
HMCS
CHEDABUCTO J168
Bangor
Class Minesweeper

HMCS CHEDABUCTO J168
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
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Laid down: 24
Jan
1941
Launched: 14
Apr 1941
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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
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Fowler, Joseph Sims, Lt (E), RCNVR - 14 Jul
1942
Koretsky,
Vadium Michael Shaligo, SLt, RCNVR - 23 Mar 1942 |
Photos
and Documents

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HMCS CHEDABUCTO J168
From the collection of Douglas Allan Jamieson
Courtesy of David Jamieson |

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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
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Newspaper article on the loss of the CHEDABUCTO
Source: Canada's Virtual War Memorial
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Minesweeper CHEDABUCTO Rammed - Is Total Loss
From the collection of J.
Vincent Wesley, CPO, RCNVR
Courtesy of Marilynn Taylor
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