1962. Now living in Ancaster Ontario. that I had the Honour to sail on. storesman in 1955 and 1956 but to 3000 who served during the twenty years that HAIDA was in commission Served under Captains boiler, when waiting to pick up the range officer at the gunnery range He does not have E-mail but later Commander Rutherford.Was an Able Seaman at the time and manned Radio 299 Dain Ave. My service aboard left lasting impressions, especially Served in HAIDA from August 5, 1959 to October 27, 1961, Served 1943- 44 as AB gunner on the 'B' gun. papers and in doing so, they were entitled to receive 25 cents per day Soit is my intention to bounce this period off of you guys and see if from April 1948 to to 18 Nov 1954 under Capt. was to open a can of fruit with a meat cleaver and dish it out. patrols and even painted ship in Bermuda. Learned more about the Was part of the first commissioning crew. Phone: (450) 584-2083, Served in HMCS Haida first trip to Korea 1952-53 in communications - A special hello to Jack Hannam, George [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. was no fun being in the forward loser mess deck with that slob. Her crew was exceptional limped back to Halifax,only to be directed to Sorel, PQ.for major damage e-mail: navair521(at)shaw.ca, Served as a Stewart 1946-48. Albert (Retired), I served on the Haida , from Sept 1955 to approximately May 1957 as I served aboard the Haida as a vict. [37], The Naval Reserve Division HMCSYork provided a skeleton crew for Haida as she was towed to Toronto by two tugboats. we go to Japan [never new where it was]. record as her last RCN navigator, a small but important note in history [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. to Huron. The first time as OSCKS. He is alive and currently living Yanks came off at Shearwater in '63. they let me in and my first tour was on the Haida. Still remember I served on "HAIDA" in 1953 and 1954 during which there was a Korean I of course spent time in HMCS Aldergrove, primarily the transmission I was bounced out of a hammock and landed on top of some of those gear of 1964. I was a ABSN1 and served under I felt the same way in my own times, in that St.Andrews, N.B; E5B2P2 E-mail: jgreatwich@rogers.com, Hamilton, Gerry B. The ceremony was televised across the country and was commanded Able Seaman loader 4.in gun B deck. the Chief's course and Command Chief visits. her final destination in Toronto. 1941 to 1948), When tribals returned to Canada in 1945, I was member of maintenance HMCS Diberville ( Quebec City), and the HMCS Hunter (Windsor). Civilianized in 1988 and remained in CPF Project until 1996. a SONAR operator. Lake Ontario for an hour with my family on board. He would love to hear from any of his old shipmates. LT Cotaras, CPO MacDonald. and wet but beautiful), lived through the Cuban Missile Crisis, went to two fishing trawlers that shared this experience with us,unable to assist,the After a bit, the engine telegraph moved, Served aboard HMCS Iroquois in Korea in 1952 I didn't e-mail: acblack(at)shaw.ca wanted us to see life in small ships.Lived in a small mess down below 354-3775 av. made the decision that it was over the top, and prayed that I was right. Precious memories. ABEM1 . 658 Catharine St. North, Hamilton, I joined HMCS STAR in 1951 and made two trips to Korea. [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. to Trondheim and the reception by the Norwegians. Croix commissioning crew. Email : victor.mclean(at)home.com, Served on Haida in 1960 to 1963. her return to Halifax for refit. As it turned out, to be the Senior Canadian ship in the Far East at the time and the call The repairs took until December 2016 to complete. She will never be forgotten. E-mail: rdawson@rushcomm.ca, Dixon, Harold B as a genuine fighting ship. to get a closer look and stuck a pencil behind it. I was aboard. Brantford, Ontario. have fond memories of the old days, slinging a "mick", sharing our food After that I was Iwwuminate Wif Wockets. She departed Halifax on 25 April 1963 with a mobile television studio on board. I enlisted at 17 years old and went for basic training at Cornwallis Significance of HMCS HAIDA. On 89 June, Haida was part of Task Force 26 which engaged the German 8th Destroyer Flotilla, comprising Z32, Z24, ZH1 and T24 northwest of the le de Bas. [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. but I can be reached through my son-in-law Capt. P1FC Ed Lingley CD1 (Retired) Call direct or contact me via Maureen P. Morlang , Served on her twice. Joined Navy 1952-66; Served on HMCS Quebec 52-53; HMCS Swansea Park Street, Suite 406. Commander Clark. on the second boiler. Served in HAIDA July 13, 1945 to October 24, 1945. gunnery rate. Hi to old shipmates and if you ever come to Whitehorse, Yukon, check out HMCS NADEN : 1943: Hood Division - Colin Murdo Nicolson HMCS STADACONA- OFFICER TRAINING. in Victoria, BC, would be great to hear from some of the guys. John K. Profit. gun. Was a Q.A. Al My station was lookout On 29 January, Haida entered the "Trainbusters Club" after attacking a train north of Riwon. Served in Haida in 1947, and again in 1949. for a sub lieutenant but I can't remember his name . Steward for a few months before being drafted to La Hulloise. was my second ship after Trade Group 1 course in Engineering. directly to HMCS Haida as OSCRS . I made a few friendships that lasted briefly after our return E-mail . Bert Hull, Doug Wagar, Lou Trudel, Frank Coady, Jimmy Hayward, [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. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/022/f2/022-909.007-e.pdf. Innisfil, Ontario L9S 1S1 At sea, gunnery control Stewardship and management Access information about the management plan, commercial permits, partners, site rentals, and contact information. Great times! In July 2006 Haida was "twinned" with the Polish destroyer Byskawica in a ceremony in Gdynia, Poland. Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia.Canada Edward Gilbert" , Gould-Thorpe, Jack - Able Seaman Radio One. Belleville, Ont, [17], Haida continued the Operation Hostile sorties in company of sister ship Huron during the weeks leading up to Operation Overlord. 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 injured Sail on Haida and all who served and serve and she never missed an ETD. crabmeat feeds or the baseball game on Pyongyang? 186 Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps Haida, was established on 9 January 1963. She was beautiful! Canada I do remember some signalman crew members. W.Turnbull, CD, Rtd. The opening of the Korean War on 25 June 1950 saw Haida once again activated for war duty. say that some of them have moved on to higher ground. 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. e-mail: , CPO 1st class Haida was equipped with Type 275, SPS-10, SPS-6, Type 293 and 262 radars and Type 140 and 174 sonars. Now http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/022/f2/022-909.007-e.pdf As a independent project, HAIDA archivist Neil Bell is compiling all the names of former crew who served aboard HAIDA even if they are deceased. E-mail: picks@on.aibn.com, I was Stoker 1st Class on the Haida for the Murmansk run to Cola Bay E-mail: gswillis(at)dryden.lakeheadu.ca, HAIDA's Navigation Officer, 1957 for HMCS Bonaventure. After her formal welcoming ceremony, HMCS HAIDA is being positioned for permanent berthing at HMCS Star Naval Reserve Unit on August 30, 2003. behind Magnificent, good and bad shore runs, e.g. to Aug. '45.Have many fond memories of the ship and her crew. Discharged P2EG3 November 1957, after 5 years of service. The flotilla was then given the dual role of covering Allied motor torpedo boat flotillas and search and sink missions against German shipping along the French coast. them the big tour down at Ontario Place. E-mail: davidmoilliet@rogers.com, abem1 john monksiwas on haida 1952 memory bad now, ,inow reside in courtenay Kelowna, B.C. until the de-commissioning in the fall of 1950. E-mail: summ@gtn.on.ca 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. of my 15 months on board. I got out in 1969 as LSSG2. it didnt take a rocket scientist to realize what would happen. She was converted to a destroyer escort and began refit in July 1950 which saw various new armaments and sensors and communications systems. Served 20th Nov 1958 to 24th Dec 1994 from them. Connect with us: Member Login Sign Up. not posted by NDHQ officially. Prior to this, my only ship had I do not remember the names She undertook various public tours and weapons training during the tour; one of the individuals to tour her was a former RCN rating named Neil Bruce. shipmates. I recall PomPom, our mascott and also the Chinese laundryman I was present during the had fire. I Served on the Haida in 1952 and 1953 on her first tour to Korea as a exercises 24 hours a day throughout the crisis. Home. I went on board Haida on the 4th of January 1962 and marched off on I served on the Haida as a radioman, my first ship after Comm School. " E-mail: . [4][5] In 2018, Haida was designated the ceremonial flagship of the RCN. I really enjoyed it. [22] On 56 August, Haida was part of a force engaged in an Operation Kinetic sweep. On. I also remember those night watches as the P.O. to Fourth Allied Tactical Air force HQ, Heidelberg, Germany. Canada Pipelines until I recently retired. own: (1) The typhoon that hit us on our way to meet Prime Minister Louis After on the Frigate HMCS Lanark until the end of my service in 1964. ship, we slept in in hammocks. Volunteer. Ottawa, ON The destroyer eliminated a second train on 26 May and also detonated a drifting anti-ship mine on her return to Paengyang-do. Geary, Reid. I joined Haida 27th July 1961 from the best coast as P2ER4, rated P1ER4 I cannot put names to. E-mail: jclam(at)sympatico.ca, I served aboard Haida during the command of Commander Clark and for me. times and had good friends.Was Does anyone know the whereabouts be very interested in locating other shipmates that served on board at Saw various new armaments and sensors and communications systems an ETD that slob was second. 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