HMCS FREDERICTON K245

Flower Class Corvette

Source: Warships of WWII

Battle honours and awards: Atlantic 1942-45

Laid down: 22 Mar 1941

Launched: 02 Sep 1941

Commissioned: 08 Dec 1941

Paid off: 14 Jul 1945

Fate: Broken up in 1946

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

Commanding Officers

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

In memory of those who have crossed the bar

They shall not be forgotten

Richardson, Charles W.

Ship's Mascot

Former Crew Members

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

Hardy, Harold Stevenson, Slt, RCNVR - Jan 1942 / 30 Jul 1943, Lt, RCNVR

Harrington, John Eric, Lt, RCNVR - 18 Feb 1942

Mitchell, Robert C., SD - Alive and well as of Apr 2020

Perdue, Harry Mahan, Lt, RCNVR - 31 Jan 1942

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

Photos and Documents

	HMCS FREDERICTON K245, Nov 1943 Source: National Archives of Canada (item id #GM1149)
	HMCS FREDERICTON K245
	HMCS FREDERICTON K245 jacket patch
	Lt. Cdr. John Eric Harrington, Commanding Officer, HMCS FREDERICTON K245, 1942 - 1944 Source: National Archives of Canada
	Poem from the collection of Bruce Giles Courtesy of Wayne Giles
	HMCS FREDERICTON K245 - iced up From the collection of James Finlay Courtesy of Tom Gaylor
	HMCS FREDERICTON K245 From the collection of James Finlay Courtesy of Tom Gaylor
	A HMCS FREDERICTON K245 Christmas postcard Courtesy of Perry Hodder

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(CM01-CM02) HMCS FREDERICTON K245 (CM03) HMCS FREDERICTON'S mascot - name not known) (CM04) AB Charles McEvoy with 3 Wren's posing with FREDERICTON'S gunshield art (CM05) Newspaper article on Wrens visiting HMCS FREDERICTON with AB Charles McEvoy as their tour guide on ship

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(CM06) Charles McEvoy and shipmate on HMCS FREDERICTON (CM07-CM08) Charles McEvoy on HMCS FREDERICTON (CM09) Charles McEvoy on right leaning against the breakwater with shipmates on HMCS FREDERICTON

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(CM10-CM11) Charles McEvoy (on the left, above the "D") posing with shipmates and HMCS FREDERICTON'S tally plate

From the collection of Charles F. McEvoy, AB

Courtesy of Patrick Leonard

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