HMCS MIDLAND K220 - For Posterity's Sake

For Posterity's Sake

A Royal Canadian Navy Historical Project

HMCS MIDLAND K220

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

Built at Midland, Ont, 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 James

Lt, RCNVR

died - 24 Jun 1945

In memory of those who have crossed the bar They shall not be forgotten
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Dodds, John Oswald 1923-2008
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Graham, Cecil Charles 1921-2002	Henderson, Frederick J.J. ____-1998	Hollins, George 1923-2003	Hutton, Jack Served in Midland 02 Dec 1941 - 07 Jan 1942 as a L./Sig, RCN killed - 20 Sep 1943 while serving in HMCS St Croix I81
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Irving, William Anderson 1920-2013
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MacLaren, David James ____-1945
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O'Hanley, John Angus ____-2002
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Stevens, William Bradfield. ____-2002 Drafted to Midland 04 Mar 1944 as Slt, RCNVR	Taggart, James 1917-2006