HMCS FUNDY J88 - For Posterity's Sake

For Posterity's Sake

A Royal Canadian Navy Historical Project

HMCS FUNDY J88

Laid down: 24 Jan 1938

Launched: 18 Jun 1938

Commissioned: 01 Sep 1938

Paid off: 27 Jul 1945

Fate: Broken up in 1987

Built at Collingwood, Ont., she was commissioned there on 01 Sep 1938. She was at Halifax when the war began, and served almost continuously as a member of Halifax Local defence Force on local minesweeping duties. In Jul 1942, her one change of occupation occurred when she escorted on convoy to Boston and another back to Halifax. On 15 Jan 1945, with COMOX, she rescued survivors of the torpedoed Martin van Buren. Fundy was paid off at Halifax on 27 Jul 1945. She was sold in 1947 to Marine Industries Ltd., Sorel, Quebec and converted to mercantile - became the coaster Aigle Marin and then the Anne R.D. She was broken up at La Malbaie, Quebec in 1987.

Photos and Documents The Ship's Bell

Commanding Officers

LCdr Joseph Wilton Rouer Roy, RCNR - 02 Sep 1938 - 14 Dec 1938

LCdr A.R. Pressey, RCN - 15 Dec 1938 - 26 Dec 1939

LCdr Owen Connor Struan Robertson, RCNR - 27 Aug 1939 - 22 Feb 1940

A/LCdr Alfred George Stanley, RCNR - 23 Feb 1940 - 07 Mar 1941

Lt A. Moorhouse, RCNVR - 08 Mar 1941 - 02 Aug 1941

Lt A.M. McLarnon, RCNR - 03 Aug 1941 - 17 Aug 1941

Lt Arthur Moorhouse, RCNVR - 18 Aug 1941 - 28 Oct 1941

Mate J.B. Raine, RCNR - 29 Oct 1941 - 09 Mar 1942

Skpr/Lt Fred Arlington Heckman, RCNR - 10 Mar 1942 - 27 Jul 1945

In memory of those who have crossed the bar

They shall not be forgotten

A-J

M-N

1924-2013

1924-2007

McGee, Aubrey Francis

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Milledge, John R.

O-R

Parnell, George F.

Served in Fundy 11 Jul 1940 - 29 Aug 1940 as an A/L/Sto, RCN

killed - 20 Sep 1943

while serving in

HMCS St Croix I81

Pettipas, Guy D.

Robertson, Owen C.S.

Roy, Joseph Wilton Rouer

1st Commanding Officer Fundy

MPK - 22 Oct 1940

while serving in

HMCS Margaree H49

S-Z

Stephenson, John Frederick

1920-2015

Ward, Vernon M.

Former Crew Members

Baker, Herman, A/Skpr, RCNR - 05 Feb 1940

Batt, George Charles, Wt (E), RCNR - 26 Feb 1941

Buttler, Louis Lorne, Slt, RCNVR - 12 Jul 1943

Boult, Joseph Ernest Frederick, Skpr, RCNR - 18 Jul 1941

Carmichael, Angus Hector, A/Skpr, RCNR - 21 May 1940

Gillespie, Ian Antony, Slt, RCNVR - 28 Apr 1941

Hilder, John William, Slt, RCNVR - 08 Apr 1944

Meredith, Ralph Morton, A/Lt, RCNR - 21 Apr 1940

Milledge, John Reuben, Slt, RCNVR - 11 May 1942

Newton, Lawrence, Sto 1c, V37708, RCNVR - 05 Dec 1942

Raine, John Buxton, Mate, RCNR - 21 Feb 1941

Stanley, Alfred George, Lt, RCNR - Jan 1940

Photos and Documents

	Newspaper article on the launching of HMCS FUNDY J88 From: The Collingwood Enterprise-Bulletin Courtesy of Alexina Reid
	HMCS FUNDY J88 - 23 Aug 1988 From: The Collingwood Enterprise-Bulletin Courtesy of Alexina Reid
	HMCS FUNDY J88
	HMCS FUNDY J88 Source: Flickr photo collection of Ron Bell
	HMCS FUNDY J88
	HMCS FUNDY J88 From the collection of Glendon Oliver Courtesy of Keith Oliver
	HMCS FUNDY J88 From the collection of Henry J. (Hank) Winsor, RCNVR Courtesy of Roger Litwiller

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