HMCS CHEDABUCTO J168

Bangor Class Minesweeper

Courtesy of the CFB Esquimalt Naval and Military Museum - Negative # E-1484

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Battle honours and awards: Atlantic 1942-43, Gulf of St. Lawrence 1942

Laid down: 24 Jan 1941

Launched: 14 Apr 1941

Commissioned: 27 Sep 1941

Fate: Sunk on 21 Oct 1943

Built at Vancouver and commissioned there on 27 Sep 1941, CHEDABUCTO left Esquimalt for the Atlantic on 11 Nov 1941, arriving at Halifax with a cargo of explosives. Assigned briefly to WLEF, on 10 Apr 1942, HMCS CHEDABUCTO J168 sank SS Trongate, afire, loaded with explosives, off Halifax. She transferred in Jun 1942 to Gulf Escort Force, escorting convoys between Quebec City and Sydney. In Sep 1942, she was assigned to Sydney Force and then, in Jan 1943, reassigned to WLEF. Soon afterward she underwent a lengthy refit at Lunenburg and Halifax, on completion of which in Jun 1943, she worked up at Pictou and was allocated to Gaspé Force. On 21 Oct 1943, CHEDABUCTO was involved in a night collision with the cable vessel Lord Kelvin, and sank 30 miles from Rimouski with the loss of one officer.

Photos and Documents

Commanding Officers

Lt John Herbert Bowan Davies, RCNR - 27 Sep 1941 - 21 Oct 1943

In memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice

Lest We Forget

TUKE, Donald W.D.

SLt (E), RCNVR

MPK - 21 Oct 1943

In memory of those who have crossed the bar

They shall not be forgotten

Former Crew Members

Anderson, Charles, AB, Torpedoman, RCNVR

Bate, James Richard, Lt, RCNVR - Jan 1942

Fowler, Joseph Sims, Lt (E), RCNVR - 14 Jul 1942

Koretsky, Vadium Michael Shaligo, SLt, RCNVR - 23 Mar 1942

Photos and Documents

	HMCS CHEDABUCTO J168 From the collection of Douglas Allan Jamieson Courtesy of David Jamieson
	HMCS CHEDABUCTO after collision with cable ship SS Lord Kelvin. A tow rope had been attached in an attempt to save the CHEDABUCTO Source: The Legion Magazine, 22 October 2010
	Newspaper article on the loss of the CHEDABUCTO Source: Canada's Virtual War Memorial
	Minesweeper CHEDABUCTO Rammed - Is Total Loss From the collection of J. Vincent Wesley, CPO, RCNVR Courtesy of Marilynn Taylor

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