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HMCS VICTORIAVILLE K684 / 320
River Class / Prestonian Class Frigate
HMCS GRANBY 180 (1966)
Diving Tender
Commissioned on 11 Nov 1944, at Quebec City, she arrived at Halifax on 03 Dec 1944 and late that month proceeded to Bermuda to work up. In Feb 1945, she was assigned to EG C-9, leaving Halifax on 27 Feb 1945 to join convoy SC.168 for her passage to Londonderry, where the group was based. VICTORIAVILLE spent the balance of the war on North Atlantic convoy duty. She left Barry, Wales, on 02 May 1945 to pick up convoy ON.300 on her way home to Canada, and on 12 May 1945 escorted the surrendered U 190 into Bay Bulls, Nfld. She began tropicalization refit at Saint John, N.B., on 24 May 1945, but work was stopped on 20 Aug 1945, and on 17 Nov 1945 the ship was paid off at Sydney and laid up at Shelburne. Subsequently sold to Marine Industries Ltd., she was re-acquired by the RCN and re-commissioned on 25 Sep 1959, following conversion to a Prestonian class ocean escort. On 21 Dec 1966, she assumed the name and duties of the retiring diving tender Granby, but was paid off 31 Dec 1973, and sold for scrap the following year.
RCN Memories: My Time On The Vicky
Photos and Documents Ship's company photos The Ship's Bell History of HMCS VICTORIAVILLE
The capture of U-190's Enigma machine by HMCS THORLOCK and HMCS VICTORIAVILLE
Commanding Officers - HMCS VICTORIAVILLE
A/LCdr Lester Alton Hickey, MBE, RCNR - 11 Nov 1944 - 17 Nov 1945 LCdr G.B. Wither, RCN - 25 Sep 1959 - 04 May 1961 LCdr William P. Rikely, RCN - 05 May 19 61 - 10 Mar 1963 LCdr A.J. Norman, RCN - 12 Dec 1964 - 08 Jan 1965
Commanding Officers - HMCS Granby 180
LCdr E.A. Makin, RCN - 21 Dec 1966 - unk
They shall not be forgotten
Former Crew Members
Photos and Documents
(VTV001) HMCS VICTORIAVILLE K684 conducting a stern fueling // From the collection of Joseph Edward Turner // Courtesy of Adam Gaines (VTV002) HMCS VICTORIAVILLE alongside ..... // From the collection of Robert Macklem // Courtesy of Bob Macklem // Webmaster's Note: Robert Macklem served in Chilliwack, St Boniface and Penetang - this photo could have been taken from any of those 3 ships. (VTVC003) Members of the boarding party of U-190 from HMCS VICTORIAVILLE // From the collection of Douglas Glendon McInnes // Courtesy of Lorna Tamura
(PS01) HMCS VICTORIAVILLE k684 passing under the Reversing Falls bridge, Saint John, NB (PS02) German U-boat U-190 flying the black flag of surrender. Photo taken from HMCS VICTORIAVILLE K684
From the collection of E.T. Peter Stanger, Lt, RCNVR
Courtesy of Maurice Eldridge
(RS10-RS14) Sailors on HMCS VICTORIAVILLE K684
(RS10) Marcel Bourgie, 2nd front right (RS14) Marcel Bourgie - top row
From the collection of AB Radar III Robert Stone, RCNVR
Courtesy of Julia Payne
(VTV101) HMCS VICTORIAVILLE 320 - undated // DND- RCN photo (VTV102) HMCS GRANBY 180 (former VICTORIAVILLE 320) at French Cable Wharf, Dartmouth, NS - late 1960s early 1970s // Courtesy of Dan Delong
(RP001-RP002) Roland Plante (HMCS DONNACONA) on his Ship's Team Diver course, summer 1972 on HMCS GRANBY 180 (former VICTORIAVILLE 320) (RP003) Roland Plante (HMCS DONNACONA) with HMCS GRANBY 180 (former VICTORIAVILLE 320) in the background Courtesy of Roland Plante
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In memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice
Lest We Forget
