
Q112
Fairmile
Motor
Launch

Fairmile ML Q112
Source: Flickr photo collection of Don Gorham
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Laid down: 21
Apr
1943
Launched: 18
Sep 1943
Delivered to the RCN: 25
Oct 1943
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Removed
from service: 16 Jul 1945
Transferred to the RCMP Marine Division:
Fate: Grounded/Lost:
Sep 1958
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Built by Taylor and Sons, J.J., Toronto, Ont.,
she was delivered to the RCN on 25 Oct 1943. While she flew the
White Ensign, she was not commissioned into the RCN but instead was
listed as a tender to HMCS SAMBRO, the depot ship for escorts
(tenders were not commissioned vessels).
In Feb 1944 and Jan 1945, Q112 was listed as part of the
82nd ML Flotilla. Q112 is believed to have rescued some of the
survivors from the British tanker Athel Viking, a part of Convoy
BX-141 January 1945. After the war Q112 became RCMP vessel FORT
WALSH. International call sign CGMR and pendant
MP33. In Sep 1958, the FORT WALSH was caught in a hurricane of
Nova Scotia. The Captain rank her aground on the sore of Scatterie
Island rather than have her sink. His crew
were able to get ashore and shelter in the light house
till the storm passed. Fort Walsh
remained on the rocks slowly broken down by the sea.
Photos and Documents
Ship's Company Photos
The
Loss of the RCMP Fort Walsh by Bonnie Lowe
Commanding Officers
Lt R.C. Denny,
RCNVR - 25 Oct 1943 - 18 Apr 1944
Lt Guy Rene Brassard,
RCNVR - 19 Apr 1944 - 28 Dec 1944
Lt R.M. Greene,
RCNVR - 29 Dec 1944 - 05 Jan 1945 |
Lt Wallace Rowe Duggan,
RCNVR - 06 Jan 1945 - 22 Feb 1945
Lt John Ernest Mayrick Jones,
RCNVR - 23 Feb 1945 - 20 Mar 1945
Lt Wallace Rowe Duggan,
RCNVR - 21 Mar 1945 - 16 Jul 1945 |
In memory of those who have crossed the bar
They shall not be
forgotten
Former Crew Members
Bailey,
John Harvard, Lt, RCNVR - 05 Feb 1944
Daniels,
"Buzzy"
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Duggan,
W. Rowe, A/Lt, RCNVR - 29 Apr 1944 |
Forbes,
Kenneth John, Lt, RCNVR - 20 Apr 1945 |
Photos and
Documents
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ML Q112
From the collection of François
Messier, AB, RCNVR
Courtesy of Denis Messier |
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ML Q112 in Antigonish Bay
From the collection of Roy T. Cardy /
Photographer: Roy T. Cardy
Courtesy of Dennis Cardy |
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ML Q112 in Antigonish Bay
Buzzy Daniels on the right - other sailor
unknown
From the collection of Roy T. Cardy /
Photographer: Roy T. Cardy
Courtesy of Dennis Cardy |
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Leave pass for Roy T. Cardy while drafted to
Q112 - Dated: 17 Jun 1944
From the collection of Roy T. Cardy
Courtesy of Dennis Cardy |
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RCMP Vessel Fort Walsh MP33 (former ML
Q112)
Source: Flickr photo collection of Don
Gorham
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Q112 Shipmates
From the collection of Roy T. Cardy /
Photographer: Roy T. Cardy
Courtesy of Dennis Cardy
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Q112 Shipmates
From the collection of Roy T. Cardy /
Photographer: Roy T. Cardy
Courtesy of Dennis Cardy
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