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HMCS LAURIER
S09 / Z34
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HMCS LAURIER, Aug 1940
Source: The Ships of Canada's Naval Forces
1910-1981 by Ken Macpherson and John Burgess
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Built: 1936
Commissioned:
09 Jul 1939
Paid off: 25
Mar 1946
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Returned to RCMP: 1946
Transferred
to Department of Fisheries: 1946
Fate:
Sold in 1984. Sat at anchor for several yeas as a derelict vessel.
Broken up at Ladysmith, BC in Oct-Dec 2016.
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LAURIER
and her sister MACDONALD were
built by Morton Engineering and Dry Dock Co. Ltd, Quebec. Launched there on
20 Aug 1936 she was assigned for use to the RCMP. Transferred to the RCN,
she was commissioned on 09 Jul 1939 at Halifax for local A/S
duties, and occasionally served as escort to the Sydney sections of
Halifax convoys (SHX). By 1943 she was a member of the Sydney
Force, based at Mulgrave, N.S., for examination and patrol duty in
the Gut of Canso. In Feb 1944 LAURIER returned to Halifax
Local Defence Force, but rejoined Sydney Force in Sep 1944.
Paid off on 25 Mar 1946, she was returned to the RCMP.
Transferred to the Department of Fisheries, she was re-named Fisheries
Patrol Vessel LAURIER. On 19
Jul 1946, she departed Halifax for Victoria, BC; arriving there on 09 Sep
1946. As with her sister, her wheelhouse was replaced in 1949. Taken out of service in the early 1980s, she was sold in
1984 and re-named LAURIER II. For several years, the LAURIER was seen at
anchor at Deep Bay Harbour, BC as a derelict vessel. In Oct 2016, she
was towed alongside Ladysmith, BC, where she was broken up.
Photos and Documents
Ship's
company photos
Commanding Officers
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Lt Robert Auburn Stewart MacNeil, RCNR - 12 Apr
1940 - 10 Apr 1941
Skpr/Lt Dexter Elisha Freeman, RCNR - 11 Apr
1941 - 30 Jun 1945
Skpr/Lt John Watson Garland Ascah, RCNR - 01 Jul
1945 - 04 Nov 1945
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Skpr/Lt A.
Smith, RCNR - 03 Dec 1945 - 31 Jan 1946
Skpr/Lt
Norman Howard Pentz, RCNR - 01 Feb 1946 - 25 Mar 1946
Ship's Master L. Sheppard
(Fisheries Vessel) |
In memory of those who have crossed the bar 
They shall not be
forgotten
Former Crew Members
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Adams,
Theron Chalmers, SLt, RCNVR - 02 May 1942
Backman,
Aubrey Leon, Skpr, RCNR - 28 Mar 1940
Burnett,
James Evelyn, SLt, RCNVR - 07 Apr 1941
Gilding,
Charles Walter, A/Lt, RCNR - 01 Jun 1940
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Hayden,
Reginald Campion, SLt, RCNVR - 28 Apr 1941 Henderson,
Hugh Larratt, A/SLt, RCNVR - 04 May 1940
Schlemm,
Alexander Gardiner, Lt, RCNVR - 26 Jan 1943
Stevenson,
Richard Henry, SLt, RCNVR - 23 Jun 1942 / 25 Jun 1942 |
Photos and
Documents
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The launching of LAURIER and Macdonald in 1936
Courtesy of Rod McNairnay
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Article on RCMP vessel LAURIER, part of the escort with
HMCS SKEENA for the visit of the King and Queen in 1939.
Courtesy of Roger Pothier
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RCMP vessel LAURIER travelling at 16
knots
Source: RCMP
Historical Photographs
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HMCS LAURIER's side party at work circa 1944-45
Lloyd Gable hidden at read of the boat
From the collection of Lloyd Gable
Courtesy of Ron Gable
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Crew members of HMCS LAURIER circa 1944-45
Lloyd Gable is 3rd from left
From the collection of Lloyd Gable
Courtesy of Ron Gable
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Crew members of HMCS LAURIER ashore in
Mulgrave - circa 1944-45
Lloyd Gable rear row, 2nd from left
From the collection of Lloyd Gable
Courtesy of Ron Gable
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Lloyd Gable practicing semaphore
From the collection of Lloyd Gable
Courtesy of Ron Gable
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Fo'c's'le of HMCS LAURIER circa 1944-45
From the collection of Lloyd Gable
Courtesy of Ron Gable
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HMCS LAURIER going through some pack ice circa 1944-45
From the collection of Lloyd Gable
Courtesy of Ron Gable
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HMCS LAURIER - photo possibly taken from HMCS Norsal
somewhere in BC
From the collection of LCdr Douglas J. Ford
Courtesy of Jay Ford
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FPC LAURIER
Courtesy of Rod McNairnay
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LAURIER, alongside Vancouver Immigration dock circa
1965
Courtesy of Rod McNairnay
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FPC LAURIER, Victoria, BC
Courtesy of Rod McNairnay
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The LAURIER
afloat just offshore from the Vancouver Island University shellfish research
centre in Deep Bay
Source: ShipSpotting.com
Courtesy of
Dirk Septer
© Dirk
Septer 2015
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The
Canadian Coast Guard boarded and inspected the former HMCS LAURIER at
Deep Bay Harbour, BC on 14 Oct 2015 after she was reported to be listing. A
forward hatch had been left open allowing in water from heavy rains.
Courtesy of Brian Kingzett
Photographer/© Brian Kingzett 2015
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The End
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The LAURIER at Ladysmith, BC, 09 Oct 2016, just prior
to being broken up
Photographer: Brian Heesterman
Courtesy of Rod McNairnay
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After having sat as a derelict vessel for
years at Deep Bay Harbour, BC, the LAURIER is seen here,
alongside Ladysmith, BC, being broken up.
Courtesy of Rod McNairnay
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