HMCS MONNOW K441 Photo Album - For Posterity's Sake

HMCS MONNOW K441

Photo Album

The sailor who this album belonged to is unknown. During the Second World War he served in HMCS MONNOW and HMS PASLEY. At the end of the album there are some reunion photos for HMCS MONNOW'S crew but the sailor in question only labeled himself as "me" and the photos with "me" are missing. If anyone can identify whose album this belonged to, please send an email to info@forposterityssake.ca so I can properly credit his collection.

HMCS MONNOW K441 at buoy, Tobermory, Scotland

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HMCS MONNOW (Frigate) in Tobermory on the Isle of Mull, Scotland, Spring, April of 1944 for trials and shakedown cruise. Also scenes of ship underway

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* MONNOW underway. Taken from whaler or lifeboat

* Fine sea spray coming over the bow of MONNOW

* Spray and waves coming over bow in heavy seas. Taken from "A" gun deck

* Waves coming over bow in choppy sea. Taken from bridge of MONNOW

* Wake or wash of the stern as seen from the quarterdeck

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* Sea in the wake of the ship

* Sea rolling over the stern in heavy seas in the North Atlantic

* Merchant ships and escort carrier in convoy as seen from the quarterdeck of MONNOW, North Atlantic

* HMCS LOCK ALVIE K428, one of our frigates of Escort Group 9 (E.G. 9)

* LOCH ALVIE following astern of us in choppy seas

* Castle class corvette on trials in heavy seas, April 1944

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* HMCS TEME K458 and French frigate LA SURPRISE K292 at Tobermory, Scotland

* TEME K458 and LA SURPRISE K292 at Tobermory, Isle of Mull, Scotland 1944

* French frigate LA SURPRISE K292 at Tobermory, Scotland, Apr 1944

HMS HAVELOCK, RN destroyer at Tobermoray, Scotland

* H44 destroyer, either RCN or RN at Tobermory. (webmaster's note: H44 is HMS HIGHLANDER, an H-class destroyer)

* HMCS LOCH ALVIE K428 and other ship at anchor in Tobermory, Isle of Mull, Scotland, Apr 1944

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* Castle Class Corvette on trials with us on the west coast of Scotland Apr 1944 (webmaster's note: the frigate is HMS KNARESBOROUGH CASTLE K389)

* Passing a line between ships, MONNOW and Castle Class Corvette on trials

* Castle Class Corvette, following in line of us, during trials off Scotland, Apr 1944

Bottom 2 photos: Ships in convoy North Atlantic, C-2 Escort

* Liberty cargo ship

* Freighter

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* Ships in convoy 1944. Escorts by C-2 Group - Frigates HMCS MONNOW, ST CATHARINES and 4 Corvettes

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* Ships whaler taking our M.O. to perform operation on crew member on Liberty Ship

* Standing by Liberty Ship for M.O.

* Bottom 4 photo: Escort carriers on convoy duty North Atlantic

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* Top 4 photos: Swordfish from Escort Carrier practicing bombing on target being towed by us

* Bottom 2 photos: Bomber in flight

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* HMCS ST CATHARINES (frigate) in C-2 Convoy Group

* HMCS ST CATHARINES fueling from tanker

* Ships sailing into sinking sun

* Corvette of C-2 Group

* Escort Carrier with Swordfish aircraft

* Rainbow at sea

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* Porpoise jumping

* Porpoise in water

*Iceberg off Newfoundland, May 1944

* Coast of Newfoundland and Iceberg, May 1944

* Crewmembers dropping depth charges

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*Depth charge attack on supposed U-boat between Canada and Newfoundland May 1944

* Full blast of depth charge

* After blast of depth charge

* Water rising during early part of depth charge explosion

* Ships involved in attack at top of page - HMCS MONNOW, HMCS ST CATHARINES (frigates); HMCS FENNEL, HMCS CHILLIWACK (corvettes); all part of C-2 Convoy Group. This took place between Halifax and Newfoundland, just after the time HMCS VALLEYFIELD (frigate) was sunk.

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Right side photos: HMCS MONNOW crew members.

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HMCS MONNOW crew members

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* Destroyer escorts in Halifax Feb 1944 - K563, K565, K567, K576. One of these was HMS PASLEY my first ship for approx 2 months

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* Some of the crew on HMS PASLEY D.E.

Corvette in Halifax Harbour, New Years Day 1943

* HMS WARSPITE in Plymouth outer harbour

* HMS RODNEY leaving Plymouth

* LCI craft in Plymouth

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* Capture French battleship PARIS at Devonport, Plymouth. Used as a barracks

* Cruisers tied up in Dovonport, Plymouth

* Cruiser and Destroyer tied out in the stream at Plymouth

*Sunderland Flying Boat taking off in Plymouth harbour

* County class cruiser and captured French battleship Paris at left in Plymouth, Aug 1944

* County class cruiser in Plymouth Aug 1944. Bridge of battleship HMS ANSON can be seen in drydock at right

* Cruiser and destroyer tied up in the stream, Plymouth, 1944

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* Cruiser tied up in outer harbour, Plymouth

* Troopship and barrage balloons in out harbour, Plymouth

* Troopships either in the Clyde or at Plymouth

* Troopship leaving Devonport, Plymouth

* Troopship in outer harbour, Plymouth

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* Gourock, Scotland, as seen from the Clyde

* Greenock, Scotland, as seen fromthe Clyde

* Seaplane Base at Greenock, Scotland

* Seaplane on the Clyde at Greenock

* Shoreline on the Clyde

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* Ferryboats tied up at Gourock, Scotland

* Troopships in the Clyde

* Aircraft Carrier in the Clyde - Mar 1945

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* Queen Mary on the Clyde, Scotland, Mar 1945

* Merchant ship with Queen Mary in the distance

* Battleship HMS NELSON at right and 2 Aircraft carriers in the Clyde, Scotland, Mar 1944

* Aircraft carrier HMS INDOMITABLE in the Clyde, Scotland, Mar 1945

* Cruiser in the Clyde, Mar 1944

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* Polish sub DEZIK out on ASDIC trials with us

* Seagoing tug towing target to be used for gunnery practice

* Polish sub DEZIK in the Foyle River, Northern Ireland, Summer 1944

* Submarine in the Foyle River

Germqan Sub Rising to the surface after being depth charged by the frigate ST CATHARINES in the Bay of Biscay

* Oiling at sea from tanker while on convoy duty

* Oiling at sea with line to tanker, Jun 1944

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* Oiling at sea while on convoy duty North Atlantic Jun 1944

* [Allied] submarine in the Strait of Gibraltar. Leaving Gib base

* Rock of Gibraltar

* Spanish coastline as seen from the Strait of Gibraltar

* Ships of E.G.9 sailing in line into Gibraltar, Sep 1944

* Rock of Gibraltar cover by clouds at the peak

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* French battleship LORRAINE in outer harbour, Gibraltar, Sep 1944

* American Red Cross ship WISTERIA tied up at Gibraltar, Sep 1944

* Troopship and signal tower in Gibraltar

* Gibraltar Harbour, Sep 1944

* Gibraltar harbour

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* Gibraltar as seen from the bridge of our ship [HMCS MONNOW]

* Corvettes in Gibraltar Harbour

* HMS FORMIDABLE, aircraft carrier, tied up in Gibraltar, Sep 1944

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* Ships of E.G.9, Canadian frigates sailing in to take surrendered German U-boats [and Hitler's yacht] after V.E. day. There were 17 of them and 5 supply ships

* Norwegian Auxiliary Destroyers watching over U-boats off Trondheim, Norway

* German U-boats and tankers off Vegas Islds, Norway. Canadian frigates in the distance, closing in

* Surrendered German U-boats under escort by Canadian Frigate Group E.G.9. back to Scotland