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HMCS
SHAWINIGAN K136
Flower
Class Corvette
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From the collection of
Arthur W.
Turner |
HMCS SHAWINIGAN K136
RCN Photo
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view a larger image
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From the collection of
J.T. Williams
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Battle honours and awards: Gulf of St.
Lawrence 1942, 1944, Atlantic 1942-44
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Laid down: 04
Jun 1940
Launched: 16 May 1941
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Commissioned: 19
Sep 1941
Fate: Sunk on 25
Nov 1944 by U-1228
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Built by George T. Davie &
Sons Ltd., Lauzon, Que. Commissioned on 19 Sep 1941, at Quebec City,
SHAWINIGAN arrived at Halifax on
27 Oct 1941. She joined Sydney Force in November but on 13 Jan 1942,
arrived at St. John's to join Newfoundland Command. She left 25 Jan
1942 to escort convoy SC.66 to Londonderry, the first of three round
trips. In mid-May 1942 she left 'Derry for the last time, and in Jun
1942 was
assigned to Halifax Force as escort to Quebec-Labrador convoys. She
joined WLEF that November, almost immediately commencing a refit at
Liverpool, N.S. This refit was completed in mid-Mar 1943, and in Jun
1943 SHAWINIGAN joined the recently established EG W-3. In Apr
1944, while undergoing another refit at Liverpool, during which she
had her fo'c's'le extended,, she was
transferred to W-2 and, on completion of the refit on 16 Jun
1944,
proceeded to Bermuda to work up. At 0230 hours on 25 Nov 1944, while on
independent A/S patrol out of Sydney, she was torpedoed in the Cabot
Strait by U-1228 (Oberleutnant zur See Friedrich-Wilhelm Marienfeld).
She exploded and sank immediately with all hands. A memorial
monument dedicated to the 91 lost was erected at SHAWINIGAN, Quebec.
RCN Memories:
Remembrance
Photos
and Documents Ship's
company photos The
Search for the HMCS SHAWINIGAN
Casualty
List
Commanding Officers
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A/LCdr Charles Patrick Balfry,
RCNR - 19 Sep 1941 - 04 Jan 1944 
Lt Richard Sugden Williams,
RCNVR - 05 Jan 1944 - 14 Mar 1944 |
Lt William Edward Callan,
RCNVR - 15 Mar 1944 - 04 Jun 1944
Lt William James Jones,
RCNR - 05 Jun 1944 - 25 Nov 1944 |
In memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice
Lest We Forget
Webmaster's
note: Postwar analysis of German records shows that HMCS SHAWINIGAN K136 was sunk at 0230 on 25 Nov 1944 by
U-1228. The service records of all those who died on her show
their date of death as 24 Nov 1944. At the time she would have
been presumed lost based on her last known contact, which in this
case would was on 24 Nov 1944.
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AGAR,
Robert J.
L/Ck (S), RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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ANDERSON,
Stewart
OS, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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ANDERSON,
William J.
L/Coder, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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ARMSTRONG,
Robert
L/Tel, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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BAIRD,
Haddow F.
SLt, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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BARLOW, Howard C.
Tel, RCNVR
killed - 24 Nov 1944 |
BEAUCHAMP, Joseph
AB, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944 |
BENOIT,
Joseph B. A.
Cook, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944 |
BERNST,
Ronald W.
AB LR III, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944 |
BLAYLOCK,
Douglas J.
AB SD, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944 |
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BRETT,
Robert A.
OS, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944 |
BREUX,
Joseph Y. P.
AB, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944 |
BROWN,
Gordon
AB, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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BUTLER,
Arthur H.
OS, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944 |
CALLAN,
William E.
Lt, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944 |
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CAMPBELL,
Alexander
Sto 1c, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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CAMPBELL,
James
ERA 4c, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944 |
CHALMERS,
George A.
L/Sig, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944 |
CHISHOLM,
Eric M.
LS SD, RCN
MPK - 24 Nov 1944 |
CLAYTON,
Alfred E. J.
SA, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944 |
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COLE,
Harry C. B.
OS ST, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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CONNERS,
Cyril W.
CPO TC, RCN
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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DUPUIS, R. Joseph
AB, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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DUVAL,
Alfred H.
Stwd, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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EARP,
Ralph N.
AB SD, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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EPPLER,
Clifford
OS Radar III, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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EVANS,
David M.
PO LTO, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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EVANS,
John J.
AB, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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EVANS,
Lewis B.
OS AA III, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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FIANDER,
Edgar L.
Sto PO, RCNR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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FOUGERE,
Leo H.
Sto PO, RCNR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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FRENCH,
Donald F.
Lt, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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GARRETT,
Dudley M.
AB, RCNVR
killed - 24 Nov 1944
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GRANT,
Robert G.
Sig, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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HIBBARD,
Arnold A.
OS Radar III, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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HODGSON,
John W.
AB, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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HUGHES,
William
AB, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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HUNTER,
Roy S.
Ord. Tel, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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HURD,
Harold J.
L/SBA, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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JAMES,
John L.
Sto 1c, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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JOHNSON,
Maurice W.
Coder, RCNVR
killed
- 24 Nov 1944
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JONES,
William J.
Lt, RCNR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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KEMP,
Arthur E.
Coder, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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KENDALL,
Robin D. H.
Sto, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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KENNAH,
Willette R.
Sig, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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La
BARRE, Joseph
A.
Sto 1c, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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LANGFELD,
Leslie B.
LS, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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LAWRENCE,
John C.
Lt, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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LAWRENCE,
Thomas E.
AB Radar III, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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LLOYD,
Walter J.
AB, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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MACARTHUR, David A.
OS, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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MACEACHERN,
William
AB, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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MACLANDERS,
Vernon
AB, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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MACWILLIAM,
Jack
AB Radar III, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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MCDOUGALL,
Donald
Sig, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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MCNEIL,
Donald B.
Wt (E), RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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MITCHELL,
Patrick A.
LS, RCN
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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MORRISON, Ewen
LS QR III, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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MORROW,
David J.
Lt, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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MOSS,
Cecil R.
OS SD, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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MURRAY,
Glenn S.
Sto 1c, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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O'GORMAN,
Michael B.
ERA 4c, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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OSSACHUK,
John
Sto 1c, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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PAITHOWSKI,
Michael
Sto PO, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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PARSONS,
Howard N.
PO HSD, RCN
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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PHILLIPS,
James G.
OS, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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RAYNER,
Robert F.
AB, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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REA,
Clifford L.
Sto 1c, V39455, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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RIGBY,
John J.
OS, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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RITZER,
Edward R.
Sto 1c, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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ROY,
Frank N.
Stwd, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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SAVOY,
Alfred T.
AB, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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SEALEY,
Walter B.
AB, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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SMITH,
Gerald J.
Sto, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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SMITH,
William R.
AB AAIII, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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SMITHSON,
Stanley L.
Sto 1c, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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SMRKE,
Anthony
OS Radar III, RCNVR
killed - 24 Nov 1944
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SNYDER,
Arthur D.
PO, RCNR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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STEFIUK,
George
LS QRII, RCNR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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SWART,
Dirk C.
Sto PO, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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THOMAS,
Roger C.
Tel, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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TODD,
Hugh L.
AB RDF2, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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TRENHOLM,
Frank R.
OS, RCNVR
killed - 24 Nov 1944
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VINCENT,
Eldon G.
L/Sto, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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WALLINGTON, Spencer
L/Sto, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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WATSON,
Wilfred
EA 4c, V44390, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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WATT,
Conway J.
ERA 4c, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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WHITE,
Clayton L.
AB SD, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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WHITEHEAD,
Arthur J.
AB Radar 3c, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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WHYMARK,
Milton E.
AB ST, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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Window in the chapel at
Cornwallis dedicated to
HMCS SHAWINIGAN
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WOODS,
Harold G.
Tel, RCNVR
MPK - 24 Nov 1944
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Window in the chapel at
Cornwallis dedicated to
HMCS SHAWINIGAN
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In memory of those who have crossed the bar
They shall not be forgotten
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Carson, Rodney
W. G.
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Child,
Kenneth
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Dunfield,
Edward L.
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Fotheringham,
James B.
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Hammond, G. Ernest
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Hillier,
Ernest C.
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King,
Casey
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Ley, James E.
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Lovell, Donald
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MacLeod,
Louis
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Moles, Jack E.
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Nisbet,
John
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Simpson,
Thomas J.
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Turner, Arthur
W.
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Whiteley, Robert
H. R.
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Williams, J.
T.
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Williams,
Richard S.
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Former Crew Members
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Balfry, Charles Patrick, Lt, RCNR, CO - 28 Jul
1941 (Stand by)
Beament, Thomas Harold, A/Cdr, RCNVR - 23 Jul
1943
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Bronstetter, William Edgar, SLt, RCNVR - 25 Jul
1943
Fotheringham, James Brant (Pop), RCNVR - 24 Jun
1943 |
Lawrence,
John Campbell, SLt, RCNVR - 25 Jan 43
Simon, David, ERA
Swann, Bill, LS |
Photos and
Documents
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Ship's
badge for HMCS SHAWINIGAN K136
Courtesy
of James Gilbert |
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HMCS
SHAWINIGAN K136
RCN
Photo # O-6625
Courtesy
of the Comox RCAF Museum |
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HMCS
SHAWINIGAN K136 - Note her gunshield art
From
the collection of Robert Macklem
Courtesy
of Kelly Macklem |
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The
gun shield badge of HMCS SHAWINIGAN
A
British bulldog wearing an HMCS cap is tearing the flag of NAZI
Germany to shreds
From
the collection of Thomas Joseph Simpson
Courtesy
of Ron Simpson |
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HMCS SHAWINIGAN in St. John's,
Newfoundland circa Nov/Dec
1943
Note that her mast was snapped off
From the collection of David
Simon, ERA
Courtesy of Matthew Simon
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"Start Chipping Boys, Winter At Sea"
Don Lovell, Stan Sutton, Corky Harris, Stan Green
HMCS SHAWINIGAN K136 covered in ice
Note that her mast has snapped off
From the collection of Don Lovell
Courtesy of David Barlow |
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What Happens When The North Atlantic's 'Mad'
Newspaper article on HMCS SHAWINIGAN in a North
Atlantic storm
Crew's Nest newspaper - Apr 1944 |
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HMCS SHAWINIGAN K136 covered in ice
From the collection of Don Lovell
Courtesy of David Barlow |
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Coming into port - St. John's, 1944
From the collection of Don Lovell
Courtesy of David Barlow |
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HMCS SHAWINIGAN K136 in 1943
From the collection of Thomas J.
Simpson
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Signalman McDougall - Missing at
Sea
Written on clipping - 26 June 1945
Source: City
of Kawartha Lake Public Library
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Signalman Donald McDougall -
Missing at Sea
Written on clipping - 26 June 1945
Source: City
of Kawartha Lake Public Library
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AB Milton Whymark - Missing at Sea
Written on clipping - 26 June 1945
Source: City of Kawartha Lake
Public Library
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ANDERSON, William John, L/Coder, V/19542,
RCNVR
HMCS SHAWINIGAN
Courtesy of Troy Wells |
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Newspapers on the loss of HMCS SHAWINIGAN K136
From the collection of Rodney Carson
Courtesy of Chris Carson |
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Londoners Missing When Canadian Corvette Lost -
90 Missing After Canuk Ship Lost
Article on the loss of HMCS SHAWINIGAN K136 from
the London Free Press, London, ON
From the collection of Don Lovell
Courtesy of David Barlow |
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Missing at Sea - Leading Stoker Edward Ritzer
Article from the London Free Press, London, ON
From the collection of Don Lovell
Courtesy of David Barlow |
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Londoner Missing On Lost Corvette - Leading
Stoker Stanley L. Smithson
Article from the London Free Press, London, ON
From the collection of Don Lovell
Courtesy of David Barlow |
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Newspaper article on 8 men from western Ontario
who were lost when HMCS SHAWINIGAN was sunk
Courtesy of Gary Silliker |
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Newspaper article about Ontario sailors lost when
HMCS SHAWINIGAN was sunk
The Evening Telegram, Toronto, 07 Dec 1944
Courtesy of BIll Watson |
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4 Calgary, 5 Alberta Men Lost In SHAWINIGAN Sinking
Courtesy of Operation Picture Me |
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Newspaper article on SLt Haddow Baird and AB
Alfred Savoy who were reported missing when HMCS SHAWINIGAN was sunk
From the Fredericton Daily Gleaner
Courtesy of Ian Baird |
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A poem honouring those lost on HMCS SHAWINIGAN
From the collection of David Simon, ERA
Courtesy of Matthew Simon |
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Monument dedicated to all those who died on HMCS
SHAWINIGAN at Shawinigan, Quebec |
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Transcription of
newspaper article on HMCS ANTIGONISH search for survivors of HMCS
SHAWINIGAN
Source: Service file of
Tel Howard Barlow |
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Article on the loss of the SHAWINIGAN
The Edmonton Bulletin Dec 1944 |
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Photos of Edmonton and District men who were lost
when SHAWINIGAN was sunk
The Edmonton Bulletin Dec 1944
Courtesy of Operation Picture Me |
(
JW01) Four
crew members of HMCS SHAWINIGAN K136 - date unknown (JW02) Five
crew members of HMCS SHAWINIGAN K136 - date unknown (JW03) Officers
on the bridge of HMCS SHAWINIGAN K136 - date unknown (JW04) Officers
and hands on the bridge of HMCS SHAWINIGAN K136 - date unknown
(HW05) A
couple sailors relaxing on the depth charge racks on HMCS SHAWINIGAN at the Chelsea piers, New York, NY
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JW05 |
(JW06)
Lifeboat
on HMCS SHAWINIGAN K136
From
the collection of J.T. Williams
Courtesy
of Jim Williams
Note:
J.T. Williams was drafted off HMCS SHAWINIGAN shortly before she
sailed on her final voyage.
(AT04)
The Harp and Halo - HMCS SHAWINIGAN'S original gunshield art (AT05)
Chiefs and Petty Officers on HMCS SHAWINIGAN K136. PO Arthur Turner,
standing, 2nd from right (AT06) HMCS SHAWINIGAN'S gun crew - Don
Keeley first on left (AT07) HMCS SHAWINIGAN casualties
From
the collection of Arthur W. Turner, Sto
PO, RCNVR Courtesy
of Art Turner
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