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For Posterity's Sake 
A Royal
Canadian Navy Historical Project
HMCS
FRONTENAC K335
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HMCS Frontenac K335
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Laid down: 19
Feb
1943
Launched: 02
Jun 1943
Commissioned: 26
Oct 1943
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Paid off: 22
Jul 1945
Fate:
Sold in Oct 1945. Final disposition unknown.
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Built at Kingston, Ont., Frontenac was commissioned
there on 26 Oct 1943. She arrived at Halifax in mid-Dec 1943
and carried out working-up exercises in St. Margaret's Bay in Jan
1944. She was then assigned to EG 9, Londonderry, and made the
crossing in Mar 1944 as escort to convoy SC.154. It was decided,
however, the EG 9 should be made up only of frigates, and Frontenac
returned to St. John's where in May 1944 she joined EG C-1. She left
Belfast 19 Dec 1944 to escort ON.273, her last westbound convoy, and
early in Jan 1945, commenced three months' refit at Liverpool,
N.S. On completion she was assigned to Halifax Force and sent to
Bermuda to work up, but saw little further service before being paid
off at Halifax on 22 Jul 1945. She was then taken to Sorel, but was sold
in Oct 1945 to the United Ship Corp. of New York.
Photos
and Documents Ship's
company photos The
Ship's Bell
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Commanding Officers |
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A/LCdr E.T.F. Wennberg,
RCNVR - 26 Oct 1943 - 15 Mar 1945 |
Lt Donald Richard Baker,
RCNVR - 16 Mar 1945 - 22 Jul 1945 |
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In memory of those who have crossed the bar
They shall not be
forgotten |
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Bell, Daniel
1922-1945 |
Blore,
Russell James
____-2013
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Boothman,
John E.
1925-1970
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Brown,
Robert S.
1914-1991
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Haggis,
George P.
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Keating,
Joseph B. |
McGuire, Keith J.
1921-1989 |
Moran,
Gerard Joseph
1926-2007 |
Morrison,
Thomas Duncan
1922-1995 |
Munroe,
Kenneth
Guy
1919-2013 |
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Orr,
Doug
1925-2007 |
Owen,
William St. Clair
1917-2014 |
Putnam,
Leonard Gerald
____-2014 |
Smith,
Gilbert J. |
Soderstrom, Curt
William
____-2006 |
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Vandervoort,
Earle Henry
____-2005 |
Wennburg,
Edgar T.P. 1911-2002 |
Count Frontenac
Ship's Mascot |
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Former Crew Members
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Alexander,
Joseph Brittain, Slt, RCNVR - Jan 1945
Hare,
David Patrick, Slt/Lt, RCNVR - 1943-1944
Hutchinson,
Wesley David, Slt, RCNVR - Jan 1945
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Matestead,
Stan
Maxwell,
Thomas William, Lt, RCNVR - 19 Mar 1945
Overend,
Ernest Gordon Miles, Slt, RCNVR - 26 Mar 1945
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Robinson,
Peter Lewis, A/Lt, RCNVR - 28 Jul 1944
Siberry,
Frederick Stewart, Lt, RCNVR - 26 Feb 1945
Simpson,
Peter Marnock, A/Wt (E), RCNVR - 02 Apr 1945 |
Photos and
Documents
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HMCS Frontenac K335 |
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HMCS Frontenac
From the collection of Leonard Putnam
Courtesy of Stuart Graham |
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JB01 |
JB02 |
JB03 |
JB04 |
JB05 |
JB06 |
JB07 |
(JB01)
John Boothman on HMCS Frontenac (JB02) John Boothman on HMCS Frontenac, Dec 1944
(JB03) John Boothman and shipmates - Robert S. Brown 1st on
right (JB04) Engineroom hatch on HMCS Frontenac, STBD side
aft looking forward (JB05) HMCS Frontenac in bad weather -
Port side mid ships looking aft (JB06) Stan Matestead and John Boothman
(JB07) Refit Base
(JB08-JB09)
HMCS Frontenac on the slips. Frontenac was in refit at Liverpool, NS from Jan
to Mar 1945 (JB10) Troopship seen from HMCS Frontenac
(JB11) Depth charge exploding behind a corvette -
believed to be HMCS Frontenac
From the collection of John Boothman,
Stoker, RCNVR
Courtesy of Dave Boothman |
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CS01 |
CS02 |
CS03 |
CS04 |
CS05 |
CS06 |
CS07 |
(CS01)
"Good fishing in Bermuda - 340 lbs" - Kenneth Munroe on HMCS Frontenac
(CS02) Curt Soderstom on HMCS Frontenac (CS03) "My family"
(CS04) Officers on HMCS Frontenac (CS05) Officers on HMCS Frontenac
(CS06) "Myself and a shipmate" on HMCS Frontenac
(CS7) Unknown sailor in the engine room of HMCS
Frontenac
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Curt Soderstrom (left) and shipmate on HMCS
Frontenac (CS09) "Flat tire" - Curt Soderstrom "stranded" with a
flat tire (CS10) Curt Soderstrom, date and place unknown
(CS11) "Get that pose" - Curt Soderstrom, date and place unknown
(CS12) HMCS Frontenac - "A picture of the ship. Lovely isn't
it"
From the collection of Curt Soderstrom
Courtesy of Alan Soderstrom |
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GS01 |
GS02 |
GS03 |
GS04 |
GS05 |
GS06 |
GS07 |
(GS01)
Allied Submarine P252 (GS02) Unknown allied sub (GS03)
Unidentified officer on the bridge of HMCS Frontenac K335 (GS04)
Unidentified Frontenac sailor ashore - location unknown (GS05) HMCS
Halifax K237 (GS06) Unidentified sailors on HMCS Frontenac K335
(GS07) Unknown ship - possibly a troop ship
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GS08 |
GS09 |
GS10 |
GS11 |
GS12 |
GS13 |
GS14 |
(GS08)
Unidentified sailor leaning on the rocket launcher on HMCS Frontenac
K335 (GS09) Ships in convoy (GS10) Gilbert Smith (right)
on HMCS Frontenac K335 (GS11) Gilbert Smith (2nd from right)
and shipmates by the
ship's sea boat on HMCS Frontenac K335 (GS12) Gilbert Smith by the ship's sea boat on HMCS Frontenac K335 (GS13)
After signal lamp / searchlight tower and after gun tub on HMCS Frontenac
K335 (GS14) Gilbert Smith (2nd from left) and shipmates on HMCS Frontenac K335
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GS15 |
GS16 |
GS17 |
GS18 |
GS19 |
GS20 |
GS21 |
(GS15)
Gilbert Smith on the 21-inch signal lamp on HMCS Frontenac K335 (GS16)
Gilbert Smith (2nd from right) and shipmates on HMCS Frontenac K335 (GS17)
Unidentified sailor on the after signal lamp / searchlight tower on
HMCS Frontenac K335 (GS18) Unidentified sailor holding a
machine gun on HMCS Frontenac K335 (GS19) US Landing Craft
621 (GS20) Coder Gilbert Smith with mascot "Count
Frontenac" on HMCS Frontenac K335 (GS21) Coder Gilbert
Smith (left) and shipmate with mascot "Count Frontenac" on
HMCS Frontenac K335
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GS22 |
GS23 |
GS24 |
GS25 |
GS26 |
GS27 |
GS28 |
(GS22)
Unidentified sailors relaxing by the forward gun on HMCS Frontenac
K335 - note convoy ships in background (GS23) Gilbert Smith
(centre) and shipmates by depth charge thrower on HMCS Frontenac K335 (GS24-GS25) Sailors on duty
boat either leaving from or returning to HMCS Frontenac K335
(GS26) Unidentified Frontenac sailor ashore (GS27)
Unidentified Frontenac sailor ashore (GS28) Unidentified
Frontenac sailor ashore
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GS29 |
GS30 |
GS31 |
GS32 |
GS33 |
GS34 |
(GS29)
Unidentified Frontenac sailors ashore .... one has garnered the
attention of a local monkey (GS30) Unidentified Frontenac
sailors ashore (GS31) Unknown torpedoed merchant ship - convoy
escort to right of ship searching for /
picking up survivors (GS32) Gilbert Smith (left) and shipmate
ashore (GS33) Unidentified Frontenac sailors ashore
(GS34) Unidentified Frontenac sailors ashore
(GS35)
Unidentified Frontenac sailors ashore (GS36) Gilbert Smith
ashore - location unknown (GS37) Frontenac sailors ashore -
Gilbert Smith centre
Photos from the collection of Coder
Gilbert John Smith, RCNVR
Courtesy of Sharon Wing |
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