Frisken Photo Album

 


 

This photo album belonged to a sailor whose last name was Frisken.  No other information is known about him.  Based on the album he served in HMCS MATAPEDIA K112 and possibly HMCS GLACE BAY K414. If anyone can provide the first name of the sailor in question so his collection can be properly credited, please send an email to info@forposterityssake.ca 

 

Below each page of the navy related photos is a list of captions that are on each page.  Additional info is added if known or could be determined.

 

This album was provided courtesy of Mike O'Keefe of Mike's Militaria - RCN / RN memorabilia (on facebook).

 


 

Cover

 

Page 1

* Peter Pan Monument at the entrance to Bannerman Park, St. John's, Nfld. Commissioned by Sir Edgar Bowring in memory of his granddaughter who died in the wreck of the SS Florizel on 24 Feb 1918 on the rocks off Cappahayden, Nfld

 

Page 2

* Puppy Mascots

* Salvo's mother

* Salvo

* Salvo and brother

* Stoker Robert in hammock

* Lt Frewer, CO, holding mascots

* Ship in convoy. Taken from MATAPEDIA

* Red Burns and Thomas Ellingthorpe

* Filming K-225

* Stoker's mess

* Filming K-225 - Depth charges in ....

 

 

Page 3

* HMCS AVALON II, St. John's, Nfld

* Gates to St. John's, Nfld. Mined

* Fishing off Nfld

* Minesweeper pendant J26

* HMCS ST CROIX in Halifax

* Aircraft carrier in Halifax

* St. John's Harbour, Nfld.  Full tank up on hill. Fairmiles Q050 and Q062, and corvette HMCS WETASKIWIN K175 outboard ships

* Gates of Nfld astern

* Inside harbour, Nfld

 

Page 4

* Dolphin out at sea

* Fishing off Newfoundland

* White Ensign off MATAPEDIA

* right side middle photo caption reads Canadian destroyer, but the ship is not a Canadian destroyer

* Free French sub off Iceland - SURCOUF

 

Page 5

* MATAPEDIA after ramming by SS Scorton off Halifax

* HMS DIANTHUS K95

* Galley on MATAPEDIA

* HMCS MIDLAND K220 photographed from a porthole on MATAPEDIA

* HMCS KITCHENER K225

* Winter in the North Atlantic

* Rammed  freighter

 

 

Page 6

* Archie in Bermuda

* Coloured policeman, Hamilton Bermuda

* Hamilton, Bermuda

* Gunshield on Corvette [HMCS SASKATOON K158]

* Gunshield on HMCS MOOSE JAW K164

* Archie under the tree - Bermuda

* Don Sax - Bermuda

 

Page 7

* Gunshield of HMCS HEPATICA see from gun deck of MATAPEDIA - Halifax

* HMCS COLUMBIA - nose smashed

* Merchant ships in harbour, St. John's, Nfld

* Winter's in, North Atlantic, 1944 [MATAPEDIA iced up - 3 photos]

* Fairmile Q060 - Halifax

* HMCS DUNDAS K229 passing by COLUMBIA - in harbour at St. John's, Nfld

 

Page 8

* The top left caption reads "HMS Queen Mary" however, the Queen Mary had 3 funnels.  This is an unknown troopship

* Canadian destroyer [River Class - HMCS OTTAWA H31]

* USS Bunker Hill

* DUNDAS and COLUMBIA - St. John's, Nfld

* HMS PRINCE OF WALES

* Minesweeper [HMCS INGONISH J69]

* At sea

* Life boat drill

* Escorting Blimp

 

 

Page 9

* HMCS MATAPEDIA - Bermuda after refit

 

Page 10

* Top left caption reads "HMS Kent - Halifax" however, the photo is of USS ARKANSAS, a Wyoming Class Battleship

* HMCS MONCTON K139

* Bottom left caption reads "RN Battleship" however, it appears to be a USN Sims Class Destroyer

* HMS KENT [with smaller craft alongside pendant J-1036]

* MATAPEDIA at sea

* HMS SEA WOLF

* Minesweeper [HMCS KENORA J281]

* Tanker at sea

* Unknown troopship.  Caption reads "HMCS EMPRESS ..." 

 

Page 11

* HMS RENOWN

* MATAPEDIA after crash (2 photos)

* Gunshield on corvette [HMCS TRILLIUM K172]

* Tank

* Taking pictures [filming] K-225

* Gunshield on a destroyer [HMCS ST CLAIR]

* Corvette - Halifax

* Gunshield HMCS DAUPHIN K157

 

 

Page 12

* Part of the crew of HMCS MATAPEDIA - Oct 1943

 

Page 13
* HMCS DUNDAS K229 - Jun 1944

 

Page 14

* Iceberg at the gates of St. John's, Nfld 

* USS BUNKER HILL - Cargo of air planes carried

* Part of the crew of HMCS MATAPEDIA

* Out at sea

 

 

Page 15

* HMS SEA WOLF - Mar 1944

 

Page 16

* HMCS MATAPEDIA K112

 

Page 17

* HMCS NADEN III - C.W. Sillence & Co., Box 356, Courtenay, B.C.

 

 

Page 18

* HMCS GLACE BAY K414 - RCN Photo neg # NF-3828-19

 

Page 19

* HMCS GLACE BAY K414

 

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