HMCS
EASTVIEW K665
River
Class Frigate
HMCS Eastview K665
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Battle honours and awards: Atlantic
1944-45
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Laid down: 26
Aug
1943
Launched: 17
Nov 1943
Commissioned: 03
Jun 1944
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Paid off: 17
Jan 1946
Fate: Sunk as a breakwater
in 1948
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Commissioned at Montreal on 03
Jun 1944,
Eastview arrived at Halifax on 26 Jun 1944 and proceeded to Bermuda to
work up. On her return in Aug 1944 she was attached to EG C-6 as
Senior Officer's ship, and on 18 Sep 1944 left St. John's with her
first convoy, HXF.308. For the balance of the European war she was
continuously on Atlantic convoy duty, and was one of the escorts of
HX.358, the last HX convoy of the war, leaving St. John's 27 May
1945. She arrived in Londonderry (at the head of Lough Foyle) on 6
or 7 Jun 1945 and departed for Canada on 13 Jun 1945. In Jul 1945 she
transferred to the west coast and had barely commenced
tropicalization refit when work was stopped and the ship laid up in
reserve at Esquimalt. She was paid off on 17 Jan 1946, and sold
in 1947, and her hull made part of a breakwater at Oyster Bay, B.C.,
the following year.
Photos
and Documents Ship's
company photos The
Ship's Bell
Commanding Officers
LCdr Archibald Miller Kirkpatrick,
RCNVR - 03 Jun 1944 - 16 Sep 1944
Lt W.D.M. Gardiner,
RCNVR - 17 Sep 1944 - 26 Oct 1944
Lt R.E. Pare,
RCNVR - 27 Oct 1944 - 28 Nov 1944
Lt F.W. Bogardus,
RCNVR - 29 Nov 1944 - 03 Dec 1944 |
Lt R.E. Pare,
RCNVR - 04 Dec 1944 - 07 Dec 1944
A/LCdr Ronald
C.G. Merriam,
RCNVR - 08 Dec 1944 - 11 Aug 1945
LCdr J. Morrison,
RCNR - 24 Oct 1945 - unk |
In memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice
Lest We Forget
WOODMAN,
Donald F.
Tel,
RCNVR
died - 13 Jul
1945
In memory of those who have crossed the bar
They shall not be forgotten
Barker,
Stan
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Dixon,
C.G. MacKenzie
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Dowler,
James M.
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Enevold, Thomas
B.
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Fagan,
Alvin H.
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MacNeil,
Archibald A.
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McComb,
William H.
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McPherson,
W. Cameron |
McGuigan,
Roland L. |
Merriam,
Ronald C. G.
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Milliken,
William R.
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Reid,
Charles K.
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Scott,
Douglas
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Sears, Robert J. |
Stumpf, Harrison
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Pottinger, John
W. C.
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Weston,
Russell R.
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Former Crew Members
Caron, Maurice Charles, SLt (El), RCNVR - 12 Jul 1944
Catherwood, William Lorne, Surg/Lt, RCNVR - 15 Jul 1944
Callender, John
Graham, Roscoe Barry, Lt (E), RCNVR - 01 May 1944 / 03 Jun
1944
Hodgson, Frank Dupont, A/Lt, RCNVR - 10 May 1944 / 03 Jun
1944
Kirkpatrick, Archibald Miller, Lt, RCNVR - 10 Apr 1944 CO
/ 03 Jun 1944
MacLean, Murdock MacKay, A/Lt, RCNVR - 26 Jun 1944
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Ladd, Donald McLeod, SLt, RCNVR - 14 Apr 1945
MacRae, Gordon, Coder
McMillan, Norm
Mill, Bob, Cox'n - 1944-45
Moore, Edward Clayton, SLt, RCNVR - 03 Mar 1945
Morris, James Logie, SLt, RCNVR - 03 Jun 1944 / A/Lt, RCNVR - 04 Jun
1944
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Parks, Thomas, Lt, RCNVR - 26 May 1945
Plumpton, Robert Neil, RCNVR
Schildemeyer, Robert Frederick, SLt, RCNVR - 06 Mar 1945
Snair, Walter Douglas, Paym/Lt, RCNVR - 11 Apr 1945
Thomson,
Grame Evans, Lt, RCNVR - 27 May 1945
Woodcock, William Arthur, Lt, RCNVR - 10 May 1944 / 03
Jun 1944
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Photos and
Documents
A convoy as seen from HMCS Eastview K665.
HMCS Lauzon K671 steaming towards HMCS Eastview K665
From the collection of Robert Plumpton
Courtesy of Joan Currie
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Whaler coming alongside HMCS Eastview K665. Its
not known if this is Eastview's boat returning of if its from HMCS Lauzon
K671
From the collection of Robert Plumpton
Courtesy of Joan Currie
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Unknown Merchant Aircraft Carrier seen from HMCS Eastview K665
From the collection of Robert Plumpton
Courtesy of Joan Currie
Webmaster's
note: This Merchant Aircraft Carrier may be one of the Rapana Class
converted oil tankers - 8,000 tons standard, 16,000 tons deep load, 12
knots, 3 aircraft, crew 118 (64 RN plus 54 MN), converted 1942-44.
Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company tankers. No hangar and lift; aircraft
maintained and stored on deck. Armament: 1 x single 4 in (102 mm) QF MK IV,
2 x single 40 mm Bofors, 6 x single 20 mm Oerlikon cannons
MV
Acavus, MV Adula, MV Alexia, MV Amastra, MV Ancylus,
MV Gadila, MV Macoma, MV Miralda, MV Rapana
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HMCS
EASTVIEW - Bermuda for Work-ups - Jul-Aug 1944
Note:
HMCS EASTVIEW and HMCS JOLIETTE were conducting Work-ups in Bermuda at the
same time
(WM19)
Coming into harbour at Bermuda - unknown corvette astern (WM20) "Lt.
Commander Kirkpatrick from Windsor. Our Captain HMCS EASTVIEW at
Bermuda" (WM21) "Fellow on right is Lt. Woodcock our Navigator.
Good looking, eh?" - Note: Lt Woodcock was the Navigator of HMCS
EASTVIEW (WM22) "Cal sitting down" (WM23) Shark with
Gunner's Mate PO Winters, RCN and L/Sea Gauthier (WM24) Sailors posing
with a shark that was caught. 2nd to left from shark is McComb
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HMCS
EASTVIEW - Bermuda for Work-ups - Jul-Aug 1944 (WM25)
Bermuda (WM26) Eyetye (Italian) sub off Bermuda (Historical note:
After Italy surrendered in 1943, its subs were turned over to the Allied
forces. One sub, ONICE, was refitted and sent to Bermuda to be used as a
training sub for anti-submarine exercises. ONICE arrived in Bermuda 16 Jul
1944 and remained there until Jan 1945.) (WM27) St. George's Island,
Bermuda - "We are moored to a buoy. You can see another ship astern of us, just coming in."
(WM28) "Bermuda. Even the locals stay in the shade."
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During Work-ups (WM30) Departing Bermuda for Halifax
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(WM31)
"Joliette, taken from Eastview, never thought I'd be on her in them days."
(WM32-35) "A 50 foot setting on that charge. They go off pretty close to
you." HMCS EASTVIEW dropping a depth charge from the after rails
(WM36) Guns being cleared on HMCS EASTVIEW. Captain wearing dark glasses
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HMCS EASTVIEW firing her guns (WM38) Coxswain Bob Miller (WM39) HMCS
COPPER CLIFF K495 (WM40) HMCS MATAPEDIA K112 (WM41) HMS
CELADINE K75 (WM42) Merchant Aircraft Carrier (MAC)
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"A plane of a merchant carrier in the convoy, returning from a routine
patrol from the convoy out from the port wing" of HMCS EASTVIEW
(WM44-WM46) "A bit rough 600 west of L'derry" (WM47) "Seaboats
crew away" HMCS EASTVIEW
preparing to lower sea boat (WM48) "See convoy astern? Another
picture after the storm. M.O. going to corvette"
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(WM49)
"M.O. going aboard a corvette from our ship. Depth charge broke loose
and rolled around and broke a mans arm when he tried to secure it. (Mid
Ocean)" Note: Wm. McComb is 3rd from the left in sea boat. Just a wee bit taller
than the rest. (WM50-WM51) "Bringing an injured man from corvette in
the background aboard our ship for treatment after the hurricane. (I
think.)" (WM52) Sea boat returning to HMCS EASTVIEW - "Capt.
of this ship went mad 6 days out of Derry. We sent a boarding party over and
put the mate in charge and put the Capt. in a straight jacket, some fun. He
was a bit violent." (WM53) Sunset at sea - can you see the convoy
on the horizon (WM54) Sunset at sea
(WM55)
"EG-C-6 That’s our group. Taken off the Quarterdeck on the
Eastview, Tillsonburg astern, a castle class corvette & 3 more
corvettes are behind her. We just left the convoy about 150 miles
out and we just changed formation to line ahead to enter the gates
of Newfie, Mid winter. (WM56) "Full-ahead for Newfie
after leaving the convoy to the local escort. That is our group in
line ahead, behind us. See the wash, astern? We really have her tail
up over her back there eh?" (WM57) Surrendered German
Type XX1 U-boat (possibly U-2502). Webmaster’s note: photo taken
in Lough Foyle, N. Ireland between 6 and 13 June 1945 before HMCS
EASTVIEW made her final departure from Londonderry for Canada (via
Greenock in Scotland). From
the collection of William Henry
McComb Courtesy
of Sanda McComb
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Surrendered Type XXI U-boat (possibly U-2502) seen from HMCS
Eastview K665
From the collection of Robert Plumpton
Courtesy of Joan Currie
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These
photos are of the Senior Officer Pennant and White Ensign from HMCS
Eastview's last convoy escort. They were lowered (and kept) by
Signalman Douglas Scott at the end of the convoy after it arrived in
England. The Senior Officer on board was Commodore Jeffrey Brock, RCN.
The above flag and pennant are in the possession of Doug's grandson, Joseph
Fogarty, PO2, RCN.
Photos
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