
HMCS ST THOMAS K488
Castle
Class Corvette
HMCS ST THOMAS K488
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Laid down: 22
Jun 1943
Launched: 28
Dec 1943
Completed:
04 May 1944
Transferred
to RCN: 04 May 1944
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Commissioned: 04 May 1944
Paid off: 22
Nov 1945
Fate: Broken up
in 1974
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Built at Smith's Dock Co.,
South Bank-on-Tees, UK, she was aid down and launched as HMS Sandgate
Castle. On 04 May 1944 she was transferred to the RCN and commissioned at
Middlesbrough as HMCS ST THOMAS K488. In Jun 1944 ST THOMAS carried out workups
at Tobermory, leaving later that month for Londonderry where, in Jul
1944, she became part of EG C-3. She sailed on 03 Aug 1944 to join
ON.247, her first convoy, and was employed as an ocean escort for
the rest of the war. On 27 Dec 1944, while escorting HX.327,
she sank U 877 in the North Atlantic; rescuing 35 of the U-boats
crew - HMCS Sea Cliff rescued 21 of the U-boats crew. She left Londonderry for the
last time on 11 Apr 1945, commencing refit on arrival at Halifax 30
Apr 1945. Following completion of the refit in Jul 1945 she sailed for
the west coast and was paid off at Esquimalt on 22 Nov 1945. In 1946
she was sold to the Union Steamship Co., Vancouver, converted to a
coastal passenger vessel, and renamed Camosun. She was renamed
Chilcotin in 1958 and, later that year, Yukon Star. After several
years idleness, she was broken up at Tacoma in 1974.
U-Boats Sunk: U-877 sunk on 27 Dec 1944 by HMCS
ST THOMAS K488 in position 46-25 N, 36-38 W
Photos
and Documents Ship's
company photos The
Ship's Bell Convoys
escorted
Commanding Officers
LCdr Leslie
Perman
Denny, RCNR - 04 May 1944 - 26 Jan 1945
A/LCdr
Berkeley
Hynes, RCNVR - 27 Jan 1945 - 26 Jun 1945
Lt John
Rawson Kennedy
Stewart, RCNVR - 21 Jun 1945 - 22 Nov 1945
In memory of those who have crossed the bar
They shall not be
forgotten

Bidnock,
John
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Clarke,
Donald W.
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Déry,
Stanislas
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Ferguson,
James H.
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Hale,
Kenneth D. |
Hillis,
John
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Miller,
William J.
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Potter,
Roy
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Preston,
Sagar H.
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Roste,
Lyle E.
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Smart, George
R. |

Todd,
John R. |
Wilkes,
Gerald B.
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Former Crew Members
Attwell,
William George, War (E), RCN - Jan 1944 / Wt (E) 04 May
1944
Duval,
Frederick Wardell, SLt, RCNVR - 07 May 1945
Eby,
Robert Vernon, SLt, RCNVR - 07 Apr 1945
Gregory,
George Frederick, Lt, RCNVR - 17 Mar 1944 / 04 May 1944
Logie,
Donald, Lt, RCNVR - 22 Mar 1944 / 04 May 1944
McMichael,
Arthur Albert, Lt, RCNVR - Jan 1945
Morrison,
John Ross, A/Lt, RCNVR - 22 Mar 1944 / 04 May 1944
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Oldfield,
Stanley H., P/SLt, RCNVR - 01 May 1945
Ritchie,
Donald Heatherington, Lt, RCNVR - 19 Mar 1945
Stewart,
James Frederick, Lt, RCNVR - 29 Jan 1945 Tait,
John Watterson, Lt, RCNVR - 11 Mar 1944 / 04 May 1944 Welch,
Thomas Alen, Lt, RCNVR - 16 Apr 1944 Wilson,
George Charles, A/Lt, RCNVR - 22 Mar 1944 / 04 May 1944
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Photos
and Documents

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Newspaper
article on the sinking of U-877 by HMCS ST THOMAS
Crow's
Nest newspaper - Apr 1945
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Officers,
Chiefs and Petty Officers during Christmas celebrations on HMCS ST THOMAS
K488 - Dec 1944
Source:
The Memory Project - Gerald Wilkes Click
here to view the photo with individuals numbered for identification
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Ratings
having Christmas dinner in their mess on HMCS ST THOMAS K448 - Dec
1944
Source:
The Memory Project / Gerald Wilkes
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HMCS
ST THOMAS K448
RCN
Photo # MN-1997
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(WM43)
HMCS ST THOMAS alongside in (believed to be) St. John's, NFLD
(WM44) Unidentified sailor coming down from the bridge of HMCS ST THOMAS (WM45-WM46) HMCS
ST THOMAS - looking aft, then forward
from the crow's nest (WM47) HMCS ST THOMAS - looking a little
weather beaten
(WM48-WM59)
HMCS ST THOMAS taking a wave over the bow (WM50) Stwd Bernier on
the AA gun on HMCS ST THOMAS (WM51) HMCS ST THOMAS transiting an
ice field
(WM52-WM54) Survivors from U-877
being rescued - and onboard HMCS ST THOMAS - 27 Dec 1944
From the collection of Lt William
J. Miller, RCNVR
Courtesy of Heather Edwards

RP01 |

RP02 |
(RP01)
Ratings having Christmas dinner aboard HMCS ST THOMAS - 1944. Roy Potter 1st on
right (RP02) HMCS ST THOMAS Christmas card that Roy had sent to his
family
From the collection of Roy
Potter, Sig, RCNVR
Convoys
escorted during the Second World War
Convoy Desig. |
Convoy Departs from |
Arrives at |
Join as escort |
Depart Convoy |
ON.247 |
Liverpool
(02 Aug 1944) |
New York City
(15 Aug 1944) |
03 Aug 1944 |
10 Aug 1944 |
HX.304
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New York City
(17 Aug 1944) |
Liverpool
(01 Sep 1944) |
23 Aug 1944
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01 Sep 1944 |
ON.253 |
Liverpool
(13 Sep 1944) |
New York City
(28 Sep 1944) |
14 Sep 1944 |
25 Sep 1944 |
HX.311
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New York City
(28 Sep 1944) |
Liverpool
(14 Oct 1944) |
03 Oct 1944
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12 Oct 1944 |
ON.262 |
Southend
(24 Oct 1944) |
New York City
(10 Nov 1944) |
26 Oct 1944 |
05 Nov 1944 |
HX.319
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New York City
(09 Nov 1944) |
Liverpool
(25 Sep1944) |
14 Nov 1944 |
25 Nov 1944 |
ON.270 |
Southend
(03 Dec 1944) |
New York City
(22 Dec 1944) |
05 Dec 1944 |
15 Dec 1944 |
HX.327
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New York City
(19 Dec 1944) |
Liverpool
(02 Jan 1945) |
24 Dec 1944
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02 Jan 1945 |
ON.278 |
Southend
(12 Jan 1945) |
New York City
(31 Jan 1945) |
13 Jan 1945 |
24 Jan 1945 |
SC.166 |
Halifax
(31 Jan 1945) |
Liverpool
(13 Feb 1945) |
04 Feb 1945 |
12 Feb 1945 |
ONS.43 |
Liverpool
(27 Feb 1945) |
Halifax
(16 Mar 1945) |
27 Feb 1945 |
13 Mar 1945 |
SC.170 |
Halifax
(17 Mar 1945) |
Liverpool
(31 Mar 1945) |
20 Mar 1945 |
30 Mar 1945 |
ON.296 |
Liverpool
(12 Apr 1945) |
New York City
(30 Apr 1945) |
12 Apr 1945 |
27 Apr 1945 |
ON.297 |
Liverpool
(17 Apr1945) |
New York City
(02 May 1945) |
29 Apr 1945 |
30 Apr 1945 |
MKS.100G
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Gibraltar
(10 May 1945)
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Liverpool
(17 May 1945) |
15 May 1945
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17 May 1945 |
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