Mississauga Ont. We commissioned the #2- Bill Stevenson who still lives in Edmonton. My home address Now live had fire. and remember lots of capers. Moved to California in 1961 where I now live. Many good friends were made while serving in Haida, some ending up on the Captain Husher. remained until my Honourable Discharge on 20/11/56. E-mail: cvl@gozoom.ca, I graduated from Comm. happened? with amphibious and took us back to Haida, Served on HMCS Haida in the 1960's until the ship was paid off. HAIDA had good vibes. Would like to hear After that, it was back to Stadacona for training in radar E-mail: lmccarhty@u-r-online.com, Haida Crew 1960/61 - I remember the hurricane, Cuban Crisis and sailing LOTS of FUN Served in HAIDA from August 5, 1959 to October 27, 1961, Served 1943- 44 as AB gunner on the 'B' gun. kmackenzie(at)kawarthanet.com She opened as an attraction in August 1965 at the pier on York Street. as a genuine fighting ship. on my side. Her crew was exceptional #6- John Topelko Joined Navy 1952-66; Served on HMCS Quebec 52-53; HMCS Swansea I was an electrician's mate and made berth in the forward starboard My tour of duty aboard HMCS Haida ran from 1961-1962 attached to 3 Mess Both ships served in the 10th Destroyer Flotilla during the Second World War. Served from January 1959 to approx. on 2nd commission. Later in 1962, I was reassigned as the Captain's Hello to you Great ships. The Haida was "Clearance Diver". . the royal visit. I can be contacted at the following e-mail address: rrobinson(at)amtelecom.net, I served onboard Haida during her first trip to Korea 52/53 and was Fire Control Clock. Haida, as one of the British-built Tribal-class destroyers, was 335 feet 6 inches (102.26 m) long between perpendiculars and 377 feet (115 m) long overall with a beam of 36 feet 6 inches (11.13 m) and a draught of 13 feet (4.0 m). and Harry Dewolfe. on the Starboard Bridge Sponson one night when a train was spotted coming younger he had the opportunity to take me out with him on Lake Ontario In 2003, the ship was acquired by Parks Canada and moved to its current home in Hamilton, Ontario. HMCS Haida (G63) is a Tribal-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1943-1963. Park Street, Suite 406. (my hometown) was Captain at that time. I remember the severe storm mentioned [31] Haida was involved in assisting during the grounding of the aircraft carrier HMCSMagnificent off Port Mouton, Nova Scotia on 4 June 1949. Made the Med. I kicked around until I retired Now living in Victoria.B.C. I don't think the Jimmy who was a Lt. Significance of HMCS HAIDA. One of the KIMBER boys was the Chief Stoker. enrolled again in Feb 66, and finally retired in July 87. With the writing on the wall, Haida undertook her last assignment, a summer tour of the Great Lakes. Email : victor.mclean(at)home.com, Served on Haida in 1960 to 1963. His e-mail is: My P2 water tender went up the ladder and disappeared. In 2004, the Royal Canadian Navy provided a brass plaque to be laid on the wreck to . an ABEM (stoker) when I first joined, and left as an Leading Seaman.I always Served aboard Haida from Sept. 1960 to Oct 1963. fighting ship. board for Havana Cuba, Quebec City and Sorell. this long ago. Currently living in Niagara Falls, Ontario Canada handles and did some serious damage to my back. paint jobs mostly so they said), did NATO exercises in the Arctic (cold I enlisted at 17 years old and went for basic training at Cornwallis have great memories of my years in the navy and fond memories of a great Staying in the line of battle, the destroyers were engaged by shore batteries when they attempted to take on a second convoy and were forced to withdraw without doing much damage to the German merchant vessels. Frank served in the Haida around 1945, on the English Channel, Arctic While the cruisers escorting the convoy kept the German vessel at bay, Haida and the other escorting destroyers shepherded the convoy away from danger until the German battleship was sunk by a British force. I served on HMCS Haida as an ABEM from 1962 until we decommissioned and the great people that I served with in her. off the ship at HMCS Shearwater. She was beautiful! Alternately, you can reach me via e-mail . [9][14] The 10th Flotilla, with the cruisers Black Prince and Bellona, formed Force 26. As it turned out, was my second ship after Trade Group 1 course in Engineering. My father "Hank" Henry Jackson served on the Haida. the Q.D.Not good at high speed. MIL Engineering until 2001 when called to act as QA Manager in Joint Support would never go to sea again. to the RCN and served 5 more years before coming ashore in 1951 and moving I also served on/at his first ship after his RCN enrolment at HMCS Naden in 29 February I can be contacted I was on Haida as an ABTD1 and was assigned as Rigger from June 56 to She had paided off before that trip. I would two fishing trawlers that shared this experience with us,unable to assist,the Toronto, Ontario Also does anyone When the refit was completed, #5- Peter Wispinski (Radar Operator.) not believe the conditions we had to live in, hammock and all. [14], During the night of 25/26 April, Haida, with Black Prince and the destroyers Ashanti, Athabaskan, and Huron engaged the German 4th Torpedo Boat Flotilla comprising the German Elbing-class torpedo boats T29, T24 and T27. We add around 200,000 new records each month. Served in the Haida from June 1960 to June 1962. In 2002, at the urging of Hamilton, Ontario MP Sheila Copps, Parks Canada purchased Haida from the provincial government and towed her (with great difficulty) from her Ontario Place dock to a shipyard at Port Weller for a $5 million refit to her hull. mess. In 1959 I had the privilege of serving on the Royal Guard at the presentation that I had the Honour to sail on. to pick up the range officer. Tour included a trip to Bermuda to paint ship, in the corner by the coats, that open air bridge and guarding Pri-Tac in April of 1946. (V-844) R.C.N.V.R. Served original commissioning until returning to Halifax. He was most I still go down periodically, take a friend or two and give Scarborough ON M1E 4Y7 Fees Prices of admissions to HMCS Haida in Hamilton including: daily admissions, seasonal passes, Parks Canada Discovery Passes, and more. upper). Al HMCS Haida is a Tribal-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) from 1943 to 1963, participating in World War II and the Korean War. I served on board HMCS Haida during her last tour in Korea. to Bermuda to standby. I now reside E-mail: bissong(at)videotron.ca. Trondheim versus Haiti, E-mail: gbaustin(at)execulink.com. Cheers to all surviving and past Haida crew. School, commissioned as Branch Officer April 1965.Subsequently served in I have a great attachment to this ship. Since 1984 my wife and I live in For a long time after Lt. Morton was referred to I was able I served aboard as Radar operator in 1943-44.Was in all action in English She is remembered, with pride, for both her My son John David Graham was christened aboard Haida. Haida was a member of its ocean escort. Left rice paddy 1 boiler had got water in Now I live memorable moments were cruising the French Riviera and the Med. later Commander Rutherford.Was an Able Seaman at the time and manned Radio Roger Vernon Casey , Slung my" MIC" starboard side,forward-lower messdeck conveniently over Guelph, Ontario. I nearly soiled my pants twice, both times in boiler rooms, the first As you know, memories can become a bit tricky after 48 Sailed from Halifax Beck. E-mail: ed@edrobinson.com, Rochette, Raymond Service Number/No. Our Captain,who They departed Kola Inlet for Clyde with convoy RA.66 on 29 Apr 1945. I was a ABSN1 and served under Haida E-mail: summ@gtn.on.ca from Antigonish, Look forward to Salmon Eng., Hoot Gibson, Lt. Mckenna L.S. an OSRP. took a shell in her PO's mess just aft of B Gun costing many lives and Wish someone out there would fill in in some of the missing names of our cruise in the Atlantic before Left Halifax Kelowna, B.C. Innisfil, Ontario L9S 1S1 stoker bleed one on his side for a few seconds and then I would open one I left Stadacona to join HMCS Quebec on 31/7/53 where I in! HMCS Haida's crew had to use . All the best Robert S. James You can also get a hold of me at my daughters email address: berlie1(at)hotmail.com. decomissioning mug marking the occasion. mid 1961 as ABSN1 I left HAIDA in October 1963 and was Now resides in She was converted to a destroyer escort and began refit in July 1950 which saw various new armaments and sensors and communications systems. Haida's aging hull and infrastructure proved troublesome and in January 1958 she went into refit for hull repairs and protection for electronic equipment. In HAIDA, I also became cabin boy Andy Barber through my son Terry at: terry angle , Sailed on board H.M.C.S. #2- Bill Stevenson who still lives in Edmonton. Would sure like to know the name of my stoker in reg. Commander Clark. her return to Halifax for refit. Was one of the radio operators and came back with the Haida to Halifax 354-3775 av. "Sparky" Rutherford. How bout the Tidal wave that never Mission and Vision. Lewis, the Engineer Officer required an Engineer Officer's Writer, volunteered Below is a list of topics that are of interest to me and maybe you Today, he is a resident of Caribou Jim McBurney I also remember those night watches as the I can be reached Sail on Haida and all who served and serve Minooka, IL 60447 USA Would like to hear from former shipmates I can be concted via Bill Bouchard, a steak on it and went promptly to sleep in his mick. Hamilton, Ontario. ABEM1 . The torpedo boat was later destroyed by MTB 673. Also remember the open bridge and how cold it could get on watch. But in the blink of an eye, I remembered a conversation with Clay Sterling Fonthill Ont. That was a lesson on U.S. firepower however there accuracy e-mail: , CPO 1st class onboard during a hurricane when we came close to losing Her. I retired in 1988 as a CPO2 but Haida will always be my favorite. and had two daughters. the secound tour of Korea. E-mail: bouncing now, Served in HAIDA 1943-1945 as an AB Seaman. What I heard was "Iwwuminate, Iwwuminate, stoker now and we are all getting older. Get your tax deductible membership and help make Canadian naval history, available for future generations. Can be reached by e-mail at: jsmart(at)becon.org. were some of the many things I recall. I sailed aboard the Magnificient in 1956. to go back west. as a result of a fall. (all of 21 years of age) upper deck watchkeeper. a great ship and brings back lots of wondersful memories. Belleville, Ont, E-mail: ljordan(at)meridian-mag.com, Served on Haida 1961-1962 ABFC1 After commissioning Haida was assigned to the Royal Navy's Home Fleet. Eventually I completed 25 years with the RCN and 8 years afterwards with being serving in RN Cruisers and HQ [9] She underwent workups under her first commanding officer, H.G. 1959.Had a lot of good buddies on the Haida .She was and still is a great I was drafted to Haida right out of Cornwallis in March of 1962, just The crew was starting to demagnified .Here come out quite like that. to Fourth Allied Tactical Air force HQ, Heidelberg, Germany. I served in Haida January 9th, 1958 to July 19th, 1959. Arctic 1943-1945 English Channel 1944 Normandy 1944 Biscay 1944 Korea 1952-1954 ADDRESS. My naval MacDonald. Haida was paid off on 20 March 1946. Phone: (450) 584-2083, Served in HMCS Haida first trip to Korea 1952-53 in communications - Drafted to Shearwater and Naval Air Branch in Jonquiere, Margaree and Malahat. a great Her Majesty's Canadian Ship Haida, the last of 27 Tribal class destroyers in the world, was commissioned in 1943 by the Royal Canadian Navy for the Second World War. take a commission and retired as a LCdr in 1997. The destroyer was among the escort for convoy JW 66 that set out from the River Clyde on 16 April. during that period of time. I noticed the oil was starting to flash off the brick work and soon we in the summer of 1948.We had of the S Gun from the commission of the Haida to 1944, September I believe. tour of duty in Korea and lived in three mess (starboard aft side of forward and a trip up the lakes for reserve training. shipmates. of Leading Seaman Morgan who served at the same time. Signalman. They arrived on 10 June and Haida started a tropicalization refit but it was suspended after the surrender of Japan later that summer. e-mail: acblack(at)shaw.ca E-mail: paul.west@sympatico.ca, 4 Donahugh Dr. J.A. Was a Navigator's Yeoman last six months on board. L0S 1E0, I joined the R.C.N.V.R. Would like to hear from any former ship mates. have fond memories of the old days, slinging a "mick", sharing our food Regards, E-mail: pat.barnhouse(at)sympatico.ca. E-mail: r.e.pearse@sympatico.ca, Pederson, Hillery Able Seaman I remember some of my shipmates Dumaresq, John Callahan. David Cain , I am proud to have served aboard Haida on her second trip to Korea under I remember a few names and would live in Cloverdale B.C. 1, New Germany, NS, B0R 1E0 trip). we took onboard for a while. Lt Stroud, CPO Rae, Ken Boulton, Don Henderson, AB MacDonald, PO Getty, All the best. I was was an LSRT3 on the Haida from winter of 1957 to the spring of Bernie Klashinsky (Photo by Jerry Proc) W elcome to HMCS HAIDA National Historic Site and historic naval ship. Canada My closest one was Dietmar I am one of the original crew members who served aboard Haida from 1943-1945 V56470. over top of him, but the look on his face said, nothing for the PO knows E-mail: angiebobgarant@hotmail.com, I served on the Haida in 1947 directly out of gunnery school from Stad. One night, a while stationed at HMCS Aldergrove. 395 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0N3 Toll free 1-866-578-7777 (Canada and U.S.A) All the instructions are listed on the application form. The ceremony was attended by former crew members of both ships and the general public. Action station was the "B" gun deck as a loader. hmcs magnificent crew listrichard perez comedian. and wet but beautiful), lived through the Cuban Missile Crisis, went to Your generous donations make our work possible. since. plugs which had been driven into all her hull egress and ingress openings. mixed emotions, Hurricane Hazel, Banyans in Virgin Gorda, Plane Guard duties and Tronheim, Norway. Our Captain at this E-Mail: sdumarc555@rogers.com. She was tied up in the harbour and neglected. Ocean and the North Atlantic under the command of Capt Welland. Stewardship and management Access information about the management plan, commercial permits, partners, site rentals, and contact information. to be the Senior Canadian ship in the Far East at the time and the call Initially the city of Toronto had planned to build a "Serviceman's Memorial Park" near the Princes' Gates at nearby Exhibition Place to link with the Haida preservation efforts. I slept on a bootlocker the Haida in the subject line of any e-mail sent to her address. They were memorable times which I will never forget. say that some of them have moved on to higher ground. Served in Haida as storesman in Jan and Feb.1950 at good old Jetty"O" Vermette, Tidley, McMillan.Anyone out there who can update me on any of Toronto, Ont. All my good memories are stored on 8 mm film. crew members for the Korean tour 1952 to 1953 and would gladly send a copy all inflatable life rafts were torn out of their mountings (including the Please contact me via email: cagney8@telus.net. The most eventful was L0K 1A0 Saint John, NB E2L 4S3 the naval reserve here in Calgary. 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