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HMCS MAHONE
J159 / 192
Bangor
Class Minesweeper
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HMCS MAHONE's
gunshield art c1942/43
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HMCS MAHONE J159
From the collection of Les Fontaine
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HMCS MAHONE's
gunshield art c1944/45
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Laid down: 13
Aug
1940
Launched: 14
Nov 1940
Commissioned: 29
Sep 1941
Paid
off:
06 Nov 1945
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Re-acquired by RCN:
1951
Transferred to the Turkish Navy: 29
Mar 1958
Paid off: 1972
Fate: Unknown
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Commissioned at Vancouver on 29 Sep 1941,
she left Esquimalt on 11 Nov 1941 for Halifax, when upon her arrival
on 17 Dec 1941, she was assigned to WLEF. Between May 1942 and Jan
1943, she served with Halifax Force, then underwent a major refit at
Liverpool, N.S., from 19 Jan to 03 Apr 1943. She was then
transferred to Gaspé Force because of U-boat activity in the St.
Lawrence, but returned to Halifax Force in Nov 1943, and soon
afterward went to Sydney Force. On 28 Jan 1944, she was rammed
by SS Fort Townsend off Louisbourg, N.S., and after temporary
repairs was sent to Halifax for further repair work which lasted 4
months. Early in Jul 1945 she proceeded to Bermuda to work up, returning
to Halifax a month later. MAHONE was paid off at Halifax on 06 Nov 1945, and laid up at Shelburne. In 1946 she was placed in
strategic reserve at Sorel until 1951, when she was re-acquired by
the RCN, which kept her in reserve at Sydney until 29 Mar 1958.
That day marked her transfer to the Turkish Navy as Beylerbeyi, and
she remained in service until discarded in 1972.
Photos
and Documents Ship's
company photos The
Ship's Bell
Commanding Officers
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Lt D.M. Stewart,
RCNR - 29 Sep 1941 - 03 Dec 1942
Lt William James Gilmore,
RCNVR - 04 Dec 1942 - 09 Jan 1944
Lt William Turner,
RCNR - 10 Jan 1944 - 28 Mar 1944 |
Lt Lyle Robert Hoar,
RCNVR - 05 Jun 1944 - 25 Mar 1945
Lt Norman Russell Chappell,
RCNVR - 26 Mar 1945 - 20 Aug 1945 |
Captain for the day
Captain
for the day is a tradition in the RCN where during the ship's
Christmas celebrations, the Commanding Officer changes places with
the youngest member of the ship's company.
James E. (Jim) Houston, RCNVR - Dec 1943
In memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice
Lest We Forget
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BOYD,
Harold K.
LSA, RCNVR
died - 09 Oct 1945 |
DURON,
Cyril
Cook (S), RCNVR
died - 28 Jan 1944
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MOONEY,
John L.
Cook (S), RCNVR
died - 17 Aug 1942
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VAN OOYEN, Dirk
Stwd, RCNVR
MPK
- 28 Jan 1944
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VARNEY,
Douglas C.
ERA, RCNVR
MPK - 28 Jan 1944
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In memory of those who have crossed the bar
They shall not be
forgotten
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Abercrombie,
Albert W.
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Anton,
Clifford A.
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Baceda, Frank J.
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Basil, Jim
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Baxter,
Stanley P. |
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Bennett,
George M.
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Binnington,
Charles R. |
Bury, James
E.
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Carroll,
Gerard R. |
Cathcart,
Hartley
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Chapman,
Frederick H.
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Ferguson,
William I.
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Fontaine,
Leslie F.
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Forbes, R. Burnett
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Gee, Warren
B.
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Goyman, Joe
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Houston,
James E.
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Kiln, Alec
R.
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Kofsky, Jack
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Labute,
Mark J.
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Lane,
Donald E.
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Lipsit,
Donald C.
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Little,
Walter M.
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McLean,
Daniel H.
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Mulock,
Arthur F.
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Price, Richard
J.
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Ross, Duncan
B.
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Shaw,
John A.
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Sloboda,
Michael
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Vigeon,
John K.
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Woolverton,
Cecil K.
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Former Crew Members
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Aikenhead,
Alex - 1942 
Anderson,
Swede, Stoker - 1942
Angus,
George A., Lt - Oct 1945 - Dec 1945
Arnst,
Henry (Hank), Sto - 1943
Baird,
A. Kenneth
Beatty,
Lawrence Campbell, A/Lt, RCNVR - 05 Feb 1945
Boycd
- 1943
Brown,
Albert Whitworth, SLt, RCNVR - 25 Apr 1942
Brown,
Clifford Francis, SLt, RCNVR - 22 Mar 1943
Buntoh
Coray,
Frank, Stoker - 1942
Cooke,
Doc
Crilly,
John James, SLt, RCNVR - 25 May 1945
Cunningham,
Frederick Alexander, SLt, RCNVR - 21 Jun 1942
Daly,
William Patrick, SLt (E), RCNVR - 14 Feb 1944
Dobing,
Fred, LTO - Apr 1942 - Mar 1943 / Jul 1945 - Sep 1945
Duquette,
J.O. (Pat), AB - 10 Dec 1943 - 02 Apr 1944
Etherington,
Mark Philip, Lt, RCNVR - 29 Jan 1945
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Fandry
- 1943
Franklin
- 1943
Gardner,
Donald Hambidge, A/Lt, RCNVR - 01 Jun 1945
Gibson,
William Simpson, SLt (E), RCNVR - 23 Apr 1943
Gilmore,
William James, Lt, RCNVR - Jan 1943
Hagglund,
Ralph, Sto 1 - Oct 1941 - Dec 1941
Harley,
John Edmund, SLt (E), RCNVR - 16 Jul 1942
Heath,
Kenneth David, Lt, RCNVR - 01 Jun 1942
Hepburn,
Bernard Rickart, SLt, RCNVR - 23 Jun 1942
Hill,
Alexander Minett, SLt, RCNVR - 08 Feb 1945
Holmes,
Harry - 1944
Irwin,
Patrick Hamilton, SLt, RCNVR - 21 Feb 1944
Laplante,
Sto - 1943
Lavigne,
French
MacPherson,
Ken, Tel (S.O.) - in transit Jun 1945
May,
Gus - 1943
McLaren,
William (Bill), PO, ERA - 1944
Moore,
Hank - 1943
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Neilson,
Robert, A/Wt (E), RCNVR - 25 Jun 1943
Passmore
- 1943
Pitkethly,
Doug, Stoker - 1942
Roberts,
George A. (Bunny), Sig - 1941 - 1942
Simpson,
Randy - 1944
Slater,
Herbert Ronald, SLt, RCNVR - 02 Jun 1944
Sloboda,
Mike
Stevenson,
W., AB ST - 28 Apr 1941 - 20 Apr 1942
Van
Luven
Waites
Walker,
Dale, Tel - 1943 - 1944
Watson,
Willie, Stoker - 1942
Williams
Young,
Earle - 1944 |
Photos
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HMCS MAHONE J159
DND / RCN Photo - Crown copyright |
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"Fighting the Battle of the Atlantic -
HMCS MAHONE 1942"
Fred Dobing sitting on a depth charge on HMCS MAHONE
From the collection of Sid Dobing
Courtesy of Brian Dobing |
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Fred Dobing in Halifax - 1942
From the collection of Sid Dobing
Courtesy of Brian Dobing |
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HMCS MAHONE J169
From the collection of Eric Baird
Courtesy of Roger Clarke |
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Newspaper article "Frank Baceda Talks to
Children About Life on a Minesweeper"
Courtesy of Anne Gafiuk |
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HMCS MAHONE J159 outboard of HMCS Royalmount
K677, St. John's, Newfoundland - date unknown
From the collection of Robert David Masters
Courtesy of Cathy Masters |
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(left to right) - HMCS Royalmount K677, unknown
corvette, HMCS MAHONE J159, unknown tug at St. John's, Newfoundland
- date unknown
From the collection of Robert David Masters
Courtesy of Cathy Masters |
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Sailors relaxing on the upper decks on HMCS MAHONE
J159 - photo looking aft
From the collection of Richard (Dick) Price
Courtesy of Dan Clermont |
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Two unknown sailors on HMCS MAHONE J159
From the collection of Richard (Dick) Price
Courtesy of Dan Clermont |
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Unknown sailors on HMCS MAHONE J159
From the collection of Richard (Dick) Price
Courtesy of Dan Clermont |
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Richard Price (left) and unknown shipmates on
HMCS MAHONE J159
From the collection of Richard (Dick) Price
Courtesy of Dan Clermont |
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Richard (Dick) Price (Back row, left) and
unknown shipmates on HMCS MAHONE J159
From the collection of Richard (Dick) Price
Courtesy of Dan Clermont |
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Richard Price (left) and unknown shipmates on
HMCS MAHONE J159
From the collection of Richard (Dick) Price
Courtesy of Dan Clermont |
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Richard (Dick) Price (back row, right) and
unknown shipmates on HMCS MAHONE J159
From the collection of Richard (Dick) Price
Courtesy of Dan Clermont |
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Unknown sailors on HMCS MAHONE J159
From the collection of Richard (Dick) Price
Courtesy of Dan Clermont |
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Inside the bridge of HMCS MAHONE J159
From the collection of Richard (Dick) Price
Courtesy of Dan Clermont |
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Unknown sailors on HMCS MAHONE J159 and the
jetty
From the collection of Richard (Dick) Price
Courtesy of Dan Clermont |
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Unknown sailors on HMCS MAHONE J159
From the collection of Richard (Dick) Price
Courtesy of Dan Clermont |
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Richard (Dick) Price on HMCS MAHONE J159
From the collection of Richard (Dick) Price
Courtesy of Dan Clermont |
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Two unknown sailors from HMCS MAHONE J159 in
front of a building at the Navy League Training Base / Royal
Canadian Sea Cadets Nelson (Northwest Arm, Halifax)
From the collection of Richard (Dick) Price
Courtesy of Dan Clermont |
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Two unknown sailors from HMCS MAHONE J159,
Northwest Arm, Halifax
Note the Dingle Memorial Tower in the
background
From the collection of Richard (Dick) Price
Courtesy of Dan Clermont |
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Two unknown sailors from HMCS MAHONE J159,
Northwest Arm, Halifax
From the collection of Richard (Dick) Price
Courtesy of Dan Clermont |
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Two unknown sailors from HMCS MAHONE J159,
Northwest Arm, Halifax
From the collection of Richard (Dick) Price
Courtesy of Dan Clermont |
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Two unknown sailors on duty on HMCS MAHONE J159
From the collection of Richard (Dick) Price
Courtesy of Dan Clermont |
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Unknown sailor on duty on HMCS MAHONE J159
From the collection of Richard (Dick) Price
Courtesy of Dan Clermont |
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Richard (Dick) Price (centre) and unknown
shipmates
From the collection of Richard (Dick) Price
Courtesy of Dan Clermont |
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Unknown sailor as duty Quartermaster on HMCS MAHONE
J159
From the collection of Richard (Dick) Price
Courtesy of Dan Clermont |
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Richard (Dick) Price (left) and two shipmates
on HMCS MAHONE J159
From the collection of Richard (Dick) Price
Courtesy of Dan Clermont |
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Unknown sailors on HMCS MAHONE J159
(by the looks of the photo they are in warmer
waters)
From the collection of Richard (Dick) Price
Courtesy of Dan Clermont |
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Unknown sailors sleeping on the upper deck of
HMCS MAHONE J159 - circa 1942
From the collection of Richard (Dick) Price
Courtesy of Dan Clermont |
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Richard (Dick) Price (left) and unknown
shipmate
(also a stoker) on HMCS MAHONE J159
From the collection of Richard (Dick) Price
Courtesy of Dan Clermont |
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Unknown sailors on HMCS MAHONE J159
From the collection of Richard (Dick) Price
Courtesy of Dan Clermont |
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Sailors from HMCS MAHONE J159 lined up on the
jetty
From the collection of Richard (Dick) Price
Courtesy of Dan Clermont |
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Richerd (Dick) Price (Centre) and unknown
shipmates on HMCS MAHONE J159
From the collection of Richard (Dick) Price
Courtesy of Dan Clermont |
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HMCS MAHONE J159 with a wire trailing behind
the ship (possibly towing a paravane) with unknown sweeper manoeuvring
astern of her
From the collection of Richard (Dick) Price
Courtesy of Dan Clermont |
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Unknown aircraft carrier seen from HMCS MAHONE J159
From the collection of Richard (Dick) Price
Courtesy of Dan Clermont |
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Richard (Dick) Price (Centre) and unknown
shipmates
From the collection of Richard (Dick) Price
Courtesy of Dan Clermont |
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Unknown sailor on HMCS MAHONE J159
From the collection of Richard (Dick) Price
Courtesy of Dan Clermont |
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A few sailors from HMCS MAHONE J159 ashore -
place unknown
From the collection of Richard (Dick) Price
Courtesy of Dan Clermont |
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HMCS MAHONE J159 at anchor
From the collection of Richard (Dick) Price
Courtesy of Dan Clermont |
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Unknown sailor on HMCS MAHONE J159
From the collection of Richard (Dick) Price
Courtesy of Dan Clermont |
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Stokers on HMCS MAHONE J159
From the collection of Richard (Dick) Price
Courtesy of Dan Clermont |
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"Gone Fishing"
Unknown sailor from HMCS MAHONE J159
From the collection of Richard (Dick) Price
Courtesy of Dan Clermont |
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Unknown sailors from HMCS MAHONE J159 out to do
a bit of fishing
From the collection of Richard (Dick) Price
Courtesy of Dan Clermont |
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Unknown sailors from HMCS MAHONE J159
From the collection of Richard (Dick) Price
Courtesy of Dan Clermont |
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Unknown sailors from HMCS MAHONE J159
From the collection of Richard (Dick) Price
Courtesy of Dan Clermont |
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Unknown sailor on HMCS MAHONE J159
(Looks like its dhobey day)
From the collection of Richard (Dick) Price
Courtesy of Dan Clermont |
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HMCS MAHONE J159 iced up in the North Atlantic
From the collection of Richard (Dick) Price
Courtesy of Dan Clermont |
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Ship's seen from HMCS MAHONE J159
From the collection of Richard (Dick) Price
Courtesy of Dan Clermont
Webmaster's
note: The third ship from the right appears to have the pendant
number I83 which is HMS Broke - since HMCS Broke was sunk on 10 Nov
1942, this photo predates that and the ship with pendant number H99
would be HMS Hero - renamed HMCS Chaudiere H99 on 15 Nov 1943.
The pendant number for the ship across the harbour (far left of
photo) look like I04 which would be HMCS Annapolis. |
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Unknown sailor on HMCS MAHONE J159
From the collection of Richard (Dick) Price
Courtesy of Dan Clermont |
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Unknown sailors on HMCS MAHONE J159
From the collection of Richard (Dick) Price
Courtesy of Dan Clermont |
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Richard (Dick) Price with the ship's badge for
HMCS MAHONE circa 1944-45
From the collection of Richard (Dick) Price
Courtesy of Dan Clermont |
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Richard (Dick) Price on HMCS MAHONE J159 -
circa 1944-45
From the collection of Richard (Dick) Price
Courtesy of Dan Clermont |
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Richard (Dick) Price (standing, right) and
unknown shipmates on HMCS MAHONE J159
From the collection of Richard (Dick) Price
Courtesy of Dan Clermont |
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Richard (Dick) Price (right) with unknown
shipmate
From the collection of Richard (Dick) Price
Courtesy of Dan Clermont |
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Stanley Baxter on HMCS MAHONE J159, Sydney, NS
From the collection of Stanley Baxter
Courtesy of Darlene Baxter |
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HMCS MAHONE J159 at Sydney, NS circa Jun-Jul
1945
From the collection of Marcel Chasse
Courtesy of Robert Chasse |
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Don Lane and unknown shipmate from HMCS MAHONE (DL02) Don Lane and Gus May, HMCS
MAHONE
(DL03) HMCS MAHONE shipmates, 1943 - Don Lane (front 1st on right), Gus May (rear,
1st on right) (DL04) HMCS MAHONE shipmates ashore, 1944 - (L-R) Randy Simpson, Earle Young, Bill
McLaren,
Don Lane, Harry Holmes (DL05) Don Lane and North, HMCS MAHONE
(6) Van Luven, Moore, Buntoh, Williams, Waites
during boiler cleaning, HMCS MAHONE (DL07) Doc Cooke, Don Lane, and Frenchy
Lavigne, HMCS MAHONE (DL08) Don Lane and unknown shipmate, HMCS
MAHONE
(DL09)
Glen Atkinson, HMCS MAHONE (DL10) Lane, Young and North, HMCS MAHONE
(DL11) Moore, Lane and French, HMCS MAHONE (DL12) Rick Price??, HMCS
MAHONE
From the collection of Don Lane
Courtesy of Harold Wright
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HMCS MAHONE circa 1942/43. RCN Photo (AA02) Gunshield art on HMCS
MAHONE circa 1942/43
(AA03) HMCS MAHONE circa 1942/43 (AA04) "Hard-a-Port!!"
- HMCS MAHONE leans to Starboard as the vessel
goes hard-a-port. circa 1943/43. Note the minesweeping gear on the extreme right
and left of the photo (AA05) Re-loading a depth charge at sea - HMCS
MAHONE circa 1942/43 (AA06) Stokers Willie Watson and Frank Coray in the
Boiler Room of HMCS MAHONE, 1942 (AA07) Stokers Doug Pitkethly, Willie Watson and Frank
Coray in the Boiler Room of HMCS MAHONE, 1942 (AA08) Stokers Doug Pitkethly and Swede Anderson in
the Boiler Room of HMCS MAHONE, 1942
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Mike Sloboda waiting for leave to commence,
HMCS MAHONE, circa 1941-42 (AA10) Mike Sloboda ready for action stations, HMCS
MAHONE, circa 1941-42 (AA11) Depth charge practice, HMCS MAHONE, Circa 1942 - On back of photo "Ring left by depth
charge - a moment later it geysered up forty feet in the air"
(AA12) HMCS MAHONE - Spring 1943 - ready to depart on
shore leave. L-R: Stoker Laplante, Fandry, Boyce, Hank
Moore, Passmore, Henry (Hank) Arnst (AA13) At sea on HMCS MAHONE
- circa 1942-43.
Franklin (first name not know), Mike Sloboda
& Hank Arnst (AA14) Petty Officer: ERA William (Bill) McLaren on
HMCS MAHONE (AA15) Gun practice on HMCS MAHONE, Spring, 1943. 4-inch shell on the loading
tray. Photo taken from the ammunition hatch. The
hatch combing is visible as the bottom of the photo (AA16) Gun practice on HMCS
MAHONE, Spring, 1943. 4-inch shell being rammed home by hand. Photo taken from the ammunition hatch. The
hatch combing is visible as the bottom of the photo
From the collection of Albert Abercrombie
Courtesy of Bill Abercrombie
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(LF01 - LF02) Les Fontaine on HMCS MAHONE
(LF03) HMCS MAHONE iced-up (LF04) Sailors on the sweep-deck of
HMCS MAHONE. Note the ice field in the background that they just
finished transiting. (LF05) Comm rates on HMCS MAHONE
(LF06) Les Fontaine (left, sitting of paravane) and shipmates on
HMCS MAHONE (LF07) SPLICE THE MAINBRACE!! Les Fontaine on V.E.
Day on HMCS MAHONE at sea. (LF08) SPLICE THE MAINBRACE!!
VE day at sea on HMCS MAHONE. Les Fontaine, centre, facing
camera with cigar and drink and no cap.
From the collection of Les Fontaine
Source: Crestwood
School - interview with Les Fontaine
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