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A Royal Canadian Navy Historical Project
HMCS SUDBURY K162
Flower Class Corvette
Built at Kingston, Ont., she
was commissioned on 15 Oct 1941, at Montreal. SUDBURY arrived at Halifax on
26 Oct 1941. She joined Sydney Force as
local escort to ocean convoys but in Jan 1942, joined
Newfoundland Command, making one round trip to Londonderry. On her
return she transferred to the newly formed WLEF and in June 1942 to
Halifax Tanker Escort Force. In the following three months she made
two round trips to Trinidad and one to Aruba, escorting tankers both
ways. In Sep 1942 SUDBURY was placed under U.S. control,
escorting New York-Guantanamo convoys. She arrived at Liverpool,
N.S., on 26 Dec 1942, for two months' refit, worked up at Halifax
and then joined WLEF, in Jun 1943, becoming a member of EG W-9. In
Sep 1943 she was lent to EG C-5 for her second transatlantic
trip, afterward resuming service with W-9 until New Year's Day,
1944, when she left for the west coast. She arrived at Esquimalt on
03 Feb 1944, and later that month commenced refit, including
fo'c's'le extension, at Vancouver. On completion on 10 May 1944, she
joined Esquimalt Force for the duration of the war, being paid off
on 28 Aug 1945, at Esquimalt. After the war SUDBURY was sold and
converted for use as a salvage tug, entering service in 1949 under
her original name. She was broken up at Victoria in 1967.
Photos and Documents Ship's company photos The Ship's Bell
Greater SUDBURY and the RCN - HMCS COPPER CLIFF and HMCS SUDBURY
Commanding Officers
They shall not be forgotten
Former Crew Members
Photos and Documents
(HW11) SUDBURY ready for launching on 31 May 1941 at Kingston Shipbuilding Yards (HW12) SUDBURY being launched (HW13) SUDBURY floating after her launch on 31 May 1941 at Kingston Shipbuilding Yards From the collection of Henry J. (Hank) Winsor, RCNVR Courtesy of Roger Litwiller
(RTL-REM015) LS Ross Milligan in HMCS SUDBURY'S mess deck in 1942 (RTL-REM016) Two American sailors visiting HMCS SUDBURY in 1942 (RTL-REM017) Members of HMCS SUDBURY'S ships company stowing lines in the corvette in 1942 (RTL-REM018) Tug bringing a torpedoed tanker (stern first) into Halifax -1942. Note that the tankers bow is missing (RTL-REM019) Unknown Petty Officer on the fo'c's'le of HMCS SUDBURY 1942
(RTL-REM020) Aft view from HMCS SUDBURY alongside in Halifax, 1942 (RTL-REM021)View from HMCS SUDBURY's port bridge wing (left side of photo) looking aft. A total of eight corvettes are nested together in this picture from 1942 (RTL-REM022) Three sailors from HMCS SUDBURY on the corvettes foc's'le in 1942. From the collection of Ross E. Milligan, PO, RCNR Courtesy of Roger Litwiller
(SBY001) HMCS SUDBURY K162 while assigned to the Guantanamo convoys. Photographed from HMCS FREDERICTON K245 // From the collection of Charles Atkins, RCNVR // Courtesy of Lorne Atkins (SBY002) Petty Officers' Mess, HMCS SUDBURY, St. John’s, Newfoundland, 18 June 1943 // Source: PO Jack Hawes / Canada. Dept. of National Defence / Library and Archives Canada / PA-190808 (SBY003) The End - Island Tug's salvage vessel SUDBURY (former HMCS SUDBURY) being cut up at Capital Iron and Metal, Victoria, BC, 09 Aug 1967 // © / Courtesy of Ron Green, Capital Iron and Metal
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