HMCS GALT K163

 

Flower Class Corvette

 


 

HMCS GALT K163

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Laid down: 27 May 1940

Launched: 28 Dec 1940

Commissioned: 15 May 1941

Paid off: 21 Jun 1945

Fate: Broken up at Hamilton, Ont., in 1946

 

Built at Collingwood, Ont., GALT was commissioned on 15 May 1941, at Montreal. After she arrived at Halifax on 06 Jun 1941, she was assigned in Jul 1941 to NEF and left St. John's on 25 Aug 1941 with SC.41, her first convoy, for Iceland. She was to serve on that route until Jan 1942. In Feb 1942 she commenced a refit at Liverpool, N.S., which was completed on 11 May 1942, and after working up in June was assigned to EG C-3. She arrived at Londonderry for the first time on 05 Jun 1942 with convoy HX.191, and served on the "Newfie-Derry" run for the balance of the year. She arrived Jan 1943, at Liverpool, N.S., for another refit which was completed at Halifax in mid-Apr 1943, worked up in St. Margaret's Bay and, in Jun 1943, joined EG C-1. She left Halifax 13 Mar 1944, for New York for yet another refit, the one including fo'c's'le extension, completing early in May 1944, and a month later left Halifax for Bermuda to work up. On her return she was allocated for the balance of the war to EG W-5, WEF. GALT was paid off 21 Jun 1945 at Sorel, and broken up at Hamilton in 1946.

 


 

Photos and Documents         Ship's company photos

 


 

Commanding Officers

 

Lt Alexander Donald Landles, RCNR - 15 May 1941 - 10 Mar 1943

Lt Archibald Miller Kirkpatrick, RCNVR - 11 Mar 1943 - 30 Mar 1944

Lt Edward Penniston Taylor, RCNVR - 31 Mar 1944 - 24 Apr 1945

Lt James Garfield Lorriman, RCNVR - 25 Apr 1945 - 19 Jun 1945

Lt Edward Penniston Taylor, RCNVR - 20 Jun 1945 - 21 Jun 1945

 


 

     In memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice    

     Lest We Forget     

 

Eastman, Russell G.

Tel, RCNVR

died: 13 Jan 1945

 


 

     In memory of those who have crossed the bar    

They shall not be forgotten

 

 


 

Former Crew Members

 

Adams, Robert (of Fraser Mills, BC)

 

Bacchus, Robert Frederick Lewis, SLt, RCNVR - Jan 1945

 

Bateman, Stanley Albert Walter, Tel

 

Borrens, Charles (of Verdun, QC)

 

Bradley, Harold R.

 

Britten, Norm

 

Burns, Ronald Mavius, Lt, RCNVR - 11 Jul 1943

 

Chayer, Albert George, A/Wt (E), RCNR - 29 Mar 1944

 

Child, Frederick John, Lt, RCNVR - 15 May 1941

 

Digby, Les -1945

 

Dinsmore, Bill - 1945

 

Dunn, George William, Lt, RCNVR (of Port Colborne, ON)

 

Gower, Graham Frewer, SLt, RCNVR - 31 Mar 1942

 

Howard, Frank, AB - 1945

 

Joslin, Herb (Jos)

 

Laight, Douglas Jack, L/Sto

 

Lafontaine, Maral 

 

Landles, Alexander Donald, Lt, RCNR - 10 Apr 1941 (Stand by) CO

 

Langlois, Philippe Albert, Lt, RCNVR - 11 Mar 1943

Martell, Clifford Milton, Tel 3c

 

Maurice Therrien (Scottie) (from Montreal, QC)

 

Moore, Robert Frederick, SLt, RCNVR - 05 Feb 1944

 

Seatle, James Wilson Redhead, RCNVR - 15 May 1941

 

Stacey, Norm

 

Stewart, Robert Eldon, SLt, RCNVR - 17 Mar 1944

 

Ward, Charles Kenneth, SLt, RCNVR - 02 Jul 1942

 

Wenman, John Godfrey, SLt, RCNVR - Jan 1942

 

Winter, Ernest Hayward, Radar Operator

 


 

Photos and Documents

 

GLT001

GLT002

GLT003

GLT004

GLT005 / EB017

(GLT001) Barber Pole Flotilla commemoration plaque  //  These plaques were made for the various ships of the Barber Pole Flotilla - this one having the badge of HMCS GALT.  Four others of these are on display at the Crow's Nest, St. John's, NL

(GLT002) The messdeck of HMCS GALT 1945. The caption for this official RCN photo reads: "Just to show you that all those stories about big, tough sailors can't be true, here is a picture of the HMCS GALT Sewing Circle… Patching a torn kit bag at a machine donated by the ship's sponsor, the Sister Susie Club of Galt, are, left to right - Able Seamen Frank Howard of Hamilton; Bill Dinsmore, Centre Island, Toronto, and Les Digby, Toronton. The Sister Susie Club also has presented the ship with a washing machine and a vast assortment of woollens, much needed at sea in the North Atlantic"  //  Courtesy of the CFB Esquimalt Naval and Military Museum

(GLT003) HMCS GALT K163

(GLT004) Burlington WWII veteran recalls life on the waters of the Atlantic  //  Source: insidehalton.com 06 Nov 2013 

(GLT005) HMCS GALT K163  //  From the collection of Eric Baird  //  Courtesy of Roger Clarke

 

GLT006 / RC26

GLT007

(GLT006) HMCS GALT K163  //  From the collection of Robert Gordon Coleman  //  Courtesy of Sue Horsley

(GLT007) Article on 5 corvettes slated to be sold for scrap - including HMCS GALT  //  The Hamilton Spectator 05 Oct 1945  // Courtesy of David Archer

 


 

 

LH36

LH37

 

(LH36) Gunshield art on HMCS GALT K163

(LH37) Unknown submarine with another warship off in the distance.  Photo taken from HMCS GALT

From the collection of Larry Hartman

Courtesy of Ray Hartman

 


 

 

ML06

ML07

 

(ML06) Convoy ahead of HMCS GALT K163.  Harbour craft steaming towards (about to pass) HMCS GALT

(ML07) Doug Laight (right) on HMCS GALT K163

From the collection of Mansford Legge, AB, RCNVR

Courtesy of Brian Legge

 


 

MR02

MR03

(MR02) HMCS GALT K163 iced-up

(MR03) Sailors on HMCS GALT K163 - Malcolm Reid identified by the red arrow

From the collection of Malcolm (Ace) Reid, RCNVR

Courtesy of Bonnie O'Grady

 


 

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