In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar
Ships served in: HMCS SAULT STE MARIE - Served in Sault Ste Marie 26 Jun 1943 - 27 Sep 1943 as a SD HMCS SAINT JOHN - Drafted to Saint John 02 Dec 1943. Served in Saint John 13 Dec 1943 - 11 Sep 1945 as a SD, RCNVR. Commissioning crew
(CF001) Cable Freeman - 1943 (CF002) Two unknown sailors (CF003) Pete - Halifax - 1943 (CF004) Cable Freeman - Halifax - 1943 (CF005) Wilson (left) and Cable Freeman - 1945
(CF006) Cable Freeman - 1945 (CF007) Cable Freeman - standing, 1st on right. Dated St John, March 26, 194? (CF008) Unknown sailor (CF009) Cable Freeman (centre) and shipmates on bridge to Franklin Park, Halifax - 1945 (CF010) Cable Freeman and Ernie Gibb near Halifax Public Gardens - 1943 // back of photo
(CF011) Cable Freeman at Dutchy Gunns place, Penticton, BC - 28 Oct 1942 (CF012) Cable Freeman by 4-inch gun on HMCS Cobalt K124. Note the gunshield art (CF013) Cable Freeman (left) and shipmate - Halifax, 1943 (CF014) Cable Freeman, Homer and Ernie Gibb - Halifax, May 1943 // back of photo (CF015) Marine Building, 355 Burrard St, in Vancouver, BC
(CF016 - CF018) US Merchant vessel Joel R. Poinsett with her stern missing and under tow - Atlantic 1943
HMCS SAINT JOHN K456
(CF021) History of HMCS SAINT JOHN K456
(CF022) HMCS CHAUDIERE H99 coming alongside in Londonderry. Photo taken from HMCS SAINT JOHN K456 (CF023) "Woody". Webmaster's note: it is not known which sailor in the photo is Woody (CF024) HMCS VALLEYFIELD K329 - photo taken from HMCS SAINT JOHN K456 (CF025) HMCS SAINT JOHN K456 at Halifax (CF026) Two unknown sailors on the the fo'c's'le of HMCS SAINT JOHN K456 at Halifax
(CF027) Gun crew of HMCS SAINT JOHN K456 (CF028) HMCS SAINT JOHN K456 (CF029) William (Bill) Royds (Centre). Bill was later awarded the DSM. (CF030) USN landing craft 355 on D-Day (CF031) Unknown destroyer in the English Channel
(CF032) Unknown ship with 2 unknown Allied submarines alongside it in Scotland 1944 (CF033) HMS TRACKER in the English Channel 1944 (CF034) Officers on the bridge of HMCS SAINT JOHN K456 in the English Channel (CF035) Looking down at the gun deck and fo'c's'le from the crow's nest on HMCS SAINT JOHN K456 (CF036) Looking after from the crow's nest on HMCS SAINT JOHN K456
(CF037) Submarine Detectors on HMCS SAINT JOHN K456 (CF038) Crew of HMCS SAINT JOHN enjoying a break, Portland, England (CF039) Boat crew securing HMCS SAINT JOHN to trot buoy - Scapa Flow (CF040) unknown ships at Scapa Flow (CF041) HMCS SAINT JOHN K456 preparing to raise ship's boat while underway at Scapa Flow
(CF042 - CF043) CO of HMCS SAINT JOHN addressing crew on quarterdeck - Scapa Flow 1944 (CF044) HMCS Port COLBORNE - photo taken from HMCS SAINT JOHN K456 (CF045) D-Day 06 Jun 1944 - Frigates leaving Plymouth in line astern of HMCS SAINT JOHN K456 (CF046) Diver coming out of the water alongside HMCS SAINT JOHN K456
(CF047) HMCS SAINT JOHN K456 entering or leaving port - location unknown (CF048) Cole - Gunner's Mate on HMCS SAINT JOHN K456. Webmaster's note: it is not known which sailor in the photo is Cole. (CF049) Light line transfer between unknown frigate and HMCS SAINT JOHN K456 (CF050) LS Wilde on HMCS SAINT JOHN K456 (CF051) Gun crew on HMCS SAINT JOHN K456 cleaning one of the gun barrels
(CF052) Ducette (possibly Charles Doucette) (CF053) Londonderry, Northern Ireland (CF054) HMCS SAINT JOHN K456, outboard ship of ships nested at Halifax (CF055 - CF056) Murmansk, Russia 7-10 Dec 1944
(CF057 - CF058) Gibraltar. Note HMCS SAINT JOHN escorted Convoy MKS.74G to Gibraltar, arriving in Gibraltar 10 Jan 1945 (CF059 - CF060) London, England
(CF061 - CF063) HMCS SAINT JOHN K456 at Cardiff, Wales for repairs in dry dock Feb-Apr 1945
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