CD 69

Auxiliary Patrol Drifter

In the Spring of 1918, CD 69 was operating out of Gibraltar. In Aug 1918, she and CDs 61 and 75 were transferred to the Azores and did mine clearing sweeps out of Ponta Delgada until the end of the war. After the war's end, they returned to Gibraltar. Departing Gibraltar on 01 Jan 1919, they arrived in Portsmouth on 19 Jan 1919 where CD 69 was paid off and the crew demobilized. Her final disposition is unknown.

PO1 Ernest Leslie Goodwin: A Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer in World War I

       In memory of those who have crossed the bar    

They shall not be forgotten

Photos and Documents

(CD69-001) Ernest Leslie Goodwin on the dock in Gibralter, Spring 1918. CD 69 in background

(CD69-002) Washday on CD 69, Summer 1918. Leslie Goodwin on left

(CD69-003) Some of the crew of CD 69 on the day they left Gibraltar for England, 01 Jan 1919 (after the mutiny).  Leslie Goodwin, front row, 2nd from right

Source: PO1 Ernest Leslie Goodwin: A Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer in World War I