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HMCS EASTVIEW K665
River Class Frigate
Commissioned at Montreal on 03 Jun 1944, EASTVIEW arrived at Halifax on 26 Jun 1944 and proceeded to Bermuda to work up. On her return in Aug 1944 she was attached to EG C-6 as Senior Officer's ship, and on 18 Sep 1944 left St. John's with her first convoy, HXF.308. For the balance of the European war she was continuously on Atlantic convoy duty, and was one of the escorts of HX.358, the last HX convoy of the war, leaving St. John's 27 May 1945. She arrived in Londonderry (at the head of Lough Foyle) on 6 or 7 Jun 1945 and departed for Canada on 13 Jun 1945. In Jul 1945 she transferred to the west coast and had barely commenced tropicalization refit when work was stopped and the ship laid up in reserve at Esquimalt. She was paid off on 17 Jan 1946, and sold in 1947, and her hull made part of a breakwater at Royston, B.C.
Photos and Documents Ship's company photos The Ship's Bell
Commanding Officers
Tel, RCNVR died - 13 Jul 1945
They shall not be forgotten
Former Crew Members
Photos and Documents
HMCS EASTVIEW - Bermuda for Work-ups - Jul-Aug 1944 Note: HMCS EASTVIEW and HMCS JOLIETTE were conducting Work-ups in Bermuda at the same time (WM19) Coming into harbour at Bermuda - unknown corvette astern (WM20) "Lt. Commander Kirkpatrick from Windsor. Our Captain HMCS EASTVIEW at Bermuda" (WM21) "Fellow on right is Lt. Woodcock our Navigator. Good looking, eh?" - Note: Lt Woodcock was the Navigator of HMCS EASTVIEW (WM22) "Cal sitting down" (WM23) Shark with Gunner's Mate PO Winters, RCN and L/Sea Gauthier (WM24) Sailors posing with a shark that was caught. 2nd to left from shark is McComb
HMCS EASTVIEW - Bermuda for Work-ups - Jul-Aug 1944 (WM25) Bermuda (WM26) Eyetye (Italian) sub off Bermuda (Historical note: After Italy surrendered in 1943, its subs were turned over to the Allied forces. One sub, ONICE, was refitted and sent to Bermuda to be used as a training sub for anti-submarine exercises. ONICE arrived in Bermuda 16 Jul 1944 and remained there until Jan 1945.) (WM27) St. George's Island, Bermuda - "We are moored to a buoy. You can see another ship astern of us, just coming in." (WM28) "Bermuda. Even the locals stay in the shade." (WM29) During Work-ups (WM30) Departing Bermuda for Halifax
(WM31) "Joliette, taken from EASTVIEW, never thought I'd be on her in them days." (WM32-35) "A 50 foot setting on that charge. They go off pretty close to you." HMCS EASTVIEW dropping a depth charge from the after rails (WM36) Guns being cleared on HMCS EASTVIEW. Captain wearing dark glasses
(WM37) HMCS EASTVIEW firing her guns (WM38) Coxswain Bob Miller (WM39) HMCS COPPER CLIFF K495 (WM40) HMCS MATAPEDIA K112 (WM41) HMS CELADINE K75 (WM42) Merchant Aircraft Carrier (MAC)
(43) "A plane of a merchant carrier in the convoy, returning from a routine patrol from the convoy out from the port wing" of HMCS EASTVIEW (WM44-WM46) "A bit rough 600 west of L'derry" (WM47) "Seaboats crew aw'ay" HMCS EASTVIEW preparing to lower sea boat (WM48) "See convoy astern? Another picture after the storm. M.O. going to corvette"
(WM49) "M.O. going aboard a corvette from our ship. Depth charg'e broke loose and rolled around and broke a mans arm when he tried to secure it. (Mid Ocean)" Note: Wm. McComb is 3rd from the left in sea boat. Just a wee bit taller than the rest (WM50-WM51) "Bringing an injured man from corvette in the background aboard our ship for treatment after the hurricane. (I think.)" (WM52) Sea boat returning to HMCS EASTVIEW - "Capt. of this ship went mad 6 days out of Derry. We sent a boarding party over and put the mate in charge and put the Capt. in a straight jacket, some fun. He was a bit violent." (WM53) Sunset at sea - can you see the convoy on the horizon (WM54) Sunset at sea
(WM55) "EG-C-6 That’s our group. Taken off the Quarterdeck on the EASTVIEW, TILLSONBURG astern, a castle class corvette & 3 more corvettes are behind her. We just left the convoy about 150 miles out and we just changed formation to line ahead to enter the gates of Newfie, Mid winter. (WM56) "Full-ahead for Newfie after leaving the convoy to the local escort. That is our group in line ahead, behind us. See the wash, astern? We really have her tail up over her back there eh?" (WM57) Surrendered German Type XX1 U-boat (possibly U-2502). Webmaster’s note: photo taken in Lough Foyle, N. Ireland between 6 and 13 June 1945 before HMCS EASTVIEW made her final departure from Londonderry for Canada (via Greenock in Scotland).
From the collection of William Henry McComb
Courtesy of Sanda McComb
(RNP001 - RNP002) A convoy as seen from HMCS EASTVIEW K665. HMCS LAUZON K671 steaming towards HMCS EASTVIEW K665
(RNP003) Whaler coming alongside HMCS EASTVIEW K665. Its not known if this is EASTVIEW's boat returning of if its from HMCS LAUZON K671 (RNP004) Unknown Merchant Aircraft Carrier seen from HMCS EASTVIEW K665 // Webmaster's note: This Merchant Aircraft Carrier may be one of the Rapana Class converted oil tankers - 8,000 tons standard, 16,000 tons deep load, 12 knots, 3 aircraft, crew 118 (64 RN plus 54 MN), converted 1942-44. Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company tankers. No hangar and lift; aircraft maintained and stored on deck. Armament: 1 x single 4 in (102 mm) QF MK IV, 2 x single 40 mm Bofors, 6 x single 20 mm Oerlikon cannons. MV Acavus, MV Adula, MV Alexia, MV Amastra, MV Ancylus, MV Gadila, MV Macoma, MV Miralda, MV Rapana (RNP005 - RNP006) Surrendered Type XXI U-boat (possibly U-2502) seen from HMCS EASTVIEW K665 From the collection of Robert Plumpton, RCNVR Courtesy of Joan Currie
(JF001 - JF002) These photos are of the Senior Officer Pennant and White Ensign from HMCS EASTVIEW's last convoy escort. They were lowered (and kept) by Signalman Douglas Scott at the end of the convoy after it arrived in England. The Senior Officer on board was Commodore Jeffrey Brock, RCN. The above flag and pennant are in the possession of Doug's grandson, Joseph Fogarty, PO2, RCN. Photos courtesy of Joseph Fogarty
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