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HMCS FRENCH Z23
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HMCS French, 1940
Source: The Ships of Canada's Naval Forces
1910-1981 by Ken Macpherson and John Burgess
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Built: 1938
Commissioned: 18
Sep 1939
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Paid off:
Fate: Damaged in a hurricane on
15 Aug 1953. Abandoned to
underwriters.
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A former RCMP vessel, she
was commissioned at Halifax on 18 Sep 1939, for local patrol
work. By the spring of 1942, French was based at Mulgrave, N.S.,
as an examination vessel, and in Dec 1942 was transferred to Saint
John N.B. Force. In May 1943, she joined Sydney Force and
returned to examination service work in the Gut of Canso, based once
more at Mulgrave. For her actions as an Escort Vessel, she was
awarded the Battle Honour 'GULF OF ST LAWRENCE 1942'. In Jan 1944, she rejoined Halifax Local
Defence Force, but after completing a major refit at Lunenburg in
Jul 1944 she returned again to Mulgrave. Sold to commercial
interests after the war, French was operating out of Halifax as Le
Francais as recently as 1953. On 15 Aug 1953 she
was badly damaged in a hurricane off Cape May, N.J., and abandoned
to the underwriters.
Photos and Documents
Commanding Officers
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Lt John Willard
Bonner, RCNR - 18 Sep 1939 - 20 Feb 1940
A/Skpr
Walter Philpott, RCNR - 21 Feb 1940 - 26 Feb 1941
Lt Douglas
Wharrie
Main, RCNR - 27 Feb 1941 - 22 Jul 1941 |
Skpr/Lt Kenneth William Newman Hall, RCNR - 23 Jul 1941 - 22 Oct 1942
Skpr/Lt W.G. Kent, RCNR - 23 Oct 1942 - 20 Sep 1946 |
In memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice
Lest We Forget
MORRIS,
Blake
Able Seaman,
RCNVR died
- 10 May 1941
In memory of those who have crossed the bar
They shall not be
forgotten
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Anthony,
James A. D.
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Bernays, Max
L.
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Bond, James
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Bonner,
John W.
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Brown,
John Q. H.
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Elford,
Clyde H.
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Freeman,
Robert A.
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Graves,
Carleton, S.
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Graves,
Orville B.
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Hunter,
Ian W.
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Main,
Douglas W.
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Malin,
Richard R. G.
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Rieck, Hans
E.
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Shelley,
Ralph T.
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Stevenson,
James C. R.
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Yanisiew,
William A.
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Former Crew Members
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Ascah,
James Felix A/Ch/Skpr, RCNR - 30 Apr 1940
Brown,
John Quentin, SLt, RCNVR - 02 May 1943
Deveau,
John Raymond, Skpr, RCNR - 03 May 1942
Dyer,
Eric David Albert, SLt, RCNVR - 28 Apr 1941
Hall,
Kenneth William, Skpr, RCNR - 20 Jan 1941
Henderson,
John Ernest, SLt, RCNVR - Jan 1943
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Jarvis,
Edward Gilbert, SLt, RCNVR - 23 Jul 1941
Leonard,
William Girvin, SLt, RCNVR - Jan 1942
MacKnight,
David Llerelly (Tuffy), A/SLt, RCNVR - 22 Apr 1940
McCormack,
Bernard Thomas, A/SLt, RCNVR - 29 Jul 1940
Ransom,
William James, SLt, RCNVR - 17 Jul 1944
Stevenson,
George Forest, SLt, RCNVR - 12 Mar 1945
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Photos and Documents
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FCH001 / RF03 |
FCH002 |
FCN003 |
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(FCH001)
HMCS FRENCH jacket patch // From the collection of Robert
Freeman, Sig, RCNVR // Courtesy of Rob Freeman
(FCH002)
HMCS French // Source: Queen's Co. Museum, Liverpool, NS
// Courtesy of Don Smith
(FCH003)
HMCS FRENCH // DND / RCN Photo
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