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HMCS CRUSADER R20 / 228
C - Class Destroyer
In Jan 1945, after a year's discussion, the British Admiralty agreed to lend the RCN a flotilla of "C" Class destroyers for use against the Japanese. The Pacific war ended, however, before any of the eight ships had been completed, and only two were transferred. The previous ships to bear their names, Crescent and CRUSADER, had been lost during the war as HMC Ships Fraser and Ottawa; this time they retained their names although the transfer was made permanent in 1951. Crescent and CRUSADER were virtually identical to Algonquin and Sioux, differing principally in having only one set of torpedo tubes and in being armed with 4.5-inch guns instead of 4.7-inch. Both ships were commissioned on the Clyde in 1945, Crescent on 10 Sep 1945 and CRUSADER on 26 Nov 1945. CRUSADER arrived at Esquimalt in Jan 1946, having made the journey via the Azores and the West Indies and was almost immediately paid off into reserve, a state in which she was to spend several years. After being brought out of reserve, CRUSADER carried out two tours of duty in the Korean theatre, the first between Jun 1952 and Jun 1953 (click here to read her operational report for this deployment), the second after the armistice, from Nov 1953 to Aug 1954. Reverting then to her former training role, she was paid off on 16 Jan 1960, at Halifax. She had earlier served as a test vehicle for a prototype VDS (variable depth sonar) outfit, a more permanent installation of which was made in Crescent in 1960. CRUSADER was sold for scrapping in 1963.
HMCS CRUSADER'S tours in Korea: 1st Tour: Departed Esquimalt: 25 May 1952 // Arrived Op Area: 21 Jun 52 // Departed Op Area: 18 Jun 53 / Arrived Esquimalt: 01 Jul 1953 2nd Tour: Departed Esquimalt: 18 Oct 1953 // Arrived Op Area: 20 Nov 53 // Departed Op Area: 15 Aug 54 // Arrived Esquimalt: 03 Sep 1954
Photos and Documents Ship's company photos The Ship's Bell
RCN Memories: Haircuts or Chastity Belts
HMCS CRUSADER 1952-1953 Korean Tour Crew List
HMCS CRUSADER 1952-1953 Korean Tour - Operational Summary
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SC52 = 1952-1953 Korean tour
Photos and Documents
(CRU001) HMCS CRUSADER R20 // Courtesy of the Naval Museum of Halifax
(CRU002) HMCS CRUSADER R20 tied up with the reserve fleet in Esquimalt, 1947 with CNAV Laymore in the foreground // Courtesy of Steve Hlasny (CRU003) It is not know if this photos is HMCS CRESCENT or HMCS CRUSADER - circa 1950 // From the collection of William C. Dziadyk // Courtesy of Bill Dziadyk (CRU004) HMCS CRUSADER R20 circa 1950-1952 // From the collection of Gordon Howard (CRU005) HMCS CRUSADER is Champion Train Buster in KOREA // Courtesy of Roger Litwiller, Naval Historian (CRU006) HMCS ATHABASKAN and HMCS CRUSADER, Kure, Japan - 02 Apr 1953 // "Side by side at a jetty in Kure, Japan, are HMC Ships ATHABASKAN (left) and CRUSDAER, while their ship's companies unite in divisions alongside. The CRUSADER, a CRESCENT class destroyer, has been in Korean waters for eight months, while the ATHABASKAN, Canadian-built Tribal class destroyer, is on her third tour of Korean duty." // DND- RCN photo // From the collection of Donald Lory // Courtesy of Stuart Lory
(CRU007) "A killick scribe on an A.A. mount? Ludicrous to say the least..." // LS.AW Lee Day on an AA mount on HMCS CRUSADER, somewhere tropical - 1958 // From the collection of Lee Day, AW, RCN (CRU008) HMCS CRUSADER returns to Esquimalt 1964 // Source: Library and Archives of Canada MIKAN no. 4377111 (CRU009) HMCS CRUSADER 228 off Portsmouth // Source: the flickr photo collection of Don Gorham (CRU010) HMCS CRUSADER // Quarter Master, Bosn Mate and two Able Seamen // Source: Flickr photo collection of Don Gorham (CRU011) HMCS CRUSADER - 40mm Bofors // Source: Flickr photo collection of Don Gorham
(CRU012) HMCS CRUSADER "UP Spirits" // Source: Flickr photo collection of Don Gorham (CRU013) VDS (Variable Depth Sonar) on HMCS CRUSADER // Courtesy of Peter Magwood (CRU014) Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent inspecting HMCS CRUSADER'S ship's company in Korea circa 1954 // Courtesy of the CFB Esquimalt Naval and Military Museum (CRU015) Cooks for a Day on HMCS CRUSADER // Source: Crowsnest Magazine // Courtesy of Steve Hlasny (CRU016) HMCS CRUSADER returned to Esquimalt from her 1st tour in Korea - 01 Jul 1953
(CRU017) HMCS CRUSADER 228 alongside Bermuda circa 1958-1959 with a Royal Navy "A" Class sub alongside her // Courtesy of Erling Baldorf (CRU018) HMCS CRUSADER 228 - date unknown // Courtesy of Dave Shirlaw (CRU019) HMCS CRUSADER 228 off Korea 03 Mar 1954 // Catalog # 80-G-642747 Copyright Owner: US National Archives (CRU020) HMCS CRUSADER "Y" Gun Crew - 25 May 1952 - 01 Jul 1953 // Back L-R: Moore, Parent, Foley, Clark // Centre L-R: Jesney, Tease, Simmons // Front L-R: Livingstone, Charlie Watkins, Keith Amy // From the collection of Keith Amy (CRU021) CRUSADER sailors // L-R: Keith Amy Bill Jesney, Cliff Bulmer - 02 Mar 1953 // From the collection of Keith Amy
(CRU022) HMCS CRUSADER 228 - taken in May 1952 going through Active Pass. "We were going through there at that time doing 28 Knots on the way to Georgia strait. The CO got a slap on the wrist as he was reported by an old English Admiral that lived at the last turn. He would get the wash from our wake." note submitted by Steve Hlasny. (CRU023) HMCS CRUSADER 228
(SH15) HMCS CRUSADER conducting full power trials, May 1952 - speed 36.9 knots. "We were the fastest destroyer at that time. One CO of the American Squadron asked our CO if we could keep up, and he said Yes and then some." (SH16-S18) HMCS CRUSADER readies to depart "C" jetty, Esquimalt, for Korean theatre - 25 May 1952 (SH19) HMCS CRUSADER Daily orders for 04 Jul 1952 during Korean deployment
(SH20) L-R: Pinkus, McIsaac and Hlasny, on HMCS CRUSADER, Jul 1952 (SH21) Steve Hlasny (L) and John Parent, on HMCS CRUSADER, Jul 1952 (SH22) ABNQ Bill Jesney on HMCS CRUSADER (SH23) AB Steve Hlasny by "X" gun, HMCS CRUSADER, 1952 (SH24) LS Lanky Inouye, HMCS CRUSADER, 1952
(SH25) Cliff Bulme (left) and Steve Hlasny, Yokosuka drydock, 1952 (SH26) Cliff Bulme, Yokosuka dry dock, 1952 (SH27) Unknown crew member, 8 mess, HMCS CRUSADER, 1952 (SH28) Steve Hlasny holding a 4.5" casing (SH29) Dan McIsaac at AA gun mount, HMCS CRUSADER
(SH30) LS Norm Robins, HMCS CRUSADER (SH31) AB Lorne Liesch, HMCS CRUSADER (SH32) AB Cy McCauly, HMCS CRUSADER (SH33) ABQM1 John Parent, HMCS CRUSADER (SH34) P2QR Don Cole, HMCS CRUSADER
(SH35) Livingston and Dan McIsaac (right), HMCS CRUSADER (SH36) ABNQ Keith Amy, HMCS CRUSADER (SH37) HMCS CRUSADER in Yokosuka dry dock for repairs to her sonar dome after grounding (SH38) 4.5-inch "X" gun, HMCS CRUSADER (SH39) Catwalk on HMCS CRUSADER. The catwalk was used in heavy weather
(SH40) HMCS CRUSADER'S kisby ring at the brow (SH41) R.O.K. gunboat coming alongside HMCS CRUSADER (SH42) 13 captured North Korean prisoners - Simmons with cigarettes (SH43) EM's Club, Yokahama, Japan, 01 Nov 1952 - (L-R) Norm Robins, George Jones, Steve Hlasny, Cliff Bulmer, Keith Amy (SH44) "Albertans on Destroyer" - Clipping from Drumheller newspaper - AB Steve G. Hlasny and AB Daniel A. McIssac
(SH45) Steve Hlasny gets a haircut from PO1 Stoker Buchanan (SH46) CRUSADER sailors - Kelbough and Wyber - 1952 (SH47) HMCS CRUSADER on night patrol off the west coast of Korean (SH48) Mail being delivered to HMCS CRUSADER while she is on patrol - 1952 (SH49) HMCS CRUSADER doing 30 knots - 1952 - Photo taken from "X" Gun Deck
(SH50) A HMCS CRUSADER Christmas card - 1952 (SH51) HMCS CRUSADER fueling in the Yellow Sea. Note "Y" turret iced over (SH52) HMCS CRUSADER, Boiler room - ABSM Kazmiruk, ABSM Cherwack, C2SM Hutchings - Korean tour
(SH53-SH57) Souvenirs from the 1952-1953 Korean tour
(SH58) HMCS CRUSADER jacket patch (SH59-SH61) HMCS CRUSADER 228 - RCN photos
From the collection of Steve Hlasny, CPO2.LT
(BT083) HMCS CRUSADER arrives at Sasebo, Japan, 1953 (BT084) HMCS CRUSADER in dry dock at Sasebo, Japan, 1953 (BT085) HMCS CRUSADER'S decks awash in rough seas (BT086) Look astern from HMCS CRUSADER (BT087) Christmas onboard HMCS CRUSADER, Sasebo, Japan, 1953
(BT088) Jenny's Side Party, Hong Kong, 1954 (BT089) HMCS CRUSADER 228 entering Tokyo Harbour, 1954 (BT090) HMCS CRUSADER alongside Tokyo, Japan, 1954 (BT091) HMCS CRUSADER (foreground) alongside Tokyo, Japan, 1954
Comm Rates - HMCS CRUSADER 228 (BT092) Duffy McDougall (BT093) Harry Ruppel (BT094-BT095) Bob (Bud) Theriault - 1953 (BT096) Willie Wilson
Comm Rates - HMCS CRUSADER 228 (BT097-BT098) John Budris (BT099) Bennie Stipkala (BT100) Harry Ruppel (BT101) "The Gang" - Rear: Wilson; Front: Unknown, Yakabuski, Theriault, Duffy McDougal
Comm Rates - HMCS CRUSADER 228 (BT102) Duffy McDougall, Bennie Stipkala, John Budris (BT103) Lyle Courtepatte (BT104) Yeoman Bill Haworth (BT105) Jim Yakaboski (BT106) Comm Officer Lt French
Comm Rates - HMCS CRUSADER 228 (BT107) Duffy McDougall, Bennie Stipkala, John Budris (BT108) John Budris
(BT109-BT111) HMCS CRUSADER in dry dock at Sasebo, Japan (BT112-BT113) R&R leave in Sasebo, Japan
(BT114) Bob (Bud) Theriault outside the Maple Leaf Club, Tokyo, Japan (BT115) Shrine in Japan
(BT123) HMCS CAYUGA 218 conducting a personnel transfer with HMCS CRUSADER via jackstay
(BT124) HMCS CAYUGA 218 (BT125-BT126) Depth charge exploding astern of HMCS CRUSADER
(BT131) HMCS NEW GLASGOW 315
(BT132-134) Hula dancers greet HMCS CRUSADER in Hawaii on her return trip home (BT135) HMCS CRUSADER ship's company dance after her Korean War tour From the collection of Robert (Bob) (Bud) Theriault, P1SG, RCN Courtesy of Bob Theriault
(HHD021) HMCS CRUSADER'S baseball team - circa 1951-1953 // Harry Driemel - standing, 4th from right (HHD022) HMCS CRUSADER'S baseball team - circa 1951-1953 // Front (L-R): Howe, Norman Louchie, P2RC; McLean, Forbes (Fuzz), P2SM; Hatten, Gordon Daryl, P2SM; Driemel Harry, P2SM; Dawson, R.R., P2PTI // Rear (L-R): Unknown; Reynolds, Harry, AB.NQ; Unknown; Booth, Alan, Lt; Tudor, Maurice (Moe), P2ET; Hill, David (Bunker) AB.VS1; Unknown (HHD023) Engineers posing for a photo on HMCS CRUSADER circa 1951-1953 // Harry Driemel - rear, right (HHD024) Engine room Blue Watch, HMCS CRUSADER, Korea 1952 // Front: John Adderson, 1st on left, with ball cap // 2nd Row: John Wilson, 2nd from left // Back Row: L-R: unknown, P1SM Buchanan, Joe Harris, CPO Harry Driemel, unknown, unknown From the collection of Harry Driemel, Petty Officer 1st Class Engineering Technician, RCN Courtesy of Daryl Driemel
(GFW033) Unknown sailor from HMCS CRUSADER ashore on a bike / moped - 1956 Photo likely taken in Bermuda. (GFW034 - GFW035) Tot time on HMCS CRUSADER - circa 1956-1958 (GFW036) "Jerry Switzer and I after the monkey ripped my shirt" // Jerry Switzter (right) and Gerry Walsh // Bermuda - BWT - Nov 1956
(GFW037 - GFW041) HMCS CRUSADER 228 From the collection of Francis Gerald (Gerry) Walsh, Victualling Storesman, RCN Courtesy of Mike O'Keefe
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