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HMCS LYNX Z07
Armed Yacht
HMCS LYNX Z07 at Levis, 13 Aug 1940 Source: The Ships of Canada's Naval Forces 1910-1981 by Ken Macpherson & John Burgess
LYNX left Halifax with Husky on 30 May 1940, for conversion and arming at Quebec City. On her return she was commissioned at Halifax on 26 Aug 1940 and allocated to Sydney Force. She returned at year's end to Halifax for the winter, and in Jul 1941, was assigned to Gaspé Force. The ship was plagued by mechanical troubles, however, and spare parts proved unobtainable. She was accordingly transferred to Halifax on 25 Nov 1941. On 18 Jan 1942, LYNX rescued the passengers and crew of SS Empire Kingfisher, which had sunk off Cape Breton. Soon afterward condemned for further sea duty, she was paid off on 23 Apr 1943, and offered for sale, but no buyer was forthcoming until Jul 1943. For some years a banana trader in the Caribbean, she was finally lost near Sydney, Australia, under the name Rican Star.
Wreck of the SS Empire Kingfisher
Commanding Officers
Lt Joseph Louis Alfred Levesque, RCNR - 26 Aug 1940 - 24 May 1942
LCdr Andrew Dyas MacLean, RCNVR - 25 May 1942 - Sep 1942
They shall not be forgotten
Former Crew Members
HMCS LYNX Z07 RCN Photo # O-125 Courtesy of the Comox RCAF Museum Click on the above photo to view a larger image
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In memory of those who have crossed the bar 
