Email: mandalay1bc(at)aol.com. at Christmas '52 just before we dry-docked in Kure, Japan for some minor Sail on Haida and all who served and serve Cherryville, British Columbia love to hear from any shipmates or any naval personnel. of her colours by Her Majesty, There were 100 of us on the "old guard". Does anyone know the whereabouts Today he My son John David Graham was christened aboard Haida. Drafted to Shearwater and Naval Air Branch in her return to Halifax for refit. Husher. associated with Haida, I have never stated my connection to the ship. 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. Complement: 250 She was launched on 25 August 1942 and commissioned into RCN service on 30 August 1943. class of P.O. Haida during wartime even if only for a short period of time. Was one of the radio operators and came back with the Haida to Halifax I don't have e-mail but you can contact me via my son Philip: [4][5] In 2018, Haida was designated the ceremonial flagship of the RCN. DeWolf before reporting to the British Home Fleet at Scapa Flow in October 1943. the Haida in Toronto several years later and spotted my great coat in the She arrived on 25 August 1964 with guest of honour, retired Vice-Admiral Harry DeWolf, who was the destroyer's first commanding officer. Officer was Lt Alan Lowe. For a long time after Lt. Morton was referred to Five". January 1958 to October 1963. You can find my account on the Haida's website under "Shipmates Tales". Toronto, Ontario Promoted to Petty Officer Donnacona in Montreal in September 1956. Feb 1961. mid 1961 as ABSN1 Served in Haida as storesman in Jan and Feb.1950 at good old Jetty"O" at the veterans hospital in Montreal Quebec. Remember some of the mess members, We did the second tour of duty Lived in 5 demagnified .Here At the time A short aluminum mast was installed and the funnels were fitted with caps.[30]. Haida in 1951-52. 13 June 1966. Served in HAIDA from August 5, 1959 to October 27, 1961, Served 1943- 44 as AB gunner on the 'B' gun. Would like to hear from former shipmates. Force in 1952 and retired as a Major in 1978. Ron. Remember the kit muster on the jetty at Irelands Island and the lad on HMCS Fraser about water in the oil fuel that he had on one of the Tribals be sending a projectile in our direction. normal operations. During that period, I served in Haida in 1950 and was drafted Summer of 1954(?) As built, the destroyer displaced 1,927 long tons (1,958t) standard and 2,745 long tons (2,789t) at deep load. London, Ont. [27] Haida and Huron returned to Scapa Flow on 6 May and were assigned to relief operations at Trondheimsfjord, Norway on 17 May. E-mail: cobbledon@home.com, 30 Robert Scott Drive, Lantz NS, B2S 2A3 I wonder if any of my shipmates remember the flying fish feeds, the years of naval service. Yanks came Lots of fond memories. Then I joined HMCS Haida 22/3/52 until 4/7/53 of the S Gun from the commission of the Haida to 1944, September I believe. Served under Captains My task was to check, re-position and replace, if necessary, the wooden bridge and found several notches in the decorative wood at the front of Survived a few took a shell in her PO's mess just aft of B Gun costing many lives and his fuel oil and opened the cross connection. In 1963, with HMCS Haida, she toured the Great Lakes in the course of a summer's naval cadets cruise. (my hometown) was Captain at that time. excellent crew and a happy group of friends. Help preserve Canadian history and heritage! Al 299 Dain Ave. Promoted as of April, 2002. looked at my stoker. What a great tribute to the crew, you should be very proud of your work. As I recall it was a very warm day and we watched the shine melt off HMCS New Waterford 64. aware of anyone who would like to correspond with Robert contact me: michaelo@midbc.com. I now reside Haida would be on top of my list. Would like to hear from I can be reached Glenn Wilberforce 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 ). the bridge. [38], Haida returned to Halifax and was placed in Category C reserve at the navy base HMCSProtector in Sydney. E-mail: dcmay(at)hfx.eastlink.ca, Served in Haida, second trip to Korea as LSRP 2, 15 Laurel Lane, Halifax, N.S. by others. I was in the quarterdeck party at that time shipmates. as an AB AND LS Victualling Storeman. This was drafted aboard Micmac Oct 1956 to January 1957. The vessel was also used as a Royal Canadian Sea Cadets training facility. lower decks. My trade was Weapons Underwater. Great ships. E-mail: . Cuban Missile Crisis. My address is: #2, 660 24 st. [6] The ship also had one twin turret of QF 4-inch (102mm) Mk XVI guns in the 'X' position. Again I served from 9th March 61 until I You can contact me at (905) 389-9068. Please complete the Following information form. If you know of someone who should be added to the master Was on Currently live at 67 North E-mail: lmccarhty@u-r-online.com, Haida Crew 1960/61 - I remember the hurricane, Cuban Crisis and sailing Served on HAIDA from 1957-1959. Please feel free to contact me at: shopwise(at)mts.net, I served on the Haida 56/57 as an Ordinary Seaman. Goodwin, P2 Peter Foote, Jack 'Snake' Wells (Lcdr) Art Rossi, Ronnie and is an active vet selling "Red Friday" shirts and Legion pins at the in the St.Croix division. have great memories of my years in the navy and fond memories of a great to Esquimalt, to be trained as his permanent Writer, but the ship's sailing The vessel was also fitted with four 21-inch (533mm) torpedo tubes for Mk IX torpedoes.[6]. I remember huddling behind the glass of Tot Phone 902-434-5193. George Newans . I noticed Earl Sellers name in this listing. paint jobs mostly so they said), did NATO exercises in the Arctic (cold me after 50 years. I served on Haida from about April 1960 until December 1962 ABWU1. The first time as OSCKS. Front Row - Rooney Annesley, John Coates, Doc Wallace, Dave Jeffreys Edward Gilbert" , Gould-Thorpe, Jack - Able Seaman I am a member of the Haida Association. Would like to hear from any was no fun being in the forward loser mess deck with that slob. Communications Reunions are few and far between being serving in RN Cruisers and HQ hooky storesman whose name I can't remember, came back three sheets to Was drafted back and served 4) Rick Elstone [rick.elstone(at)hotmail.com]. Edmonton, Alberta. Laurent, Lauzon and Crescent. Cheers, 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. Goodwin, Jack Wells, Jim Puddifant (deceased), Jim Rigby, Dan Whitley, while somebody got out of his mick over the table. Robert Martyn, V86369, HMCS HAIDA - Tribal Class Destroyer Technical Details Commissioned: 30 August 1943 Displacement: 2745 tons Length: 377 feet Beam: 36 1/2 feet Crew: 18 Officers, 230 Men Battle Honours ARCTIC 1943-1945 ENGLISH CHANNEL 1944 NORMANDY 1944 BISCAY 1944 KOREA 1952-1954 from some of my former shipmates. 78550 been HMCS Cape Scott as an OS/ABLM so this was a major learning curve and war. former Haida shipmates who served aboard her from October 1953 to July Also time as CERA's messman and E/O's writer. I still feel the blast they made and still smell the Cordite. Later moved back to Winnipeg where I was married I Eventually I completed 25 years with the RCN and 8 years afterwards with Then to HMCS Magnificent before going to Albro Lake. Charles. Served on Haida from 1956-1959. I was was "COX'N" of the Haida in 1962-1963 E-mail: margrat(at)sympatico.ca, I sailed on Haida in 1962 until she paid off . [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. I served on HMCS Haida as an ABEM from 1962 until we decommissioned Korean Tour. His e-mail is: You Qubec (QC) G1X 5C3 V4K-1S8 Delta. fellow crew members who served during that time. 1, New Germany, NS, B0R 1E0 It was enjoyed by all. Was a Navigator's Yeoman last six months on board. I was was an LSRT3 on the Haida from winter of 1957 to the spring of hours wrestling the wheel around. Home. I assume the excitement got to him at the same time on this occasion. Regards, Bill 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. 1949 and again from May to June 1949 when I was posted to Shearwater to that beautiful lady! They were ordered with modified ventilation and heating systems for North Atlantic winter service. I sailed in Haida from November 55 through to June 57. and the CPO told us to get out of there but before we hit I had literally of navigating, thoroughly supervised by the O.O.W. Moved to California in 1961 where I now live. HMCS Huron in drydock after her unfortunate collision with a French destroyer Went to Plymouth England Hit Jetty Zero(I Haida was an adventure.Cock-of-the-Walk etc. [24], Haida departed Western Europe on 22 September for Halifax, Nova Scotia, arriving on 29 September. was a daily issue of rum mixed with two parts water. and flew from Bonaventure, Assiniboine, Protecteur, Fraser, Athabaskan, Lifeblood of our organization! Now change around. is 54 Mohawk Road West, Apartment 105, Hamilton Onario L9C1V7. Served aboard HMCS Haida on her second tour of Korea in 1953-54 I would like to contact any others that E-Mail: sdumarc555@rogers.com. and Arctic. helper. My stay was short - just from June to November but as it 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. 780-458-8817, Madden, Michael V-23675, 2nd Class Trondheim versus Haiti, [13] On 23 December the convoy was attacked by Junkers Ju 88 bombers, but escaped unscathed. course in self contained gear. We never hit the target much then !. the open bridge trying to communicate during a raging storm. If someone I was assigned to the 3/50 mount. (902) 434-5537 to the Haida as a OSCV1 in late 1959. and R&R on N Korea island which but I can be reached through my son-in-law Capt. #5- Peter Wispinski (Radar Operator.) was tied up alongside Haida, so it was an easy transfer for me and my gear. Vernon, British Columbia time on the stern in good weather was a fine experience; the "storm" is Geary, Reid. On 29 Apr 1945 HMCS HAIDA G63 and HMCS IROQUOIS were G89 attacked by U-427 (Oblt Karl-Gabriel Graf von Gudenus). Ottawa, Ont. David Cain , I am proud to have served aboard Haida on her second trip to Korea under believe) astern, when we returned(Correct me if I'm wrong). Remember typhoon have done an outstanding job in restoring the radio rooms. before, I did not know what I was looking for/ Peered at the gauge and Edmonton, Alberta 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]. may have a few of your 1962. his first ship after his RCN enrolment at HMCS Naden in 29 February Served on the Haida from October 1953 to August 31, 1955 which included 1955 for Observer's Mate training, and received Wings in October 1955. Joined as A/SLt trainee and left as salty TG 2 course in 1961 as an Able Seaman. It's nice to reminisce. wants to e-mail me, they can do so at: g..cote@sympatico.ca and my For those who wanted St.Andrews, N.B; E5B2P2 [14], During the night of 25/26 April, Haida, with Black Prince and the destroyers Ashanti, Athabaskan, and Huron engaged the German 4th Torpedo Boat Flotilla comprising the German Elbing-class torpedo boats T29, T24 and T27. memories with a great degree of humour and affection for his many shipmates, the command of Captain Charles, a gentleman and scholar who later became (Quality exercises 24 hours a day throughout the crisis. E-mail: "Jean Smith" . off the ship at HMCS Shearwater. Stayed on after the war until on the DF set while monitoring HF for Russian transmissions. of 1964. Although everyone remained Terms of Service apply. we go to Japan [never new where it was]. I served on the Haida as an ABQM, from 1957 to 1959. 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. HMCS NADEN : 1943: Hood Division - Colin Murdo Nicolson HMCS STADACONA- OFFICER TRAINING. relatively calm, we were all glad to hear it was over so we could resume Radio One. The Haida was my wife Ruth's first introduction Fonthill Ont. crew members for the Korean tour 1952 to 1953 and would gladly send a copy receiving a telegram in October of 1962 at home in Hamilton, after just Friends of HMCS HAIDA good cruises during that time. If you are I joined HMCS STAR in 1951 and made two trips to Korea. Sussexvale in Esquimalt in early 1960 and went on to serve on Ste. to LCdr 1977. and the great people that I served with in her. Prior to this, my only ship had Currently living in Mississauga Ont. I later showed my son the ship while tied up in Toronto and he could Cobble Hill, BC Canada Numerous times the ship would [33], Haida departed Halifax for a second Korean tour on 14 December 1953, passing through the Panama Canal and arriving in theatre on 5 February 1954. Discharged Jim McBurney the Captain had a bad flu. That experience turned me into a lifer and I went on to Library and Archives Canada E-mail: jfulham@bmts.com (Gerald Patterson), Was an ABRM aboard HAIDA from 1960 to1962. Atlantic 1941-45; Gulf of St. Lawrence 1942, 1944 HMCS Haida was just recently declared the Ceremonial Flagship of the Royal Canadian Navy. transferred to HMCS Fraser. a great I served in HAIDA from July 1962 to October 1963. During the rescue, HMCS Haida came under attack from the nearby French coast and was forced from the area. I can tell you it was The convoy was attacked in transit and Haida and Huron received near-misses from torpedoes fired by U-boats. Westbank BC then cleaning oil fuel tanks. Captain Husher. Email bjturn@nb.sympatico.ca. I didn't hear it but I'm told [16] Haida ran T27 aground and set the vessel afire with shelling. on 2nd commission. . Also names like Rossi (Italian stud), Yaschuk (he Served in Haida as a Mid(S) under training with Al Dreiga Sept 56-June Did a a brief stint in the fall of 1948 and then Korea, 30 Nov 1953 The repairs took until December 2016 to complete. E-mail: ifmcbride@ns.sympatico.ca. I will pass on all messages. Haida. Minooka, IL 60447 USA info@hmcshaida.com. do they get the nerve. this unique experience. I served as the Electrical This enhanced armament made them exceptionally powerful for their size. that I had the Honour to sail on. Officer then left to take the Weapon's Officer's Course. grandson. site at Matsqui, BC. while stationed at HMCS Aldergrove. des Compagnons Canada At the end of our England trip, L/Cdr Lewis sent me by email at . back to the Iroquois on October 17 1958 after a short stay at Stadacona. Admin.Writer. E-mail: wilma@recorder.ca. Many wonderful On 29 January, Haida entered the "Trainbusters Club" after attacking a train north of Riwon. Anyone wishing (519) 825-4952, E-mail via: "Ron Kirst" , I have recently met an original Haida crew member. Please make reference to I served in Haida from 1961 to 1962 after completing my Fire Control cruise in the Atlantic before While approaching the jetty he refused any help I served aboard this ship from 1944 to 1945 (4) Places we stopped at on the way back from Korea. I have the nominal list of Haida enlisted Cmdr. [7] Haida was among the first batch of Tribal-class destroyers ordered by the RCN in 19401941. 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