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HMCS
CHAUDIERE H99
H
- Class Destroyer (RN)
River
Class Destroyer (RCN)
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HMS
Hero H99 |
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Battle honours and awards: Atlantic
1944, Normandy 1944, Biscay 1944
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Laid down: 28
Feb
1935
Launched: 10
Mar 1936
Commissioned: 23
Oct 1936
Transferred to RCN:
15 Nov 1943
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Commissioned: 15
Nov 1943
Paid off: 17
Aug 1945
Fate:
Broken up in 1950
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Commissioned on 23 Oct 1936 as
HMS Hero, she saw extensive
service in the Second World War, including the second Battle of
Narvik, Apr 1940; the evacuation of Greece and Crete, Apr and May 1941; and the Syrian invasion,
Jun 1941. As a unit of the
Mediterranean Fleet, she also took part in the Second Battle of
Sirte in Mar 1942, and, in May 1942 and October 1942,
shared in the sinking of two U-boats. In Apr 1943, she returned
to the U.K. for a major refit at Portsmouth, and there was
transferred to the RCN on 15 Nov 1943, becoming HMCS
Chaudiere. In Jan 1944, she became a member of EG C-2, MOEF,
and on 06 Mar 1944, shared in the destruction of U 744. In May she was
assigned to EG 11, Western Approaches Command, for invasion support
duty, and was present on D-Day. On 20 and 28 Aug 1944, she assisted in the sinking of U 984, west of Brest, and of U 621
off La Rochelle. During the next three months she was employed in
patrol and support duties in the North Atlantic, Bay of Biscay, and
English Channel. She returned to Halifax at the end of Nov 1944 for
repairs, and a major refit begun at Sydney two months later was
still incomplete on VE-Day. Chaudiere was paid off 17 Aug 1945
to reserve at Sydney, and broken up by Dominion Steel at Sydney in
1950.
U-Boats Sunk: (1) U-744
(Oblt Heinz Blischke) a type VIIC U-boat, sunk on 06 Mar 1944 by HMCS St.
Catharine K325, HMCS Chilliwack K131, HMCS Gatineau H61, HMCS Fennel
K194, HMCS Chaudiere H99, HMS Icarus and HMS Keniworth Castle in
position 52-01 N, 22-37 W. Of her crew of 51, there were 40
survivors
(2) U-621 sunk on 18 Aug 1944 by HMCS Ottawa H31,
HMCS Kootenay H75 and HMCS Chaudiere H99 in position 45-52N, 02-36 W
(3) U-984 sunk on 20 Aug 1944 by HMCS Ottawa H31,
HMCS Kootenay H75 and HMCS Chaudiere H99 in position 42-20 N, 51-39
W
Photos and Documents
Ship's Company Photos
Commanding Officers
A/LCdr Charles Patrick Nixon, DSC,
RCN - 15 Nov 1943 - 21 Mar 1945
A/LCdr Wilfred. Davenport,
RCNR - 22 Mar 1945 - 20 Jun 1945
LCdr G.M. Kaizer,
RCNR - 02 Aug 1945 - 12 Aug 1945
In memory of those who have crossed the bar 
They shall not be
forgotten
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Aldred,
Frank E.
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Anderson,
Harold
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Anderson,
Kenneth W.
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Boyle,
Douglas S.
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Byway, Arthur
J.
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Callard,
John E.B.
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Chandler,
Thomas H.
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Ferguson,
John R.
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Ferris,
Leonard R.
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Gallagher,
Cameron W.
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Harasyn,
Delco A.
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Hoose, Jack
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Knight, Percy
J.
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Lindal,
Bjorn V.B.
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Matchett, J.
Boyd
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Miller,
Hugh T.
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Miller,
Julian E.
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Nixon,
Charles P. |
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Parks,
Norman R.
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Pullen,
Thomas C.
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Rathgeb,
Charles I.
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Riley,
Harry
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Ruttan,
Claude A. |
Simons, Earl
R.
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Wood, Norman A.
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Woolsey, Leonard
R.
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Former Crew Members
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Baburek,
Christian Stephen, Lt (E), RCNVR - 24 Apr 1945
Berry,
Allan Crapper, Slt, RCNVR - Jan 1945
Coates,
John Anthony, Slt, RCN - 21 Jul 1944
Davenport,
Wilfred, A/LCdr, RCNR - 22 Mar 1945
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Gillman,
Reginald Vernon, RCNVR - 29 May 1945
Haggett,
William, Lt, RCNVR - 22 May 1945
Hyndman,
Harry Harland, Lt, RCN - 15 Apr 1944
MacDonald,
Donald Lyon, Lt (E), RCNVR - 12 Jun 1945 |
Raymond,
Jules Wilfred Clement, Lt, RCNR - 02 May 1945
Russell,
Delbert F., Slt, RCNVR - 16 Apr 1945
Whalley,
Arthur George Cuthbert, LCdr, RCNVR - 26 Apr 1945 |
Photos and Documents
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Article on the newly commissioned HMCS CHAUDIERE H99
Halifax Daily Star, Thur, 20 Jan 1944
From the collection of J.
Vincent Wesley, CPO, RCNVR
Courtesy of Marilynn Taylor
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Article on the newly commissioned HMCS CHAUDIERE H99
From the collection of François
Messier, AB, RCNVR
Courtesy of Denis Messier |
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HMCS Chaudiere H99 - date unknown
From the collection of Eldred Morton Smith
Courtesy of Paul Smith |
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HMCS CHAUDIERE H99
DND / RCN Photo
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Gun
crews at readiness aboard the destroyer HMCS Chaudiere, Britain, 07 Jan 1944
Source: Lt Richard G. Arless / Canada. Dept. of National Defence /
Library and Archives Canada / PA-143938 |
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Canadian Naval Craft Sink German U-boat
The Halifax Chronicle 01 Jun 1944
Researched by / Courtesy of George Newbury
Ships mentioned in the article: HMCS
GATINEAU, HMCS CHAUDIERE, HMCS
CHILLIWACK, HMCS FENNEL, HMCS
ST CATHARINES, HMS ICARUS |
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Canadian Warships Rescue U-Boat Crew
Article on the rescue of survivors from U-744
The Halifax Chronicle 01 Jun 1944
Researched by / Courtesy of George Newbury
Ships mentioned in the article: HMCS CHAUDIERE,
HMCS
CHILLIWACK, HMCS FENNEL, HMCS
ST CATHARINES
Sailors
mentioned in the article: Lt Douglas S. Boyle, RCN of
Revelstoke, BC (HMCS Chaudiere); Lt Charles Rathget, RCNVR of
Toronto (HMCS Chaudiere); PO Stevenson; Lt W.W. Spicer,
RCNVR of Regina, Sask |
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HMCS Chaudiere H99 at Sydney, NS circa Jun-Jul
1945
From the collection of Marcel Chasse
Courtesy of Robert Chasse |
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Unidentified sailors on HMCS Chaudiere H99
From the collection of Julian (Jim) Miller
Courtesy of Ron Balazs |
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NP04 |
(NP03) Norman Parks on HMCS CHAUDIERE
(NP04) Depth charge exploding astern of HMCS CHAUDIERE
From the collection of Norman Parks, AB, RCNVR
Courtesy of William Kilpatrick
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Reunion of sailors from HMCS Chaudiere H99 - 17
Aug 1990
From the collection of Julian (Jim) Miller
Courtesy of Ron Balazs |
Officers and Ratings - HMCS CHAUDIERE H99
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JF01 |
JF02 |
JF03 |
JF04 |
JF05 |
JF06 |
(JF08)
A/LCdr Charles P. Nixon, CO (right) with unidentified Petty Officer on the
bridge of HMCS CHAUDIERE
*Note:
other than the CO in photo JF08 none of the officers or ratings in these
photos are identified
From
the collection of John R. Ferguson, LCdr
(S), RCN(R)
Courtesy
of Ronald Ferguson
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