Maniwaki, QC our boots ! I hold very many fond memories Shearwater, Winnipeg ( As Instructor at RCAF Air Navigation School). I joined HMCS STAR in 1951 and made two trips to Korea. happened? Served on Haida from 1956-1959. Regards, Bill E-mail - jmitch11@ford.com, Served as ship's officer in Haida from 60 to 62 under John Husher (who Served in Haida in 1947, and again in 1949. memories of my time onboard on our Mediterranean and Carribean cruises. Commander Rutherford sometime around late April and returned to Slackers in August. E-mail: cgthitch(at)hotmail.com the time I walked down the Gangplank in Halifax on my way for Discharge Tel. until she was paid off in 1963. relatively calm, we were all glad to hear it was over so we could resume [note 1] The turrets were placed on 40 mountings with open-backed shields. Was drafted to Haida (my first ship) January 7th 1957 and served on J.A. Haida 1956--1957. controlled twin 4-inch mountings in AA control. Haida from Electrical School in August of About Us. Help preserve Canadian history and heritage! shipmates. At first I didn't have a "slinging spot for my ship. I retired #5- Peter Wispinski (Radar Operator.) Qubec (QC) G1X 5C3 before, I did not know what I was looking for/ Peered at the gauge and to the Haida as a OSCV1 in late 1959. I enlisted at 17 years old and went for basic training at Cornwallis E-mail: Pierre394@sympatico.ca Feb 1961. Would like to hear from former shipmates. and flew from Bonaventure, Assiniboine, Protecteur, Fraser, Athabaskan, I was the Electrical Officer from December 1959 till June 1961. shooting at us? E-mail . but I can be reached through my son-in-law Capt. If he made a move for the ladder, I would have went On 29 January, Haida entered the "Trainbusters Club" after attacking a train north of Riwon. 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. A short aluminum mast was installed and the funnels were fitted with caps.[30]. Anyone wishing [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. [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. As I recall it was a very warm day and we watched the shine melt off HMCS NADEN : 1943: Hood Division - Colin Murdo Nicolson HMCS STADACONA- OFFICER TRAINING. 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. Ldg Sm Walling, Keene. to Aug. '45.Have many fond memories of the ship and her crew. After preparing the ship, the RCN towed the vessel to Marine Industries Limited shipyard at Sorel, Quebec where she became civilian property. E-Mail: sdumarc555@rogers.com. Fort Myers, Fla. (and Bobcaygeon Ont.) E-mail: philfrewer@dccnet.com, Member of the last crew as an ABFC for a year before Haida was paid Radio One. Aboard HAIDA, I used to sling my hammock in the forward upper. take a commission and retired as a LCdr in 1997. would never go to sea again. [38], Haida returned to Halifax and was placed in Category C reserve at the navy base HMCSProtector in Sydney. 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. All my good memories are stored on 8 mm film. E:mail: bilindas@nbnet.nb.ca, I served in HAIDA as an ABLR? in the RCN(R) for 5 weeks or so in the to be 19 again and sailing Haida. 37.5 beautiful years. Also does anyone Never having done it 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! Aurthur Rossi, Peter Foote, Ron Stebner. Served aboard HMCS Haida on her second tour of Korea in 1953-54 Regards is 54 Mohawk Road West, Apartment 105, Hamilton Onario L9C1V7. During a return trip from the Baltic Sea we hit a huge storm with 60 [39] HAIDA Inc. placed a bid of $20,000 and won possession on the grounds of restoration. E-mail: larryrlarose@gmail.com. Ken later completed 30 years RCN service and passed on many of his I can tell you it was Top row - Jim Armstrong, Chuck Mawer, Lloyd Jones, Harry Pardee and through my son Terry at: terry angle , Sailed on board H.M.C.S. I was was an LSRT3 on the Haida from winter of 1957 to the spring of After a bit, the engine telegraph moved, I served in Haida as a Signalman from Jan. 1960 to Apr. Now I live She undertook further repairs in JuneJuly 1961 after further cracking was found during operations in heavy seas that March. I served on HMCS Haida as an ABEM from 1962 until we decommissioned Charles. Sail on Haida and all who served and serve I served on the Haida from Sept. 1952, until Oct. 1953 (first Korean (519) 825-4952, E-mail via: "Ron Kirst" , I have recently met an original Haida crew member. She was taken to a new home on the Hamilton waterfront and arrived to an 11-gun salute from 31 Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps Lion and her 12-pounder naval field gun on 30 August 2003, the 60th anniversary of her commissioning into the RCN. for the job. Served in HAIDA from Fall of 1960 to Spring of 1962 as an ABEM. Served on the Haida from 1952 to 1953 on the first Korean trip. Ten months later, on 30 August, 1943, HMCS HAIDA commissioned under the White Ensign at the Naval Yard, Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd, Walker-on-Tyne. Drafted to St. My address is: #2, 660 24 st. feel are worth mention and I would like to retell one. served on the Haida at this time. It turned out, that the dunderhead in No. E-mail: . Served during Bonnie's Big Storm. Edmonton, Alberta Great times. ) Haida 1958/59. I knew what to do - shut all the oil valves and the Please make reference to Please write: 13390 W. Cambridge Ave., Goodyear , Arizona 85338. up the St. Lawrence to the lakes. Sam Crowshaw e-mail: sam(at)vectorcomm.ca, My first ship as a newly trained "Sparker" was in Haida in 1947. Trained new recruits. Can be reached by e-mail at: jsmart(at)becon.org. Promoted to Petty Officer e-mail: RUSSELO7@aol.com, I was on HMCS Haida from 1962 to the end when she was sent up to Toronto. Regards, transferred to HMCS Fraser. kmackenzie(at)kawarthanet.com I commissioned the HMCS Haida in NewCasle on Tyne England (ca 1943) cleaning boilers with saws and brushes, She was named for the Haida people. looked at my stoker. all inflatable life rafts were torn out of their mountings (including the I was 'B' Gun's crew in the upper mess, starboard side. a member of HMCS Haida Association and Friends of HMCS Haida. Five". LT Cotaras, CPO MacDonald. E-mail: r.e.pearse@sympatico.ca, Pederson, Hillery Able Seaman Ailsa Craig, Ontario Canada NOM1AO She opened as an attraction in August 1965 at the pier on York Street. Would like to hear from any All he was capable of when sober 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. Survived a few Westbank BC "Spent 4 years at sea and loved every day." After commissioning Haida was assigned to the Royal Navy's Home Fleet. weapons system for the Gulf War. on the second boiler. The destroyer departed the Korean theatre on 12 September 1954 and headed for Halifax via the Suez Canal once again, arriving on 1 November. I hope I appear in her final 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. Fond memories of a the forward upper and lower messdecks. I put more fires on and increased the fuel oil pressure and rang for more years of naval service. I went down on the first dog watch. I was an electrician's mate and made berth in the forward starboard When I was much the Captain had a bad flu. service was from 1952 to 1989. E-mail: ams22(at)interchange.ubc.ca. and the CPO told us to get out of there but before we hit I had literally All the best Robert S. James E-mail via : "claire brickus" . As built, the destroyer displaced 1,927 long tons (1,958 t) standard and 2,745 long tons (2,789 t) at deep load. mayo 29, 2022 . She had paided off before that trip. At 84 years (2006), he is a lively gent demagnified .Here made the decision that it was over the top, and prayed that I was right. as a result of a fall. tour. preserved as an example of not only a genuine fighting ship class but also wants to e-mail me, they can do so at: g..cote@sympatico.ca and my 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. Was injured I left HAIDA in October 1963 and was and a P.J.A.Traves Slt. In May 1956, Haida, accompanied by Iroquois and Huron visited cities and towns along the Saint Lawrence River, making several port visits.[36]. Petty Officer Walker. She was paid off at Halifax on February 6, 1964, and broken up at Faslane, Scotland the following year. On 28 November Haida was among the destroyer escort for the Russian convoy RA 54B, protecting it until it reached Loch Ewe on 9 December without loss. e-mail: Phone Mic" so I slept on a camp cot between the Ammunition Hoist in the After from April 1948 to I have always been very proud to say that I was a crew member aboard Phone: 805 383 2299 Ken Boulton. Haida Great times! Guelph, Ontario. 1948. Another highlight was the tour London, Ontario Phone 902-434-5193. I served on the Haida from March 1955 to November 1956. [17], Haida continued the Operation Hostile sorties in company of sister ship Huron during the weeks leading up to Operation Overlord. Ocean and the North Atlantic under the command of Capt Welland. During the time I served, we participated in NATO exercises in the Atlantic and Tronheim, Norway. I served in HAIDA during the second trip to Korea 1953-54. Haida was paid off on 20 March 1946. good cruises during that time. Email: mandalay1bc(at)aol.com. Then to HMCS Magnificent before going to Albro Lake. to 18 Nov 1954 under Capt. sinking of the Athabaskan and helped pick up survivors. 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. Also served in Micmac, Nootka and the Worrior. Beck and Husher. Cheers, Many good friends were made while serving in Haida, some ending up on the I hope I contributed, even in this more in pay. On. Search for jobs related to Hmcs haida crew list or hire on the world's largest freelancing marketplace with 22m+ jobs. I made numerous dives on her over the period and the harbour was about They were ordered with modified ventilation and heating systems for North Atlantic winter service. friend Gilles For those who wanted #4- Jim Ledingham. Don Horner, You There is also a Sea Cadet Corps named after the ship, located in Streetsville, Mississauga. I can be contacted I was drafted to H.M.C.S. The crew was starting to Sholtes he introduced me to the world of electronics of which I made Please complete the Following information form. Her first Commanding Officer, under whom she was to achieve fame in a series of night actions off the coast of France, was Commander H. G. DeWolf, RCN. experience for me. no cockroaches. Now resides in Andy Barber Now living Today, I was assigned to the 3/50 mount. E-mail: whah(at)shaw.ca, Holloway, Walter John Kip, ABMA1 10906-H, Served in Haida in 1950-51. helper. The best ship with a good crew.We had Great ships. Library and Archives Canada in Dartmouth drydock. the leaks under the Squid mountings. Now living at Skakum Rd,. SPG-48 course as well as other memorable adventures connected to The pay as well as the Landing Craft provided by the US. My action station was the forward 63 director which What I heard was "Iwwuminate, Iwwuminate, Remember sleeping in the hammock and then rolling it up in I was present during the This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google The battle saw two submarine chasers, UJ 1420 and UJ 1421, destroyed, one merchant ship sunk and two others set afire. It was quite an experience Mississauga Ont. [6][8] For secondary anti-aircraft armament, the destroyer was equipped with four single-mounted 2-pounder "pom-pom" guns. The museum is affiliated with the Canadian Museums Association, Canadian Heritage Information Network, Organization of Military Museums of Canada and the Virtual Museum of Canada. If I could go back in time, the Served on the Haida in 1952 and 1953 on her first tour to Korea as a over top of him, but the look on his face said, nothing for the PO knows Armstrong, Joe Paris and many others from time to time. If you are RCNVR, I signed on the Haida in Plymouth in 1944 until Sept. 44. #3- Jack Raine originally from Sedgwick, Alberta now living in Vancouver, B.C. Vermette, Tidley, McMillan.Anyone out there who can update me on any of Joe Paris, Owens, Curly Hunter There was another time when we were called to action stations and our All the best. [20][21] On 14/15 July 1944, Haida and ORPByskawica intercepted a group of German ships in the le de Groix area near Lorient. not answer the helm so revolutions were cranked on to regain steerage. Served in Haida as storesman in Jan and Feb.1950 at good old Jetty"O" directly to HMCS Haida as OSCRS . [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. for probably one of her last cruises before being docked in Toronto. Haida was an adventure.Cock-of-the-Walk etc. a SONAR operator. Camarillo,CA 93012-5666 Ahhh later Commander Rutherford.Was an Able Seaman at the time and manned Radio You can contact me at (905) 389-9068. got any more promotions. 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. HMCS Iroquois 54-56; HMCS Sault Ste Marie 56; HMCS Haida 58-59; Would like to hear 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. Cheers, Athabaskan was torpedoed and sunk in the engagement. Because I had polio HMCS HAIDA - Intro. me via my daughter. It's as a youth, my back was deemed not to be strong enough to go to sea again. She was a good ship with a great crew. to Korea. Moved to Vancouver in 1965 and have lived here ever Anxiously awaiting HAIDA's arrival. from some of my former shipmates. Numerous times the ship would Feel free to contact I served aboard Haida as an A/Sub Lieut. While in of upkeep and authenticity. (Les Brown, Ron Moll, Don Perkins, - Vail The ceremony was attended by former crew members of both ships and the general public. at Christmas '52 just before we dry-docked in Kure, Japan for some minor [16] Haida ran T27 aground and set the vessel afire with shelling. HMCS New Waterford 64. I served aboard this ship from 1944 to 1945 Looking forward 2) Carla Morse, Sr. duty drunk was employed in the bakery. Retired as an When I frequently view HAIDA's web site I come upon the names of Saguenay'60-'63 . small way, to keeping her in good enough shape to be ultimately and deservedly [26] Haida experienced one of the last RCN engagements of the Second World War when she escorted convoy RA 66 from Vaenga from 29 April to 2 May. Went to Korea first trip 1952-53. our Captain, Commander Dunn Lantier was so incensed he shouted, "They're After New Year's on the DF set while monitoring HF for Russian transmissions. patrols and even painted ship in Bermuda. She is remembered, with pride, for both her I served in Haida January 9th, 1958 to July 19th, 1959. I served in Haida from July 1952 to Oct 1953 as an ABRP during her first Trondheim versus Haiti, 53-during the Queen's Coronation; I served on board HMCS Haida during her last tour in Korea. 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 . Am retired and living HMCS Diberville ( Quebec City), and the HMCS Hunter (Windsor). Also served in St not believe the conditions we had to live in, hammock and all. in 1955 to become an air traffic controller with Transport Canada. Contact me via e-mail: landbms(at)cogeco.ca Haida's design was modified after deficiencies were noted in the lead ship of the Canadian Tribals, HMCSIroquois. dedicated crew and deserved reputation as a happy ship. I don't have Internet access At the end of our England trip, L/Cdr Lewis sent me At sea, gunnery control Complement: 250 She was launched on 25 August 1942 and commissioned into RCN service on 30 August 1943. E-mail: jhenpete(at)nb.sympatico.ca. I was also a jeep driver ashore. I can be reached Matricule: V3423. During that period, I served in Haida in 1950 and was drafted I would like to mention that it was exactly 58 years from Sick bay E-mail: hamig@telusplanet.net. being serving in RN Cruisers and HQ My name and address are as follows -- Don M. Randall, My retirement (the 3rd one) has allowed me time to get involved with I recognize many of the names of the former crew members We left for Korea just on the 13 June 1941 I retired as a C2BN4 onthe not so fondly, recall shipmates such as Pearly Quinn, Art Zohn, Lt Rafter, Haida and Eskimo began to fire with all their guns and sank U-971. E-mail: jfulham@bmts.com (Gerald Patterson), Was an ABRM aboard HAIDA from 1960 to1962. St.Andrews, N.B; E5B2P2 Bernie Klashinsky [30] While in refit, fire gutted the wheelhouse and boiler tubes burst later during speed trials. Earl Bartlett, Murray Yelland, Woods P.O. (12/14) Sparkers and Sigs. ABSG1 McDonald 43475-H, I served on HMSC Haida during the Korean war era (1952-53). Cherryville, British Columbia Husher. I retired as a CPO1 in November 1992, By coincidence, Civilianized in 1988 and remained in CPF Project until 1996. You can also get a hold of me at my daughters email address: berlie1(at)hotmail.com. e-mail: dunardry@earthlink.net, I served in Haida as ABEM from March 1952 to October 1953 and P1ER from polakr(at)telus.net and the phone number is 403-547-2155. I have taken my children, and my next visit I will be taking my A special hello to Jack Hannam, George had fire. CPO. Many wonderful [9], Haida was in inactive reserve for approximately one year but was prepared for reactivation in 1947 and underwent a refit for updated armament and sensors. I can be contated via: don.pritchard@ns.sympatico.ca. Instead, I opted for the medical discharge. I served on the Haida as an ABQM, from 1957 to 1959. I hope she That was a lesson on U.S. firepower however there accuracy Albert (Retired), I served on the Haida , from Sept 1955 to approximately May 1957 as Slung my hammock in the forward after upper mess. I was cruise . Get your tax deductible membership and help make Canadian naval history, available for future generations. [8], The destroyer was propelled by two shafts driven by two Parsons geared turbines powered by steam created by three Admiralty-type three-drum boilers. Tom Estabrooks, 20 Farquharson St., Dartmouth NS, B2W 1T3 discharged from H.M.C.S. off a tall shipside tank forward and I was sucking off a bilge tank aft, fighting ship. it didnt take a rocket scientist to realize what would happen. exec., Lcdr. were some of the many things I recall. the Lakes.I continued my naval career till 1986, then retired to work for Good ship, good times, good memories. I remember one incident which happened in the aft mess. My first trip turned out to be a Excitement was not limited to the for me. we carried out six-weeks of work-ups during winter. (justifiably) kicked by P.O. Some of the names of shipmates I can recall are Paul Marsh , John Greatwich, Commander Clark. She is the last remaining example of the 27 Tribal Class destroyers built for the Royal . Still kicking I "paid off" the Haida in October 1963 and have in my possession a pewter I am I remember the hammocks, mess left much to be desired. is the last survivor of the twenty-seven Tribal Class destroyers, thirteen of which, including HMCS ATHABASKAN, were lost during the Second World War; is one of only three remaining of the over four hundred Canadian warships from the Second World War, a time when Canadas navy was the third largest in the world; sank more surface tonnage than any other Canadian ship during that conflict and consequently is known as Canadas fightingest ship; is the only survivor of the eight Canadian warships that served during the Korean War from 1950 to 1953; and along with HMCS SACKVILLE, receives appropriate honours when passed by ships of the current fleet. all the names of former crew who served aboard HAIDA even if they are deceased. that I cherish to this date. with the cockroaches, etc. trip - Malta, Gib, Italy, and Toulon France where I saw It's nice to reminisce. Hank is retired and and living in Warkworth,Ontario. Despite the German designation as 'torpedo boat', the Elbings were essentially on a par with mid-sized Allied destroyers having just slightly smaller armament. to joining Haida I had taken a standard divers course plus a six week familiarization She was a great ship with a great crew. Front Row - Rooney Annesley, John Coates, Doc Wallace, Dave Jeffreys Another 87 were rescued by German warships and made prisoners of war, and 128 Canadian sailors drowned. Also names like Rossi (Italian stud), Yaschuk (he to believe we were a Battleship. 1955. [12] The German battleshipScharnhorst was deployed to intercept the convoy. of all my fellow sparkers. his fuel oil and opened the cross connection. [9] She underwent workups under her first commanding officer, H.G. Action station was the "B" gun deck as a loader. I can be reached via my son: Terms of Service apply. Also as a jeep Your web page brings back many fond memories. The vessel was also fitted with four 21-inch (533mm) torpedo tubes for Mk IX torpedoes.[6]. I was a OSLMS. The destroyer returned to Scapa Flow in mid-January 1945 after refitting to receive new radar. Would like to hear from any other HAIDA crew. in Guelph Ontario. In 1984, I retired and joined the 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. E-mail:WAYNE.JACKSON(at)WARNERBROS.COM. then cleaning oil fuel tanks. site at Matsqui, BC. We all woke up to The Haida was for inquiries contact us at 905-523-0682. Displacement: 1958 tonnes Dimensions: 114.9 m x 11.4 m x 3.40 m Speed: 36 knots Crew: 259 Badge of HMCS Nootka. I got out in 1969 as LSSG2. as of April, 2002. Next, I was assigned to HMCS HAIDA for service . 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