HMCS CHIGNECTO J160

 

Bangor Class Minesweeper

 


 

HMCS CHIGNECTO J160

 

Laid down: 09 Nov 1940

Launched: 12 Dec 1940

Commissioned: 31 Oct 1941

Paid off: 03 Nov 1945

Fate: Broken up in 1957

 

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.

 


 

Photos and Documents          Ship's Company Photos          The Ship's Bell

 


 

Commanding Officers

 

Lt L.F. McQuarrie, RCNR - 31 Oct 1941 - 08 Aug 1943

Lt H.H. Rankin, RCNR - 09 Aug 43 - 29 Aug 1943

Lt L.F. McQuarrie, RCNR - 30 Aug 1943 - 28 Jul 1944

Skpr/Lt George Francis Cassidy, RCNR - 29 Jun 1944 - 01 Mar 1945

Lt Reginald Curren Eaton, RCNVR - 02 Mar 1945 - 23 Sep 1945

Not known - 24 Sep 1945 - 03 Nov 1945

 


 

     In memory of those who have crossed the bar    

They shall not be forgotten

 

 


 

Former Crew Members

 

Almond, George Stevens, A/Wt (E), RCNR - 24 Mar 1942

 

Brenton, Alfred Edgar 

 

Calland, John Christopher Hatton, Lt, RCNVR - 11 May 1943

 

Cooke, Robert Darwin, A/War (E), RCNVR - 19 Feb 1944

 

Evans, Clifford, Lt, RCNVR - 11 Mar 1945

 

Fletcher, Duncan Arthur, Lt, RCNVR - 02 Mar 1945

 

Francis, Robert MacBain, SLt, RCNVR - 28 Jan 1942

 

Frost, Stacey George, SLt, RCNR - 08 Jun 1942

 

Gannon, Don

 

Georgeson, Thomas Cumberland, SLt, RCNVR - 11 Jul 1944

 

Hallman, Donald Spencer, SLt, RCNVR - 22 Mar 1944

 

Huff, Walter, Gunner

 

Jamison, Don

 

Margettes, James V.

 

McMinn, Richard Montague, Skpr, RCNR - 04 Mar 1945

 

Schneider, Reinhold Roy, Lt (E), RCNVR - Jan 1945

 

Turner, Franklin Joseph Ewart, Lt, RCNVR - 10 Apr 1943

 


 

Photos and Documents

 

HMCS CHIGNECTO J160

From the collection of Harold Stevens

Courtesy of Rob Stevens

HMCS CHIGNECTO J160

 

DND / RCN Photo

 


 

(Below) Crew of HMCS CHIGNECTO J160 conduct a beach landing exercise possibly at Saanich Inlet

 

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(7)  Don Gannon   (12) James V. Margettes, Don Jamison & Barr

 

From the collection of Don Gannon

 

Courtesy of Lt Donald Mitchell, AdminO, HMCS Queen

 


 

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(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”.

 

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(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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