HMCS RAYON D'OR
Minesweeping Auxilary
Requisitioned on 11 Sep 1939, this former fishing trawler became an auxiliary mine sweeper based at Halifax. Her duties also included loop-laying and maintenance. Early in 1943, following a winter refit, RAYON D'OR was assigned to Sydney Force and remained in that service until Feb 1944, when she rejoined the Halifax Local Defence Forc3. Paid off in 1945, she resumed her commercial career until 1954.
Commanding Officers
They shall not be forgotten
Former Crew Members
(1-3) Jack Curtis on Rayon D'Or (4) Little Bras D'Or, Cape Breton, NS
(1-18) Convoy off Sydney, NS (6-7) Convoy passes by fishing boat (8) Minesweeper (11) Corvette to right of convoy (14) Corvette (17) Corvette (18-20) SS Burgeo approaching Sydney, NS - 1943
Webmaster's note: Based on the sea state and the sky, these photos were taken at various times and are not all of the same convoy
(21-27) Torpedoed Dutch freighter - Sydney, NS - 1943
From the collection of Hector Trotter
Courtesy of Collin Trotter
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