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For Posterity's Sake 
A Royal
Canadian Navy Historical Project
HMCS
AGASSIZ K129
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HMCS Agassiz - May 1944
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Laid down: 29
Apr 1940
Launched: 15
Aug 1940
Commissioned: 23
Jan 1941
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Paid off: 14
Jun 1945
Fate:
Sold in 1946 to Irving & Brunswick Motors, Moncton, NB and
broken up at Sydney, N.S. in
1946 |
Built by Burrard Dry Dock Co.
Ltd., Vancouver, BC, Agassiz was commissioned at Vancouver on 23 Jan
1941. On 17 Mar 1941, HMCS Alberni, HMCS Agassiz and HMCS Wetaskiwin
departed Esquimalt for Halifax. Enroute they stopped at San Pedro,
California for fuel, where a party for the crew, hosted by actress Mary
Pickford and her husband Douglas Fairbanks, was held for them. They arrived
at Halifax on 13
Apr 1941. On 23 May 1941, Alberni, Agassiz and Wetaskiwin left
Halifax for St. John's to join the
recently formed NEF. She sailed early
in Jun 1941 with a convoy for Iceland and was thereafter in continuous
service as an ocean escort until the end of 1943. On 18 Jun 1942,
HMCS Agassiz picked up 51 survivors from the American merchant Seattle
Spirit that was torpedoed and sunk by U-124 in the North Atlantic. In Sep
1941, she took part in a major battle around convoy SC.44, rescuing survivors
of her torpedoed sister, HMCS Lévis. She was also part of the
escort of the hard-pressed convoy ON.115 in July 1942. On 05 Jan
1943, she commenced a major refit at Liverpool, N.S., completing
in mid-Mar 1943, and in Apr 1943 was assigned to newly designated EG-C-1.
She arrived at New York on 16 Dec1943 for another major refit,
including extension of her fo'c's'le, completing 04 Mar 1944.
After working up in St. Margaret's Bay in Apr 1944, she joined EG W-2
of WEF, transferring in Aug 1944 to W-7. She spend the remainder of
the war with W-7, being paid off on 14 Jun 1945, at Sydney, and
was broken up in 1946.
Ship's
company photos Photos
and Documents
Convoys escorted during WW II
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Convoy Desig. |
Convoy Departs from |
Arrives at |
Join as escort |
Depart Convoy |
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HX.127
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Halifax (16 May 1941) |
Liverpool (02 Jun 1941) |
16 May 1941
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Unk |
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HX.130
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Halifax (01 Jun 1941) |
Liverpool (20 Jun 1941) |
04 Jun 1941 |
15 Jun 1941 |
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SC.33 |
Syndey, CB (01 Jun 1941) |
Liverpool (21 Jun 1941) |
04 Jun 1941 |
15 Jun 1941 |
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OB.336 |
Liverpool (15 Jun 1941) |
Dispersed (25 Jun 1941) |
15 Jun 1945 |
25 Jun 1941 (Dispersed) |
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HX.136
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Halifax (30 Jun 1941) |
Liverpool (18 Jul 1941) |
04 Jul 1941 |
13 Jul 1941 |
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SC.36 |
Sydney, CB (01 Jul 1941) |
Liverpool (19 Jul 1941) |
04 Jul 1941 |
13 Jul 1941 |
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OB.347 |
Liverpool (16 Jul 1941) |
Dispersed (31 Jul 1941) |
22 Jul 1941 |
31 Jul 1941 (Dispersed) |
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HX.143
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Halifax (05 Aug 1941) |
Liverpool (20 Aug 1941) |
08 Aug 1941
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17 Aug 1941 |
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ON.8 |
Liverpool (16 Aug 1941) |
Dispersed (25 Aug 1941) |
21 Aug 1941 |
25 Aug 1941 (Dispersed) |
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SC.44 |
Sydney, CB (11 Sep 1941) |
Liverpool (30 Sep 1941) |
12 Sep 1941 |
22 Sep 1941 |
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ON.19A |
Reykjavik (28 Sep 1941) |
Dispersed (04 Oct 1941) |
28 Sep 1941 |
04 Oct 1941 (Dispersed) |
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SC.50 |
Syndey, CB (17 Oct 1941) |
Liverpool (04 Nov 1941) |
19 Oct 1941 |
31 Oct 1941 |
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ON.32 |
Liverpool (01 Nov 1941) |
Halifax (16 Nov 1941) |
06 Nov 1941 |
14 Nov 1941 |
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SC.56 |
Sydney, CB (22 Nov 1941) |
Liverpool (10 Dec 1941) |
24 Nov 1941 |
05 Dec 1941 |
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HX.183
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Halifax (02 Apr 1942) |
Liverpool (15 Apr 1942) |
02 Apr 1942
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05 Apr 1942 |
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HX.184
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Halifax (08 Apr 1942) |
Liverpool (20 Apr 1942) |
12 Apr 1942
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19 Apr 1942 |
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HX.190
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Halifax (17 May 1942) |
Liverpool (28 May 1942) |
20 May 1942 |
27 May 1942 |
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ON.102 |
Liverpool (09 Jun 1942) |
Halifax (25 Jun 1942) |
10 Jun 1942 |
21 Jun 1942 |
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HX.196
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Halifax (29 Jun 1942) |
Liverpool (10 Jul 1942) |
02 Jul 1942
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10 Jul 1942 |
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ON.114 |
Liverpool (19 Jul 1942) |
Dispersed (04 Aug 1942) |
20 Jul 1942 |
30 Jul 1942 |
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ON.115 |
Liverpool (24 Jul 1942) |
Boston (08 Aug 1942) |
31 Jul 1942 |
03 Aug 1942 |
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SC.97 |
Halifax (22 Aug 1942) |
Liverpool (07 Sep 1942) |
22 Aug 1942 |
26 Aug 1942 |
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SC.98 |
Halifax (29 Aug 1942) |
Liverpool (13 Sep 1942) |
02 Sep 1942 |
08 Sep 1942 |
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ON.131 |
Liverpool (18 Sep 1942) |
New York City (04 Oct 1942) |
19 Sep 1942 |
28 Sep 1942 |
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HX.210 |
New York City (01 Oct 1942) |
Liverpool (16 Oct 1942) |
07 Oct 1942 |
14 Oct 1942 |
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ON.141 |
Liverpool (24 Oct 1942) |
New York City (10 Nov 1942) |
26 Oct 1942 |
03 Nov 1942 |
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SC.109 |
New York City (09 Nov 1942) |
Liverpool (30 Nov 1942) |
16 Nov 1942 |
27 Nov 1942 |
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ON.152 |
Liverpool (09 Dec 1942) |
New York City (31 Dec 1942) |
10 Dec 1942 |
28 Dec 1942 |
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SC.127 |
Halifax (16 Apr 1943) |
Liverpool (03 May 1943) |
20 Apr 1943 |
02 May 1943 |
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ON.184 |
Liverpool (15 May 1943) |
New York City (31 May 1943) |
16 May 1943 |
25 May 1943 |
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HX.242 |
New York City (31 May 1943) |
Liverpool (15 Jun 1943) |
06 Jun 1943 |
14 Jun 1943 |
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ON.190 |
Liverpool (24 Jun 1943) |
New York City (09 Jul 1943) |
25 Jun 1943 |
03 Jul 1943 |
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HX.247 |
New York City (08 Jul 1943) |
Liverpool (22 Jul 1943) |
14 Jul 1943 |
21 Jul 1943 |
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ON.195 |
Liverpool (31 Jul 1943) |
New York City (13 Aug 1943) |
01 Aug 1943 |
08 Aug 1943 |
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HX.252 |
New York City (14 Aug 1943) |
Liverpool (28 Aug 1943) |
20 Aug 1943 |
27 Aug 1943 |
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ON.201 |
Liverpool (09 Sep 1943) |
New York City (24 Sep 1943) |
10 Sep 1943 |
18 Sep 1943 |
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HX.258 |
New York City (22 Sep 1943) |
Liverpool (06 Oct 1943) |
28 Sep 1943 |
05 Oct 1943 |
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ON.207 |
Liverpool (18 Oct 1943) |
New York City (04 Nov 1943) |
19 Oct 1943 |
28 Oct 1943 |
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HX.264 |
New York City (31 Oct 1943) |
Liverpool (17 Nov 1943) |
05 Nov 1943 |
16 Nov 1943 |
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ON.213 |
Liverpool (26 Nov 1943) |
New York City (14 Dec 1943) |
27 Nov 1943 |
07 Dec 1943 |
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HX.282 |
New York City (06 Mar 1944) |
Liverpool (22 Mar 1944) |
06 Mar 1944 |
08 Mar 1944 |
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ON.236 |
Liverpool (11 May 1944) |
New York City (27 May 1944) |
24 May 1944 |
27 May 1944 |
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HX.292 |
New York City (19 May 1944) |
Liverpool (02 Jun 1944) |
21 May 1944 |
24 May 1944 |
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HX.294 |
New York City (02 Jun 1944) |
Liverpool (19 Jun 1944) |
02 Jun 1944 |
09 Jun 1944 |
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ON.242 |
Liverpool (25 Jun 1944) |
New York City (11 Jul 1944) |
05 Jul 1944 |
07 Jul 1944 |
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HX.299 |
New York City (11 Jul 1944) |
Liverpool (24 Jul 1944) |
15 Jul 1944 |
16 Jul 1944 |
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ON.245 |
Liverpool (18 Jul 1944) |
New York City (02 Aug 1944) |
28 Jul 1944 |
30 Jul 1944 |
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HX.302 |
New York City (04 Aug 1944) |
Liverpool (17 Aug 1944) |
06 Aug 1944 |
08 Aug 1944 |
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ON.247 |
Liverpool (02 Aug 1944) |
New York City (15 Aug 1944) |
10 Aug 1944 |
15 Aug 1944 |
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HX.304 |
New York City (17 Aug 1944) |
Liverpool (01 Sep 1944) |
17 Aug 1944 |
20 Aug 1944 |
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ON.255 |
Liverpool (22 Sep 1944) |
New York City (09 Oct 1944) |
04 Oct 1944 |
09 Oct 1944 |
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HX.314 |
New York City (15 Oct 1944) |
Liverpool (29 Oct 1944) |
15 Oct 1944 |
19 Oct 1944 |
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ON.260 |
Southend (15 Oct 1944) |
Halifax (30 Oct 1944) |
27 Oct 1944 |
01 Nov 1944 |
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HX.315 |
New York City (20 Oct 1944) |
Liverpool (03 Nov 1944) |
23 Oct 1944 |
26 Oct 1944 |
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HX.319 |
New York City (09 Nov 1944) |
Liverpool (25 Nov 1944) |
09 Nov 1944 |
13 Nov 1944 |
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SC.161 |
Halifax (17 Nov 1944) |
Liverpool (04 Dec 1944) |
17 Nov 1944 |
19 Nov 1944 |
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ON.266 |
Southend (12 Nov 1944) |
New York City (03 Dec 1944) |
26 Nov 1944 |
03 Dec 1944 |
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HX.325 |
New York City (09 Dec 1944) |
Liverpool (23 Dec 1944) |
09 Dec 1944 |
12 Dec 1944 |
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SC.163 |
Halifax (17 Dec 1944) |
Liverpool (31 Dec 1944) |
17 Dec 1944 |
20 Dec 1944 |
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ONS.38 |
Liverpool (13 Dec 1944) |
Halifax (02 Jan 1945) |
27 Dec 1944 |
02 Jan 1945 |
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BX.140 |
Boston (05 Jan 1945) |
Halifax (07 Jan 1945) |
05 Jan 1945 |
07 Jan 1945 |
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SC.165 |
Halifax (16 Jan 1945) |
Liverpool (31 Jan 1945) |
16 Jan 1945 |
20 Jan 1945 |
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ON.278 |
Southend (12 Jan 1945) |
New York City (31 Jan 1945) |
24 Jan 1945 |
27 Jan 1945 |
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HX.336 |
New York City (02 Feb 1945) |
Liverpool (14 Feb 1945) |
02 Feb 1945 |
05 Feb 1945 |
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ON.280 |
Southend (22 Jan 1945) |
New York City (09 Feb 1945) |
06 Feb 1945 |
07 Feb 1945 |
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Commanding Officers |
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LCdr
Bernard Dodds Leitch
Johnson, RCNR - 23 Jan 1941 - 14 Mar 1943
A/LCdr
Edward Middlemas
More, RCNR - 15 Mar 1943 - 12 Mar 1944 |
A/LCdr
Freeman Elkins
Burrows, RCNVR - 14 Mar 1944 - 08 Jan 1945
LT John
Patrick
Jarvis, RCNVR - 09 Jan 1945 - unk |
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In memory of those who have crossed the bar
They shall not be
forgotten |
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A-B
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Bondy,
Harry Donald
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Brown,
William
E.
____-2005
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Burwash,
Raymond Douglas
1920-2014
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C-D |
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Cornell,
Alan Richard John
1918-2005 |
Douty, Robert Percy Joel
____-____
Drafted to Agassiz 27 Mar 1943
as Lt, RCNVR |
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E-F |
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Fenn,
Gordon
1922-2008 |
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G-H |
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Goodwillie,
George Pearson
1922-2005 |
Howe,
Russell Malcolm
1920-2002 |
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K-L |
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Laughton,
Charles
1919-2004
Drafted to Agassiz K129 on 02 Jun 1943 as Slt,
RCNVR |
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M-N |
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Martin,
Patrick Waldyve
1915-2007
Drafted to Agassiz 22 Mar 1942
at Lt, RCNVR |
McAleese,
Frank
____-1969 |
Moore, Thomas I.
1922-1979 |
Murch,
Douglas Edward
1920-2012 |
Nevison,
Jack
Harvey
1919-2012 |
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O-P |
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Olynyk,
Miran
1924-2016 |
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Former Crew Members
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Beullac,
Pierre Berthellet, Slt, RCNVR - Jan 1944
Covernton,
George Stephen, Slt, RCNVR - Jan 1941
Derry,
William Charles, Lt, RCNVR - 17 Mar 1944
Dewar,
John Thomas, Slt, RCNVR - 16 May 1942
Dunn,
James Alexander, Lt, RCNVR - Jan 1941
Gardner,
Donald Hambidge, Slt, RCNVR - 26 Feb 1945
Gauthier,
Fernand 
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Haughan,
Wilbert Martin, Lt, RCNVR - 11 Jul 1942
Hodding,
Aubrey Vyvyan, War (E), RCNR - 16 Feb 1944
Hoffman,
Harris Oscar, Lt, RCNVR - 24 Feb 1944
Hudgins,
Dale, AB - 1944 - (of Belleville, ON)
Lloyd,
Henry Douglas, A/Lt, RCNVR - 17 Mar 1944
Mayhew,
M.J., AB - 1944 (of Sturgeon Falls ON)
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McCulloch,
Thomas Alexander, Lt, RCNVR - 28 Apr 1945
Poitras,
Roland, AB - 1944 (of Ville La Salle, Montreal, QC)
Shaw,
W.C., LS - 1944 (of Winnipeg, MB)
Taylor,
Stephen Dalrymple, Mate, RCNR - Jan 1941
Thomas,
Gordon Costett, Lt, RCNVR - 06 May 1945
Wight,
Cleat |
Photos and
Documents
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HMCS Agassiz K129
Source: Flickr photo collection of Ron
Bell |
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HMCS Agassiz K129 - circa 1944
From the collection of Tim Moore
Courtesy of China Moore King |
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Unidentified ratings eating a meal
aboard HMCS Aggasiz, Esquimalt 1941.
Source: Canada. Dept. of National
Defence / Library and Archives Canada / PA-139897
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Gun shield art on HMCS Agassiz
Photo taken in Greenock, Scotland, 1942
From the collection of Larry Hartman
Courtesy of Ray Hartman |
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HMCS Agassiz K129
From the collection of Larry Hartman
Courtesy of Ray Hartman |
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Sig Thomas (Tim) Moore, HMCS Agassiz K129
From the collection of Tim Moore
Courtesy of China Moore King |
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Lowering Agassiz's seaboat
From the collection of Tim Moore
Courtesy of China Moore King |
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Sea boat crew rowing back towards HMCS Agassiz
K129
From the collection of Tim Moore
Courtesy of China Moore King |
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Sig Thomas (Tim) Moore on HMCS Agassiz - note the
ice covering all over the ship.
HMCS Wertaskiwin tied up alongside HMCS Agassiz
From the collection of Tim Moore
Courtesy of China Moore King |
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Tel Frank (Mac) McAleese on HMCS Agassiz - note
the ice covering all over the ship.
HMCS Wertaskiwin tied up alongside HMCS Agassiz
From the collection of Tim Moore
Courtesy of China Moore King |
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HMCS Agassiz K129 biting into a wave
From the collection of Tim Moore
Courtesy of China Moore King |
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Corvettes entering St. John's, NFLD. HMCS
Agassiz in the foreground
From the collection of Tim Moore
Courtesy of China Moore King |
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Frank McAleese (right) and an unknown sailor on
HMCS Agassiz K129
From the collection of Tim Moore
Courtesy of China Moore King |
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4-inch gun with gunshield art on HMCS Agassiz
K129
From the collection of Tim Moore
Courtesy of China Moore King |
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Survivors
of the SS Seattle Spirit, torpedoed and sunk on 18 Jun 1942. Part of
Convoy ON.102 (Liverpool to Halifax 09-25 Jun 1942). Survivors picked
up by HMCS Agassiz. Four crew from the Seattle Spirit were lost.
Click
here to view the back of the photo
From the collection of Tim Moore
Courtesy of China Moore King |
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Sig Thomas (Tim) Moore perched on the Carley
floats at sea
From the collection of Tim Moore
Courtesy of China Moore King |
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Thomas (Tim) Moore (left) and Frank McAleese on
the 4-inch gun of HMCS Agassiz
From the collection of Tim Moore
Courtesy of China Moore King |
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Hands fallen in and being inspected on the
fo'c's'le of HMCS Agassiz
From the collection of Tim Moore
Courtesy of China Moore King |
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Ladder leading up to the after section of the
bridge of HMCS Agassiz K129
From the collection of Tim Moore
Courtesy of China Moore King |
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Three shipmates - (L-R) Tim Moore, Frank McAleese, unknown
From the collection of Tim Moore
Courtesy of China Moore King |
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Crew of HMCS Agassiz on the jetty - unknown
person in civilians
From the collection of Tim Moore
Courtesy of China Moore King |
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HMCS Agassiz K129
From the collection of Ivan Chamberlain
Courtesy of Dave Chamberlain |
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HMCS Agassiz's seaboat crew transferred a medical
officer in rough seas
AB M.J. Mayhew, AB Roland Poitras, AB Dale
Hudgins, Sig T.I. Moore, LS W.C. Shaw and Lt Robert Douty
Crow's Nest newspaper Feb 1944 |
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