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HMCS ST LAMBERT K343
Flower Class Corvette
Built at Quebec City, she was commissioned there on 27 May 1944. She arrived at Halifax on 19 Jun 1944 and in Jul 1944 sailed for Bermuda to work up. On her return in mid-Aug 1944 St. Lambert was assigned to EG C-6, Londonderry, and left St. John's 18 Sep 1944 to join convoy HXF.308 for her passage there. She served on North Atlantic convoys for the rest of her career, leaving St. John's on 27 May 1945, as escort to HX.358, the last HX convoy of the war.
On 03 Jun 1945, HMCS ST LAMBERT was involved in a collision with HMCS LAUZON. LAUZON received minor upper deck damage. ST LAMBERT'S damaged consisted of port side frames 6 to 19 bent with 6 of those frames broken; side and deck plates buckled; forepeak and chain locker leaking at a rate of one foot per hour. (source: message from SO C6 041112B Jun 1945)
In mid-Jun 1945, after temporary repairs were made, she sailed for Londonderry on her final trip homeward and was paid off on 20 Jul 1945 and laid up at Sorel for disposal. Sold in 1946 for conversion to a merchant ship, she became the Panamanian Chrysi Hondroulis, and in 1955 the Greek Loula. Finally, as Stefanos III, she was lost on 14 March 1964 west of Rhodes, Greece.
Commanding Officers
Lt Reginald Campion Hayden, RCNVR - 27 May 1944 - 27 Oct 1944
Lt William Douglas Haig Gardiner, RCNVR - 28 Oct 1944 - 23 Jun 1945
A/LCdr Andrew Paul Duke, RCNVR - 24 Jun 1945 - 20 Jul 1945
They shall not be forgotten
Former Crew Members
(JDI053) Jack Irwin (centre) with two unknown shipmates on HMCS ST LAMBERT K343 (JDI054) Jack Irwin on HMCS ST LAMBERT K343 (JDI055) Sailors on HMCS ST LAMBERT K343. Jack Irwin rear, 3rd from left (with beard) (JDI056) Jack Irwin (left) and unknown shipmate on HMCS ST LAMBERT K343 (JDI057) HMCS ST LAMBERT K343 conducting a stern fueling while in convoy
(JDI58) HMCS TILLSONBURG K496 seen from HMCS ST LAMBERT K343 (JDI059-JDI061) HMCS TILLSONBURG K496 seen from HMCS ST LAMBERT K343 while in convoy. In photo JDI061 Note the merchant ship on the left hand side of photo from TILLSONBURG'S bow.
(JDI062) Jack Irwin (left) with unknown shipmate sitting on the depth charge rails on HMCS ST LAMBERT K343 (JDI063) Unknown frigate seen from HMCS ST LAMBERT. Pendant number not clearly visible. K5?? (JDI064) HMCS ST LAMBERT Christmas Card signed by Jack Irwin From the collection of Jack Irwin, Petty Officer, RCNVR Courtesy of Wendi Irwin-Brown
V.E. Day sourvenir From the collection of Amon Horst, LS.AA, RCNVR Courtesy of Darryl Horst
HMCS ST LAMBERT on V.E.Day From the collection of Albert Dubois, RCNVR Courtesy of Michel Chouinard
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In memory of those who have crossed the bar 
