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HMCS CHIGNECTO J160
Bangor Class Minesweeper
Commissioned at Vancouver on 31 Oct 1941, CHIGNECTO spent her whole career on the west coast, alternating between Esquimalt Force and Prince Rupert Force. She was paid off on 03 Nov 1945, at Esquimalt and sold in 1946 to the Union Steamship Co., Vancouver, for conversion to a coastal merchant ship. The conversion was not proceeded with, and in 1951 an offer to purchase her was received from a San Francisco firm. She was later scrapped in 1957 at the Point Hope Shipyard, Victoria, BC, Canada.
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Commanding Officers
They shall not be forgotten
Former Crew Members
Photos and Documents
(Below) Crew of HMCS CHIGNECTO J160 conduct a beach landing exercise possibly at Saanich Inlet
From the collection of Don Gannon
Courtesy of Lt Donald Mitchell, AdminO, HMCS Queen
(AJKJ003) Little Joe, mascot of HMCS CHIGNECTO J160 (AJKJ004) Little Joe beside the catch-of-the-day on HMCS CHIGNECTO J160 (AJKJ005) Little Joe looking attentively at the treat held above his head (AJKJ006) Little Joe, wearing his port and starboard cap, sitting on a minesweeping paravane on HMCS CHIGNECTO J160
Excerpt from a letter from Andrew Jukes to his parents written 15 Feb 1942: “Harry & Editha managed to get me out safely with the cake etc., which by the way was very popular, even with the ship’s dog I might say. We have a dog here on board called “Little Joe”. I couldn’t tell what kind he is though.
He has a great time on board, gets his run everyday and sits up for Pay Parade, we give him a piece of paper and he runs off and hides it somewhere. He finds it rather difficult getting up the steel ladders. He just sits at the bottom and barks until somebody lifts him up to the next deck. At Action Stations the other day he appeared on deck complete with life preserver and all.
He was two hours adrift this morning though, he went ashore with some of the Ratings last night and he had quite a time finding the ship again. The funny part was yesterday he received a whole pile of Valentines from dogs and cats on other ships”.
(AJKJ007) George Stevens Almond, Chief, RCNR on HMCS CHIGNECTO J160 (1910, England - 1983, Kelowna BC) (AJKJ008) Sydney George Loraine-Grews, Mate, RCNR on HMCS CHIGNECTO J160 (12 Jan 1900, Peddie, Eastern Cape, South Africa - 30 Nov 1972, Botswana, South Africa (AJKJ009) Leading Signalman Smith and Able Seaman Jeffries by a signal lamp on HMCS CHIGNECTO J160 (AJKJ010) Lachlan Frank McQuarrie, Lt, RCNR, Commanding Officer (no hat) (1903 New Westminster - 1978 Delta BC) and Robert Miller Francis, SLt (SB), RCNVR by the flag locker on HMCS CHIGNECTO, J160 (AJKJ011) Andrew Jukes, SLt, RCNVR on the bridge of HMCS CHIGNECTO J160 Photos from the collection of Lt. Andrew J. K. Jukes RCNVR Courtesy of his son, Mr. A.R. Jukes of Vancouver, BC
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