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HMCS LLEWELLYN J278 / 141
Llewellyn Class Minesweeper
Built at Chantier Maritime de St. Laurent, Ile d'Orleans, Que., she was commissioned at Quebec City on 24 Aug 1942. She was assigned to Halifax Defence Force and spent her wartime career on precautionary sweeps of the Halifax approaches. After the war she served as guard ship for the reserve fleet at Halifax until paid off on 14 Jun 1946. She was re-commissioned in 1949 for use as a tender at Saint John, and finally paid off on 31 Oct 1951. Sold in 1957 for commercial use, she foundered on 28 Oct 1960 while fishing off Cape Breton.
Commanding Officers
They shall not be forgotten
Former Crew Members
Photos and Documents
(LLWN001) HMCS LLEWELLYN J278 and HMCS LLOYD GEORGE J279 under construction at the Île d’Orléans shipyard, Quebec // Source: virtual.museum.ca
(LLWN002) HMCS LLEWELLYN J278 as see from the deck of HMCS LLOYD GEORGE J279 // Source: Lt Gilbert A. Milne / Canada. Dept. of National Defence / Library and Archives Canada / PA-151549 (LLWN003) The stubby little "LLEWELLYN" heads for her berth in HMC Dockyard, Halifax, after a 2,000-mile reserve training cruise around the coast of Newfoundland // Source: CROWSNEST Magazine Vol. 1, No. 12, October 1949 (LLWN004) HMCS LLEWELLYN J278 and HMCS SUDEROY VI J05 seen from the sweep deck of HMCS LLOYD GEORGE J279 // From the collection of François Messier, AB, RCNVR // Courtesy of Denis Messier (LLWN005) HMCS LLEWELLYN J278 - RCN photo
RF02 (RF02) HMCS LLEWELLYN jacket patch From the collection of Robert Freeman, Sig, RCNVR Courtesy of Rob Freeman
Unknown sailors on HMCS LLEWELLYN J278
Unknown sailors on HMCS LLEWELLYN J278
(DL29) Petty Officer Douglas Lester, rear, centre on HMCS LLEWELLYN J278. Others in the photo unknown
(DL31) Lev Inglis on HMCS LLEWELLYN J278, Sydney Harbour, NS, Aug 1942 (DL32) HMCS LLEWELLYN J278, Halifax in December (DL33) Unknown sailor up the mast on HMCS LLEWELLYN J278 (DL34) The Chief up the mast on HMCS LLEWELLYN J278 (DL35) Les Young climbing up the mast on HMCS LLEWELLYN J278
(DL36) George Parsons on HMCS LLEWELLYN J278 (DL37) Unknown sailor on HMCS LLEWELLYN J278, Sydney Harbour, NS (DL38) Chief Jim Duncan on HMCS LLEWELLYN J278 - Aug 1943 (DL39) Chief Jim Duncan on HMCS LLEWELLYN J278 - Aug 1943 (DL40) Doug "Scrappings" and Leo Roy on HMCS LLEWELLYN
(DL41) Unknown sailor on the jetty with HMCS LLEWELLYN J278 in the background (DL42) Unknown sailors on HMCS LLEWELLYN J278 (DL43) Unknown sailors on HMCS LLEWELLYN J278 (DL44) Ratings of HMCS LLEWELLYN J278 on the jetty holding the Victory Loans Flag. Doug Lester, standing, 6th from left - Aug 1943 (DL45) Crew of HMCS LLEWELLYN J278 holding the Victory Loans flag up on the bridge. Doug Lester 2nd from right - Aug 1943 From the collection of Doug Lester, Lt, RCNVR / RCN Courtesy of Matt D'Entremont
Post Second World War Photos
HMCS LLEWELLYN 141 DND / RCN photo
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