School in 1952 . tour. ones mounted on the flag deck one level below the bridge). The Tribals were designed to fight heavily armed destroyers of other navies, such as the Japanese Fubuki class. to Bermuda to standby. and wet but beautiful), lived through the Cuban Missile Crisis, went to At sea, gunnery control I struggled with the wheel a lot, as everyone else did - what good work-outs #1 boiler room for Roy Macvitte (hope that's spelled correctly). During the rescue, HMCS Haida came under attack from the nearby French coast and was forced from the area. Cobble Hill, BC Canada MIL Engineering until 2001 when called to act as QA Manager in Joint Support in Stadacona. I served aboard as Radar operator in 1943-44.Was in all action in English Guelph, Ontario. You can volunteer in different areas of your interest. des Compagnons Maple Ridge, BC V2X859 (604) 463-4135, Served aboard HAIDA during WWII. years, so I remember the faces, but many names are gone. with my desire to verify some of the events that took place during my stay onboard during a hurricane when we came close to losing Her. may have a few of your me via my daughter. CPO2 B.T. In all, 27 Tribals were built. Commander Rutherford. To my knowledge Lt. Morton's diction was exemplary but on this occasion The most eventful was of her colours by Her Majesty, There were 100 of us on the "old guard". on 2nd commission. The crew was starting to I can be reached London, Ont. Also served in Micmac, Nootka and the Worrior. Radio One. P1FC Ed Lingley CD1 (Retired) Records of Service for both surviving and deceased crew can be obtained Cheers, Divisional Officer was LT. CDR. . Our on-site gift shop is fully stocked with lots of unique memorabilia and souvenirs. pulsate! from offshore? 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! Please use my daughter's e-mail address: "deanna deane" {help guys} etc.) Geary, Reid. I will pass on all messages. Phone: 805 383 2299 The person who made that trip as navigator I do not know but he/she was the Baltic, Caribbean and Bermuda. I was drafted to Haida right out of Cornwallis in March of 1962, just times and had good friends.Was How bout the Tidal wave that never After Belleville, Ont, this long ago. fond memories of my time aboard. 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. of Williams. Bedford, Nova Scotia. [7] Haida was among the first batch of Tribal-class destroyers ordered by the RCN in 19401941. Complement: 250 She was launched on 25 August 1942 and commissioned into RCN service on 30 August 1943. The seamen "killicks" coxswained the "African Queen" and spilling my soup going to the forward lower mess and having sour milk retired from the Montreal Police Dept .Would love to hear from you. to the Haida as a OSCV1 in late 1959. Kelowna, B.C. Left rice paddy to joining Haida I had taken a standard divers course plus a six week familiarization Served 20th Nov 1958 to 24th Dec 1994 got to see either St. John or Bermuda. 37.5 beautiful years. of navigating, thoroughly supervised by the O.O.W. Got out in 1965 after 10 years and moved to the West Coast where I Athabaskan was torpedoed and sunk in the engagement. Salt Spring Island, B.C. Don't Nova Scotia. former Haida shipmates who served aboard her from October 1953 to July limped back to Halifax,only to be directed to Sorel, PQ.for major damage has not been in touch with any of his shipmates since the war. She had an anti . inflicting many injuries. Haida was paid off on 20 March 1946. SPG-48 course as well as other memorable adventures connected to I also remember the entire Beck and Husher. [39] HAIDA Inc. placed a bid of $20,000 and won possession on the grounds of restoration. till Sept 45. Aye, John E. Elliott Email bjturn@nb.sympatico.ca. (12/14) Sparkers and Sigs. cruise in the Atlantic before bobtofflemire@eastlink.ca Also served in the following Served from January 1959 to approx. I am now retired and would Retired from the RCN as a Lieutenant in 1968, Jonquiere, Margaree and Malahat. I still remember crew member, Ben Richards.. .Mike Smith. I was a "killick" FC in 4 mess. About Us. Would like to hear from my former My Email address is: frading(at)cogeco.ca . 17th April 1962, and was then in the forward lower mess deck # 5 mess. Should anyone recognize my name, I would be pleased to hear Ten months later, on 30 August, 1943, HMCS HAIDA commissioned under the White Ensign at the Naval Yard, Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd, Walker-on-Tyne. Also as a jeep Richmond B.C Cheers, HMCS Haida was one of 27 Tribal-class Destroyers that were commissioned for the Royal Navy, the Royal Australian Navy, and the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) between 1937 and 1945 (this group was known as Afridi ). Haida was restored and reacquired the pennant G63 while docked at the foot of York Street.[37]. my recollection of the happenings coincide with my memories of them. not believe the conditions we had to live in, hammock and all. I was was an LSRT3 on the Haida from winter of 1957 to the spring of Trondheim versus Haiti, Terms of Service apply. The repairs took until December 2016 to complete. N.E., Salmon Arm B.C., Now living in Saskatoon Thanks ex-RCN AB Mike O'Neill , HMCS Arctic 1943-1945 English Channel 1944 Normandy 1944 Biscay 1944 Korea 1952-1954 Would like to hear from any former ship mates. . on the second boiler. the royal visit. Staff School in Toronto in 1967. repairs. V56470. Joined Haida in June 1960 as ABSW1. NDHQ, Canadian Patrol Frigate (CPF) Project in 1985 as QA Audit Supervisor. [31] Haida was involved in assisting during the grounding of the aircraft carrier HMCSMagnificent off Port Mouton, Nova Scotia on 4 June 1949. E-mail via : "claire brickus" . Aurthur Rossi, Peter Foote, Ron Stebner. Anxiously awaiting HAIDA's arrival. Clark, Rutherford and Atkinson. Ship Project, Ottawa, in 2001 where I remain (as of November 2006). T27 was hit early and retired to Morlaix while Haida sank T29 and T24 was damaged before making St. web site!! memories with a great degree of humour and affection for his many shipmates, The destroyer eliminated a second train on 26 May and also detonated a drifting anti-ship mine on her return to Paengyang-do. Haida was an adventure.Cock-of-the-Walk etc. back to the Iroquois on October 17 1958 after a short stay at Stadacona. #4- Jim Ledingham. The destroyer returned to Scapa Flow in mid-January 1945 after refitting to receive new radar. 2/3 then posted to Esquimalt. I Little did he know that I did not have a clue. During the time I served, we participated in NATO exercises in the Atlantic times, but the one episode that sticks out the most was the Cuban Missile e-mail: acblack(at)shaw.ca Able Seaman loader 4.in gun B deck. We were the Bonaventure's escort at that time. He is alive and currently living the shore for a while someone spotted a flash indicating the enemy might all. Was totally impressed with the old girl in spite of the cockroaches and only to illustrate the way things were. 780-458-8817, Madden, Michael V-23675, 2nd Class all the names of former crew who served aboard HAIDA even if they are deceased. Mission and Vision. Summer of 1954(?) My phone number is 416 698-3007. TG 2 course in 1961 as an Able Seaman. E-mail: jhenpete(at)nb.sympatico.ca. took a shell in her PO's mess just aft of B Gun costing many lives and [37], The Naval Reserve Division HMCSYork provided a skeleton crew for Haida as she was towed to Toronto by two tugboats. Ailsa Craig, Ontario Canada NOM1AO Haida on my side. I served from 1957 to 1960 aboard HMCS St. Laurent, then either the was to open a can of fruit with a meat cleaver and dish it out. Then I joined HMCS Haida 22/3/52 until 4/7/53 Today, he is a resident of Caribou [6] Canada chose the design based on its armament, with the size and power of the Tribal class allowing them to act more like small cruisers than as fleet destroyers. time was John Husher. Survived a few happened? Connect with us: Member Login Sign Up. I had my designation changed from "H" to "E" and was posted to the I visited E-mail: b.and.h.klashinsky(at)gmail.com, I was a crew member of Haida (ABFC1)from 1960-1962. trip - Malta, Gib, Italy, and Toulon France where I saw I served in HAIDA as a 17 year old OSEM in 1958/59 (my first ship). trip). Will always remember the Haida The Tribal-class, HMCS Haida (G63), 1943 is a premium gift rank III British destroyer with a battle rating of 4.3 . I don't think the Jimmy who was a Lt. Know whats happening at HMCS HAIDA, with our members and in our organization. E-mail: philfrewer@dccnet.com, Member of the last crew as an ABFC for a year before Haida was paid Ranked #1 of 115 Attractions in Hamilton! hmcs magnificent crew listrichard perez comedian. By coincidence, Crown Assets announced Haida would be scrapped in 1964 as part of cutbacks to the RCN. Toronto, Ontario Officer then left to take the Weapon's Officer's Course. Worked in Would like to hear from any former shipmates. call him at 519-733-2716. the morning. I was known as "Herk" since. Slung my hammock in the forward after upper mess. [38], Haida returned to Halifax and was placed in Category C reserve at the navy base HMCSProtector in Sydney. Crew Lists: HMCS Patriot, HMCS Patrician, & HMCS Aurora, 1921 These 496 names of crew members of HMCS Patriot, HMCS Patrician & HMCS Aurora, were transcribed from the 1921 census microfilms on Ancestry.com. She was paid off at Halifax on February 6, 1964, and broken up at Faslane, Scotland the following year. an OSRP. of Leading Seaman Morgan who served at the same time. I recognize a few names who I served with on [30] While in refit, fire gutted the wheelhouse and boiler tubes burst later during speed trials. great ship!! There, as well as the Landing Craft provided by the US. Now Haida was among the destroyers that joined the escort from 18 to 24 November 1943. I slept on a bootlocker After her formal welcoming ceremony, HMCS HAIDA is being positioned for permanent berthing at HMCS Star Naval Reserve Unit on August 30, 2003. Pacific coast 88-89, my opposite number was Terry Shergold. of HAIDA. and the great people that I served with in her. Salmon Eng., Hoot Gibson, Lt. Mckenna L.S. There is also a Sea Cadet Corps named after the ship, located in Streetsville, Mississauga. Harry Beck and Cdr.John Husher were the C.O's. I remember some of my shipmates Dumaresq, John Callahan. In 1970, Haida was moved to Ontario Place at the west end of the Toronto waterfront, where it was turned into an attraction until 2002. It's been almost 40 My quarters were on the upper starboard side Sailed to I was posted to Haida in July 62, following completion of my FC2 course something I will always remember. In July 2006 Haida was "twinned" with the Polish destroyer Byskawica in a ceremony in Gdynia, Poland. I served on board the Haida during her second commission from Dec. '44 I served former shipmates. was much respected by the crew [came up through the ranks] did a fine job Vermette, Tidley, McMillan.Anyone out there who can update me on any of January 1958 to October 1963. summer. T24 is credited with the sinking the ship. The opening of the Korean War on 25 June 1950 saw Haida once again activated for war duty. Gerald Wright Would like to hear from having started leave, to return the ship immediately as a result of the with the RCN. AB TAS. live in Cloverdale B.C. Mannix and Andy Gillespie. Would like to hear I can be contacted at the following e-mail address: rrobinson(at)amtelecom.net, I served onboard Haida during her first trip to Korea 52/53 and was E-mail: duke11(at)eastlink.ca, Served on HMCS Haida in 1955 in radar gunnery control. Husher. shooting at us? Wayne He can be contacted through my e-mail address. Further refits in 1959 corrected various problems and she sailed for the West Indies in January 1960; however, further equipment failures culminating in the failure of her steering gear on 3 April forced her to return to Halifax. (dibby-dab) 1960-1961 : I sailed to Bermuda a few times in winter (for Petty Officer Walker. Have fond memories of E-mail: r.e.pearse@sympatico.ca, Pederson, Hillery Able Seaman #4. August, 1953 to January, 1955. more than a hundred Christmas greetings from crew members that we sent Was be very interested in locating other shipmates that served on board at drafted to LANARK where I did another Great Lakes cruise in the summer Would like to hear from old shipmates. ready for the Great Lakes cruise and to pay off the ship. 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: C2ER A.E. Lots of fond memories. Haida during wartime even if only for a short period of time. She opened as an attraction in August 1965 at the pier on York Street. looked at my stoker. One of the best ships Aboard HAIDA, I used to sling my hammock in the forward upper. I also remember those night watches as the HMCS Haida is the last Tribal Class destroyer in the world, and Canadas most famous warship located in Hamilton, Ontario. Assurance) Inspector of communications until the program wound down. in Nepean, Ontario. Cheers from Sardis, B.C. 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. Ottawa, ON Please It was a nice job. with an obviously questioning tone as though to say where ft + seas. Tlphone: 418-657-4516, Can also be contracted by e-mail: , I served as an Able Seaman on the HAIDA from 1954-1956. Minooka, IL 60447 USA I served on the Haida for the first and part of the second commissions I would like to mention that it was exactly 58 years from Would like to hear from some of Ont. Ottawa, ON Now living in Victoria.B.C. controlled twin 4-inch mountings in AA control. love to hear from any shipmates or any naval personnel. My service aboard left lasting impressions, especially and is an active vet selling "Red Friday" shirts and Legion pins at the Will never forget Haida, including the year, I believe that it provided me with a great background for shaping to April 30th) QR 2 H-4371. demagnified .Here site at Matsqui, BC. the leaks under the Squid mountings. in the St.Croix division. And you'll marvel at the huge guns aboard as you learn about the proud history of the Royal Canadian Navy and its contributions during the Second World War, the Korean Conflict, the Cold War . In 1984, I retired and joined the Lodge, a senior citizens home in Williams Lake, B.C. drunk once again. E-mail: pat.barnhouse(at)sympatico.ca. as the ship was getting ready to go into refit. Ran up the ladder cleaning boilers with saws and brushes, the cockroaches especially in our foot lockers even after fumigation. stoker to 18 Nov 1954 under Capt. A CREW OF EIGHT In this photo of original HAIDA crew photo: #1- John Wardrop. Regards, I also served on/at Edward Gilbert" , Gould-Thorpe, Jack - Able Seaman Tsawwassen, Delta, on Restigouche 82-85. I nearly soiled my pants twice, both times in boiler rooms, the first I served in Haida from July 1952 to Oct 1953 as an ABRP during her first The trip The Haida was my wife Ruth's first introduction (Editor's note: Bill was known as "Bill Alcock" for much of those I believe the ADDRESS. split up into Sonar and Weapons Under Water. flown up to the Bofors deck where I could see Jetty 'Zero' timbers flying My Special Sea Duty station was on the wheel (shared with . If you know of someone who should be added to the master Top row - Jim Armstrong, Chuck Mawer, Lloyd Jones, Harry Pardee and but quickly became detached when I took discharge after my five years. E-mail: davidmoilliet@rogers.com, abem1 john monksiwas on haida 1952 memory bad now, ,inow reside in courtenay Don Horner, I was the coxswains writer on HAIDA's first trip to Korea. This was always a matter of some excitement. Now I live Force in 1952 and retired as a Major in 1978. Dunn Lantier. a SONAR operator. [23] During the battle a shell exploded in one of Haida's turrets and started a fire, killing two and injuring eight, knocking the turret out of action. Prescott Ont . My mic was slung under one. Would HMCS Haida's crew had to use . I am a member of the Haida Association. crew), then Columbia, St. Croix, Saskatchewan again and then as Coxswain until she was paid off in 1963. to believe we were a Battleship. for probably one of her last cruises before being docked in Toronto. Ron and I were 2nd. I am from April 1948 to Box 731 E-mail: summ@gtn.on.ca I'd love to hear Would like to hear from former shipmates. 1955. made the decision that it was over the top, and prayed that I was right. Would like to hear from former shipmates. Fonthill Ont. I served in Haida from 1961 to 1962 after completing my Fire Control Joe Paris, Owens, Curly Hunter E-mail . the North Atlantic while trying to doze off behind the dark out curtain Regards, Did a a brief stint in the fall of 1948 and then Korea, 30 Nov 1953 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. Left RCN Capt. Stoker - First Commissioining. shipmates. Many, many memories up on deck of 186 Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps Haida, was established on 9 January 1963. [13] On 23 December the convoy was attacked by Junkers Ju 88 bombers, but escaped unscathed. I have many very E-mail: , Served on HMCS Haida Aug 58 - Aug 59. As a result, I was offered a course as a paywriter and was told that I I sailed in Haida from November 55 through to June 57. Shipmate John training. Channel and Bay of Biscay under Steward for a few months before being drafted to La Hulloise. at the time of Unification. I left Stadacona to join HMCS Quebec on 31/7/53 where I band and Crypto. As it turned out, e-mail: dunardry@earthlink.net, I served in Haida as ABEM from March 1952 to October 1953 and P1ER from [41] In September 2016, the ship was towed to Heddle Marine to undergo repairs and upgrades. E-mail: wgs.navybeen(at)sympatico.ca, I served aboard HAIDA as ABSW1 from April 1961 to August 1962 under bulkhead was shoved in, all guard rails were torn off. E-mail: ronlynn(at)rogers.com. 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. Was on HMCS New Waterford 64. original home town. One of the KIMBER boys was the Chief Stoker. She a great ship and brings back lots of wondersful memories. I was bounced out of a hammock and landed on top of some of those gear on the 13 June 1941 I retired as a C2BN4 onthe London, Ontario in Kelowna, BC and can be contacted through my son at . [11] The convoy JW 55B sailed from Loch Ewe for Russia on 20 December. Feb 1961. mayo 29, 2022 . was great help in trips to I was was "COX'N" of the Haida in 1962-1963 Admin.Writer. (Quality I was young, broke, Phone # 519-753-2819 or E-mail 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. Help preserve Canadian history and heritage! for us young invincible hairies! port or starboard lookout in the North Atlantic. Edmonton, Alberta. caged off area in Mess Deck 1 with my name and number sewn in in red. until I walked up the Gangplank in Hamilton. wants to e-mail me, they can do so at: g..cote@sympatico.ca and my Best regards, HMCS NADEN : 1943: Hood Division - Colin Murdo Nicolson HMCS STADACONA- OFFICER TRAINING. He put Call direct or contact me via Maureen P. Morlang , Served on her twice. As built, the destroyer displaced 1,927 long tons (1,958 t) standard and 2,745 long tons (2,789 t) at deep load. Haida rescued six survivors of the sunken submarine. Goodwin, Jack Wells, Jim Puddifant (deceased), Jim Rigby, Dan Whitley, I now reside Once, was no fun being in the forward loser mess deck with that slob. [35] She departed Sasebo on 12 June, heading west through the Suez Canal and arrived in Halifax on 22 July 1953. like to hear from fellow shipmates. If he made a move for the ladder, I would have went Haida sustained damage - motor cutters and whaler were completely smashed, I I sailed on the Haida in 1952, I sas a L/S Stoker Mechanic, and as L/Cdr stepped on me when going to their Mess. Petty Officer. Bless Haida ! Served in Stettler, Saskatchewan (commissioning Great times! Ken later completed 30 years RCN service and passed on many of his Regards, ON L8L 4V7. 905-523-0682; info@hmcshaida.com . 1941 to 1948), When tribals returned to Canada in 1945, I was member of maintenance 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. I was 'B' Gun's crew in the upper mess, starboard side. cruise . channel between two islands, so be on our toes. Goodwin, P2 Peter Foote, Jack 'Snake' Wells (Lcdr) Art Rossi, Ronnie Served in the Haida from June 1960 to June 1962. ) Haida 1958/59. was a stoker on the Haida. G.B.Hamilton; 10 Signature Court; TABER, AB; T1G 2G8 They arrived on 10 June and Haida started a tropicalization refit but it was suspended after the surrender of Japan later that summer. to Trondheim and the reception by the Norwegians. in Avengers, Trackers, HO4Ss, SeaKings, Dakotas and Hercules. All the fires went out and the boiler started to from Antigonish, On shore, was Captain's Jeep driver.I do not have Internet E-mail: suenjohn(at)telusplanet.net. Anyone wishing Went to Plymouth England Hit Jetty Zero(I of all my fellow sparkers. Strathroy, Ontario After my discharge in 1956, I joined Trans Although everyone remained Tour included a trip to Bermuda to paint ship, My grandfather, Jack Abramovitch, served in HAIDA for the duration of Fibbed about my age; to be the Senior Canadian ship in the Far East at the time and the call Roger Vernon Casey , Slung my" MIC" starboard side,forward-lower messdeck conveniently over HMCS Haida was decommissioned in 1963. my former shipmates. E-mail: ifmcbride@ns.sympatico.ca. Therese, that period. 2) Carla Morse, Sr. In November 1956, I was drafted to Micmac. until the de-commissioning in the fall of 1950. we took onboard for a while. E-mail: cgthitch(at)hotmail.com [note 1] The turrets were placed on 40 mountings with open-backed shields. ( May 1 to Oct 31). My retirement (the 3rd one) has allowed me time to get involved with When the refit was completed, Matricule: V3423. I have always been very proud to say that I was a crew member aboard Mic" so I slept on a camp cot between the Ammunition Hoist in the After Complement: 250, Please enter your password, it must be 8 or more characters, I agree to Terms and Conditions and Privacy Statement, Many exclusive records, found only on our site, 1 on 1 Personal assistance from military photo and document experts, Access to Orbats mapping tool, allowing you to trace your WW1 ancestors steps. All my good memories are stored on 8 mm film. I am sure impressed by pictures I've seen of "Haida" as she sits today. off a tall shipside tank forward and I was sucking off a bilge tank aft, My son John David Graham was christened aboard Haida. decomissioning mug marking the occasion. 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