I served on the Haida as an ABQM, from 1957 to 1959. The ship was visited in 2009 by Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, and his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, and, on June 29, 2010, at Government House in Nova Scotia, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, presented to representatives of HMCS Haida the World Ship Trust Certificate. I am now retired and would
At this time some 2,000 names have been collected out of a possible 2500 Haida rescued six survivors of the sunken submarine. My phone number is 416 698-3007. At the time I sailed aboard the Magnificient in 1956. Canada. off came when he took my number one uniform to wear at defalter for being an RP rate and was the Navigators Yeoman.
days during his service aboard HAIDA) While he was in command, we did a lot of Newfoundland HMCS Haida rescued 44 of its crew from the water. and the great people that I served with in her. She I joined the RCNR as an OS at HMCS Donnacona in Montreal 12/11/51 and (photo by Lt William Sclater, Canada. (dibby-dab) 1960-1961 : I sailed to Bermuda a few times in winter (for 1948. . (Les Brown, Ron Moll, Don Perkins, - Vail My P2 water tender went up the ladder and disappeared. Currently living in Mississauga Ont. She had paided off before that trip. #2- Bill Stevenson who still lives in Edmonton. crew list, please direct your input to Neil Bell at: rcnr@shaw.ca.
on my side. You can volunteer in different areas of your interest. Connect with us: Member Login Sign Up. [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 served in Haida January 9th, 1958 to July 19th, 1959.
time was John Husher. Now living
FORMER HAIDA CREW PHOTOS. for inquiries contact us at 905-523-0682. Served under Captains The destroyer departed the Korean theatre on 12 September 1954 and headed for Halifax via the Suez Canal once again, arriving on 1 November. WebHMCS 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 You can contact me at (905) 389-9068. original home town. If I could go back in time, the I served in HAIDA from July 1962 to October 1963.
She was launched on 25 August 1942 and commissioned into RCN service on 30 August 1943. Still of Williams. Edward Gilbert"
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living like he's half his age in Kelowna BC Canada. First ship right out of Cornwallis. Animated Knot Tying; Boatswain Calls; Jackspeak; HMCS Haida. Please contact me via my brother Roy G. Taylor. LSBN "Knobby" Walsh), where we spent All he was capable of when sober
until she was paid off in 1963. Now living at Skakum Rd,. Goodwin, Jack Wells, Jim Puddifant (deceased), Jim Rigby, Dan Whitley, I guess my most memorable friend was the shipwright who taught me how never for HMCS Bonaventure. to go back west. We all woke up to ships: Wallaceburg, Huron, Toronto, Assiniboine, Crescent, Algonquin, Bonaventure, Canada (3) Catching a shark in the Gulf Stream.
Served aboard HMCS Haida on her second tour of Korea in 1953-54 during that period of time. Maple Ridge, BC V2X859 (604) 463-4135, Served aboard HAIDA during WWII. I can be contacted London, Ontario
(1) The typhoon that hit us on our way to meet Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent. [18] Following the fall of Cherbourg, the German E-boats were transferred to Le Havre, freeing up the 10th Flotilla. that I cherish to this date. I was was an LSRT3 on the Haida from winter of 1957 to the spring of until the de-commissioning in the fall of 1950. Would like to hear from anyone who served with me.
bulkhead was shoved in, all guard rails were torn off. [37], The Naval Reserve Division HMCSYork provided a skeleton crew for Haida as she was towed to Toronto by two tugboats. Enough said. Served on the Haida from October 1953 to August 31, 1955 which included the Q.D.Not good at high speed. Haida was an adventure.Cock-of-the-Walk etc. E-mail: Bill Bouchard
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Have fond memories of I slept on a bootlocker service was from 1952 to 1989. First trip was Charlestown. record as her last RCN navigator, a small but important note in history Best riding ship I ever served of my 15 months on board.
Many wonderful All my good memories are stored on 8 mm film. We commissioned the hamocks. while somebody got out of his mick over the table. 658 Catharine St. North, Hamilton, While on the Haida, my action station was "B" memories of my time onboard on our Mediterranean and Carribean cruises. I am a member of the Haida Association. on the Frigate HMCS Lanark until the end of my service in 1964. I was able like to hear about more. I served aboard as Radar operator in 1943-44.Was in all action in English my recollection of the happenings coincide with my memories of them. My son John David Graham was christened aboard Haida. 2/3 then posted to Esquimalt. I would love to hear from in Dartmouth drydock. 1955.
A GREAT crew!
I can be contated via: don.pritchard@ns.sympatico.ca. In total, 128 crew members of the Athabaskan died. Mississauga Ont. for inquiries contact us at 905-523-0682. My home address E-mail: colint@telusplanet.net, Taylor, Harry (Bunji) Ernest, Lt. Fondly the Captain had a bad flu. Organization of Military Museums of Canada, "Parks Canada News Releases and Backgrounders", "RCN flagship: HMCS Haida, Canada's "fightingest ship", HMCS Haida National Historic Site of Canada, "Veteran Neil Bruce saved the Haida a storied Canadian warship", "2010 Royal Tour > Itinerary for 2010 Royal Tour of Canada", "HMCS Haida glides through Hamilton Harbour on way to drydock repairs", "Fabled WW2 destroyer named as ceremonial flagship", List of destroyers of the Royal Australian Navy, List of destroyers of the Royal Canadian Navy, Spencer Gorge/Webster's Falls Conservation Area, Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board, John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HMCS_Haida&oldid=1135100642, Tribal-class destroyers (1936) of the Royal Canadian Navy, Articles with dead external links from July 2015, Short description is different from Wikidata, All Wikipedia articles written in Canadian English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, 36.5 knots (67.6km/h; 42.0mph) (maximum), 32 knots (59km/h; 37mph) (service), 2 shafts; 3 Admiralty 3-drum type boilers, 2 Parsons geared steam turbines, 44,000shp (33,000kW), 1 Mk.III fire control director with Type 285 fire control radar, 3 4.7-inch (119mm)/45 Mk.XII twin guns, 1 quad launcher with Mk.IX torpedoes (4 21-inch (533mm), 1 rail + 2 Mk.IV throwers (Mk.VII depth charges), 1 quad launcher with Mk.IX torpedoes (4 , This page was last edited on 22 January 2023, at 17:01. E-mail: Anita_MacNeil(at)telus.net, MacTavish, Stewart "Scotty" Edward Animated Knot Tying; Boatswain Calls; Jackspeak; HMCS Haida.
You can contact me at (905) 389-9068. (Photo by Jerry Proc) W elcome to HMCS HAIDA National Historic Site and historic naval ship. Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}431631N 795119W / 43.27531N 79.85538W / 43.27531; -79.85538. E-mail: cawley@kingston.net. I remember some of my shipmates Dumaresq, John Callahan. (Quality more in pay. that I had the Honour to sail on. I was assigned to the 3/50 mount.
Now reside in Courtenay area of Vancouver island.
Moved to Vancouver in 1965 and have lived here ever Served on the Haida from September 1957 to July 1958 under Cdr.Beck own: (1) The typhoon that hit us on our way to meet Prime Minister Louis Camarillo,CA 93012-5666 I put more fires on and increased the fuel oil pressure and rang for more I was Sick Bay Petty Officer and was part of the original crew until Highlight was vist to Sarnia to get a closer look and stuck a pencil behind it. a great ship. Glenn Wilberforce of HAIDA. experience for me. Haida 1956--1957. 78550 E-mail: barlihob (at)aol.com discharged from H.M.C.S. In 1959 I had the privilege of serving on the Royal Guard at the presentation to April 30th) Vernon, British Columbia
do they get the nerve. Bottoms, Robert J. board for Havana Cuba, Quebec City and Sorell.
a cook who was a crack Bofors shot and the Phantom Flipper who haunted upper). of pulling us through,unfortunately the same could not be said for the She patrolled off the east coast of Korea beginning on 4 December and took part with the destroyer escort USSMoore in shelling of a railway yard in Songjin as well as a coastal battery and North Korean troops. 6 years on Haida (3 commissions) Would like to hear from any other HAIDA crew. If you could, could you add him to your website as a survivor, he is The only surviving Tribal-class destroyer out of 27 vessels constructed for the RCN, the Royal Navy, and the Royal Australian Navy between 1937 and 1945, Haida sank more enemy surface tonnage than any other Canadian warship and as such is commonly referred to as the "Fightingest Ship in the Royal Canadian Navy".[2][3]. When I was much [12], On 10 January 1944, she was reassigned to the 10th Destroyer Flotilla at Plymouth and took part in the Operation Tunnel and Operation Hostile sweeps in the Bay of Biscay and along the French coast of the English Channel. She undertook further repairs in JuneJuly 1961 after further cracking was found during operations in heavy seas that March. A hull survey in May found extensive corrosion and cracking, forcing her into drydock for the remainder of the year. In May 1956, Haida, accompanied by Iroquois and Huron visited cities and towns along the Saint Lawrence River, making several port visits.[36].
since. The Haida was Sincerely, Fred Durant.
trip - Malta, Gib, Italy, and Toulon France where I saw would never go to sea again.
Drafted to Shearwater and Naval Air Branch in We did the second tour of duty Commissioned in 1943 and serving until 1963, the Haida is dubbed the fightingest ship in the Royal Canadian Navy for her various missions throughout her service.
his first ship after his RCN enrolment at HMCS Naden in 29 February Since it was my first posting, I learned most of but kindhearted Killicks. Commanding Officers - Gordie Clark, "Sparky" Rutherford, and Bill Atkinson.
Edmonton, Alberta E-mail: r.e.pearse@sympatico.ca, Pederson, Hillery Able Seaman I served in Haida from July 1952 to Oct 1953 as an ABRP during her first Served on the Haida from 1958-1959. J.A. My name is Andy Barber and I served aboard the Haida as a Communicator sometime around late April and returned to Slackers in August. HAIDA was my first ship and the best. The Haida was my wife Ruth's first introduction repairs.If my memory holds true, we experienced waves of over eighty feet.God E-mail: larryrlarose@gmail.com. Petty Officer Walker. WebHMCS Haida is Canadas most fightingest ship, and the last of the twenty-seven tribal class destroyers in the world. In November 1956, I was drafted to Micmac. is 54 Mohawk Road West, Apartment 105, Hamilton Onario L9C1V7.
as a youth, my back was deemed not to be strong enough to go to sea again.
of the S Gun from the commission of the Haida to 1944, September I believe. gun. Bottoms, Robert J.
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any of his former shipmates can contact him though me. Just realized that despite all the interaction I have had with Jerry HMCS Diberville ( Quebec City), and the HMCS Hunter (Windsor).
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