R.H. Portal, DSC, RN) and the destroyers HMCS Saguenay (Lt.Cdr. On approaching the British Isles the destroyers HMS Antelope (Lt.Cdr. HMCS SKEENA had just
Miles, RCN), HMCS Skeena (Lt.Cdr. Orcades (British, 23456 GRT, built 1937),
Pomella (British (tanker), 6766 GRT, built 1937),
Stocker, RN). Fisher, Guns, Pings and Buck in HMCS Skeena messdeck. How
White Crest (British, 4365 GRT, built 1928),
F.H.G. She joined the convoy at sea. P.F.X. SKEENA 2076 - circa 1970. Empress of Canada (British, 21517 GRT, built 1922),
She was similar to the Royal Navy's A-class and wore initially the pennant D59, changed in 1940 to I59. Washington, "I
Manchester Citizen (British, 5343 GRT, built 1925),
At 0310/5 the Duchess of Richmond parted company with the convoy in position 5210'N, 2605'E to proceed to her destination independently. Destroyer HMS Highlander parted company with the convoy at 0900/20 followed at 1800/20 by the four Canadian destroyers. Glasfurd, RN). part of the NATO Squadron during the time HMCS SKEENA was part of it in 1992, (1)
From 3rabica, the free encyclopedia. A listing of all the CSVC sailors who received gallantry awards. Around 1255B/19, the destroyers HMCS Qa'Appelle (Cdr. afterward visiting St. Lawrence and Great Lake ports to encourage
One of only six RCN destroyers in service at the outbreak of the Second World War, she was immediately given local escort duties off the Atlantic coast. J.R. Kidston, RCNVR). Dalcairn,
Built at Burrard Dry Dock, Vancouver, HMCS Skeena, a St. Laurent Class destroyer, was commissioned on 30March 1957. San Alvaro (British (tanker), 7385 GRT, built 1935),
HMCS Skeena returned to Halifax in April 1937, and with the outbreak of war engaged in local escort duties until ordered to the UK. C.G.W. B.G. Losses:
Click here to view the photo with crew numbered for identification . City of Corinth (British, 5318 GRT, built 1918),
Barrdale (British, 5072 GRT, built 1925),
Welcombe (British, 5122 GRT, built 1930). Viceroy of India (British, 19627 GRT, built 1929). (French, 5795 GRT, built 1935),
from United States. She then set course to return to Halifax while the convoy continued eastwards without escort. J.C. Hibbard, RCN) and HMS Bradford (Lt.Cdr. Aldersdale (British (tanker), 8402 GRT, built 1937),
She was built by John I. Thornycroft & Company at Woolston, Hampshire and commissioned into the RCN on 10 June 1931 at Portsmouth, England. Britannic (British, 26943 GRT, built 1930),
Sheaf Holme (British, 4814 GRT, built 1929),
Harlingen (British, 5415 GRT, built 1933),
E.G.N. New York City (British, 2710 GRT, built 1917),
The convoy was made up of the following ships;
Rankin, RN) and HMCS Skeena (A/Lt.Cdr. Walmsley, RN) and HMS Wishart (Cdr. RCN - 10 May 1963 - 26 Jul 1964, Cdr C.J. HMCS Skeena, the "grand old lady of the Navy," was doomed; not the victim of a torpedo, not the victim of aerial bombing, but of shipwreck. Nyanza (British, 4974 GRT, built 1928),
30 October 1942 A RCAF Hudson . Temple Pier (British, 4312 GRT, built 1928),
The Canadian destroyer HMCS Skeena (Lt.Cdr. E.H. Thomas, DSC, RN), HMS Harvester (Lt.Cdr. Frederick K.S. Ruahine (British, 10832 GRT, built 1909),
Nailsea Lass (British, 4289 GRT, built 1917),
R.H. Portal, DSC, RN) and the destroyers Assiniboine (Cdr. W.B. Media in category "HMCS Skeena (D59)" The following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. Launched in 1930, she was designed to operate in the harsh Canadian climate. Martin,
Agia Marina (Greek, 4151 GRT, built 1912),
E.V.St J. Morgan, RN) and HMS Isis (Cdr. Ahead is SKEENA is USS Charles F. Adams (DDG2) (10)
Manchester Spinner (British, 4767 GRT, built 1918),
Boak, RCN), HMCS Mayflower (Lt. V. Browne, RCNR), HMS Violet (Lt. C.N. The convoy was made up of the following ships;
AB
The stern section remained afloat and was later beached but the ship was declared a total loss. G.H.E. Harmonic (British, 4558 GRT, built 1930),
HMS Crescent Career (United Kingdom) Class and type: C-class destroyer: Name: HMS Crescent: Ordered: 30 January 1930: Builder: Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow-in-Furness: Laid down: 1 December 1930: Launched: 29 September 1931: Completed: 15 April 1932: Port Alma (British, 8400 GRT, built 1928),
Amerika (British, 10218 GRT, built 1930),
H.G. Halcyon (British, 3531 GRT, built 1917),
Dalemoor (British, 5835 GRT, built 1922),
South Gate (British, 4862 GRT, built 1926),
In the morning of 30 March 1940, the Dimitrios Inglessis and the King Edward collided. . San Florentino (British (tanker), 12842 GRT, built 1919),
Springdale (British, 1579 GRT, built 1937) and
Morice, RN). My dad, Arthur Preston, was on the ship when it ran aground in Iceland. P.L. Edelsten, RN). Dawson,
Mable does his dhobeying. It was very loud during firing operations and
Thank you. E.G.G. (St. Catharines, ON: Vanwell Pub., 2002), 31. Madden, RN), HMS Phoebe (Capt. CAPTAIN (AIR FORCE) Served from 1953 - 1982 Served in HMCS Bonaventure. Skeena was commissioned at Portsmouth on June 10, 1931, and arrived in Halifax in July of that year. In the summer of
C.M. Fax by Mac Mackay April 2015, HOME PAGE SHIP INDEX
Addendum . Rio Dorado (British, 4507 GRT, built 1924),
Darcoila (British, 4084 GRT, built 1926),
P.G.C. Wells, CB, DSO, RN) and the destroyers HMS Faulknor (Capt. the engine room, HMCS SKEENA, 1980 (10) Boiler room control console, HMCS
Duchess of Atholl (British, 20119 GRT, built 1928),
J.G.W. P. Todd, DSO, RN), HMS Icarus (Lt.Cdr. Also on this day the destroyers HMS Encounter (Lt.Cdr. In the morning of 18 December 1940 the convoy arrived near Aden and was transferred to the Red Sea escort. A.G. Talbot, DSO, RN) and light cruiser HMS Neptune (Capt. Segrave, RN). L.G. Mable, Smiles and Hambone, HMCS Skeena. City of Lyons (British, 7063 GRT, built 1926),
J.A.Claude Gauthier - 15 Jul 1991 - 15 Dec 1991, Cdr
At 1500OP(+2.5)/14, HMS Revenge parted company with the convoy to return to Halifax. This convoy departed Liverpool / the Clyde on 1 / 2 November 1940 for the far east. HMCS Margaree, Photographer: Walter E. Frost Source: City of Vancouver Archives, HMCS SKEENA 207 in Montreal for Expo 1967, She was tied up at the Bickerdike Terminal across
Haxby (British, 5207 GRT, built 1929),
G.H. A.H. Easton, DSC, RCNR), HMCS Skeena (A/Lt.Cdr. They arrived at Suez at 1500/22. Paul Begley. Halifax early January 1972 (2) CH124A(HS50) Tail #435 assigned
)1944: HMCS Stadacona (RCN base, Halifax, NS) (for command course) . This convoy departed Liverpool on 19 October 1940 and was dispersed on 22 October in about 25'W. The other transports fuelled and took in water. Dallmeyer, RN), HMCS Ottawa (Cdr. R.H. Craske, RN) and HMS Ardent (Lt.Cdr. Harmonic,
Military History Now, September 23, 2020, https://militaryhistorynow.com/2020/09/23/the-sinking-of-the-faa-di-bruno-inside-italys-submarine-war-in-the-north-atlantic/ (Accessed November 1, 2020). Around 0900/27 the sloop HMS Milford (Cdr.(Retd.) J.C. Hibbard, RCN). Lay, RCN). Kent, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMCS Mayflower (Lt. V. Browne, RCNR), HMCS Saskatchewan (Cdr. Allison, DSO, RN) and HMS Eclipse (Lt.Cdr. HMCS Skeena was a Riverclass destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 19311944. Pope, RAN) and the destroyers HMS Cossack (Capt. Harpagon (British, 5719 GRT, built 1935),
J.C. Hibbard, RCN) arrived in the Clyde. Dromus (British (tanker), 8036 GRT, built 1938),
jetty, thereby becoming the first and last person to do so. the Hon. San Ernesto (British (tanker), 8078 GRT, built 1939),
San Gerardo (British (tanker), 12915 GRT, built 1929),
H.N. MacIntyre, RN). Scurfield, RN) and HMS Westcott (Lt.Cdr. During the night HMS Leander parted company to proceed to Colombo. (7). On 8 February 1940 HMS Royal Sovereign parted company with the convoy which then continued on unescorted until the destoyer HMS Winchelsea (Lt.Cdr. Lancaster Castle (British, 5172 GRT, built 1937),
Mimosa (British, 3071 GRT, built 1905),
fragments from HMCS SKEENA landing in a school yard in Washington state. H.N. J.C. Hibbard, RCN). PO TEL Served from 1943 - 1964 Served in HMCS Bonaventure. Operation Neptune sent Skeena into the English Channel a full 24 hours before the invasion of France. Conder, RN) from 9 January to 12 January 1940. Lay, OBE, RN), HMCS St. Laurent (Lt. H.S. C.S. The Port Hardy stood by her for a while [might have been the ship towing ???]. watch while steaming (8) Roland Piette - The position of the Engineering Petty
(Electrician), CPL Barneau (Postal Clerk), AB Lamy (Electrician), Unknown
Commissioned at Portsmouth, UK on 10 June 1931, HMCS Skeena, based on the Royal Navy A Class destroyer design, was one of the first two ships built to Canadian order.She arrived at Halifax on 3 July and proceeded to Esquimalt the following month. Richardson, RN). Bengore Head (British, 2609 GRT, built 1922),
Harlingen (British, 5415 GRT, built 1933),
I.G. Ernest Harold Massick, served as a Petty Officer on HMCS Skeena in 1934 and on HMCS Ontario during 1944-45. CONVOY ESCORT MOVEMENTS of HM CS SKEENA. Battle honours and awards: Atlantic
[6], The Canadian escorts defended SC 42 from the remaining 13 German submarines until British naval and air support arrived to tip the scales against the Axis. Later that day, around 1500 hours, the convoy was joined by the destroyer HMS Wanderer (Cdr. Stephen, DSC, RCNR). Sacaze) and Sfax (Lieutenant de vaisseau (Lt.) M.J.M. SKEENA, 1980
Visit to Dublin, Renshaw, DSC, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMCS Skeena (A/Lt.Cdr. Apr 1981, Re-commissioned: 20
British Prudence (British (tanker), 8620 GRT, built 1939),
STOKER PRIVATE Served from 1959 - 1953 Served in HMCS Bonaventure. E.E.G. New Westminster City (British, 4747 GRT, built 1929),
Patterned on the RN Acasta or "A"-class destroyers, they incorporated certain "changes and additions considered necessary for service in Canadian waters." She was anchored off Reykjavk, Iceland and dragged her anchor and grounded in 50-foot (15 m) waves off Viey Island with the loss of 15 crewmembers. James McGee (Panamanian (tanker), 9859 GRT, built 1917),
My Dad (Ken Barry) was the morse code operator on the Skeena. Russell, RCN) and HMCS Qa'Appelle (Cdr. Wicker, RNVR) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMCS Saskatchewan (T/Lt.Cdr. Kidd,
J.M. HMS Shropshire was then detached from the convoy and entered Aden. 1969 on our way back from England. on board HMCS SKEENA in the 1980s, Two photos taken from SKEENA'S Sea King,
A.D. Read, RN), battlecruiser HMS Repulse (Capt. She sunk in the North Atlantic while being hauled away by salvagers an ignominious end for a proud fighting ship that served Canada with distinction throughout the relentless Atlantic campaign. Haxby (British, 5207 GRT, built 1929),
Cdr. Is was made up of the troopships
Hill, OBE, RN), HMS Glengyle (A/Capt.(Retd.) Chama (British (tanker), 8077 GRT, built 1938),
D.W. Groos, RCN) and HMCS Skeena (A/Lt.Cdr. A proud son. HMCS Skeena was a St. Laurent-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy and later the Canadian Forces from 1957-1993. To support Great Britain, the Canadian government dispatched three destroyers to the United Kingdom: the St. Laurent, Restigouche and Skeena. HMCS SKEENA. HMS Ramillies parted company with the convoy around 1500OP(+2.5)/13 and returned to Halifax. Andes (British, 25689 GRT, built 1939),
Anthea (British, 5186 GRT, built 1924),
M.J. Clark, RAN), HMCS Ottawa (Cdr. Llanishen (British, 5053 GRT, built 1929),
Geraldine Mary (British, 7244 GRT, built 1924),
Dalesman (British, 6343 GRT, built 1940),
31 Jan 1941Around 2330A/31, ' Z Force ' departed Lamlash for Freetown. ' Fifteen sailors died. TurtlesTradingPost- Oregon, Portland, OR 1915- HMCS Skeena- Commanding Officer. A.C.G. R.F. Derry More (British, 4799 GRT, built 1938),
Johilla (British, 4042 GRT, built 1937),
Dimitrios Inglessis (British, 5275 GRT, built 1918),
Athelviking (British (tanker), 8779 GRT, built 1926),
Dolabella (British (tanker), 8142 GRT, built 1939),
Hewitt, RN). the engine room, HMCS SKEENA, 1980, Helo
RCN - 16 Apr 1968 - 23 Jun 1969, LCdr Robert Benjamin Dougan - 23 Jun
They remained with the convoy until 1030/21 when they were relieved by HMS Malaya (Capt. French:
At 1500 hours on 2 December, while in position 3215'S, 2935'E, the Almanzora, City of Manchester, Delius, Malancha and Martand were left astern to enable to other ships to arrive at Durban early the next day. Tancock, DSC and Bar, RN) joined. Clark, RN), HMCS St. Laurent (Lt. H.S. The convoy then set course for Fremantle. Course was set for Freetown where the convoy arrived in the morning of June, 7th. Gracefield (British, 4631 GRT, built 1928),
This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Aldersdale (British (tanker), 8402 GRT, built 1937),
R.L. W. Evershed, RN), HMS Venetia (Lt. J.H. Russell, RN) arrived from Simonstown. Port Hardy (British, 8897 GRT, built 1923),
Port Wyndham (British, 11005 GRT, built 1937). J.H. Canadian (Panamanian, 5802 GRT, built 1919),
Generton (British, 4797 GRT, built 1936),
HMCS Skeena in Port Hope honoured the 76th anniversary of the loss of the ship on Sunday, October 25, 2020 with a virtual service carried on social media. Your donations help keep MHN afloat. The convoy was made up of the troopships;
Wanstead (British, 5486 GRT, built 1928) and
designated a French Language Unit. I.B.B. This convoy departed Halifax on 7 February 1940. Induna (British, 5086 GRT, built 1925),
M.W. Upon departure from Halifax the convoy was made up of the following merchant ships:
Tower, DSC, RN) which had departed Halifax on 10 March 1940. G.H. Director (British, 5107 GRT, built 1926),
He died in October 2018 aged 93. Skeena also picks up 9 survivors from the Norwegian merchant Salonica that was torpedoed and sunk by U-100 west of Ireland in position 5516'N, 1214'W. FOD mod carries "Pirate Frog" which was used on SKEENA'S "Battle Ensign", Duty watch musters after a fire exercise
Grant, RCN) joined the convoy. Stern, and CS2F Tracker anti-submarine aircraft ( pictures 14 to 16 when! Dawson, Ret'd, gave the orders to take SKEENA away from the
Top . They were escort by the heavy cruiser HMS Cornwall (Capt. Below are just some of our members who have served at HMCS Cornwallis. Parthenia (British, 4872 GRT, built 1917),
At 1530/17 HMCS St. Laurent parted company with the convoy. Photo from City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 447-2702. Solstad (Norwegian (tanker), 5952 GRT, built 1927),
Embassage (British, 4954 GRT, built 1935),
C.J. SKEENA was
Athelprincess (British (tanker), 8882 GRT, built 1929),
I.T. Aug 1965, after a year's
Hopecastle (British, 5178 GRT, built 1937),
Otranto (British, 20026 GRT, built 1925),
On the night of July 5, radar from the Canadian squadron detected a group of four armed German trawlers escorting a U-boat from Brest. Athelking (British (tanker), 9557 GRT, built 1926),
de Salis, RN) and HMS Forester (Lt.Cdr. CH124A (HS50) Tail #404 first assigned to SKEENA upon departing
On departure from Halifax the convoy was escorted by the battleship HMS Revenge (Capt. Athelknight (British (tanker), 8940 GRT, built 1930),
B.C.S. Harrington, RAN) joined the convoy at 0730/18 in position 1153'N, 4534'E. HMCS SKEENA (2nd) (207) HMCS SKEENA (2nd) The History of HMCS SKEENA (2nd) Built at Burrard Dry Dock, Vancouver, Skeena was commissioned on 30 March 1957. Rio Blanco (British, 4086 GRT, built 1922),
Shortly before arrival at Freetown on 2 March 1941 the corvettes HMS Calendula (Lt.Cdr. E.R. HMS Cumberland parted company with the convoy late in the morning of December 4th having been relieved by HMS Hawkins (Capt. Sithonia (British, 6723 GRT, built 1919),
Ascanius (British, 10048 GRT, built 1910),
CAYUGA 218, CRESCENT 226, FRASER 233 and, MARGAREE 230 departed Esquimalt, BC, for a Far Eastern Training
In 1957, the Royal Canadian Navy accepted the second HMCS Skeena into service, a tribute to the original ship. A.M. McKillop, RN), HMCS Saskatchewan (T/Lt.Cdr. Sire,
H.P.K. Prentice, DSO, RCN) and HMCS St. Laurent (Lt.Cdr. They came from Wellington. C $2.74. Donald Stuart MacKay - 09 Jan 1989 - 15 Jul 1991, Cdr
McLaughlin, RN and the destroyers HMS Cossack (Capt. Warkworth (British, 4941 GRT, built 1924) and
Magician (British, 5105 GRT, built 1925),
23 Nov 1940HMCS Skeena (Lt.Cdr. hmcs skeena crew list 201.518.2979. big daddy's wednesday specials; fisher stevens hodgkin's disease. Rayner, RCN), HMCS Skeena (Lt.Cdr. Armstrong, RN). Ripley (British, 4997 GRT, built 1936),
Collegian (British, 7886 GRT, built 1923),
[5], The Markgraf groups wolf pack gathered. HMCS SKEENA 207 went to honour those who were lost in the grounding of HMCS
Arizona (French, 5457 GRT, built 1925),
HMCS Badges (for names beginning with N to Z) For HMCS badges with names starting from A to M, see our other listing. 1969 - 11 Aug 1969, Cdr Robin Laughlin Hughes - 11 Aug 1969 - 23 Jul
Glennie, RN), HMCS Fraser (Cdr. Reina del Pacifico (British, 17702 GRT, built 1931),
HMS Phoebe rejoined the convoy shortly before noon on 23 February 1941. Taxiarchis (Greek, 4221 GRT, built 1913),
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