HMCS MIDLAND K220

Laid down: 24 Feb 1941

Launched: 25 Jun 1941

Commissioned: 17 Nov 1941

Paid off: 15 Jul 1945

Fate: Sold in 1946, broken up the same year

Bee, Harold W.

Dodds, John O.

Ellis, Cecil G.

Graham, Cecil C.

Green, Douglas R.

Henderson, Frederick J.J.

Hollins, George

Hutton, Jack

Irving, William A.

Lizmore, Gordon H.

McCallum Gordon D.

McLean, Harvey

Miles, Ernest

Miller, George A.

Naydo, Michael J.

O'Hanley, John A.

Stevens, William B.

Taggart, James

Carrier, Lucien

Coggins, Ellsworth Trask, Lt, RCNVR - Jan 1945

Dunn, William Henry Stephen, Slt, RCNVR - Jan 1945

Dunnet, Gordon, Lt, RCNVR - 22 Apr 1944

Farrer, Don Arthur

Kellam (Killam?), Robert Edgar, A/War (E), RCNVR - Jan 1945

Langlois, Philippe Albert, Lt, RCNVR - 27 Jun 1942

Longley, Robert Percival, Slt, RCNVR - 15 Apr 1944

MacDonald, John Gregory, Slt, RCNVR - 22 Feb 1942

Mullard, Rodney Hill, Slt, RCNVR - 09 Jun 1943

Talbot, Alexander William, Slt, RCNVR - 15 Apr 1944

Thompson, George Montgomery, Slt, RCNVR - 05 Jul 1943

Welwood, Richard Royce, A/Lt, RCNVR - 21 Feb 1944

HMCS MIDLAND K220

Source: Flickr photo collection of Ron Bell

HMCS MIDLAND K220 circa 1942.

Note she is in the middle of her conversion to Western Approaches camouflage paint scheme

Courtesy of Bill Gard

(HB01-HB03) On the sub's trailer - (HB01) - Unidentified ship  (HB02) HMCS MIDLAND launches a depth charge  (HB03) Depth charge exploding astern of HMCS MIDLAND  (HB04-HB05) HMS LAUDERDALE L95  (HB06) HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN K244 (1st of name)  (HB07) Corvettes in Halifax.  Minesweeper HMCS MELVILLE J263 nested inboard of the corvettes.

(HB08-HB09) HMCS LUNENBURG K151  (HB10) HMCS LUNENBURG K151 - "Away Sea Boats Crew"  (HB11-HB14) Convoy to St. John's

(HB15-HB18) The Storm of March 1942  (HB18) "A green one" breaking  over HMCS MIDLAND's focs'le  (HB19) Brickon on A.A. platform of HMCS MIDLAND  (HB20) Focs'le of MIDLAND, Sweeper alongside  (HB21) Looking aft, port side on HMCS MIDLAND

(HB22) Back aft on HMCS MIDLAND (HB23) Port Side OF HMCS MIDLAND  (HB24) Ammunition for the Shoot just aft the gun platform on HMCS MIDLAND  (HB25) Starboard side of HMCS MIDLAND looking forward  (HB26) Unidentified sailor on port side of HMCS MIDLAND  (HB27) Point Fives on HMCS MIDLAND  (BH28) Focs'le of HMCS MIDLAND - convoy ship in distant just off to starboard

(HB29) Convoy to Halifax  (HB30) Convoy to Halifax - HMCS COLUMBIA in distant to right of merchant ship  (HB31) Gunn and Brickon on HMCS MIDLAND  (HB32) Johnny Cann on HMCS MIDLAND  (HB33) Bill Foster on HMCS MIDLAND  (HB34) Mr. Deyer on HMCS MIDLAND  (HB35) Six unidentified sailors on the focs'le of HMCS MIDLAND

(HB36) "Cold?" Unidentified officer and ratings on HMCS MIDLAND  (HB37) Yunker Yarnton in St. John's, Nfld  (HB38) HMCS MIDLAND entering St. John's Harbor  (HB38) Mouth of St. John's Harbour. Cabot Tower visible on Signal Hill  (HB39) In St. John's - Saxon, Sabe and some of the guys  (HB40) In St. John's - McGuire, Saxon, Sabe  (HB430) Yarnton, Bee, Ring, Redhead on HMCS MIDLAND in Newfoundland

(HB43) MacLean (left) and Bee on HMCS MIDLAND in Newfoundland  (HB44) Mac - painting the side of HMCS MIDLAND  (HB45) Jarvis on a bosn's chair painting the side of HMCS MIDLAND  (HB46) Alongside a "Squeezer" - McColl, Brickon, Higgison  (HB47) Over the side paining the ship's side - K220  (HB48) Robert (Bob) Bowman, CBC Commentator on HMCS MIDLAND in Newfoundland  (HB49)  "Newfy" (Quartermaster) - young Newfoundland lad dress up as QM on HMCS MIDLAND

St. John's, Newfoundland - 1942

(HB52) Main Street  (HB54) Police  (HB55) Overlooking mouth of Harbor

(HB56-HB59) Concert while duty ship - (HB56) Fred Stone plays  (HB 57) Coxswain (standing left), Mr. Taylor (CO) and the "Jimmie" looking at his watch  (HB60-HB63) Baseball game HMCS MIDLAND vs HMCS CALGARY in St. John's - (HB60) Dorey (cook)  (HB61) MIDLAND's team  (HB62) the Jimmie  (HB63) Cann Pitching

(HB64) Vince in Newfoundland - 1942.  Note Vinc is wearing a RCNVR Regina cap tally  (HB65) Irish in Halifax - 1942  (HB66) Vinc on the quarterdeck of HMCS DUNVEGAN  (HB67) Vince and Bee on the Quarterdeck of HMCS DUNVEGAN  (HB68) "Feeling Damn Good" - Gunn in Newfoundland  (HB69) HMCS MIDLAND in Saint John, NB - at high tide  (HB70) HMCS MIDLAND in Saint John, NB - at low tide

(HB71) HMCS MIDLAND in Saint John, NB - at low tide  (HB72) Automatic gangway to HMCS MIDLAND to keep the brow level with the ship during the tide changes.  (HB73-HB76) HMS VANOC provisioning HMCS MIDLAND by ships boat at sea.  Note the ships of the convoy in the background of HB75 and HB76

(HB77-HB81) Bill Readhead, HSD, inspecting results of ramming HMCS WASAGA  (HB82) Red, Narley(?sp), Suffern in Saint John, NB  (HB83) Scott's old ship. Used for South Pole expedition

(HB84) Saint John tram  (HB85-HB86) Funeral for Saint John Fire Chief  (HB87) Parade of Firemen, Saint John  (HB88) USN Blimp two days out of Boston  (HB89) New type of freighter  (HB90) Found lifeboat - removing contents

(HB91) Ship's cat on HMCS MIDLAND - about to climb a ladder  (HB92-HB93) Irish  (HB94) Suffern in the wheelhouse on HMCS MIDLAND (HB95) Willie Williamson on HMCS MIDLAND  (HB96) Bill "Red" Readhead  (HB97) Yunker Yarnton and Red in messdeck on HMCS MIDLAND

(HB98) Red (top), Bee (Middle), Yunker (bottom)  (HB99) Red (top), Meyers (middle), Yunker (bottom)  (HB100) Gay, Chartrand, Meyers, Red

From the collection of Harold W. Bee, PO, Training Instructor, RCNVR

Courtesy of Steven Kaye