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For Posterity's Sake 
A Royal
Canadian Navy Historical Project
HMCS
FREDERICTON K245
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HMCS Fredericton K245
Source: Warships
of WWII
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Battle honours and awards: Atlantic
1942-45
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Laid down: 22
Mar 1941
Launched: 02
Sep 1941
Commissioned: 08
Dec 1941
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Paid off: 14
Jul 1945
Fate:
Broken up in 1946
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Built at Sorel, Quebec, she was
commissioned there on 08 Dec 1941. After arriving at at Halifax on
18 Dec 1941, she
was assigned to WLEF until Jul 1942, when she joined Halifax Force
(Aruba Tanker Convoys). In Sep 1942, after one round trip to Aruba,
she was placed under U.S. operational control to escort New York-Guantanamo
convoys. She arrived in New York for the last time on 21 Feb 1943, rejoining WLEF in
Mar 1943. After a major refit at Liverpool,
N.S., from 09 Jun to 10 Oct 1943, and workups at Pictou, she
joined EG C-1 and for the next ten months was employed as an ocean
escort. She left Londonderry on 30 Sep 1944, for convoy
ON.256 and upon arriving in Canada, went to Saint John, N.B. for two
months' refit. This was completed in mid-Dec 1944 and, in Jan 1945, the ship proceeded to Bermuda for three weeks' workups. In
Feb 1945 she joined EG C-9, with which she was to spend the balance
of the war as ocean escort. Fredericton was paid off on 14 Jul
1946, at Sorel and broken up in 1946.
On 02 Oct 2011, Bertha
(Carrie) Guyett passed away at the age of 103. Bertha christened
HMCS Fredericton K245.
Photos
and Documents Ship's
company photos
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Commanding Officers |
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A/LCdr J.H.S.
MacDonald, RCNR - 08 Dec 1941 - 01 Jul 1942
LCdr John Eric Harrington,
RCNVR - 02 Jul 1942 - 20 Jul 1944  |
Lt Jack Cranfield Smyth,
RCN - 21 Jul 1944 - 14 Jul 1945 |
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In memory of those who have crossed the bar
They shall not be
forgotten |
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A-B |
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Beales,
William Edward
1926-2015 |
Bleau,
Louis 1921-1970
Served in Fredericton 22 Jan 1944
- 08 Jul 1945 as an AB, RCNVR |
Burton,
Thomas ____-c1997 |
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C-D |
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Clark,
Thomas Jr.
1921-2012 |
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E-F |
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Eldridge,
Carman Leon
_____2017
Served in Fredericton as a SD |
Finlay, James Clinton
____-2007 |
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G-H |
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Giles,
Bruce
1924-1996 |
Gordon,
Hugh Warwick
1919-2010 |
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K-L |
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Kolbeinson,
Ivor
1923-2008 |
Ryder, Lawrence
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Q-R |
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Richardson,
Charles Walter
1918-2016
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S-T |
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Sereda,
Joseph
1920-2010 |
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W-X |
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Welsh,
George Harrison
1922-2012 |
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Ship's Mascots |
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Former Crew Members
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Cloggie,
William Tolmie, A/War (E), RCN - Jan 1945
Ferguson,
John Stewart, A/Lt, RCNVR - 16 May 1945
Fyfe,
James Gordon, Surg/Lt, RCNVR - 22 Jul 1942
Grand,
William Martin, Lt, RCNVR - 15 Apr 1944
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Hardy,
Harold Stevenson, Slt, RCNVR - Jan 1942 / 30 Jul 1943, Lt, RCNVR
Harrington,
John Eric, Lt, RCNVR - 18 Feb 1942
Perdue,
Harry Mahan, Lt, RCNVR - 31 Jan 1942
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Savage,
Roger Fraseer Donaldson, A/Lt, RCNVR - 28 Jul 1944
Torraville,
Victor Harrison, Lt, RCNR - Jan 1944
Wilkinson,
William Arthur, Wt (E), RCNVR - 13 Apr 1944
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Photos and
Documents
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HMCS Fredericton K245, Nov 1943
Source: National Archives of Canada (item id
#GM1149)
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Lt.
Cdr. John Eric Harrington, Commanding Officer, HMCS Fredericton
K245, 1942 - 1944
Source: National Archives of Canada
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Poem from the collection of Bruce Giles
Courtesy of Wayne Giles
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