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HMCS
CHARLOTTETOWN K244
Flower
Class Corvette
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HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN K244
RCN photo # MC-2181
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Memorial to those who died on
HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN K244
St Brendan's Chapel, CFB Halifax
Courtesy of LS Jessie Chin-yet, RCN
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Battle honours and awards: Atlantic
1942, Gulf of St. Lawrence 1942
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Laid down: 07
Jun 1941
Launched: 10
Sep 1941
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Commissioned: 13
Dec 1941
Fate: Sunk by torpedo on 11
Sep 1942
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Built by the Kingston
Shipbuilding Co., Ltd, Ont., she was commissioned at Quebec City on
13 Dec 1941 and arrived at Halifax on 18 Dec 1941. She was a member of
WLEF until mid-Jul 1942, when she was transferred to Gulf Escort
Force owing to increased U-boat activity in the Gulf of St.
Lawrence. She was employed as escort to Quebec-Sydney convoys until
11 Sep 1942, when she was torpedoed and sunk by U 517 in the
St. Lawrence River near Cap Chat, Que. Six of her crew were lost
that day, 4 later died of wounds resulting from the sinking. She had earlier delivered convoy SQ.35 to Rimouski and
was en route back to Gaspé, her base, at the time.
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Commanding Officers
Lt John William
Bonner, RCNR - 13 Dec 1941 - 11 Sep 1942
In memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice
Lest We Forget
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BONNER, John
W.
LCdr, RCNR
MPK - 11 Sep 1942 ** |
BOWSER,
Donald
AB, RCNR
DOW - 11 Sep 1942 |
GARLAND,
John C.
OS, RCNVR
MPK - 11 Sep 1942 ** |
GRANT,
John A.
Sto PO, RCNR
DOW - 22 Oct 1942 |
LOVAT,
Peter K.
ERA 4c, RCNVR
MPK - 11 Sep 1942 ** |
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LUNDRIGAN,
John
Stoker, RCNR
MPK - 11 Sep 1942 **
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MACDONALD,
Thomas
ERA 4c, RCN
DOW - 13 Sep 1942 |
ROBINSON,
Edmund
L/Tel, RCNVR
DOW - 16 Sep 1942 |
TODD,
David
ERA 3c, RCNVR
MPK - 11 Sep 1942 ** |
WHARTON,
Leonard
AB, RCNVR
MPK - 11 Sep 1942 ** |
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Webmaster's
note: Historical records available to this researcher show that HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN K244 was sunk on
11 Sep 1942. However the service files for the 6 that are recorded as
MPK have 10 Sep 1942 as their date of death. This discrepancy can't
be explained with the information available. For the purpose of this site, their deaths
are recorded as 11 Sep 1942 which was the day the ships was known to have
been torpedoed and sunk.
In memory of those who have crossed the bar
They shall not be
forgotten
(s) - Survived
the sinking of HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN on 11 Sep 1942
Former Crew Members
Gregory,
George Frederick Thompson, SLt, RCNVR - Jan 1942
Hoar,
Lyle Robert, Lt, RCNVR - Jan 1942
Saunders,
Edward Heaty, Lt, RCNVR - 28 Apr 1942
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HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN K244
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Article on the loss of HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN K244
The Halifax Mail, Sat, 29 Nov 1942
Mentioned
in the article: LCdr J.W. Bonner, CO, MPK; AB Donald Bowser -
died of wounds; Stoker Frank Dillon - survived; John Dillon -
survived; Mascot Screech - survived; AB Charles Garland -
MPK; Lt William Johnston - survived; Tel Fred Rush -
survived; ERA P.K. Lovatt - MPK
Researched by / Courtesy of George Newbury
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Adolf Paul Specht with Screech - the mascot of HMCS
CHARLOTTETOWN K244
The
photo was taken after they were rescued when HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN was
torpedoed. Screech found Adolf in the water and held onto him until they
were rescued.
From the collection of CPO
Adolf Paul Specht
Courtesy of Michael Specht
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Article on the loss of HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN K244
The Halifax Herald - date unknown
From the collection of J.
Vincent Wesley, CPO, RCNVR
Courtesy of Marilynn Taylor
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(FM913-FM916)
Articles
on the loss of HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN K244 on 11 Sep 1942
From the collection of François
Messier, AB, RCNVR
Courtesy of Denis Messier
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