HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160

Flower Class Corvette

Commissioned at Montreal on 25 Jun 1941, LETHBRIDGE arrived at Halifax on 04 Jul 1941. She served briefly with Sydney Force before joined NEF and leaving Sydney on 11 Oct 1941 with convoy SV.49 for Iceland. She was employed between St. John's and Iceland until Feb 1942, and thereafter on the "Newfie-Derry" run. On 20 Jun 1942, she left Londonderry for the last time, and on her return to Halifax joined Gulf Escort Force to escort Quebec-Sydney convoys. After refitting at Liverpool, N.S., from 10 Sep to 22 Oct 1942 and working up at Pictou, she arrived at New York on 18 Nov 1942 to be placed under U.S. control as escort to New York-Guantanamo convoys. In Mar 1943, she returned to Halifax to join WLEF for the remainder of the war, from Jun 1943, as a member of EG W-3 and from Apr 1944, as a member of W-5. She acquired her extended fo'c's'le during a refit at Sydney from Jan to Mar 1944, which was followed by three weeks' working-up at Bermuda in Apr 1944. She was paid off on 23 Jul 1945, at Sorel and sold to Marine Industries Ltd., who resold her in 1952 for conversion to a whale-catcher. The conversion was completed in 1955, she entered service under the Dutch flag as Nicolaas Vinke. She was broken up at Santander, Spain, in 1966.

Photos and Documents          Ship's Company Photos

Battle for Convoy BX-141

Commanding Officers

     In memory of those who have crossed the bar    

They shall not be forgotten

Former Crew Members

Photos and Documents

(LTH001) Unidentified sailors from HMCS LETHBRIDGE 1944  //  Source: Obituary for Irvin Eisenhauer

(LTH002) Norwegian whale-catcher # 22 - former HMCS LETHBRIDGE  //  Source: Flower Class corvette forums

(JR004) "Later when Halifax was mined"  //  John Roberts on the left with unknown sailor on the right

(JR005) "Pings" on HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160

(JR006) "Pilot" on HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160

(JR007) "Ping Shack" on HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160

(JR008) "Sig" on HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160

(JR009) "Flags" on HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160

(JR010) "Guns in Refit"  - HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160

(JR011) HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160 Christmas Card

(JR012) "Off watch, Port list"  - HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160

(JR013) "My first sea-going XO - Nick" on HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160

(JR014) "A real crusher from the last war" - HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160

(JR015) "New York Bound" - HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160

(JR016) "What a great gunnery officer" - HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160

(JR017) "Sullage Guts - The Navigator" on HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160

(JR018) "The kid on watch" on HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160

(JR019) "Good-bye New York" on HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160

(JR020) "Phil Powell, Navigator" on HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160

(JR021) Jim Bessey, A.S.C.O. on HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160

(JR022) "Pings" on the bridge of HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160

(JR023) "Flags" on HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160

HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160 - Port Visit Bermuda

(JR024) "Oh the troubles I've seen."

(JR025) "The entrance - They walked in but generally rolled out."

(JR026)  "Nice and clean but rather hard when spilled from a bicycle."

(JR027) "Seaward from Grassy Bay"

HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160 - Port Visit Bermuda

(JR028) "Loomed in the No. 1's report"

(JR029)  "The Admiral's shack - Bermuda"

(JR030-JR033) Two MACs with HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160 screening take offs and landings

(JR034) "Not so fast Bub"  - Unknown sub - seen from HMCS LETHBRIDGE - likely an allied sub

(JR035) Fo'c's'le of HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160 as seen from the bridge

(JR036) Fo'c's'le of HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160 as seen from the port bridge wing

(JR037) Fo'c's'le of HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160 as seen from the crowsnest

(JR038) "Looking aft from the bridge island" of HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160

(JR039) "One of the Best W.K.s afloat" on HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160

(JR040) "The good companions?" on HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160

(JR041) "The Jimmy gets a stowaway" - The boats crew of HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160 at work

(JR042) "Powell looks anxious - wonder why?" - Bringing in the seaboat of HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160

(JR043) "Lookouts...?" on HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160

(JR044) "Tidley" - The gun mount of HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160

(JR045) "Painting the Ping shack" on HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160

(JR046) "Prospective (G)?" on HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160

(JR047) Painting ship - two sailors over the side on HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160

(JR048) Starboard side looking aft of HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160

(JR049) AB Hiscock, Radar III on HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160

(JR050) "The Buffer" on HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160

(JR051) "The Jimmy looks it over" on HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160

(JR052) Unknown officer talking with 2 unknown ratings on HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160

(JR053) Port side looking aft on HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160

(JR054) "A real seaman" on HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160

(JR055) "Sigs at work" on HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160 in Bermuda

(JR056) "The onlookers" on HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160 in Bermuda

(JR057) "L.T.O. lights a signal flare" on HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160

(JR058) "A Pusser Buffer"  //  HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160

During the morning count, HMCS LETHBRIDGE goes along the convoy lines and verifies each ship is still in position

During the morning count, HMCS LETHBRIDGE goes along the convoy lines and verifies each ship is still in position

(JR065) LETHBRIDGE move across the stern of the convoy

(JR067) LETHBRIDGE in position Charlie X-Ray

During the morning count, HMCS LETHBRIDGE goes along the convoy lines and verifies each ship is still in position

During the morning count, HMCS LETHBRIDGE goes along the convoy lines and verifies each ship is still in position

(JR077) 4-inch gun on HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160

(JR078-JR079) AA guns on HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160

(JR080) "A Herring Choker" on HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160

(JR081) "From the Fo'c's'le" of HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160

(JR082) "Hang on" - A Lieutenant going up the stick on HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160

(JR083) "Up the stick" - Unknown officer and rating in the crowsnest on HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160

(JR084) "Why did I go to sea?" - Unknown sailor resting on the boat deck of HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160

(JR085) "Stand Easy" - Unknown officer and rating on HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160

(JR086) Neil Phillips on the bridge MCS LETHBRIDGE K160

(JR087-JR088) "Jim on Watch" on the bridge of HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160

(JR089) Robert McKay (Bob) Murray on the bridge of HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160 at Bermuda

(JR090) "Is the Commodore near us? Unknown officer on HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160

HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160 in Refit

HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160 in Refit

HMCS LETHBRIDGE K160 in Refit

(JR103) Sailing instructions for HMCS LETHBRIDGE from NOIC Sydney

(JR104) Message dated 18 Aug 1944 appointing A/Lt J.W. Bessey as XO and Lt J. Roberts as CO

(JR105) Message for the Commander Surface Escort Group - Eastern Sea Frontier - 03 Nov 1943 - listing available escorts

From the album of Joseph Roberts, Cdr, RCNR