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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
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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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A-B
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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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McGuire, Keith J.
1921-1989 |
Moran,
Gerard Joseph
1926-2007 |
Morrison,
Thomas Duncan
1922-1995 |
Munroe,
Kenneth
Guy
1919-2013 |
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O-P |
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Orr,
Doug
1925-2007 |
Owen,
William St. Clair
1917-2014 |
Putnam,
Leonard Gerald
____-2014 |
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S-T |
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Soderstrom, Curt
William
____-2006 |
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U-V |
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Vandervoort,
Earle Henry
____-2005 |
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Wennburg,
Edgar
Theodore Pate 1911-2002 |
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Former Crew Members
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Alexander,
Joseph Brittain, Slt, RCNVR - Jan 1945
Haggis,
George, AB - 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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John Boothman on HMCS Frontenac
From the collection of John Boothman
Courtesy of Dave Boothman |
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John Boothman on HMCS Frontenac, Dec 1944
From the collection of John Boothman
Courtesy of Dave Boothman |
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John Boothman and shipmates - Robert S. Brown
1st on right
From the collection of John Boothman
Courtesy of Dave Boothman |
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Engineroom hatch on HMCS Frontenac, STBD side
aft looking forward
From the collection of John Boothman
Courtesy of Dave Boothman |
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HMCS Frontenac in bad weather - PORT side
midships looking aft
From the collection of John Boothman
Courtesy of Dave Boothman |
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Stan Matestead and John Boothman
From the collection of John Boothman
Courtesy of Dave Boothman |
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Troopship seen from HMCS Frontenac
From the collection of John Boothman
Courtesy of Dave Boothman |
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HMCS Frontenac on the slips
Frontenac was in refit at Liverpool, NS from Jan
to Mar 1945
From the collection of John Boothman
Courtesy of Dave Boothman |
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Refit Base
From the collection of John Boothman
Courtesy of Dave Boothman |
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Depth charge exploding behind a corvette -
believed to be HMCS Frontenac
From the collection of John Boothman
Courtesy of Dave Boothman |
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"Good fishing in Bermuda - 340 lbs"
Sailor on HMCS Frontenac
From the collection of Curt Soderstrom
Courtesy of Alan Soderstrom |
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Curt Soderstom on HMCS Frontenac
From the collection of Curt Soderstrom
Courtesy of Alan Soderstrom |
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"My family"
From the collection of Curt Soderstrom
Courtesy of Alan Soderstrom |
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Officers on HMCS Frontenac
From the collection of Curt Soderstrom
Courtesy of Alan Soderstrom |
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Officers on HMCS Frontenac
From the collection of Curt Soderstrom
Courtesy of Alan Soderstrom |
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"Myself and a shipmate"
HMCS Frontenac
From the collection of Curt Soderstrom
Courtesy of Alan Soderstrom |
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Unknown sailor in the engine room of HMCS
Frontenac
From the collection of Curt Soderstrom
Courtesy of Alan Soderstrom |
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Curt Soderstrom (left) and shipmate on HMCS
Frontenac
From the collection of Curt Soderstrom
Courtesy of Alan Soderstrom |
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"Flat tire"
Curt Soderstrom "stranded" with a
flat tire
From the collection of Curt Soderstrom
Courtesy of Alan Soderstrom |
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Curt Soderstrom, date and place unknown
From the collection of Curt Soderstrom
Courtesy of Alan Soderstrom |
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"Get that pose"
Curt Soderstrom, date and place unknown
From the collection of Curt Soderstrom
Courtesy of Alan Soderstrom |
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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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HMCS Frontenac
From the collection of Leonard Putnam
Courtesy of Stuart Graham |
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