
HMCS
MIDLAND K220
Flower
Class Corvette
HMCS MIDLAND K220
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Laid down: 24
Feb 1941
Launched: 25
Jun 1941
Commissioned: 17
Nov
1941
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Paid off: 15
Jul 1945
Fate:
Sold in 1946, broken up the same year
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Built at Midland, ON, she was
commissioned at Montreal on 17
Nov 1941. She arrived at Halifax on 30 Nov 1941, and spent
her entire career with WLEF, from Jun, 1943, as member of EG W-2.
She underwent two extensive refits: the first at Liverpool, N.S.,
from 30 Nov 1942 to 14 Apr 1943; the second at Galveston,
Texas from mid-Mar 1944 to 25 May 1944. The latter refit included the
extension of her fo'c's'le. Upon its completion she returned briefly
to Halifax before leaving on 01 Jul 1944 for three weeks' working-up in Bermuda.
She was paid off at Sydney on 15 Jul 1945. Sold in 1946 in the Great
lakes Lumber Co., she was broken up the same year at Fort William
(now Thunder Bay), Ont.
Photos
and Documents Ship's
company photos
Commanding Officers
A/LCdr Allan Brown Taylor,
RCNR - 17 Nov 1941 - 31 Oct 1943
Lt Wilfred Orvin Oakley Barbour,
RCNR - 01 Nov 1943 - 15 Jul 1945
In memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice
Lest We Forget
MACLAREN,
David J.
Lt,
RCNVR
died - 24 Jun 1945
In memory of those who have crossed the bar
They shall not be
forgotten

Bee, Harold
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Dodds,
John O.
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Ellis, Cecil
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Graham,
Cecil C.
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Green,
Douglas R.
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Henderson,
Frederick J.J.
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Hollins,
George
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Hutton,
Jack
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Irving,
William A.
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Lizmore,
Gordon H.
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McCallum
Gordon D.
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McLean,
Harvey
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Miles,
Ernest
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Miller,
George A.
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Naydo,
Michael J.
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O'Hanley,
John A.
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Stevens,
William B.
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Taggart,
James
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Former Crew Members
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
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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 |
Photos and Documents

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HMCS MIDLAND K220
Source: Flickr photo collection of
Ron
Bell
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HMCS MIDLAND K220 circa 1942.
Note she is in the middle of her conversion to
Western Approaches camouflage paint scheme
Courtesy of Bill Gard |

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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.

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

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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

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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

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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

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"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

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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

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St. John's, Newfoundland - 1942
(HB52) Main Street (HB54) Police
(HB55) Overlooking mouth of Harbor

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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
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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
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