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For Posterity's Sake 
A Royal
Canadian Navy Historical Project
HMCS
CHARLOTTETOWN K244
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HMCS Charlottetown K244
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Battle honours and awards: Atlantic
1942, Gulf of St. Lawrence 1942, 1944
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Laid down: 26
Jan
1943
Launched: 16
Sep 1943
Commissioned: 28
Apr 1944
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Paid off: 25
Mar 1947
Fate:
Hull was sunk at a breakwater in 1948
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Commissioned at Quebec City on 28 Apr 1944,
Charlottetown visited her namesake city en route to Halifax on 22 May
1944. She arrived in Bermuda on 18 Jun 1944 for a month's working-up, and
on her return to Halifax was assigned to EG 16. She left Halifax on
07 Mar 1945, for Londonderry, the group having been transferred
there, and was also briefly based at Portsmouth. In May she escorted
two convoys to Gibraltar and two back, and in mid-Jun 1945 left 'Derry'
for Sydney, N.S. There she commenced a tropicalization refit that
was completed at Halifax on 28 Feb 1946, and on 03 Mar 1946 left
for Esquimalt. She spent the rest of the year training cadets and
new entries, and on 25 Mar 1947, was paid off at Esquimalt. She
was sold the same year, and her hull expended as a breakwater at
Oyster Bay, B.C.
Photos and Documents
Ship's company photos
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Commanding Officers |
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LCdr John Harding,
RCNR - 28 Apr 1944 - 23 Apr 1945
A/Cdr William Chares Halliday,
RCNR - 24 Apr 1945 - 09 Jul 1945
A/Cdr William Charles Halliday,
RCNR - 19 Sep 1945 - 05 Oct 1945 |
LCdr S.W. Howell,
RCNR - 06 Oct 1945 - unk
LCdr John Elford Wolfenden,
RCNR - 13 Apr 1946 - 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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Bays,
Rodney
1924-2006
Served in Charlottetown in 1946 |
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C-D |
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Carnes,
William George
1920-2016 |
Charnell,
Robert Francis
1919-2010
Served in Charlottetown as a
Telegraphist |
Crossley,
Sidney Ross
1920-2008 |
Dubowski,
Steve John
1922-2013
Served in Charlottetown 1946 -
1947 |
Dunbar,
Robert
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E-F |
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Fathers,
Francis Onesimus
1926-2012 |
Fell,
Lloyd Allan
1927-2014 |
Fryer,
J. Douglas
1921-1990 |
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G-H |
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Gerrior,
Marshall James
1927-2004 |
Graham,
Ron J.
1924-2010 |
Haley,
Arnold
Daniel
1921-2009
Drafted to Charlottetown on 14 Apr 1944 as Lt, RCNVR, Stand by /
28 Apr 1944 |
Hilliard, George
A.
1925-2016 |
Huddleston,
Lorne
1928-2013 |
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K-L |
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Kerry,
Herald C.
____-2005 |
Lambier,
Clarence 1925-1984 |
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M-N |
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McMillan,
William Donald
1925-2017 |
Merritt,
Thomas R. 1926-2008 |
Myers,
Frank S. 1928-2017 |
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O-P |
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O'Brien.
Joseph M.
1928-2002
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Outhouse,
Mendal Blake
1918-2008 |
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Q-R |
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Raney,
William Edgar
1922-2012
Drafted to Charlottetown 10 Apr 1944, as Slt, RCNVR, Stand
by / 28 Apr 1944 |
Rushworth,
Arthur Roy
1921-2003 |
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S-T |
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Sheffer,
George Frederick
1923-2008 |
Sidorchuk,
Norman
1917-2002 |
Teeter,
Hawley H.
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Tilley,
Harold
1923-2013
Drafted to Charlottetown 18 Apr 1946 as Lt,
RCN
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Wolfenden,
John Elford
1905-1992 5th
Commanding Officer |
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Former Crew Members
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Bayliss,
Edwin Thomas William, Slt, RCNVR - 09 Jul 1946
Bedwell,
George E. 
Black,
William James Archibald, Slt, RCN(R) - 01 Jul 1946
Bronstetter,
William Edgar, Lt, RCNVR - 14 Apr 1944 (Stand by) / 28 Apr 1944
Bryant,
Arthur James Scott, Surg/Lt, RCNVR - 04 Mar 1945
Collins,
Gerald Mullen, Paym/Lt, RCNVR - 07 Jun 1944
Enny,
James Ronald, Slt, RCNVR - 19 Feb 1945
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Forster,
Julius Erwood, A/LCdr, RCNVR - 20 Mar 1944 (Stand by) / 28 Apr 1944
Germaniuk,
Peter (Gery)
The
Memory Project
Glen,
Alex, Lt(E), RCNVR - 25 Mar 1944 (Stand by) / 28 Apr 1944
Groff,
Edward Carl, Slt, RCNVR - 10 Apr 1944 (Stand by) / 28 Apr 1944
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Haley,
Arnold Daniel, Lt, RCNVR - 28 Apr 1944
Hoyte,
George Albert, Slt, RCN(R) - 28 Jul 1946
Mainguy,
James Wishart, Lt, RCNVR - 08 May 1944
Neil,
John David, Slt (E), RCNVR - 19 Apr 1944 (Stand by) / 28 Apr 1944
Simard,
Pierre Edouard Gerard, Slt, RCN(R) - 01 Jul 1946
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Photos
and Documents
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HMCS Charlottetown K244
From the collection of Doug Fryer
Courtesy of Robert Fryer
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Messages saved by L/Coder Fryer who was serving in HMCS
Charlottetown K244 on V.E. Day
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Msg # 01
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Msg # 02
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Msg # 03
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Msg # 04
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Msg # 05
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(1)
Message from the ADMIRALTY to AIG 1 - paying to civilians of all grades and
auxiliary services (2) Message from NSHQ to AIG 138 -
congratulating all RCN officers, ratings and members of the Reserve.
(3) Message from the ADMIRALTY relaying message from Field Marshal
Montgomery congratulating and thanking the Royal Navy for its support (4)
Message from CINC WA to ANTIGONISH, MATANE, CHARLOTETOWN, STETTLER and
KIRKLAND LAKE thanking them for their service on their final departure from
Londonderry (5) Message from COM D WA to Ships of EG 16 - wishing them
good luck and a good leave on their final departure from Londonderry.
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Msg # 06
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Msg # 07
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Msg # 08
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Msg # 09
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Msg # 10
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Msg # 11
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(6) Message from NSHQ to AIG 138 - relating congratulations from the Prime
Minster of Canada to all officers and ratings of the RCN (7) V.E. Day message from CINC WA to AIG 32 (8) Message from the ADMIRALTY
to ALL SHIPS - Spice the Main Brace (9) Message from the ADMIRALTY to
ALL SHIPS - Congratulations on the Victory in Europe and expression of
confidence in them for the battle in the Far East. (10) Message from
WHITEHALL W/T to ALL SHIPS announcing the unconditional surrender of Germany
and the encouragement for the battle in the Pacific (11) Intercepted message from S.O. U-boats - directing
all U-boats to complete on last mission - their surrender to the allies.
From the collection of Doug Fryer
Courtesy of Robert Fryer
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