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For Posterity's Sake 
A Royal
Canadian Navy Historical Project
HMCS
COWICHAN 162
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HMCS Cowichan 162 |
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Battle honours and awards: Atlantic
1941-45, Normandy 1944, English
Channel 1944-45
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Laid down: 10
Jul 1956
Launched: 26
Feb 1957
Commissioned: 12
Dec 1957
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Paid off: 22
Aug 1997
Fate:
Sold to private interests. Tied up, neglected, at the wharf of the
now closed Lambert Sawmill, Sooke, BC. Last seen June 2016. |
Built by Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt, she was
commissioned on 12 Dec 1957, and was a member of Training Group
Pacific until paid off on 22 Aug 1997. Her specifications on
completion were: Displacement: 396 tons; Length: 152 ft, Beam: 28 ft;
Draught: 8 ft; Speed: 16 kts; Armament: 1-40mm; Complement: 3 officers, 35
men. Cowichan was sold to private interests and was last seen in June 2016,
tied up at the wharf at the old Lambert Sawmill, Sooke, BC - neglected and
covered in graffiti.
Photos
and Documents Ship's
company photos
Commissioning Ceremony
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Commanding Officers |
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LCdr G.W.S. Brooks,
RCN - 12 Dec 1957 - 27 Aug 1959
LCdr W.C. Wilson,
RCN - 28 Aug 1959 - 30 Aug 1961
LCdr Richard Dezso Okros,
RCN - 31 Aug 1961 - Aug 1963
LT A.P. Howard,
RCN - Aug 1963 - Feb 1964
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LCdr Duncan Edward Miller, C.A.F.
- 1977
LCdr Robert Self, C.A.F. - dates
unknown
LCdr David Cogdon - dates unknown |
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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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Anderson,
Thomas Read
1940-2017 |
Bond,
James Mason
1926-2018
Commissioning crew. 1st XO
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Boughton,
Benjamin
1924-2008
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C-D |
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Cogdon,
David
1947-2018
Commanding Officer dates
unknown |
Derhak,
Wesley Gerald
____-2017
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Dunwoody,
Samuel George 1949-2019
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G-H |
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Hill, Peter
E.
1941-2019
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I-J |
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Jackson,
Peter John
1925-2016 |
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K-L |
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King,
Terry
____-2017
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Linscott,
John David
1953-2015
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M-N |
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McGowan,
Harold Austad
1924-2010 |
Miller,
Duncan E. |
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O-P |
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Paterson,
William Argyle
1930-2007 |
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Rombough,
Wallace Ormand
1926-2006
Served in Cowichan 28 Apr 1967 -
12 Sep 1968 as a P1 MarEng |
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Salaga,
Steven A.
1932-2018
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Sarkany,
James Michael
1955-2018 |
Self,
Bob
1954-2010
Commanding
Officer dates
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Simpson,
John B.
1939-2012 |
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U-V
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VanEk,
Hendrick
1934-2016
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Wickware,
Michael John
1947-2014
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Former Crew Members
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Hughes, Cyril
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Paries, Emil T., ABRP - 1958-1961 |
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Photos and Documents
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HMCS Cowichan 162 - date unknown
From the collection of Sid Dobing
Courtesy of Brian Dobing |
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Former
HMCS Cowichan 162 lies neglected alongside the wharf at the old
Lamford Sawmill, Cooper's Cove, near Sooke, BC.
Photographer / © Derek Lewers 2015, the Sooke
Mirror News
Courtesy of G. Saunders
Historical
note: The area where the former HMCS Cowichan is tied up was the Sooke
Forest Products (SFP) Sawmill for many years. The name changed to the
Lamford Forest Products Sawmill after a group of employees took over
the mill. The mill is now shut down. |
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Former HMCS Cowichan near Sooke, BC - 2017
Photographer / © Doug Clement 2017
Courtesy of Doug Clement of Doug Clement
Photography, Victoria BC |
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