H.W.U. 28 January 2021; 0 comments; hmcs ottawa ww2 At dawn on the 25th the convoy was attacked by the German heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper. McCoy, RN), HMS Mashona (Cdr. van Holthe, RNN) joined the convoy. Manchester Progress (British, 5620 GRT, built 1938), S.G.C. de Wolf, RCN). M.J.M. Stephen, DSC, RCNR). 26 people in our WW2 records. At 0545/18, the destroyer HMCS Skeena (Cdr. Thomas, RN) departed the Clyde on the 12th to sweep ahead of the convoy. Around 2300/21 all destroyers parted company with the slow part of the convoy. G.H. HMS Shropshire was then detached from the convoy and entered Aden. V.M. This convoy departed Halifax on 8 October 1939 and arrived at Liverpool on 22 October 1939. H.R. A.F. J.C.A. J.H. They were escorted by the destroyer HMS Venomous (Lt.Cdr. Henri Desprez (French, 9805 GRT, built 1932), B.G. Welland, DSC, RCN). Rushbrooke, DSC, RN), light cruiser HMS Dido (Capt. E.R. E.B.K. W.G.A. A.M. Hope, RCN). These Canadian destroyers remained with the convoy until the afternoon of February 1st when they set course to return to Halifax. Allison, DSO, RN) and HMS Bradford (Lt.Cdr. 14 Jun 1940Convoy US 3, made up of the troopships (liners) Andes (25689 GRT, built 1939), Aquitania (44786 GRT, built 1914), Empress of Britain (42348 GRT, built 1931), Empress of Canada (21517 GRT, built 1922), Mauretania (35739 GRT, built 1939) and Queen Mary (81235 GRT, built 1936) with troop from New Zealand and Australia on board and escorted by the British heavy cruisers HMS Shropshire (Capt. C.P. J.C. Hibbard, RCN), HMS Legion (Cdr. Jessel, RN), Piorun (Cdr. 12 Dec 1940Shortly after noon, the troopship Franconia (British, 20175 GRT, built 1923), battleship HMS Ramillies (Capt. 4 October 1944 HMCS CHEBOGUE (frigate) is torpedoed by U -1227 800 miles west of the British Isles but is able to reach port. E.C. HMS Delight (Cdr. These destroyers remained with the convoy until 24 December 1939 when they set course to return to Halifax. Jones, RCN), HMCS Restigouche (Lt.Cdr. J.C. Hibbard, RCN) and HMS Bradford (Lt.Cdr. Hemming, RN) and HMS St. Albans (Lt.Cdr.(Emgy.) Percy, RCNVR) and HMCS Battleford (T/Lt. Bradley, RN) departed Rosyth to patrol between the Shetlands and the Faroes. J.L. J.C. Hibbard, RCN). Y.M. Andes (British, 25689 GRT, built 1939, carrying 1358 troops), W.N. Plawski), ORP Garland (Lt.Cdr. 3 Dec 1940HMCS St. Laurent (Lt H.S. Lovatt, RN) both joined the escort of the convoy. Rayner, RCN) picks up 89 survivors from the British merchant Titan that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-47 about 80 nautical miles south-west of Rockall in position 58°14'N, 15°50'W. R.H. Portal, DSC, RN) and the destroyers HMCS Saguenay (Lt.Cdr. (6), 14 Dec 1940The troopship Franconia (British, 20175 GRT, built 1923), battleship HMS Ramillies (Capt. De Wolf, RCN), HMCS Fraser (Cdr. On 18 December 1940 the following troop transports / transports departed from the Clyde; (11), 30 Sep 1944HMS Scythian (T/Lt C.P. The convoy arrived at Liverpool on the 16th minus HMAS Australia which had gone to the Clyde. Abbot, DSC, RN), HMS Clare (Lt.Cdr. (4). R.R. Decommissioned on 10 October 1945. E.B.K. Alers-Hankey, RN) on 13 April 1940 and HMS Versatile (Cdr.(Retd.) H.G. H.G. Robson, RN), HMS Khartoum (Cdr. de Wolf, RCN). Escort for the fast section of convoy WS 5A joined around dawn on the 20th and was provided by the aircraft carrier HMS Argus (Capt. The convoy was escorted by the heavy cruiser HMS Norfolk (Capt. Nova Scotia (British, 6796 GRT, built 1926), Holms, RCN) and HMCS St. Laurent (Lt.Cdr. At 0900/28 the Dutch AA cruiser HrMs Jacob van Heemskerck (Cdr. E.F. Fitzgerald, RN), HMS Kelvin (Cdr. Eaton, RN), HMS Fearless (Cdr. H.R. Empress of Canada (British, 21517 GRT, built 1922), Nixon, RCN), HMCS Skeena (A/Lt.Cdr. The convoy was made up of the following troopships / liners; A.F. H.G. HMS Norfolk parted company with the convoy at 1600/23 and proceeded to patrol east of the Azores. S. Henderson, RCNR). Port Hunter (British, 10735 GRT, built 1922), German U-boat Ruahine (British, 10832 GRT, built 1909), At 1530/17 HMCS St. Laurent parted company with the convoy. Cover for the convoy was provided by the battlecruiser HMS Repulse (Capt. F.W.H. San Ernesto (British (tanker), 8078 GRT, built 1939), the Hon. E.J. Mansepool (British, 4894 GRT, built 1928), (6). Vaclite (British (tanker), 5026 GRT, built 1928). DDE/ DDH 230 HMCS Margaree. Spooner, DSO, RN), aircraft carrier HMS Furious (Capt. Rayner, RCN) and Piorun (Cdr. Segrave, RN). On the 29th the French battlecruiser Dunkerque and the light cruiser Gloire parted company with the convoy. Springdale (British, 1579 GRT, built 1937) and 12 Jun 1940HMS Hood (Capt. She was the lead ship of her class, the first modern warship designed and built in Canada. A.G. Talbot, DSO, RN) and the destroyers HMS Kelvin (Cdr. Abbott, AM, RN), HMS Delhi (Capt L.H.K. J. Figgins, RN) had joined the cover force in the afternoon of the 14th to take her place. (5). Duchess of Atholl (British, 20119 GRT, built 1928), Taylor, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle together with HMCS St. Laurent (Lt.Cdr. de Salis, RN) and HMS Forester (Lt.Cdr. H.W.U. They were escorted by the destroyers HMS Fearless, HMS Firedrake and HMS Fury until they were relieved by the French large destroyers Mogador (Cdr. Mainguy, RCN), HMCS St. Laurent (Lt. H.S. Archer, RN), French battlecruiser Dunkerque (Capt. de Wolf, RCN). Walker, RN), battlecruiser HMS Hood (Capt. Stephen, OBE, DSC, RCNR), HMCS Agassiz (T/Lt. Orcades (British, 23456 GRT, built 1937), Wicker, RNVR) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMCS Chilliwack (T/A/Lt.Cdr. Hussey, DSC, RN), HMS Harvester (Lt.Cdr. Stokes, RN), HMS Eclipse (Lt.Cdr. Bowes-Lyon, MVO, RN) which were on passage to their patrol stations. HMCS St Hyacinthe-- 1945 History section. These destroyers also joined the convoy on the 28th. Early on the 15th, HMS Emerald was detached, HMS Newcastle (Capt. On departure from Halifax the convoy was escorted by the heavy cruisers HMS Berwick (Capt. HMCS St. Laurent (II) Commissioned as a Destroyer Escort (DDE) on 29 October 1955, as the lead ship of the class. The AA cruiser HMS Cairo (Capt. 2 Jul 1940At 07.58 hours on 2 July 1940, the unescorted British passenger vessel Arandora Star was torpedoed and damaged by German U-boat U-47 about 125 nautical miles east by north of Malin Head, Co. Donegal and foundered later in position 56°30'N, 10°38'W. The convoy arrived in the Clyde in the morning of June, 30th. J.L. (6), 13 Dec 1940Around 0800 hours, the aircraft carrier HMS Furious (Capt. HMCS Saguenay (II) Commissioned as a Destroyer Escort (DDE) on 15 December 1956. R.P. J.R. Barnes, RN), sloop HMS Wellington (Cdr. Windsor Castle (British, 19141 GRT, built 1922). Stokes, RN), HMS Inglefield (Capt. I.G. E.V.St J. Morgan, RN) and HMS Isis (Cdr. W.A. Phibbs, RN), joined the convoy in the afternoon of the 18th. ), HMS Broadwater (Lt.Cdr. R.P. Phillips, RNVR). J.C. Hibbard, RCN) which continued on towards the Clyde. Andes (British, 25689 GRT, built 1930), Originally HMS Cygnet, a Royal Navy C class destroyer, built at Barrow-in-Furness by Vickers Armstrong. Tancock, RN) and HMS Firedrake (Lt.Cdr. Scott, RN) and HMS Dragon (Capt. DDE/ DDH 234 HMCS Assiniboine. I.B.B. C.M. E.G. (5). King, CB, MVO, RNRN), destroyers HMCS Ottawa (Cdr. Highland Brigade (British, 14134 GRT, built 1929), She then set course to join convoy HX 108. British Honour (British (tanker), 6991 GRT, built 1928), Glennie, RN) is undocked ant then immediately departed Liverpool escorted by the Canadian destroyers HMCS Restigouche (Lt.Cdr. C.D. Bonneau). P. Somerville, DSO, RN). C.M. E.T. HMS Rodney remained with the convoy until 1700/16. P. Todd, DSO, RN), HMS Icarus (Lt.Cdr. A.D. Read, RN), battlecruiser HMS Repulse (Capt. Cairnglen (British, 5019 GRT, built 1926), I.G. British Chancellor (British (tanker), 7085 GRT, built 1921), Adviser (6348 GRT, built 1939), Arabistan (5874 GRT, built 1929), Barrister (6348 GRT, built 1939), Benrinnes (5410 GRT, built 1921), Clan Cumming (7264 GRT, built 1938), Empire Song (9228 GRT, built 1940) and Empire Trooper (14106 GRT, built 1922). W.F.R. Beaverford (British, 10042 GRT, built 1928), Escort was initially provided by the light cruisers HMS Birmingham (Capt. City of Corinth (British, 5318 GRT, built 1918), This troop convoy departed Halifax on 21 June 1941 and arrived in the Clyde on 30 June 1941. Phibbs, RN), HMS St. Albans (Lt.Cdr.(Emgy.) I.M. Pope, RAN) and the destroyers HMS Kelvin (Cdr. Tower, DSC, RN), HMS Valiant (Capt. Also the aircraft carrier HMS Furious (Capt. E.T. Vermont (French, 5186 GRT, built 1932). Cartwright, RN). G.H.E. We add around 200,000 new records each month. Hindpool (British, 4897 GRT, built 1928), HMCS Assiniboine, a St-Laurent class destroyer, was the first ship delivered post-war to the Royal Canadian Navy by Marine Industries Ltd., Sorel, Quebec, and was commissioned there on August 16, 1956. Antonios Chandris (Greek, 5866 GRT, built 1918), Consuelo (British, 4847 GRT, built 1937), W.A. Miles, RCN) and HMCS St. Laurent (Lt.Cdr. E.J. G.F. Burghard, RN), HMS Daring (Cdr. De Wolf, RCN) and HMCS Skeena (Lt.Cdr. The hangar and flight deck were placed over where the aft 3"/50 previously resided, and held one Sea King helicopter. J.H. Creery, RCN) and HMCS Skeena (Lt.Cdr. Cairnmona (British, 4666 GRT, built 1918), Vian, DSO and Bar, RN), HMS Sikh (Cdr. C.V.E. Thomas, RN) departed Greenock on the 25th to join the convoy on the 28th. Rayner, RCN), HMCS Skeena (Lt.Cdr. H.G. (10), 27 Mar 1944HMS H 50 (T/Lt. E.R. The destroyers also parted company with the convoy on this day. L.L. The convoy arrived at Durban on 12 December 1940 escorted by HMS Devonshire. Rayner, RCN) arrived at Halifax for a refit. Montreal City (British, 3066 GRT, built 1920), A. Foxall, RNR). Stubbs, RCN), HMCS St. Laurent (Lt.Cdr. G.C. The Halifax Mail, Fri., 30 Jun 1939. HMS Hawkins was detached with orders to proceed to Simonstown in the morning of December 8th. Allison, DSO, RN) and HMS Eclipse (Lt.Cdr. (7), 23 Jun 1943HMS P 511 (Lt. C.W. More info: More on this vessel : On board: We have details of 140 people who were on board. Rugeley (British, 4985 GRT, built 1936), Star of Alexandria (British, 4329 GRT, built 1928), Swinley, DSC, RN) joined the escort of the convoy. G.H. 15th - HMCS-s OTTAWA and SAGUENAY detached from convoy HX 16 and MALAYA remained as ocean escort. Shortly before arrival at Freetown on 2 March 1941 the corvettes HMS Calendula (Lt.Cdr. Around noon on the 27th, HMS Ramillies, HMS Harvester, HMS Havelock and HMCS Assiniboine parted company with the convoy and proceeded to Reykjavik, Iceland. G.C. P.V. Miles, RCN). This convoy departed Halifax on 17 October 1939 and the bulk of the convoy arrived at Liverpool on 29 October 1939. Stokes, RN), HMCS St. Laurent (Lt. H.S. This convoy departed Halifax on 16 September 1939 and the bulk of the convoy arrived at Liverpool on 30 September 1939. J.W.M. E.B. After Confederation the Royal Navy increasingly shared naval responsibilities with Canada but retained sole responsibility for other British colonies in North America, until they joined Canada. On 19 December 1940 the following troop transports / transports departed Liverpool, they formed WS 5A fast; E.R. Athellaird (British (tanker), 8999 GRT, built 1930), HMCS St. Laurent were the first class of warships designed and built in Canada, and they were also one of the first Cold War designs to enter service. Namiesniowski, ORP), HMS Keppel (? C.S. Ruck-Keene, RN) and around 1600 hours by two more destroyers HMS Broke (Cdr. At 1000/18, the light cruiser HMS Southampton (Capt. At 1700/28, HMS Emerald parted company with the convoy and set course for Plymouth. Minnie de Larringa (British, 5049 GRT, built 1914), The convoy was joined by the destoyer HMS Vanquisher (Lt.Cdr. R.H. Portal, DSC, RN) and the destroyers HMCS Fraser (Cdr. McGrigor, RN, flying the flag of Vice-Admiral J.F. Stephen, OBE, DSC, RCNR), HMCS Halifax (T/Lt. British Prince (British, 4879 GRT, built 1935), H.N. Refit ST.LAURENT Class Helicopter Destroyer - 1980. Creery, RCN), HMCS Ottawa (Capt. ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London. P. Todd, RN), HMS Icarus (Lt.Cdr. Agar, VC, DSO, RN). They returned to Halifax with the Canadian destroyers. HMCS ST. LAURENT received an RN type Y100 powerplant with English Electric turbines (as supplied by Yarrows Ltd), while the rest of the Canadian ships received a slightly modified powerplant (manufactured in Canada) with Parsons turbines and a different gearbox. In 1968, she was the first designated francophone naval unit. Plawski) which came from the Clyde. M. Thornton, RN), HMCS St. Laurent (Lt. H.S. On 30 October the merchant vessel Cairnmona which had split off from the convoy was torpedoed and sunk off the west coast of the U.K. by the German submarine U-13. Duchess of Bedford (British, 20123 GRT, built 1928, carrying 1312 troops), A second HMCS St Laurent was commissioned in 1955, the lead ship of the St Laurent class destroyers. K.L. Tancock, DSC and Bar, RN) joined the convoy. Oliver, RCNR), HMCS Chaudiere (A/Lt.Cdr. Silverlarch (British, 5064 GRT, built 1924), Peters, RN), HMS Fury (Cdr. This convoy departed U.K. waters on 9 February 1941 and arrived at Freetown on 1 March 1941. They proceeded to Plymouth arriving there on 15 April 1940. Creswell, DSC, RN), HMS Maori (Cdr. --------------------------------------------------. Destroyers HMS Bath, HMS St. Albans and HMS St. Marys parted company with the convoy at 1730/19 followed by HMS Cairo one hour later. McCall, RN), AA cruiser HMS Cairo (Capt. W.B.L. Palmer, DSC, RN, flying the flag of Vice-Admiral S.J. H.C. Bovell, RN), which came from Gibraltar, and joined around 1000 hours by the battlecruiser HMS Hood (Capt. Stephen, OBE, DSC, RCNR), HMCS Kenogami (T/Lt. Fisher, RN) and HMS Whitshed (Cdr. H.P.K. Phillips, RN), light cruiser HMS Edinburgh (Capt. Shortly after noon on the 24th, HMCS St. Laurent and HMS Skeena parted company with the convoy and proceeded to St. John's. Creery, RCN) and HMCS St. Laurent (Lt.Cdr. Chrobry (Polish, 11442 GRT, built 1939, carrying 1045 troops) Benwyvis (British, 5920 GRT, built 1929), H.N. McLaughlin, RN), HMS Somali (Capt. She underwent conversion to a destroyer helicopter escort (DDH) in the mid-1960s and was officially reclassed with pennant DDH 230 on 15 October 1965. Lay, RCN), HMCS St. Laurent (Lt.Cdr. Segrave, RN). Robson, RN) and HMS Kimberley (Lt.Cdr. Rayner, RCN) picks up survivors from the British armed merchant cruiser HMS Forfar that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-99 about 500 nautical miles west of Ireland in position 54°35'N, 18°18'W. On the 28th the convoy was reassembled at sea (minus Empire Trooper which was ordered to proceed to Gibraltar via the Azores) and continued on to Freetown where it arrived on 6 January 1941. 3 Mar 1941HMCS St. Laurent (Lt. H.S. Balmoralwood (British, 5834 GRT, built 1937), These were the heavy cruisers HMS Berwick (Capt. R.W. Stevens, DSC, RN), HMS Harvester (Lt.Cdr. J.H. I.T. Micklethwait, RN), HMS Matabele (Cdr. R.H. Portal, DSC, RN) and the destroyers HMCS Fraser (Cdr. Pasteur (British, 29253 GRT, built 1938), E.L. Berthon, DSC and Bar, RN), HMS Sikh (Cdr. New Westminster City (British, 4747 GRT, built 1929), Close escort was provided on leaving Halifax by the battleship HMS Resolution (Capt. A.F. However, before she could be completed, an agreement was reached between the British and Canadian Governments whereby HMS Valentine was to be transferred to the RCN. And also by the destroyers HMS Highlander, HMS Harvester and FSS Le Triomphant (Cdr. MacKay, RCNR) and landed at St. John’s on 15 September. G.H. R.S.G. H.G. Monarch of Bermuda (British, 22424 GRT, built 1931, carrying 1334 troops). Nicholson, RN). H.N. Lay, RN), HMCS St. Laurent (Lt.Cdr. E.G.N. Hon. HMCS Haida, Welland Canal, August 2003. A.C.G. C.B. They were to join troop convoy US 3 on the 14th. Jones, RCN), HMCS Restigouche (Lt.Cdr. Rayner, RCN) and HMCS Skeena (Lt.Cdr. Aquitania (British, 44786 GRT, built 1914, carrying 2733 troops), She was converted to a helicopter-carrying destroyer in 1963. Grant, RCN) joined the convoy. City of Athens (British, 6558 GRT, built 1923), Somerville, KCB, RN) and aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal (Capt. Capsa (British (tanker), 8229 GRT, built 1931), Pope, RAN) and the destroyers HMS Cossack (Capt. Anselm (5954 GRT, built 1935), Atreus (6547 GRT, built 1911), Bhutan (6104 GRT, built 1929), City of Canterbury (8331 GRT, built 1922), City of London (8956 GRT, built 1907), Delane ( GRT, built ), (Belgian) Elizabethville (8351 GRT, built 1922), Menelaus (10307 GRT, built 1923), Orbita (15495 GRT, built 1915), Settler (6202 GRT, built 1939) and Tamaroa (12405 GRT, built 1922). M.F. Clark, RN), HMCS St. Laurent (Lt. H.S. Rawson, RN). Submit events/comments/updates for this vessel, Vickers Armstrong (Barrow-in-Furness, U.K.), ADM 53/112036 + ADM 53/111885 + ADM 53/112448. J.M.G. On departure from Halifax the convoy was escorted by the heavy cruiser HMS York (Capt. Rawlings, OBE, RN), light cruiser HMS Enterprise (Capt. The damaged Soekaboemi was later sunk by U-441. Manchester Citizen (British, 5343 GRT, built 1925), The escort was reinforced with the AA cruiser HMS Carlisle (Capt. Viceroy of India (British, 19627 GRT, built 1929). Lay, RCN) and HMCS St. Laurent (Lt.Cdr. She had made contact with the convoy with radar the previous day and had already made a torpedo attack shortly before 0400/25 but no hits had been obtained nor had the attack been noticed by the British. de Wolf, RCN) and HMCS Saguenay (Cdr. Port Alma (British, 8400 GRT, built 1928), Holms, RCN), HMCS St. Laurent (Lt.Cdr. HMCS SKEENA and HMCS St Laurent visit New York. The destroyers HMS Forester (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Terms of Service apply. Information on this convoy is difficult to find but it appears that most of the A/S escort parted company with the convoy in the early evening of 12 February (according to the logbook of HMS Birmingham) and then proceeded as follows; HMAS Napier and HMAS Nizam to Scapa Flow passing north of Rockall, HMS Keppel, HMS Atherstone and HMS Cottesmore to Londonderry, HMCS Ottawa, HMS Restigouche, HMCS St. Laurent and HMCS Skeena through area 52°N to 53°N, 23°W to 20°W and then to Greenock through position 55°N, 15°W, HMS Legion, HMS Broadwater, ORP Piorun and ORP Garland through position 57°N, 19°W and then to Greenock while passing north of Rockall. Palliser, DSC, RN). Destination for the majority of the convoy was Suez where the convoy arrived on 16 February 1941. Creery, RCN), HMCS Ottawa (Capt. W.N. City of Hankow (British, 7360 GRT, built 1915), Halifax Shipyards Ltd., Halifax. Researched by / Courtesy of George Newbury Peter Meek and John Pinkney on HMCS SKEENA during WW2. J.C. Hibbard, RCN). The destroyers of the fast portion of the convoy were detached during the night of 21/22 December 1940. E.R. As an Amazon Associate uboat.net earns a commission from qualifying purchases. Lay, OBE, RN), HMCS St. Laurent (Lt. H.S. Ernebank was however forced to return around 1800 hours on the 21st escorted by HMS Witch and HMS St. Mary’s. The destroyers were to return to Halifax. Later that day, around 1500 hours, the convoy was joined by the destroyer HMS Wanderer (Cdr. S.G.C. Maud, DSO, RN), HMS Achates (Lt.Cdr. S.W.F. Eclipse (British (tanker), 9767 GRT, built 1931), F.H.R. R.E.H. Hammill, RN) and HMAS Australia (Capt. Brooke, RN) took over from HMS Devonshire. HMCS ST. LAURENT (2nd) (205) The History of the ST. LAURENT (2nd) Name ship of her trend-setting class of "Cadillacs," St. Laurent was built by Canadian Vickers Ltd., Montreal, and commissioned on 29 October 1955. Delays in design and construction saw the number of vessels for the St. Laurent-class halved to 7. The destroyers that had been escorting HMS Hood were then detached. Strathaird (British, 22281 GRT, built 1932), Ascanius (British, 10048 GRT, built 1910), R.B.N. Ruck-Keene, RN). G.H. F.C. Martin, RCNR) and HMCS Drumheller (T/Lt. Strathnaver (British, 22283 GRT, built 1931) and F.A. H.St.L. H.G. Box Hill (British, 5677 GRT, built 1920), E.G. P.F.X. On 18 December 1940 the following troop transports / transports departed from Lough Foyle (Belfast); City of Derby (6616 GRT, built 1921) and Stentor (6148 GRT, built 1926). (1). L. de Villiers, RN) and HMS Hyperion (Cdr. C.R. Heavy cruiser HMS Devonshire (Capt. C.P.F. Dowler, RN), HMS Kingston (Lt.Cdr. P. Somerville, RN), HMS Kashmir (Cdr. McLaughlin, RN) joined at 0945/18. HMCS FRASER . HMS Enterprise remained with the convoy until about 25°W when she parted company with the convoy in the afternoon 4 February to return to Halifax. (1). HMCS Huron & HMCS St Laurent, 1944. H.B. Collier, RN) parted company with the troopship Franconia (British, 20175 GRT, built 1923), battleship HMS Ramillies (Capt. Destroyers of World War TwoWhitley, M. J. Cadillac of DestroyersBarrie, Ron and Macpherson, Ken. The master, 55 crew members, 91 guards and 713 Italians and Germans were lost. Russell, RN) and HMS Dorsetshire (Capt. HMCS SAGUENAY, shown here, illustrates the changed appearance of the ST. LAURENT class after the DDH conversions. H.J. King William (British, 5274 GRT, built 1928), Shortly before noon on the 15th the battleship HMS Rodney (Capt. H.P. Thomas, RN) and HMS Gallant (Lt.Cdr. J.H. The convoy was formed at sea at 0830/18 when the two sections made rendez-vous west of Oversay Light. McLaughlin, RN),armed merchant cruiser HMS California (Capt. Rayner, RCN), HMS Walker (Lt.Cdr. Dallmeyer, RN), HMCS Ottawa (Cdr. Brewer, RN) and HMS Nubian (Cdr. They remained with the convoy until 1030/21 when they were relieved by HMS Malaya (Capt. On 18 December 1940 the following troop transports / transports departed Liverpool, they formed WS 5A slow; When war broke out, DeWolf was appointed commanding officer of HMCS St. Laurent, and in that capacity did convoy duty out of Halifax until 1940. Tomkinson, RN), HMS Antelope (Lt.Cdr. DDE/ DDH 233 HMCS Fraser. Nicholson, DSC, RN), HMS Kandahar (Cdr. Graham, RN) which had departed Scapa Flow for Gibraltar the previous day. Holland, RN) and the destroyers HMS Faulknor (Capt. Holland, RN) joined the convoy at 1000/17. Madden, RN), HMS Phoebe (Capt. Thode, RNZNVR) conducted A/S exercises off Larne with HMCS Assiniboine (A/Lt.Cdr. At 0600/28, the destroyers HMS Grafton (Cdr. HMCS St. Laurent (Lt. H.S. G.S. D.T. Opawa (British, 10354 GRT, built 1931), Indrapoera (Dutch, 10825 GRT, built 1925), H.W.S. Capulet (British, 8190 GRT, built 1932), Octavian (Norwegian, 1345 GRT, built 1938), B.C.B. Maplewood (British, 4566 GRT, built 1930), This convoy of troopships departed Halifax on 22 December 1939 for the Clyde where it arrived on 30 December 1939. This last cruiser then set course to return to Durban. Stephen, OBE, DSC, RCNR) and HMCS Agassiz (T/Lt. At 1845/18, HMS Berwick, HMS York, HMS Saguenay and HMS Skeena parted company with the convoy to return to Halifax where all four arrived on 20 September. I.G. F.A. J.C. Hibbard, RCN) arrived in the Clyde. I.G. Glennie, RN) departed the Clyde for Gibraltar. The first two of these destroyers had fuelled there after escorting the slow part of the convoy for a while. J.H. A. St. Clair-Ford, RN) towards the rendez-vous position. Teviotbank (British, 5078 GRT, built 1938) and Gibbs, DSO, RN), HMS Foxhound (Lt.Cdr. B.C.S. Built by Canadian Vickers in Montréal, Quebec, the St-Laurent class destroyer HMCS Ottawa was commissioned there on November 10, 1956. Around 1500 hours rendez-vous was made with the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal (Capt. There were 13 destroyers: HMCS Algonquin, HMCS Sioux, HMCS Haida, HMCS Huron, HMCS Chaudiere, HMCS Gatineau, HMCS Kootenay, HMCS Ottawa (II), HMCS Qu’Appelle, HMCS Saskatchewan, HMCS Skeena, HMCS St. Laurent, and HMCS Restigouche. HMS Wanderer was however replaced by the escort destroyer HMS Atherstone (Cdr. Rayner, RCN) picks up 53 survivors from the British tanker Conch that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-99 about 370 nautical miles west of Bloody Foreland in position 54°21'N, 19°30'W. H.N. Wicker, RNVR) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMCS St. Laurent (Lt.Cdr. E.J.S. Kelsey, DSC, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral E.L.S. The Canadian destroyers parted company with the convoy on 3 April and then returned to Halifax. Intended for the Royal Navy, the ship, HMS Valentine, was launched on 2 September, 1943. I.H. Lochmonar (British, 9412 GRT, built 1924), R.F. I.M. HMS Wild Swan remained with the convoy until it arrived at Liverpool. S.H. Consuelo (British, 4847 GRT, built 1937), Richardson, RN). E.G.N. K.L. J.C. Hibbard, RCN) and the British destroyer HMS Wanderer (Cdr. The convoy was ordered to scatter and HMS Berwick and HMS Bonaventure both engaged the German cruiser as did the corvette Cyclamen briefly. The convoy arrived in the Clyde on the 7th. Gracia (British, 5642 GRT, built 1921), Russell, RN). Creery, RCN), HMCS Restigouche (Lt.Cdr. Dalesman (British, 6343 GRT, built 1940), Trelissick (British, 5265 GRT, built 1919) and E.M. More, RCNR), HMS Burwell (Lt. A.H. Parish, RN) and HMS Fusilier (T/Lt. Rawson, RN), HMS Worcester (Lt.Cdr. Pegram, RN). C.F. Lay, RN), HMCS St. Laurent (Lt.Cdr. Le Geyt, RN) departed the Clyde on 2 February. The convoy was made up of the following troopships / liners; H.N. SAGUENAY was sunk as a dive park just outside the harbour at Lunenburg, NS, in 1994. 15 Sep 1940The Canadian merchant Kenordoc is shelled and damaged about 44 nautical miles west-north-west of Rockall in position 57°42'N, 15°02'W by German U-boat U-99. U-356 was sunk in the North Atlantic north of the Azores, in position 45°30'N, 25°40'W, by depth charges from the Canadian destroyer HMCS St. Laurent (A/Cdr. A.J.L. Micklethwait, RN), HMS Bedouin (Cdr. These Canadian destroyers remained with the convoy until 12 December 1939 when they set course to return to Halifax. The convoy was made up of the following ships; Aquitania (British, 44786 GRT, built 1914, carrying 2638 troops), Younghusband, DSC, RN) on 14 April 1940. Partington, RNR), HMS Cyclamen (Lt. H.N. H.T.W. C.D. Every-Clayton, RCNR), HMCS St. Laurent (Lt.Cdr. Hartismere (British, 5498 GRT, built 1933), 118 crew members, 109 guards and 586 Italians and Germans were picked up by the Canadian destroyer HMCS St. Laurent (Cdr. B. Nixon, was in the RCN during WW2. On departure from Halifax the convoy was escorted by the battleship HMS Ramillies (Capt. Rayner, RCN) and HMCS Skeena (Lt.Cdr. Tregarthen (British, 5201 GRT, built 1936). Leopoldville (Belgian, 11509 GRT, built 1929), Harkness, RN), HMS Foxhound (Lt.Cdr. The slow part of the convoy was met around dawn on the 19th by the light cruiser HMS Bonaventure (Capt. Rayner, RCN), HMCS Skeena (Lt.Cdr. Shortly afterwards HMS Dorsetshire left the convoy to proceed to Gibraltar. Gitano (British, 3956 GRT, built 1921), Defacto (British, 4800 GRT, built 1919), A.D. Read, RN), aircraft carrier HMS Argus (Capt. Gloucester City (British, 3071 GRT, built 1919), I.G. the Hon. Egerton, RN) and the destroyers HMS Hunter (Lt.Cdr. 2 October 1952 HMCS Iroquois is hit in action by shore artillery batteries. J.C. Clouston, RN) and HMS Foxhound (Lt.Cdr. An additional destroyer, HMS St. Marys (Lt. K.H.J.L. 1956. sunk in 1995 . Beck, RCNVR). Rushbrooke, DSC, RN), light cruiser HMS Naiad (Capt. J.M. Penrose (British, 4393 GRT, built 1928), C.J. J.B. Palmer, RN), HMS Witch (Lt.Cdr. P.F. Posted by Chris Graham on 22nd October 2020. On 17 December 1940 the transport Rangitiki (16698 GRT, built 1929) departed Avonmouth. K.F. P.K. Walter, RN), HMS Fearless (Cdr. They were escorted by the anti-aircraft cruiser HMS Cairo (Capt. Clark, RN) were joined by the AA cruiser HMS Cairo (Capt. Hamilton, DSO, RN), HMS Diomede (Capt. The convoy arrived at Freetown on 29 November 1940 escorted by HMS Devonshire and HMS Edinburgh. K.L. Glennie, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral W.J. Miles, RCN), HMCS Skeena (Lt.Cdr. Edelsten, RN), HMS Cumberland (Capt. A.V. The Royal Navy was responsible for all of British North America, until Canadian Confederation in 1867. McCall, RN), armed merchant cruiser HMS California (Capt. City of Pittsburg (British, 7377 GRT, built 1922), De Wolf, RCN) and landed at Greenock. H.G. HMS Matabele (Cdr. C.J. C.A.de W. Kitcat, RN) was also to have sailed but was unable to join. Lay, RN), HMCS St. Laurent (Lt.Cdr. D.S. Reina del Pacifico (British, 17702 GRT, built 1931), They joined the convoy in the morning of the 5th with the exception of HMS Delight which had been detached as she was unable to join on time. Britannic (British, 26943 GRT, built 1930), Wellington Court (British, 4979 GRT, built 1930). Dicken, RN) which were on the Northern Patrol were to concentrate near the Faroes where they were joined by HMS Colombo (Capt. At dawn on 23 December 1940 the slow and fast part of the convoy made rendez-vous and proceeded in company. Sold to be broken up for scrap on 9 November 1945. W.A.R. Crutchley, VC, DSC, RN), HMS Barham (Capt. P.V. Lawson, RNR) and HMS Geranium (T/Lt. Montreal and a visit by Mr St. Laurent (Canada's Premier) to HMCS "St. Laurent", Canada's newest warship. G.C. H.G. Martin, RN) was joined around 0800 hours by HMS Argus (Capt. Meanwhile HMS Dunedin laid a smokescreen to cover the ships of the convoy. Reina del Pacifico (British, 17702 GRT, built 1931, carrying 1455 troops).