Hemming, RN), HMS St. Marys (Lt. K.H.J.L. Beck, RCNVR). Cartwright, RN). Nicholson, DSO, DSC, RN), HMS Bedouin (Cdr. Carimare (French, 4459 GRT, built 1920), P.K. 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. HMCS Ste Therese-- 1944 History section 1944-45 Steve Monahan 1961-63 Charlie Dobie & Robert Brown 1965 Steen Heilbuth. 4 Sep 1940HMCS St. Laurent (Lt. H.S. H.R. Price, RN).and the patrol vessels HMS Puffin (Lt.Cdr. M.H.A. H.T.W. W.B. The convoy was escorted by the heavy cruiser HMS Norfolk (Capt. S.G.C. In 1968, she was the first designated francophone naval unit. This convoy departed Halifax on 16 September 1939 and the bulk of the convoy arrived at Liverpool on 30 September 1939. McCoy, RN), HMS Mashona (Cdr. J.H. Mainguy, RCN), HMCS St. Laurent (Lt. H.S. E.G.N. J. Figgins, RN) had joined the cover force in the afternoon of the 14th to take her place. Segrave, RN). J.H. Lay, RN), HMCS St. Laurent (Lt.Cdr. These destroyers also joined the convoy on the 28th. On 19 December 1940 the following troop transports / transports departed from the Clyde; Three cruisers from the Northern Patrol were ordered to patrol in position 53°55’N, 25°00’W to provide cover for the convoy. Micklethwait, RN), HMS Bedouin (Cdr. New Westminster City (British, 4747 GRT, built 1929), Elona (British (tanker), 6192 GRT, built 1936), M. Fogg-Elliot, RN) departed Portsmouth on the 3rd also to join the convoy. Monarch of Bermuda (British, 22424 GRT, built 1931, carrying 961 troops). W.B. H.V.W. They were escorted by the anti-aircraft cruiser HMS Cairo (Capt. de Salis, RN) and HMS Forester (Lt.Cdr. Agar, VC, DSO, RN) and the destroyers HMS Hunter (Lt.Cdr. R.P. Richardson, RN). A/S escort was provided on leaving Halifax the Canadian destroyers HMCS Fraser (Cdr. G.R. R.H. Portal, DSC, RN) and the destroyers HMCS Saguenay (Lt.Cdr. G. Grantham, RN), armed merchant cruiser HMS Cathay (A/Capt.(Retd.) J.S.M. E.M. More, RCNR), HMS Burwell (Lt. A.H. Parish, RN) and HMS Fusilier (T/Lt. Jeans, CVO, RN), HMS Edinburgh (Capt. I.H. Peters, RN) and HMS Escapade (Cdr. 23rd - Detached from convoy HX 16 30th - Sailed from Halifax in company with battleship VALIANT, cruiser ENTERPRISE, destroyers HUNTER, and HMCS's FRASER, OTTAWA, RESTIGOUCHE and ST LAURENT escorting Canadian troop convoy TC3 bringing Canadian troops to the UK. S. Henderson, RCNR). They were escorted by the destroyer HMS Venomous (Lt.Cdr. Robson, RN), HMS Khartoum (Cdr. At 1000/18, the light cruiser HMS Southampton (Capt. Thomas, RN) departed the Clyde on the 12th to sweep ahead of the convoy. Pegram, RN). HMS Wild Swan remained with the convoy until it arrived at Liverpool. P. Somerville, DSO, RN). When the convoy approached the British isles, the destroyers HMS Faulknor (Capt. Rangitata (British, 16737 GRT, built 1929), A.D. Read, RN), aircraft carriers HMS Furious (Capt. C.S. Whitworth, CB, DSO, RN) and the destroyers HMS Inglefield (Capt. Collier, RN). G.H. On 18 December 1940 the following troop transports / transports departed Liverpool, they formed WS 5A slow; Bergensfjord (Norwegian, 11015 GRT, built 1913), Built by Canadian Vickers in Montréal, Quebec, the St-Laurent class destroyer HMCS Ottawa was commissioned there on November 10, 1956. Stewart, RN) were joined by a local A/S escort made up of the destroyers HMS Havelock (Capt. Jacquinet), Le Triomphant (Cdr. HMS York proceeded on patrol. Lawson, RNR) and HMS Geranium (T/Lt. Llangibby Castle (British, 11951 GRT, built 1929), On the 26th two more destroyers departed Greenock, these were HMS Kashmir (Cdr. After a brief layover in the Canadian Maritimes, she sailed through the Panama Canal to Esquimalt, on the country’s Pacific coast, where she operated until 1937 before transferring back to … H.G. (9). Martin, RCNR) and HMCS Drumheller (T/Lt. 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. Chobry (Polish, 11442 GRT, built 1939, number of troops unknown), Manchester Progress (British, 5620 GRT, built 1938), HMCS St. Laurent (Lt. H.S. W.A. The survivors were picked up by HMS Grafton. Ingram, RN). Nicholson, RN). M.T. G.S. 1956. sunk in 1995 . Beaconhill (Panamanian (tanker), 6941 GRT, built 1919), Around 0930/19 the convoy was joined by the light cruiser HMS Emerald (Capt. In the evening HMS Boneventure was detached to search for the damaged Empire Trooper. This convoy departed U.K. waters on 9 February 1941 and arrived at Freetown on 1 March 1941. Palmer, DSC, RN, flying the flag of Vice-Admiral S.J. E.M. More, RCNR). Kelsey, DSC, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral E.L.S. E.B. Miles, RCN). Moffat, RCNVR), HMCS St. Catharines (T/A/Lt.Cdr. Rushbrooke, DSC, RN), light cruiser HMS Dido (Capt. I.G. Lay, RN), HMCS St. Laurent (Lt.Cdr. E.G.N. This convoy of troopships departed Halifax on 22 December 1939 for the Clyde where it arrived on 30 December 1939. 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). Clan MacDonald (9653 GRT, built 1939), Essex (13655 GRT, built 1936) and Northern Prince (10917 GRT, built 1929). (7), 23 Jun 1943HMS P 511 (Lt. C.W. Hindpool (British, 4897 GRT, built 1928), The light cruisers HMS Southampton (Capt. Allison, DSO, RN) and HMS Bradford (Lt.Cdr. H.J. P. Todd, RN), HMS Icarus (Lt.Cdr. 3 Mar 1941HMCS St. Laurent (Lt. H.S. The escort was reinforced with the AA cruiser HMS Carlisle (Capt. R.S. Rawson, RN), HMS Worcester (Lt.Cdr. Ormonde (British, 14982 GRT, built 1917, carrying 1269 troops) and H.N. Hadow, RN). A.A. Tait, RN) and HMS Westcott (Lt.Cdr. 26 Mar 1944HMS H 50 (T/Lt. Mansepool (British, 4894 GRT, built 1928), Orcades (British, 23456 GRT, built 1937), Cairnmona (British, 4666 GRT, built 1918), Lay, RCN), HMCS St. Laurent (Lt.Cdr. Stubbs, RCN), HMCS St. Laurent (Lt.Cdr. Norris, DSC, RN), HMS Foresight (Lt.Cdr. Creery, RCN), HMCS Restigouche (Lt.Cdr. McGrigor, RN, flying the flag of Vice-Admiral J.F. Stokes, RN), HMS Eclipse (Lt.Cdr. 16 Jun 1940HMS Hood (Capt. Ruck-Keene, RN) and around 1600 hours by two more destroyers HMS Broke (Cdr. Later underwent conversion to Improved St. Laurent class (DDH) completed on 4 October 1963, so as to be able to carry one Sea King. Jones, RCN), HMCS Restigouche (Lt.Cdr. R.H. Portal, DSC, RN) and the destroyers HMCS Fraser (Cdr. R.F. M. Thornton, RN), HMCS St. Laurent (Lt. H.S. Hopecrown (British, 5180 GRT, built 1937), (2). Consuelo (British, 4847 GRT, built 1937), (1). H.B. The 7 remaining vessels were redesigned as the Restigouche-class, taking into account design improvements found during construction of the St. Laurent's. J.H. HMS Cumberland parted company with the convoy late in the morning of December 4th having been relieved by HMS Hawkins (Capt. The Canadian destroyers parted company with the convoy on 3 April and then returned to Halifax. Machin, RN) and HMS Kingston (Lt.Cdr. (5). HMS Shropshire was then detached from the convoy and entered Aden. McCoy, RN), HMS Eskimo (Cdr. F.A. The convoy arrived safely in the Clyde area in the morning of 30 December 1939. Creery, RCN), HMCS Ottawa (Capt. Martin, RN) was joined around 0800 hours by HMS Argus (Capt. Nicholson, DSC, RN), HMS Kandahar (Cdr. E.J.S. G.H.E. E.B. Empress of Britain (British, 42348 GRT, built 1931, carrying 1588 troops) and Brown, RN) joined the convoy followed at 1600/28 by HMS Wessex (Lt.Cdr. J.L. The destroyers HMS Forester (Lt.Cdr. Tancock, RN) and HMS Firedrake (Lt.Cdr. Around 1500 hours rendez-vous was made with the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal (Capt. Dunaff Head (British, 5258 GRT, built 1918), Esmond (British, 4976 GRT, built 1930), Stephen, OBE, DSC, RCNR), HMCS Halifax (T/Lt. Cairnvalona (British, 4929 GRT, built 1918), The destroyers also parted company with the convoy on this day. Hamilton, DSO, RN), HMS Diomede (Capt. B. Nixon, was in the RCN during WW2. HMS Norfolk parted company with the convoy at 1600/23 and proceeded to patrol east of the Azores. L.L. T.A. Browning, RN) shortly after sailing. Cleeves, DSO, DSC, RD, RNR), HMS Jonquil (Lt.Cdr. HMCS Huron & HMCS St Laurent, 1944. Fisher, RN) and HMS Whitshed (Cdr. P.M.J.R. de Wolf, RCN). Andes (British, 25689 GRT, built 1939, carrying 1358 troops), Shortly after 1900/26 the destroyers HMS Cossack (Capt. Capsa (British (tanker), 8229 GRT, built 1931), (3). Abbot, DSC, RN), HMS Clare (Lt.Cdr. HMCS Haida, Welland Canal, August 2003. Strathallan (British, 23722 GRT, built 1938), McBeath, RN). When the convoy approached the British isles, the destroyers HMS Somali (Capt. K.L. C.A.de W. Kitcat, RN) and HMS Impulsive (Lt.Cdr. H.G. C.J. Brewer, RN) and HMS Nubian (Cdr. The Halifax Mail, Fri., 30 Jun 1939. Powlett, RN). HMCS St Croix-- 1960's Joe Lesage. Rayner, RCN) and HMCS Skeena (Lt.Cdr. L. de Villiers, RN), HMCS Fraser (Cdr. Younghusband, DSC, RN) on 14 April 1940. Delilian (British, 6423 GRT, built 1923), SAGUENAY was sunk as a dive park just outside the harbour at Lunenburg, NS, in 1994. Thomas, RN) departed Greenock on the 25th to join the convoy on the 28th. 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). Halifax Shipyards Ltd., Halifax. 26 people in our WW2 records. P.L. P.N. 1957. scrapped in 1994. G.C. Oliver, RCNR), HMCS Chaudiere (A/Lt.Cdr. Crutchley, VC, DSC, RN), HMS Barham (Capt. J.P. Stewart, DSC, RD, RNR), HMCS Shediac (Lt. J.O. 12 Jun 1940HMS Hood (Capt. Prentice, DSO, RCN) and HMCS St. Laurent (Lt.Cdr. City of Athens (British, 6558 GRT, built 1923), Welland, DSC, RCN), HMCS Chaudiere (A/Lt.Cdr. San Ernesto (British (tanker), 8078 GRT, built 1939), After German warships had been reported in the North Sea, and concerned for the safety of convoy TC.1, Admiral Forbes, departed the Clyde on the 13th to provide additional cover with the battleships HMS Warspite (Capt. Creery, RCN), HMCS Ottawa (Capt. At 1530/17 HMCS St. Laurent parted company with the convoy. The convoy was formed at sea at 0830/18 when the two sections made rendez-vous west of Oversay Light. R.B.N. The master, 55 crew members, 91 guards and 713 Italians and Germans were lost. 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. More info: More on this vessel : On board: We have details of 140 people who were on board. Phibbs, RN), joined the convoy in the afternoon of the 18th. H.A. 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. The convoy was ordered to scatter and HMS Berwick and HMS Bonaventure both engaged the German cruiser as did the corvette Cyclamen briefly. The light cruisers HMS Cardiff (Capt. E.C. 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. Orama (British, 19840 GRT, built 1924, carrying 935 troops), They were escorted by the destroyers HMS Witherington (Lt.Cdr. Rushbrooke, DSC, RN), light cruiser HMS Dido (Capt. Several Canadian naval units have been named HMCS St. Laurent. H.G. M.J.M. St.J.A. Coughlin, RCNVR), HMCS St. Laurent (Lt.Cdr. Please use this if you spot mistakes or want to improve this ships page. H.N. A.G. Talbot, DSO, RN) (with fighters embarked for Takoradi) and the destroyers HMS Beverley (Cdr.(Retd.) W.A. Norris, RN) sailed from Loch Ewe and later joined this force at sea. C.D. J.H. J.R. Barnes, RN), sloop HMS Wellington (Cdr. Pasteur (British, 29253 GRT, built 1938), Still), and Le Terrible (Cdr. Springdale (British, 1579 GRT, built 1937) and Stephen, OBE, DSC, RCNR) and HMCS Agassiz (T/Lt. R.G. S.H. I.G. Kingswood (British, 5080 GRT, built 1929), Wicker, RNVR) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMCS St. Laurent (Lt.Cdr. Silverlarch (British, 5064 GRT, built 1924), The RCN began planning the St. Laurent-class destroyer in the late 1940s and originally intended to procure 14 vessels. Capulet (British, 8190 GRT, built 1932), E.C. Nova Scotia (British, 6796 GRT, built 1926), Scurfield, RN) and HMS Westcott (Lt.Cdr. J.M. K.L. E.R. Rayner, RCN) and HMCS Skeena (Lt.Cdr. Simmons, DSO, DSC, RCNVR), HMCS St. Laurent (Lt.Cdr. H.G. W.B. Pope, RAN) and the destroyers HMS Cossack (Capt. Rayner, RCN), HMCS Skeena (Lt.Cdr. H.P.K. J.A. Decommissioned in 1974, sold for scrap in 1979, sank en route to scrappers in 1980. Miles, RCN) and HMCS St. Laurent (Lt.Cdr. Some of the merchant vessels had other destinations though. Gibbs, DSO, RN), HMS Foxhound (Lt.Cdr. Rushbrooke, DSC, RN), light cruiser HMS Naiad (Capt. Glennie, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral W.J. De Wolf, RCN), HMCS Fraser (Cdr. Egerton, RN) and the destroyers HMS Vesper (Lt.Cdr. The convoy arrived at Freetown on 29 November 1940 escorted by HMS Devonshire and HMS Edinburgh. A.D. Bruford, RNVR) and HMS Clematis (Cdr. The vessel served until 1992 when it was discarded, sold for scrap and broken up in 1994. P.F.X. McCall, RN), armed merchant cruiser HMS California (Capt. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) Skeena was commissioned at Portsmouth on June 10, 1931, and arrived in Halifax in July of that year. Rayner, RCN), HMCS Skeena (Lt.Cdr. C.P. Rayner, RCN) later picks up 13 survivors. Hemming, RN) and HMS St. Albans (Lt.Cdr.(Emgy.) Stephen, OBE, DSC, RCNR), HMCS Agassiz (T/Lt. Oram, RN). Shortly before noon on the 15th the battleship HMS Rodney (Capt. Cape Horn (British, 5643 GRT, built 1929), Sulairia (British, 5802 GRT, built 1929), DDE/ DDH 230 HMCS Margaree. Manchester Citizen (British, 5343 GRT, built 1925), You can help improve our commands section Nixon, RCN), HMCS Fennel (A/Lt.Cdr. de Salis, RN), HMS Fearless (Cdr. H.N. This class of seven ships was designed to operate in an NBC (Nuclear, Biological, Chemical) warfare environment, and many of the design elements reflect this. Vian, DSO and Bar, RN), HMS Sikh (Cdr. H.G. McLaughlin, RN) and the destroyers HMS Bath (Cdr.(Retd.) Hussey, RN) and HMS Wild Swan (Lt.Cdr. G.T. We add around 200,000 new records each month. On departure from Halifax the convoy was escorted by the battleship HMS Ramillies (Capt. (8), 31 Jul 1943HMS P 511 (Lt. C.W. Privacy Policy and Cairnesk (British, 5007 GRT, built 1926), On departure from Halifax the convoy was escorted by heavy cruiser HMS York (Capt. G.F. Burghard, RN), HMS Imperial (Lt.Cdr. de Wolf, RCN). Stirling Castle (British, 25550 GRT, built 1936) and On 18 December 1940 the following troop transports / transports departed from the Clyde; Glennie, RN) is undocked ant then immediately departed Liverpool escorted by the Canadian destroyers HMCS Restigouche (Lt.Cdr. The convoy was made up of the following ships; Delays in design and construction saw the number of vessels for the St. Laurent-class halved to 7. P.L. Strathnaver (British, 22283 GRT, built 1931) and G.H. Clark, RN), HMCS St. Laurent (Lt. H.S. W.N. L.H. A.F. Cleeves, DSC, RD, RNR) joined. Bockett-Pugh, RN) and the corvettes HMS Clematis (Cdr. HMS Furious flew off a few aircraft but these failed to find the German cruiser in the bad visibility. C.M. Box Hill (British, 5677 GRT, built 1920), Holland, RN) and the destroyers HMS Faulknor (Capt. Shortly after noon on 25 February 1941 the destroyers HMS Faulknor (Capt. The convoy arrived at Durban on 12 December 1940 escorted by HMS Devonshire. S.H. Swinley, DSC, RN) joined the escort of the convoy. G.M.B. I.B.B. G.H. van Holthe, RNN) joined the convoy. J.C. Hibbard, RCN) are joined around 1130 hours by another Canadian destroyer, HMCS Fraser (Cdr. Almanzora (British, 15551 GRT, built 1914), H.W.S. King, RN), HMS Fearless (Cdr. 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.V. M.F. J.C. Hibbard, RCN), HMS Bath (Cdr.(Retd.) Every-Clayton, RCNR), HMCS St. Laurent (Lt.Cdr. Tennant, CB, MVO, RN) and the destroyers HMS Havelock (Cdr. F.C. At 1000/19, HMS York parted company with the convoy after which she proceeded on patrol. Henri Desprez (French, 9805 GRT, built 1932), J.C. Hibbard, RCN) and the British destroyer HMS Wanderer (Cdr. F.H.R. J.L. Pickard, RCNR) and HMCS Morden (T/Lt. H.A. H.N. E.B.C. G.F. Burghard, RN), HMS Daring (Cdr. Partington, RNR), HMS Cyclamen (Lt. H.N. Clark, RN) were joined by the AA cruiser HMS Cairo (Capt. Cooper, RN) joined the escort of the convoy. Octavian (Norwegian, 1345 GRT, built 1938), G.H. Harkness, RN), HMS Foxhound (Lt.Cdr. At dawn on the 25th the convoy was attacked by the German heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper. Brooke, RN) took over from HMS Devonshire. C.P. H.N. Plawski) which came from the Clyde. Pope, RAN) and the destroyers HMS Cossack (Capt. E.G.N. Collier, RN) parted company with the troopship Franconia (British, 20175 GRT, built 1923), battleship HMS Ramillies (Capt. A.F. At noon on the 10th the escort parted company. A.C.G. H.G. Dallmeyer, RN). Andes (British, 25689 GRT, built 1939), Please note that we're still working on this section. W.B. Montreal and a visit by Mr St. Laurent (Canada's Premier) to HMCS "St. Laurent", Canada's newest warship. Somerville, KCB, RN) and aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal (Capt. Andes (British, 25689 GRT, built 1930), A.E.R. Glennie, RN) escorted by the Canadian destroyers HMCS Restigouche (Lt.Cdr. Spooner, DSO, RN), aircraft carrier HMS Furious (Capt. She was replaced by the destroyers HMS Kelvin (Lt.Cdr. F.H.G. A.F. Creery, RCN), HMCS Ottawa (Capt. (10), 8 May 1944HMS H 50 (T/Lt. 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. 28 Mar 1943HMS H 44 (Lt. P.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. The slow part of the convoy was met around dawn on the 19th by the light cruiser HMS Bonaventure (Capt. McLaughlin, RN), HMS Somali (Capt. Around 0830 hours the Germans opened fire on HMS Berwick but due to the bad visibility she soon shifted target to the troopship Empire Trooper which was not in her assigned station. G.L. The hangar and flight deck were placed over where the aft 3"/50 previously resided, and held one Sea King helicopter. 118 crew members, 109 guards and 586 Italians and Germans were picked up by the Canadian destroyer HMCS St. Laurent (Cdr. 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