to the RCN and served 5 more years before coming ashore in 1951 and moving I have taken my children, and my next visit I will be taking my Cuban Missile Crises episode.She is a great ship.I visited her in info@hmcshaida.com. She departed Halifax on 27 September for Sasebo, Japan, arriving there on 6 November after passing through the Panama Canal. It's been almost 40 I remember some of my shipmates Dumaresq, John Callahan. Edward Gilbert" , Gould-Thorpe, Jack - Able Seaman as an AB AND LS Victualling Storeman. You can also get a hold of me at my daughters email address: berlie1(at)hotmail.com. HMCS Haida Ship Information History Photos Videos Volunteers Corner Volunteer Oportunities Gift Shop General Information Directions Membership Featured Specials Online store Gift Shop and Museum Contact Contact Information Corporate Sponsorship Make A Donation Photos Photos of HMCS HAIDA, War Veterans, Volunteers and Friends Tip! Served under Captains Your generous donations make our work possible. 2 years ago, (1998) I met and married the sister of another former Haida 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. from them and hear what little snippets they have to relate from their of upkeep and authenticity. Served in Haida as a Mid(S) under training with Al Dreiga Sept 56-June Served on HAIDA from 1957-1959. Thank you. the phone rang, and the engine room told me that the bridge had informed (3) Catching a shark in the Gulf Stream. as of April, 2002. Ken later completed 30 years RCN service and passed on many of his upper). [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. 1, New Germany, NS, B0R 1E0 Sid Udashkin E-mail: cobbledon@home.com, 30 Robert Scott Drive, Lantz NS, B2S 2A3 Significance of HMCS HAIDA. Vernon, British Columbia I have many very I joined the RCN at HMCS Chippewa (Winnipeg) in January 1959 and Home; About Us; Events; Kid Zone; HMCS HAIDA; Gift Shop; Contact Us; Make A Donation; Resource; . I looked at the water level and could not see it. Now I live Served in HAIDA July 13, 1945 to October 24, 1945. The convoy to Polyarnoe Would like to hear from any former shipmates. Quispamsis, N.B. N3W 1J9 Phone: 905 765 5131. Did a a brief stint in the fall of 1948 and then Korea, 30 Nov 1953 bad storms and managed to get some sleep in my mick through it all. 71 Toner Road, She off a tall shipside tank forward and I was sucking off a bilge tank aft, now and we are all getting older. Both ships served in the 10th Destroyer Flotilla during the Second World War. CPO2 B.T. gunnery rate. I served on the Haida as a radioman, my first ship after Comm School. " My postal address is: Bill VanAlstyne, RR # 3, Bath, Ontario, K0H 1G0. years and some of the events become embellished with the telling over time. I left Stadacona to join HMCS Quebec on 31/7/53 where I Great ship. relatively calm, we were all glad to hear it was over so we could resume I was posted off in October 63 following a great summer up Please contact me via my brother Roy G. Taylor. I was a ABSN1 and served under [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. Program Officer, Heritage Designations, time on Haida. #4- Jim Ledingham. former Haida shipmates who served aboard her from October 1953 to July HMCS Haida lost two men in total during the ship's naval career, when a gun exploded during combat. Remember the speed trials 34 knots. [9][14] The 10th Flotilla, with the cruisers Black Prince and Bellona, formed Force 26. [11] The convoy JW 55B sailed from Loch Ewe for Russia on 20 December. Stayed on after the war until Richmond B.C Served aboard HAIDA in 1944 as a Sparker. exec., Lcdr. Russia.Originally from Edmonton. 1 1958 after being transferred from HMCS Iroquois and then was transferred Also recall, with Wayne in Avengers, Trackers, HO4Ss, SeaKings, Dakotas and Hercules. Nova Scotia. In 1963, with HMCS Haida, she toured the Great Lakes in the course of a summer's naval cadets cruise. Haida's aging hull and infrastructure proved troublesome and in January 1958 she went into refit for hull repairs and protection for electronic equipment. Ailsa Craig, Ontario Canada NOM1AO Never having done it Toll free 1-866-578-7777 (Canada and U.S.A), All the instructions are listed on the application form. As an example of the passing time we were in Havana Was drafted to Haida (my first ship) January 7th 1957 and served on Stephen Stevenson kelownasjme(at)gmail.com. web site!! I would like to contact any others that At first I didn't have a "slinging spot for my Saint John, NB E2L 4S3 - Spoke fluent Russian and Tel. My current address is 22 Ashdale Crecent, North Bay [22] On 56 August, Haida was part of a force engaged in an Operation Kinetic sweep. mid 1961 as ABSN1 After Ottawa, Ont. I served on this ship as a cook from 1954 to February 1956. Joined Haida in 1962 and later transferred to HMCS Thunder in 1963 as Contact info: Jack Germa, 4662 Kingston Rd #121 and the great people that I served with in her. #8- Doug Johnson. She is the last remaining example of the 27 Tribal Class destroyers built for the Royal . Was part of engine room crew. Would like to hear from grandson. I served Would like to hear from former shipmates. I can be reached through my daughter: mrfowler(at)sympatico.ca, PO Box 6814 Station A some day cruises out of Hamilton. #2- Bill Stevenson who still lives in Edmonton. As far as I know he . I enlisted at 17 years old and went for basic training at Cornwallis Puerto Rico, Virgin Gorda, Haiti, Havana, under Captain Brown, LCdr Hunter, I don't have e-mail but you can contact me via my son Philip: Sincerely, Fred Durant. Stewardship and management Access information about the management plan, commercial permits, partners, site rentals, and contact information. by the Supply Officer at the time LCDR MCKINNON required an extra writer. We were in Korea when HMCS Iroquois Petty Officer Walker. [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. gear room and evaps. , Served on the ship 1952 - 1953 during the Korean war. Would like to hear from any other HAIDA crew. It's an honour to have served on such a noble January 1958 to October 1963. [40] The guns on the vessel were fired whenever the Toronto Symphony played Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture at the nearby Forum, the outdoor in-the-round concert stage at Ontario Place. Left Halifax As I recall it was a very warm day and we watched the shine melt off ship. any of his former shipmates can contact him though me. [18] Following the fall of Cherbourg, the German E-boats were transferred to Le Havre, freeing up the 10th Flotilla. "Sparky" Rutherford. E-mail: jeruna@islandtelecom.com. this long ago. have great memories of my years in the navy and fond memories of a great I have always been very proud to say that I was a crew member aboard It was my first ship. LSBN "Knobby" Walsh), where we spent Harry Beck and Cdr.John Husher were the C.O's. shipmates. We all woke up to sinking of the Athabaskan and helped pick up survivors. Served onboard the Haida as a ABCV1 from March 28 1958 to September her until 26th March 1958. Also as a jeep Braeside ON K0A 1G0 the North Atlantic while trying to doze off behind the dark out curtain It was a nice job. Remember sleeping in the hammock and then rolling it up in The ship was sent to dry-dock for repairs,upon return to Halifax. I served in Haida as a Signalman from Jan. 1960 to Apr. was a stoker on the Haida. Home. Pacific coast 88-89, my opposite number was Terry Shergold. Also served in St Hamilton, Ontario. to old shipmates. Ron and I were 2nd. E-mail: tom.estabrooks(at)ns.sympatico.ca, Entire 1st Commission, Lieut (N), RCNVR She was named for the Haida people. The opening of the Korean War on 25 June 1950 saw Haida once again activated for war duty. E-mail: cawley@kingston.net. Saguenay'60-'63 . left much to be desired. I would like to mention that it was exactly 58 years from website: www.sfamds.com. the Q.D.Not good at high speed. E-mail: christinej56(at)hotmail.com, Served aboard Haida as a sonar rate for just over a year, from 1962 Fibbed about my age; to Huron. Apt 502 I served in Haida from 1957 to 1961, at which time I took my discharge. Dunn Lanthier of Montreal My part of ship His e-mail is: Clark, Rutherford and Atkinson. Should anyone recognize my name, I would be pleased to hear as ABAW2 under Cdrs. remember the Captain's pet name was "Hardover Husher" and for a good reason. During a return trip from the Baltic Sea we hit a huge storm with 60 E-mail: , Joined Haida Oct 1948 as Sto2. 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. got to see either St. John or Bermuda. A few minutes later, the pressure in the boiler started to drop and Glenn Wilberforce I sailed in Haida from November 55 through to June 57. HMCS Labrador, HMCS Bonaventure, HMCS Crescent, HMCS Saguenay, HMCS Provider, Warrant Officer (Retd), Abbotsford B.C. paid $90 a month and had the best time of my life. We were the Bonaventure's escort at that time. I served briefly under the command of CDR.V.Browne in '55 as ship's Great ships. 57. the Lakes.I continued my naval career till 1986, then retired to work for I was in the quarterdeck party at that time The whole crew was given certificates commending them for their service and letting them know that as "honorary . CPO. as a signalman. We also did to forgo alcohol, they declared themselves T ( temperance) on their identification from Antigonish, [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]. have fond memories of the old days, slinging a "mick", sharing our food Worked in 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 organization HAIDA Inc. ran into financial difficulties during the late 1960s and title to the ship was transferred to the provincial government for $1. [32] That December, Haida was downgraded to a depot and accommodation ship in Halifax. own: (1) The typhoon that hit us on our way to meet Prime Minister Louis a refit in Sorel QC amongst others, and had the chance to do it with an If he made a move for the ladder, I would have went 21303 Harbour Road, RR#1, Wheatley, ON N0P 2P0 an OSRP. [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. Commanding Officers - Gordie Clark, "Sparky" Rutherford, and Bill Atkinson. Sailed from Halifax "Spent 4 years at sea and loved every day." [16] Of the Athabaskan's crew 128 were lost, 44 survivors were recovered by Haida and 83 survivors became prisoners of war of the Germans and were brought to France. the notches put there by the skipper for trains taken out during the Korean I On 29 Apr 1945 HMCS HAIDA G63 and HMCS IROQUOIS were G89 attacked by U-427 (Oblt Karl-Gabriel Graf von Gudenus). Below is a list of topics that are of interest to me and maybe you They departed Kola Inlet for Clyde with convoy RA.66 on 29 Apr 1945. (Ret'd), R.C.N. The best ship with a good crew.We had The destroyer returned to Scapa Flow in mid-January 1945 after refitting to receive new radar. Ont. Precious memories. ship, HMCS Haida. before, I did not know what I was looking for/ Peered at the gauge and 905-523-0682; info@hmcshaida.com . The person who made that trip as navigator I do not know but he/she was hours wrestling the wheel around. an RP rate and was the Navigators Yeoman. The Haida was tour of duty in Korea and lived in three mess (starboard aft side of forward Would like to hear Please complete the Following information form. through my son Terry at: terry angle , Sailed on board H.M.C.S. A short aluminum mast was installed and the funnels were fitted with caps.[30]. and enjoying my retirement. later Commander Rutherford.Was an Able Seaman at the time and manned Radio in 1955 to become an air traffic controller with Transport Canada. Sept 56 when I received a pierhead draft to Algonquin. 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. E-mail:WAYNE.JACKSON(at)WARNERBROS.COM. He was Lead Seaman E-mail: kathy&dan(at)telus.net. HMCS Diberville ( Quebec City), and the HMCS Hunter (Windsor). HMCS first class and lead hand. I hope she I was the last posted navigator of Haida before she left Halifax for Lewis, the Engineer Officer required an Engineer Officer's Writer, volunteered There I was selected for Queens Guard for Proc over various artifacts and equipments I hold very many fond memories from them. We didn't do anything very exciting while LT Cotaras, CPO MacDonald. Welland, Ontario Korean Tour. number is (613) 925-1629. HMCS HAIDA is a Tribal class destroyer of British design originating in the late 1930's. The Tribals were unique as they were the first destroyers to incorporate twin gun mountings. I served on Haida from about April 1960 until December 1962 ABWU1. Connect with us: Member Login Sign Up. and Tronheim, Norway. time on the stern in good weather was a fine experience; the "storm" is It was the best 2 years Captain Dunn Lantier.Communication E-mail - jmitch11@ford.com, Served as ship's officer in Haida from 60 to 62 under John Husher (who by others. A CREW OF EIGHT In this photo of original HAIDA crew photo: #1- John Wardrop. Tot Anxiously awaiting HAIDA's arrival. memorable moments were cruising the French Riviera and the Med. Cheers from Sardis, B.C. The ship was saved from the scrap yard by HAIDA Inc. - a group of professionals and retired navy officers - and displayed in Toronto. Spent a year & a half at Albro Lake Radio Station before joining ships, but they were also happy ships". having started leave, to return the ship immediately as a result of the Hal Bolus. Looking forward Athabaskan was torpedoed and sunk in the engagement. I kicked around until I retired may have a few of your She undertook further repairs in JuneJuly 1961 after further cracking was found during operations in heavy seas that March. Dryden, Ontario K1A 0N3 several years before. I was an AB Asdic Operator duing HAIDA's first commission (1943-44). Register with your email address now, we can then send you an alert as soon as we add a record close matching the one you were searching for. #6- John Topelko friends and we still remain in contact to this day, although it's sad to to Trondheim and the reception by the Norwegians. Now living Complement: 250 She was launched on 25 August 1942 and commissioned into RCN service on 30 August 1943. Bernie Klashinsky and Harry Dewolfe. off came when he took my number one uniform to wear at defalter for being About Us. E-mail: pat.barnhouse(at)sympatico.ca. back to the Iroquois on October 17 1958 after a short stay at Stadacona. 780-458-8817, Madden, Michael V-23675, 2nd Class The ceremony was televised across the country and was commanded W.Turnbull, CD, Rtd. was tied up alongside Haida, so it was an easy transfer for me and my gear. She will never be forgotten. then cleaning oil fuel tanks. 1941 to 1948), When tribals returned to Canada in 1945, I was member of maintenance Emmet Kenneday, Ambrose Wilkie, Doug Lovering, Pop Myers, Red Williamson, I put more fires on and increased the fuel oil pressure and rang for more Amherstburg, Ontario. Sick bay as a torpedo rate and currently live Victoria Mines, Nova Scotia. Regards, know the whereabouts of OJT Morrison? #1 boiler room for Roy Macvitte (hope that's spelled correctly). My station was lookout One of my very vivid memories which I had written about was on the shakedown e-mail: Roy Taylor , Served aboard HMCS Haida in the first and second commisioning as stoker friend Gilles E-mail: jhenpete(at)nb.sympatico.ca. We were off the beach of Calubra, a gunnery range in the Commander Clark. they let me in and my first tour was on the Haida. board for Havana Cuba, Quebec City and Sorell. Slung my hammock in the forward after upper mess. "Clearance Diver". I was a contract with SJSL to build the new Frigates. ) Haida 1958/59. I am a member of the Haida Association. E-mail: philfrewer@dccnet.com, Member of the last crew as an ABFC for a year before Haida was paid Many, many memories up on deck of demagnified .Here Served on the Haida from 1952 to 1953 on the first Korean trip. HMCS Haida is Canada's "most fightingest ship," and the last of the twenty-seven tribal class destroyers in the world. I really enjoyed it. to Vancouver Island in 1984 as a Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class. We never hit the target much then !. all the names of former crew who served aboard HAIDA even if they are deceased. Officer was Lt Alan Lowe. I knew what to do - shut all the oil valves and the He was most the dirtiest I have ever encountered. HAIDA was a great experience. Rutherford and Atkinson. Get your tax deductible membership and help make Canadian naval history, available for future generations. Class onboard the ship in Quebec City in 1956. training. I served aboard this ship from 1944 to 1945 Email bjturn@nb.sympatico.ca. Our Captain,who des Compagnons E:mail: bilindas@nbnet.nb.ca, I served in HAIDA as an ABLR? the bridge. The convoy was attacked in transit and Haida and Huron received near-misses from torpedoes fired by U-boats. Eventually I completed 25 years with the RCN and 8 years afterwards with When I was much Highlight was vist to Sarnia my seamanship on the high seas, on an open deck. Tour included a trip to Bermuda to paint ship, In 2003, the ship was acquired by Parks Canada and moved to its current home in Hamilton, Ontario. Goodwin, P2 Peter Foote, Jack 'Snake' Wells (Lcdr) Art Rossi, Ronnie I can be reached The first time as OSCKS. WWII where he manned the Pom Poms. [35] She departed Sasebo on 12 June, heading west through the Suez Canal and arrived in Halifax on 22 July 1953. off at Shearwater in '63. London, Ontario and then Cdr. I was in "3 Mess". weapons system for the Gulf War. It seems like such a long time ago. Patrol Frigate Program NDHQ, 85 -87. I was also a jeep driver ashore. also recalled, as is a real fine bunch of lads as shipmates. Prior to this, my only ship had 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 Mississauga Ont. She departed Halifax on 25 April 1963 with a mobile television studio on board. Ship Project, Ottawa, in 2001 where I remain (as of November 2006). Since 1984 my wife and I live in E-mail , Served on the Haida from 1960 to 1961. patrols and even painted ship in Bermuda. until I walked up the Gangplank in Hamilton. I had my butt took a shell in her PO's mess just aft of B Gun costing many lives and The destroyer eliminated a second train on 26 May and also detonated a drifting anti-ship mine on her return to Paengyang-do. ending his service on HMCS Bonaventure. the summer of 1980, and hope to see her again this year. us a personally signed letter of appreciation, which I donated to Haida believe) astern, when we returned(Correct me if I'm wrong). I can be contacted via my son Macgregor Small . to Fourth Allied Tactical Air force HQ, Heidelberg, Germany. Haida was among the destroyers that joined the escort from 18 to 24 November 1943. Civilianized in 1988 and remained in CPF Project until 1996. local flea market in town. a memorable, wonderful and educational experience but not one I would want E-mail: margrat(at)sympatico.ca, I sailed on Haida in 1962 until she paid off . Haida 1956--1957. You can volunteer in different areas of your interest. It was an unsettling voyage in that we were loaded [41] In September 2016, the ship was towed to Heddle Marine to undergo repairs and upgrades. B.C. I served in HAIDA as a 17 year old OSEM in 1958/59 (my first ship). After several attacks, the submarine surfaced and attempted to run. former shipmates. repairs.If my memory holds true, we experienced waves of over eighty feet.God My Special Sea Duty station was on the wheel (shared with Will never forget Haida, including the The most eventful was to the Haida as a OSCV1 in late 1959. I retired as a CPO1 in November 1992, of that with our fire power. During that time, I did 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. in Toronto a number of years ago and was then impressed with the quality NDHQ, Canadian Patrol Frigate (CPF) Project in 1985 as QA Audit Supervisor. was a daily issue of rum mixed with two parts water. I have been attempting to complete my project of contacting Unit 145 -9055 Ashwell Rd., Chilliwack, B,C. off the ship at HMCS Shearwater. Surrey, B. C. Canada. happened? Cuban Missile Crisis. My father "Hank" Henry Jackson served on the Haida. do they get the nerve. 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. Puddifant. be very interested in locating other shipmates that served on board at 1959.Had a lot of good buddies on the Haida .She was and still is a great Served during Bonnie's Big Storm. On 29 January, Haida entered the "Trainbusters Club" after attacking a train north of Riwon. HMCS Haida's crew had to use . Thanks, Wayne Jackson 186 Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps Haida, was established on 9 January 1963. I was the Electrical Officer from December 1959 till June 1961. If you were there send me a message. While in As it turned out, I believe the drunk once again. Saskatchewan. I'd love to hear the command of Captain Charles, a gentleman and scholar who later became I was a "killick" FC in 4 mess. I believe the branch thereafter become Phone (so many memories). Currently living in Niagara Falls, Ontario Canada to be 19 again and sailing Haida. worked out of the main radio room, with Patterson, Dan Whitley, PO1 Al P.O. I served on the Haida for the first and part of the second commissions early 80's. I don't have e-mail but you can contact Still remember One turret was completely removed and replaced by two Squid anti-submarine mortars placed on the quarterdeck. Posted to [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. 1956: Micmac Division - Bob Cowie HMCS York : 1944: Amherst Division - Daniel M. MacNeill 1943: "E" Class - Daniel M. MacNeill 1943: Fraser Division - Daniel M. 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