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HMCS
OTTAWA H60
C
- Class Destroyer (RN)
River
Class Destroyer (RCN)
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HMCS
Ottawa H60
Courtesy of Don Smith
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Battle honours and awards: Atlantic
1939-42
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Laid down: 12
Sep
1930
Launched: 30
Sep 1931
Commissioned: 02 May 1932
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Transferred to RCN:
05 Jun 1938
Commissioned:
05 Jun 1938
Sunk: 13
Sep 1942
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Built by the Naval dockyard,
Portsmouth, UK, she was commissioned on 02 May 1932 as HMS CRUSADER. She was
purchased by the RCN and commissioned as OTTAWA on 15 Jun 1938 at
Chatham, U.K. She arrived at Esquimalt 07 Nov 1938 and, the war
intervening, left for Halifax almost exactly a year later. Though
assigned to the RN's America and West Indies Station, she remained
based at Halifax as a local escort to eastbound convoys. She left
Halifax for the Clyde 27 Aug 1940, and on arrival was assigned
to EG 10, Greenock, until the formation of Newfoundland Command in
Jun
1941. OTTAWA then shifted her base to St. John's and was employed as
a mid-ocean escort from Jun 1941 onward, joining EG C-4 in May
1942. On 13 Sep 1942, while escorting convoy ON.127, she was torpedoed and sunk by U
91 in the North Atlantic with a loss of 116 officers and men.
From the war diary of Joseph
Ambrose Walter Lees: "The Ottawa got it on the 13th, there were only 69
survivors out of a crew of 175, plus 50 that they had picked out of the
water. She was hit in the mess deck and in the boiler room. She broke in
two. The halves stood on end and went straight down."
Photos
and Documents Ship's
company photos
Battle
for Convoy HX-133 Convoy
O.N. 127 and the loss of HMCS Ottawa
HMCS
Ottawa / HMS Crusader - Naval History Net
Commanding Officers
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Capt Victor Gabriel Brodeur,
RCN - 15 Jun 1938 - 01 Oct 1938
Cdr Cuthbert Robert Holland Taylor - 02 Oct 1938 - 20 Nov
1938
Capt George Clarence Jones,
RCN - 21 Nov 1938 - 01 Apr 1940
Cdr Edmund Rolllo Mainguy,
RCN - 02 Apr 1940 - 20 Jul 1941 |
A/LCdr Angus (Gus) George Boulton,
RCNVR - 21 Jul 1941 - 18 Aug 1941
A/Cdr Hugh Francis Pullen,
RCN - 19 Aug 1941 - 13 Nov 1941
A/Cdr Colin Degge Donald,
RCN - 14 Nov 1942 - 04 Jul 1942
A/LCdr Clark Anderson (Larry) Rutherford,
RCN - 05 Jul 1942 - 13 Sep 1942 |
In memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice
Lest We Forget
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ADLINGTON,
Howard H.
SA, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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ASHLEY,
Robert Pinder
AB, V9615, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942 |
BAGGS,
William Frederick
AB, D/JX 181712, RN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942 |
BAIRD,
John Allison
Sto 1c, V2608, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942 |
BAKER,
Elgy Edward
Sto 1c, A2309, RCNR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942 |
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BEDDIS,
Samuel John
ERA, 21605, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942 |
BELL,
David Ovenston
OS, V27435, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942 |
BOWEN,
Stephen David
Sto 1c, V22566, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942 |
BOWMAN,
Eric Jack
AB, V17584, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942 |
BROWN, Robert David
LS, V5407, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942 |
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BUCHESKI,
William
AB, V19035, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942 |
BURN,
Albert Edward
OS, V14823, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942 |
BURROUGHS,
Walter Payne
AB, V17304, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942 |
CAMPBELL,
Gordon Keith
OS, 4345, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942 |
CAMPBELL,
Woodrow W.
OS, V19589, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942 |
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CHANDLER,
Harry Manfield
AB, V1364, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942 |
CHISHOLM,
Robert D.
AB, 4241, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942 |
CLEMO,
Frederick J.B.
AB, 4216, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942 |
COLLIER,
Chesley
AB, A1275, RCNR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942 |
COLLIN,
Joseph A.J.L.
Sto 1c, V3686, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942 |
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CONNOLLY,
Richard Joseph
L/Sto, V25107, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942 |
COOMER,
Frederick William
AB, V22886, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942 |
COOPPER, Ewart Beaumont
L/SD, V18165, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942 |
COUSINEAU,
Lionel
Sto 1c, V4447, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942 |
CRANE,
Walter James
Sig, V8330, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942 |
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CRAWFORD,
Gordon Ralph
PO, V14333, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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CREANEY,
Thomas
AB, V5490, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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CRESSEY, Harold Franklin
Sig, V22573, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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CUDMORE, Alfred
AB, V1422, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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CULLIFORD,
Doyle Ingram
Sto 1c, V8846, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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DAVIES,
William Thomas
AB, 4242, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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DEEVES,
Arthur James
L/Tel, 2813, RCN
MPK -
13 Sep 1942
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DON,
John Rutherford
Tel, 3710, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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DORAN,
Patrick D.
Sto 1c, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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DOUGLAS,
Albert
AB, V9393, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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DUGUAY,
Henri Robert
Cook, V4361, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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EMERSLUND,
Arnold G.
Tel, 3691, RCN
DOW - 13 Sep 1942
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FISHER,
John Agnew
AB, 4288, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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FROATS,
Donald MacRae
Ck (O), 40572, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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GALLAGHER, Howard
J.
LS, 3596, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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GARLAND,
Melvin
AB, 40815, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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GIBB,
James Arthur
AB, 4244, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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GLASGOW,
Charles Edmund
AB, V5909, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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HARKER,
James Sharp
L/Tel, V30011,
RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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HARRIS,
Carl Norman
OS, V335, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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HEIBERG,
Kenneth G.
PO, 2599, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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HENDRY,
George Ainslie
Surg/Lt, M.I.D., RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
Drafted to HMCS Ottawa on 09 Mar 1942 |
HENRY,
Robert
AB, V7609, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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HICKEY,
John Chelsey
AB, A4613, RCNR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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HOBBIS,
William H.
EA 3c, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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HOCKLEY,
John Wood
Stwd, X41056, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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HOLMES,
Earl Ira
AB, 4066, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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HOUGHTON,
David Harvey
O/Sig, V27568, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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HOWARD,
Frederick Chaffer
Tel, 3774, RCN
MPK -
13 Sep 1942
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HUNT,
William Edward Davis
Sto 1c, V11819, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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KING,
Arthur Halliburton
OS, V452, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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KOSTENKO,
Nicholas
Tel, 4677, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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LABONTE,
Ernest
Sto 1c, V4391, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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LEROY,
Charles Edgar
AB, V19286, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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LESLIE,
Kenneth Lloyd
Sto 1C, A1315, RCNR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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MACDONALD,
Arthur A.
L/SA, V25249, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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MACDONALD,
Herbert C.
Ch Sto, 21237, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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MACKENZIE,
Charles A.
PO, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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MacMILLAN, Alexander
L/SBA, V18315, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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MADOLE,
Carl Hubert
OS, V10743, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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MASSON,
Andre
AB, V4291, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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McKECHNIE,
Morton Hugh
AB, V10554, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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MCLEOD,
Ian Stanley
Lt, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
Drafted
to HMCS Ottawa on 20 Apr 1942 |
MILBURN, John Robert
OA 4c, 40939, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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MILLER,
Earl Glawson
Sto 1c, 21692, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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MOORE,
Albert A.
Sto PO, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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MORRISON,
Francis A.
Sto PO, A2239, RCNR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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MORRISON,
Harry
Sto 1c, V27050, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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MUCHMORE,
John V.
Sto 1c, 21884, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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MURPHY,
Gerald William
OS, V331, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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NEATH,
John Frederick E.
AB, V22970, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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NEIL,
Percy Thomas
AB, V6513, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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PALMER,
Ralph Barry N.
AB, V9785, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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PARADIS, Paul Vincent
AB, V3312, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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PEPPLER,
Stanley
AB, 4299, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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PETTITT,
John Bertum
Sto 1c, V18293, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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PIONTEK,
Jack W.
AB, V7512, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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POOLES,
Donald H.
Tel, V9834, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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PORTER,
Harold Steven
OS, V27475, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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PURCELL,
Herbert A.
ERA 3c, A1056, RCNR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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QUIGLEY,
Lloyd Peter W.
AB, 4253, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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RASMUSSEN,
Clifford J.
OS, V24916, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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RICHES,
Clifford
AB, V7830, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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ROBERTSON,
Earl J.
Coder, V9967, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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ROBINSON,
Walter V.D.
AB, 2783, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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ROBSHAW,
George A.
AB, 4214,
RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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ROOP,
Roy Munroe
AB, A4747, RCNR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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RUTHERFORD,
Clark A.
LCdr, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
8th Commanding Officer
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SECORD, Gerard
F.
AB, V2272, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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SHEPPARD, David
G.
L/Sig, V9817, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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SHILLITO,
John G.
AB, 4291, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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SIMONS,
Clinton Le Roy
O/Sig, 4639, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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SLAUNWHITE,
Harry M.
AB, A4589, RCNR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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SMITH,
Alexander D.
AB, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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SMITH,
Arthur S.
AB, 4224, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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SMITH,
Kenneth G.
Ck (S), V14721, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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SMITH,
Roseville St Clair
Sto 1c, V23564, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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SOUTHALL,
Harry K.
AB, V24012, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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STEPHENS,
Oswald B.
Sto, 21661, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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STREET,
Leslie G.
AB, P/JX158647, RN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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TAYLOR,
Ernest F.
AB, V8299, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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TAYLOR,
Frederick F.M.
AB, V19524, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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TRAINOR,
Alfred Noel
PO Stwd, 40459, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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TREMBLAY,
Joseph A.
AB, 4255, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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TRUDEL,
Camille Gerard
Sto 1c, V3555, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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WHITING,
Basil Evans
AB, 4037, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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WILSON,
Archibald W.
Sto 1c, 21535, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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WILSON,
Donald A.K.
SLt, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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WRIGHT,
Keith Francis
SLt, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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YOUNG,
Thomas William
AB, 3497, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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ZINCK,
Cyril Milford
SA, V25607, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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In memory of those who have crossed the bar
They shall not be forgotten
(s)
- Survived the sinking of HMCS Ottawa
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Adie,
William V.
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Adam, George
F.
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Armstrong,
Irvine C.
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Benson,
Patrick C.
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Bernard, Pierre Y. (s)
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Beveridge,
George
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Billard,
Robert A. (s)
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Bissett,
Audrey A. (s)
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Blakelock,
John C.
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Branch,
Charles
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Brown,
Walter J.
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Budge,
Patrick D.
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Burgess,
Charles T.
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Chaney,
Lawrence
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Charrier,
George J.
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Clarke,
Edward N.
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Clarke, John
J. A.
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Cookman,
Edgar A.
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Corbin,
William H.
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Corrigan,
Francis O.
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Daley,
Arthur T. (s)
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Dawkins,
George H. (s)
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DeWolf,
Henry G.
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Dobing,
Sidney
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Donald, Colin D.
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Dunbar,
Hugh C.
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Frayer,
Donald L.
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Green,
George C.
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Grivel,
George A. (s)
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Grossman,
Henry
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Hewitt,
Arthur R.
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Hiron,
Bernard E.
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Jenson,
Latham B. (s)
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Jones, George C.
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Jones,
Lloyd I. (s)
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Lantier, Joseph
A.J.D. (s)
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Lloyd, William
H.
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Logos,
Steve F. (s)
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MacDonald,
John S.
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MacGillivray,
John
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Mainguy, Edmond
R.
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Marshall,
Albert W.
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Matthews,
James R.
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Matthews,
Thomas H.
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McNeney,
James R.
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McQueen,
William S. (s)
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Miles,
George W.V.
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Mitchell,
William W.
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Mogensen,
Frank
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Moore,
Ernest E.
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Owen,
Mervyn
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Paige,
Leslie A.C.
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Parnell,
George F.
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Power,
Clifford S. (s)
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Pullen,
Hugh, F.
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Pullen,
Thomas C. (s)
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Rollinson,
Frederick M. (s)
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Ross, Duncan B.
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Schryburt,
Edward A.
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Scougal, Gordon J.
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Sealy, Earl
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Seath, Richard
O. (s)
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Skillen,
Clement R. (s)
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Smith,
John B. (s)
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Soles,
Norman S. (s)
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Spicer, Robert
B.
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Stubbs,
John H.
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Taylor,
Cuthbert R.H.
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Tizard,
John (s)
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Underhill,
Alvin R. (s)
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Walker,
Kenneth E.
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Waller,
James (s)
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Webb,
Frederick A. H.
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Whitehouse, Eric
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Wormworth,
Thomas
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Vander Haegen,
G.
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Former Crew Members
(s)
= Survived the sinking of
HMCS Ottawa H60 on 13 Sep 1942
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Abwheeler,
Vernon, ERA 3c, V22137, RCNVR (s)
Acton, Robert G., AB, V18199, RCNVR (s)
Archbald, Herbert L., AB, 3124, RCN (s)
Barriault, Michael, A/L/Steward, A2961, RCNR (s)
Buchanan, Thomas Hugh, SLt, RCNVR drafted to HMCS Ottawa on 11 May
1942 (s)
Carracher, F., Cook, V1521, RCNVR (s)
Causley, John L., Supply Assistant, V19414, RCNVR (s)
Cheney,
COX'N
Collinson,
Fred, AB (s)
Currie, Patrick D., PO, 2800, RCN (s)
Doucette, Wilfred U., AB, A4762, RCNR (s)
Eagle, Frederick W., CERA, 21549, RCN (s)
Foy (Fox?), Edward R., AB, V22894, RCNVR (s)
Fraser, Alexander, OS, V326, RCNVR (s)
Gignac, Robert H., Stoker, V19217, RCNVR (s)
Haddon,
Philip Edwin, Lt, RCN - 02 Apr 1940
Hard, Arthur A., A/PO, 3267, RCN (s)
Heiberg,
TGM
Hill,
Jimmy - 1942
Hobbs,
CERA
Hood, Patrick A., LS, 2486, RCN (s)
Hunger, Herbert, OS, V14625, RCNVR (s)
Johnson, George D., Sto, V8887, RCNVR (s)
Jones,
Ernest Usher, SLt, RCNVR - 02 Apr 1940
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Joseph,
Aurelle F., AB, 4248, RCN (s)
Kirkpatrick, James J., Stwd, V13662, RCNVR (s)
Knowlton,
John Grant, Cdr (E), RCN
Lanman,
Albert Cyril, Lt (E), RN - 23 May 1938 (Stand by)
Layman,
Albert Cyril, Lt (E), RN - 15 Jun1938
Leighton, Thomas A., Sig, V24029, RCNVR (s)
Lendrum,
Yeoman
Locke, Maurice M., ERA 3c, 21650, RCN (s)
MacKinnon, Duncan L., OS, V10550, RCNVR (s)
Madwick,
Edward Thomas, Lt, RCN - 09 Jun 1940
Mason, Roy, A., Cook (S), A834, RCNR (s)
McCauley,
Harry - 1942
McCauley, Henry A., AB, V6239, RCNVR (s)
McDonald,
CSPO
McGillivray, Donald Lachlan, Lt (E), RCNVR (s)
McGiyn, George H., L/Sto, 231592, RCN (s)
McLaurin, Donald, Writer, V6440, RCNVR (s)
McLeod, Malcolm A., L/Sto, 21759, RCN (s)
Middleton,
Robert Earl, RCN
Milburn,
OA
Mills,
James Gordon, SLt, RCNVR - 26 Jul 194
Nolan,
James, Lt, RCNR - 06 May 1941
Paradis, Anthony G., Supply Ass't, 40719, RCN (s)
Parent, Joseph N., Sto 2c, V3723, RCNVR (s)
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Pattern, Kenneth, L/Cook (O), V13806, RCNVR (s)
Reeves,
Douglas H., AB, 4254, RCN (s)
Scott, Peter W., AB, V7623, RCNVR (s)
Sinclair, Roy C., A/Sto PO, 21564, RCN (s)
Smith,
CBM (Buffer)
Smith, Cecil, A/ERA 3c, V30468, RCNVR (s)
Stevenson,
QR2
Stone, Douglas B., AB, 4222, RCN (s)
Taylor, David S., PO, 3393, RCN (s)
Terrabassi, Joseph, OS, V19351, RCNVR (s)
Thomas, Fernard, OS, 4171, RCN (s)
Thomas, Richard H., A/Sto PO, V15131, RCNVR (s)
Turnbull,
Alexander Reginald, Lt, RCN - 15 Jun 1938
Walterson, Budmende J., A/L/Sto, V2201, RCNVR (s)
Waycik, Walter E., AB, V22866, RCNVR (s)
Wedmark, Alvin G., AB, V9592, RCNVR
Weir, Robert R., AB, V17167, RCNVR (s)
Williamson, John N., Stoker, V1680, RCNVR (s)
Wilson, John E., Stoker, V12367, RCNVR (s)
Winterburn,
George Frederick, Lt (E), RCNR - 25 May 1940
Withus, Alfred S., AB, V16464, RCNVR (s)
Works, Harlan, Stoker, V26154, RCNVR (s)
Worth, Elton, AB, V1227, RCNVR (s)
Wortman, George E., A/Sto PO, 21200, RCN (s)
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Photos
and Documents
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Looking down from the
crow's nest on HMCS Ottawa H60 - Nov 1939
From the collection of
Douglas John Ford
Courtesy of Jay Ford |
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HMCS OTTAWA H60
Photo taken from
unknown destroyer
From the collection of François
Messier, AB, RCNVR
Courtesy of Denis
Messier |
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HMCS OTTAWA H60 -
postcard
Courtesy of Hugh Muir |
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Ratings play chess on
HMCS Ottawa H60 - 22 Jun 1940, Botwood, NFLD |
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HMCS Ottawa H60 -
Bedford Basin, Halifax, Dec 1940
Source: H.F. Pullen Nova Scotia Archives
accession no. 1984-573 Box 1 F/18 |
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HMCS Ottawa H60
From the collection of Wilfred Bowen
Courtesy of Abbie Gourgon |
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Sailors in a mess deck on HMCS Ottawa H60
DND / RCN Photo
From the collection of Frank Mogensen
Courtesy of Avril Mogensen
Click
here to view the names on the back of the photo |
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Unknown sailor by AA gun on HMCS Ottawa H60
From the collection of Frank Mogensen
Courtesy of Avril Mogensen |
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Looking aft along HMCS Ottawa H60's port side
From the collection of Frank Mogensen
Courtesy of Avril Mogensen |
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Officers and ratings on the bridge of HMCS Ottawa
H60
From the collection of Frank Mogensen
Courtesy of Avril Mogensen |
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Unknown sailors on HMCS Ottawa H60
From the collection of Frank Mogensen
Courtesy of Avril Mogensen |
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Ships at anchor. It is believed the one of
the 2 destroyers in the foreground is HMCS Ottawa H60.
Note that the wartime censor has blanked out the
ship's pendant numbers and something on the shore.
From the collection of Frank Mogensen
Courtesy of Avril Mogensen |
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Newspaper article from British Columbia newspaper
on a Canadian warship (presumed to be HMCS Ottawa H60) arriving in
England
From the collection of Frank Mogensen
Courtesy of Avril Mogensen |
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Newspaper article on HMCS Ottawa H60 rescuing
survivors of the SS Eurymedon and SS Sularia - both of which were sunk
from Convoy OB12 - Sep 1940
From the collection of Frank Mogensen
Courtesy of Avril Mogensen |
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Breaking ice off the
fo'c's'le - HMCS Ottawa H60
From the collection of
Douglas John Ford
Courtesy of Jay Ford |
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HMCS
Ottawa with a 3-inch AA gun in lieu of her rear torpedo tube mount and
'Y' gun removed
From the
collection of Sid Dobing
Courtesy
of Brian Dobing
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Newspaper articles on the loss of HMCS Ottawa H60
From the collection of Sid Dobing,
C1BN, RCN
Courtesy of Brian Dobing
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Crew members of HMCS
Ottawa H60
Back row (L-R):
unknown, Hare, Jimmy Hill, Earl Holmes *
From row (L-R): Mike
Neil *, Sid Dobing
* Lost when HMCS Ottawa
H60 was sunk
From the collection of
Sid Dobing
Courtesy of Brian
Dobing
Webmaster's note:
according to the casualty lists, the name of the man identified here
as Mike Neil is Percy T. Neil |
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HMCS Ottawa H60 -
Fo'c's'le deck in from of 4.7" gun - 1942
L-R: Clare Tour(??sp),
Jimmy Hill, Sid Dobing, Earl Holmes *
* Lost when HMCS Ottawa
H60 was sunk
From the collection of
Sid Dobing
Courtesy of Brian
Dobing |
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Sketch 1 |
sketch 2 |
sketch 3 |
sketch 4 |
sketch 5 |
(1) Sketch - A Sunny Saturday Morning Long Ago -
Messdeck Ready for Captain's Rounds. HMCS Ottawa 1941 - Artist: L.B.
Jenson ©
(2) Sketch - Sailors in
the messdeck on HMCS Ottawa - Artist: L.B. Jenson ©
(3) The Bridge of HMCS Ottawa 1941 - Cdr H.F.
Pullen, Lt Blakelock, S/Lt Savard, A.B. Skillen? - Artist: L.B. Jenson
©
(4) Sketch - HMCS Ottawa
sailing from Ireland on her last voyage - September 1942. Artist: L.B. Jenson ©
1986
(5) Sketch - HMCS Ottawa
Torpedoed and Sinking - Sep 1942. Artist: L.B. Jenson ©
1986
From the collection of
Sid Dobing, C1BN, RCN
Courtesy of Brian
Dobing
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Sid Dobing with Harry
McCauley on Sid's 20th Birthday on board HMCS Ottawa H60 - 1942
From the collection of
Sid Dobing
Courtesy of Brian
Dobing |
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Crew members on the
quarterdeck of HMCS Ottawa H60
Back row (L-R): Bob
Weir, Earl Neath *, Cliff Riches *, Cy Zinck *
From row (L-R): Sid
Dobing, Harry McCauley
* Lost when HMCS Ottawa
H60 was sunk
From the collection of
Sid Dobing
Courtesy of Brian
Dobing |
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Sid Dobing and the
Captain's Steward, John Hockley * going on leave - May 1942
* Lost when HMCS Ottawa
H60 was sunk
From the collection of
Sid Dobing
Courtesy of Brian
Dobing |
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1942 - It's been a long
time
Survivors of the
sinking of HMCS Ottawa H60 re-unite
Roe Skilling, Al
Undershill and Walter Waycik
From the collection of
Sid Dobing
Courtesy of Brian
Dobing |
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Cyril Zinck and his
service medals. The medal on top is the Silver Cross that was given to
his mother after Cyril died when HMCS Ottawa H60 was sunk
Courtesy of David
Bluestein |
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Newspaper article from
the Ottawa Citizen on some of HMCS Ottawa's casualties and survivors
Source: Canadian
Virtual War Memorial |
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Newspaper article on 3
Manitoba sailors lost on HMCS Ottawa H60
The Winnipeg Evening
Tribune 22 Sep 1942 |
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Stoker Petty Officer Dick Thomas
HMCS Ottawa Survivors
Describes "Lucky Escape"
The Winnipeg Evening
Tribune 20 Oct 1942 |
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Newspaper article HMCS
Ottawa H60 survivors from the city of Toronto
From the collection of
Fred Collinson
Courtesy of Steve
Hlasny
Photos above are better quality scans of the
photos in the newspaper article |
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Newspaper article on survivors from HMCS Ottawa
H60 being landed |
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Newspaper article on the loss of HMCS Ottawa H60
The Toronto Daily Star 28 Sep 1942
From the collection of John Smith
Courtesy of Larry Smith |
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AB Andre Masson on HMCS Ottawa H60. Andrea
died when HMCS Ottawa was sunk on 13 Sep 1942
Source: CVWM website |
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OTTAWA: REQUIEM FOR A HEAVYWEIGHT
Article on the sinking of HMCS Ottawa H60
Chief & Petty Officers' Associations bulletin
Vol 33 No. 8, Mar 1989
From the collection of John Smith
Courtesy of Larry Smith |
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Son recalls father's moment of heroism
Article on Petty Officer John Benjamin Smith's
actions during the sinking of HMCS Ottawa h60
LOOKOUT Newspaper 09 Nov 2009
From the collection of John Smith
Courtesy of Larry Smith |
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An Unaffordable Loss
1st page of an article on the loss of HMCS Ottawa
H 60 for the July/August 2015 issue of the Legion Magazine
From the collection of John Smith
Courtesy of Larry Smith |
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8 Winnipeggers among 113 Lost with Destoyer
Newspaper article on the loss of HMCS Ottawa H60
Courtesy of Operation Picture Me |
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AB Ernest Taylor on HMCS Ottawa H60
Source: Operation Picture Me / CVWM
Note: AB Taylor died when HMCS Ottawa H60 was sunk on 13 Sep 1942 |
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Article on 3 Manitoba sailors lost in the sinking
of HMCS Ottawa H60
AB Arthur Smith, AB W.T. Davies, AB
Ken Southall |
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Stoker Patrick Doran by an AA gun on HMCS Ottawa
H60
From the collection of Sto
1c Patrick Doran
Courtesy of Roxanne Smith |
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Article on the loss of HMCS OTTAWA H60
The Star Weekly, Toronto, 03 Oct 1942
From the collection of J.
Vincent Wesley, CPO, RCNVR
Courtesy of Marilynn Taylor
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(FM893-FM895) three articles
on the loss of HMCS OTTAWA H60 (FM896) Survivors of HMCS OTTAWA H60
From the collection of François
Messier, AB, RCNVR
Courtesy of Denis Messier
HMCS Ottawa H60
A series of photos of HMCS Ottawa at various time
frames - not necessarily in sequential/date order
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Departing St. John's, Nfld |
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Departing Halifax |
Departing Halifax |
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Departing Halifax |
Departing Halifax |
Departing Halifax |
Departing Halifax |
At Anchor - 1942. Western
Approaches Paint Scheme |
At Anchor - 1942. Western
Approaches Paint Scheme |
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At Anchor - 1942. Western
Approaches Paint Scheme |
Location unknown |
At St. John's, Nfld |
At St. John's, Nfld |
Halifax 1942 |
Ship's workboat |
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After searchlight tub |
3-inch gun that replaced
after torpedo tubes |
Lewis gun in after
searchlight tub (upper left) |
Looking aft from forward
funnel |
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Courtesy of Don Smith
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