HMCS KENOGAMI K125

Flower Class Corvette

Built at Port Arthur, Ont., she was commissioned at Montreal on 29 Jun 1941. KENOGAMI arrived at Halifax on 04 Jul 1941. She served briefly with Halifax Force before arriving at St. John's on 24 Aug 1941 to join as convoy escort all the way to the U.K., as it lost 18 ships in what proved to be one of the worst convoy battles of the war. In Feb, 1942, after five months' ocean escort duty between St. John's and Iceland, she made her first tip to Londonderry, joining WLEF on her return. She received an extensive refit at Halifax through Jun and Jul 1942, and in Oct 1942 resumed her ocean escort duties with EG C-1. The following month she took part in another fierce convoy battle, that of ONS.154, which lost 14 ships. In Mar 1943, she made one round trip to Gibraltar, escorting follow-up convoys to the invasion of North Africa. On 11 May 1943 she left 'Derry for the last time, attached to EG B-4 (RN) with convoy ON.183. After a two-month refit at Liverpool, N.S., and workups at Pictou, she joined WLEF's EG W-8. On 28 / 29 Jan 1944, HMCS KENOGAMI and HMCS WALLACEBURG rescued the crew of the merchant vessel Empire Manor that had been rammed in convoy by the merchant ship Edward Kavangh. In Apr 1944, she transferred to W-4, but in Dec 1944 rejoined W-8 for the balance of the war. During this period she underwent a major refit at Liverpool, N.S., between Jun and Oct 1944, including fo'c's'le extension, followed by three weeks' workups in Bermuda. She was paid off on 09 Jul 1945 at Sydney and broken up at Hamilton in 1950.

Photos and Documents          Ship's company photos

Battle for Convoy ONS-154          Battle for Convoy ONS 154          Canada's Oldest Naval Vets Honoured

Commanding Officers

LCdr Reginald (Cowboy) Jackson, RCNVR - 26 Jun 1941 - 21 Nov 1942

Lt James Leslie Percy, RCNVR - 22 Nov 1942 - 23 Feb 1944

Lt Ralph George McKenzie, RCNVR - 24 Feb 1944 - 09 Jul 1945

     In memory of those who have crossed the bar    

They shall not be forgotten

Former Crew Members

Photos and Documents

(KEN001) HMCS KENOGAMI K125  //  RCN Photo # NF-380  //  Courtesy of the Comox RCAF Museum

(KEN002) HMCS KENOGAMI K125  //  Courtesy of Erling Baldorf

(KEN003) HMCS KENOGAMI K125  //  Source: Flickr photo collection of Ron Bell

(KEN004) Christmas on HMCS KENOGAMI K125 - Dec 1943  //  From the collection of James D. Haigh  //  Courtesy of Maureen Ellison

(KEN005) Gordon Gage and shipmate on HMCS KENOGAMI circa Jul 1943 - Jul 1944  //  Courtesy of Robert Lefebvre

(KEN006) Brothers Barney and Joe MacDonald on HMCS KENOGAMI  //  Courtesy of Randy MacDonald

(KEN007) Crew of 65 from Merchant Ship Rescued by HMCS KENOGAMI  //  From the collection of François Messier, AB, RCNVR  //  Courtesy of Denis Messier

(KEN008) Crew of 65 from Merchant Ship Rescued by HMCS KENOGAMI  //  The Halifax Chronicle-Herald, Tuesday, 02 Mar 1944  //  Researched by George Newbury

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(AH03) SD Albert (Bert) Haslam on the forward gun of HMCS KENOGAMI K125. Note the gun shield art of the U-boat behind the 8-ball

(AH04) SD Albert (Bert) Haslam (standing) with unknown shipmate on HMCS KENOGAMI K125

From the collection of Albert (Bert) Haslam, SD, RCNVR

Courtesy of Craig Haslam