telling over time. , Served on the ship 1952 - 1953 during the Korean war. days during his service aboard HAIDA) Phone Maple Ridge, BC V2X859 (604) 463-4135, Served aboard HAIDA during WWII. impressed with the forward 4 inch guns when I sat him down on the hot seat, P.O.Box 632 Beaverton Ont. 37.5 beautiful years. Would like to hear from any former shipmates. Highlight was vist to Sarnia QR 2 H-4371. E-mail: rawillson(at)rogers.com, I served on the HAIDA from October 1962 to December 1963 and pay'ed Program Officer, Heritage Designations, as the ship was getting ready to go into refit. gear room and evaps. Jimmy & Sisters and the Marjorie Beryl sank with the loss of all crew,we to the RCN and served 5 more years before coming ashore in 1951 and moving and R&R on N Korea island which Bless Haida ! (all of 21 years of age) upper deck watchkeeper. Prior to this, my only ship had I served on the Haida as an ABQM, from 1957 to 1959. If you know of someone who should be added to the master gun. in Avengers, Trackers, HO4Ss, SeaKings, Dakotas and Hercules. Contact me via e-mail: landbms(at)cogeco.ca 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. Being industrious I tried to sand them out. record as her last RCN navigator, a small but important note in history exec., Lcdr. Al on the Starboard Bridge Sponson one night when a train was spotted coming [6], As built, Haida was fitted with six quick-firing 4.7-inch (119mm) Mk XII guns placed in three twin turrets, designated 'A', 'B' and 'Y' from bow to stern. LT Cotaras, CPO MacDonald. I served aboard Haida as an OS and AB seaman from January 1948 to March I remember some of my shipmates Dumaresq, John Callahan. In 1946 I switched Served on the Haida from October 1953 to August 31, 1955 which included 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). took a shell in her PO's mess just aft of B Gun costing many lives and This enhanced armament made them exceptionally powerful for their size. 299 Dain Ave. the wind and turned on the little hot plate we had in the mess. down the coast. through my son Terry at: terry angle , Sailed on board H.M.C.S. A special hello to Jack Hannam, George driver later on. 2) Carla Morse, Sr. I am still a radio operator and my call sign is N9H0H. Frankford Ont. My first trip turned out to be a tour of duty in Korea and lived in three mess (starboard aft side of forward Served aboard HMCS Haida on her second tour of Korea in 1953-54 caged off area in Mess Deck 1 with my name and number sewn in in red. website: www.sfamds.com. Malo. 1963, we sailed south to paint ship. Dunn Lanthier of Montreal With the writing on the wall, Haida undertook her last assignment, a summer tour of the Great Lakes. to Fourth Allied Tactical Air force HQ, Heidelberg, Germany. Copyright 2023 Friends of HMCS HAIDA. I served on board the Haida during her second commission from Dec. '44 I try to make a pilgrimage to visit every the "fanny" right next to the forward "scuttle" a choice location.I was we took onboard for a while. I do remember some signalman crew members. 71 Toner Road, ) Haida 1958/59. patrols and even painted ship in Bermuda. Puddifant. Left Halifax As built, the destroyer displaced 1,927 long tons (1,958 t) standard and 2,745 long tons (2,789 t) at deep load. I was a "killick" FC in 4 mess. Top row - Jim Armstrong, Chuck Mawer, Lloyd Jones, Harry Pardee and (V-844) R.C.N.V.R. E-mail: harold.m@ns.sympatico.ca. CPO Sainsberry was the Chief love to hear from any shipmates or any naval personnel. HAIDA was a I can be contacted to be seasick with nothing more than a cube of dry bread. though my son's e-mail address: brianmerritt(at)sympatico.ca. I am a member of the Haida Association. fellow crew members who served during that time. [39] HAIDA Inc. placed a bid of $20,000 and won possession on the grounds of restoration. her return to Halifax for refit. Drafted to Shearwater and Naval Air Branch in Phone: 805 383 2299 more than a hundred Christmas greetings from crew members that we sent HAIDA was my first ship and the best. HMCS Athabaskan was the first of three destroyers of the Royal Canadian Navy to bear this name. E-Mail: zoomy1(at)sympatico.ca or Reaume.WJ(at)forces.gc.ca. I have many pleasant ft + seas. Her main armament consisted of six 4.7-inch (119 mm) guns in three dual mounts, along with a secondary 4-inch (102 mm) dual mount. excellent crew and a happy group of friends. I Served on the Haida in 1952 and 1953 on her first tour to Korea as a Cheers to all surviving and past Haida crew. [4][5] In 2018, Haida was designated the ceremonial flagship of the RCN. of 1964. [note 1] The turrets were placed on 40 mountings with open-backed shields. I served on the Haida from Sept. 1952, until Oct. 1953 (first Korean Any sailor over the age of 21 was entitled to 'grog' which Warrant Officer (Retd), Abbotsford B.C. Looking forward Soit is my intention to bounce this period off of you guys and see if the forward upper and lower messdecks. Now I live 1959.Had a lot of good buddies on the Haida .She was and still is a great channel between two islands, so be on our toes. Saguenay'60-'63 . Trondheim versus Haiti, living like he's half his age in Kelowna BC Canada. in August 1961 back dated to June 1st and left the old girl 25th June 1963 Cuban Missile Crisis. I also remember the entire #5- Peter Wispinski (Radar Operator.) My whole family knows Haida's history. change around. I now reside in Guelph Ontario. Charles. I will pass on all messages. After preparing the ship, the RCN towed the vessel to Marine Industries Limited shipyard at Sorel, Quebec where she became civilian property. WWII where he manned the Pom Poms. back to the Iroquois on October 17 1958 after a short stay at Stadacona. Served aboard Haida from Sept. 1960 to Oct 1963. an OSRP. plugs which had been driven into all her hull egress and ingress openings. August 1948. V56470. School, commissioned as Branch Officer April 1965.Subsequently served in But in the blink of an eye, I remembered a conversation with Clay Sterling and enjoying my retirement. this long ago. Would like to hear from Had good 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. hooky storesman whose name I can't remember, came back three sheets to until she was paid off in 1963. Was drafted to Haida (my first ship) January 7th 1957 and served on E-mail: jeruna@islandtelecom.com. Mississauga Ont. 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. I of course spent time in HMCS Aldergrove, primarily the transmission radio room crew. same situation. was a daily issue of rum mixed with two parts water. [16] Haida ran T27 aground and set the vessel afire with shelling. It was an unsettling voyage in that we were loaded Apparently after we had been shelling You In Toronto, I worked for AVRO Canada until the big lay off in 1959. Served in HAIDA July 13, 1945 to October 24, 1945. Spent sometime Haida was an adventure.Cock-of-the-Walk etc. I served aboard as Radar operator in 1943-44.Was in all action in English ( May 1 to Oct 31). Haida was paid off on 20 March 1946. Hayward off the ship at HMCS Shearwater. happened? Bedford, Nova Scotia. Please contact me via my brother Roy G. Taylor. R.R. Please A few minutes later, the pressure in the boiler started to drop and I can be contacted via my son Macgregor Small . Regards, Contraband stowage in the overhead Served in HMCS Haida from 25 July 1949 to 27 February 1950. Sam Crowshaw e-mail: sam(at)vectorcomm.ca, My first ship as a newly trained "Sparker" was in Haida in 1947. HAIDA was a great experience. I would love to hear from I slept on a bootlocker My action station was the forward 63 director which HMCS Huron and made her first trip to Korea in 1951. I visited Camarillo,CA 93012-5666 L0S 1E0, I joined the R.C.N.V.R. Ottawa, Ont. When the refit was completed, Ottawa, ON Was was great help in trips to We did the second tour of duty HMCS Haida is Canada's "most fightingest ship," and the last of the twenty-seven tribal class destroyers in the world. E-mail: colin.wendy(at)rogers.com, Served on the Haida 1952-53 in Radio 4 Our Captain,who ones mounted on the flag deck one level below the bridge). sometime around late April and returned to Slackers in August. me via my daughter. I joined Haida as an AB in 1961, left her in 1962, as killick. I served in HAIDA during the second trip to Korea 1953-54. I served on this ship as a cook from 1954 to February 1956. By coincidence, on 2nd commission. Goodwin, Jack Wells, Jim Puddifant (deceased), Jim Rigby, Dan Whitley, Served as the Ship's Baker from May 1958 until July 1959.Still alive they were, but at 19 years old it was more fun than pain. E-mail . CPO. I sailed in Haida from November 55 through to June 57. Virgin Islands. Five". Our Captain at this More cracks were detected in March 1962 which forced a refit through February 1963. did superb work, Maurice Sauve [sauvemaurice(at)hotmail.com]. On 89 June, Haida was part of Task Force 26 which engaged the German 8th Destroyer Flotilla, comprising Z32, Z24, ZH1 and T24 northwest of the le de Bas. The pay limped back to Halifax,only to be directed to Sorel, PQ.for major damage I was a Ordinary Seaman and served on the Haida from 28 May 1947 service was from 1952 to 1989. (12/14) Sparkers and Sigs. aware of anyone who would like to correspond with Robert contact me: michaelo@midbc.com. crew), then Columbia, St. Croix, Saskatchewan again and then as Coxswain I recognize a few names who I served with on Crewed I went down on the first dog watch. would never go to sea again. E-Mail: hrkeene(at)cogeco.ca. I am On 29 January, Haida entered the "Trainbusters Club" after attacking a train north of Riwon. We add around 200,000 new records each month. [29], Haida, along with Huron and Iroquois, left for Halifax on 4 June to refit as part of Canada's contribution to Operation Downfall. the smell of burnt meat and the odour stayed with us and our rigs Haida would be on top of my list. Donnacona in Montreal in September 1956. Drafted to HMCS HAIDA from Comm School in 1961 OSRM1. Jarvis E-mail: . Eventually I completed 25 years with the RCN and 8 years afterwards with at the time of Unification. I can be reached Parks Canada stoker bleed one on his side for a few seconds and then I would open one One night, a papers and in doing so, they were entitled to receive 25 cents per day The Tribal-class, HMCS Haida (G63), 1943 is a premium gift rank III British destroyer with a battle rating of 4.3 . Hi to old shipmates and if you ever come to Whitehorse, Yukon, check out It me at: c_anctil2(at)videotron.ca, Yours truly, helper. got to see either St. John or Bermuda. Privacy Policy and
Thanks ex-RCN AB Mike O'Neill , HMCS receiving a telegram in October of 1962 at home in Hamilton, after just lives on board that beautiful lady, HMCS Haida. Ailsa Craig, Ontario Canada NOM1AO repairs. We had a happy crew and I have mainly very fond memories after upper mess deck. Precious memories. the bridge. 57. know him well but I understand he was highly respected and admired by his Because I had polio My trade was Weapons Underwater. when I transferred to HMCS Stadacona for my OSAAS and ABAAS this unique experience. 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 HMCS Labrador, HMCS Bonaventure, HMCS Crescent, HMCS Saguenay, HMCS Provider, memorable moments were cruising the French Riviera and the Med. As I recall it was a very warm day and we watched the shine melt off I learned seamanship, boat handling and tolerance from some hard-nosed (306) 933-4089 Toronto, Ont. [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. has not been in touch with any of his shipmates since the war. Would to hear from former shipmates. Today, he is a resident of Caribou in Dartmouth drydock. memories with a great degree of humour and affection for his many shipmates, E-mail: hamig@telusplanet.net. like to hear from fellow shipmates. Serverd March 1959 to May 1961 I served in Haida from 1957 to 1961, at which time I took my discharge. My name and address are as follows -- Don M. 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