HMCS FRONTENAC K335 - For Posterity's Sake

For Posterity's Sake

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HMCS FRONTENAC K335

HMCS Frontenac K335

Laid down: 19 Feb 1943

Launched: 02 Jun 1943

Commissioned: 26 Oct 1943

Paid off: 22 Jul 1945

Fate: Sold in Oct 1945. Final disposition unknown.

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

Commanding Officers
A/LCdr E.T.F. Wennberg, RCNVR - 26 Oct 1943 - 15 Mar 1945	Lt Donald Richard Baker, RCNVR - 16 Mar 1945 - 22 Jul 1945

In memory of those who have crossed the bar They shall not be forgotten
A-B
Blore, Russell James ____-2013	Boothman, John E. 1925-1970
M-N
McGuire, Keith J. 1921-1989	Moran, Gerard Joseph 1926-2007	Morrison, Thomas Duncan 1922-1995	Munroe, Kenneth Guy 1919-2013
O-P
Orr, Doug 1925-2007	Owen, William St. Clair 1917-2014	Putnam, Leonard Gerald ____-2014
S-T
Soderstrom, Curt William ____-2006
U-V
Vandervoort, Earle Henry ____-2005
W-X
Wennburg, Edgar Theodore Pate 1911-2002

Former Crew Members

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

Matestead, Stan

Maxwell, Thomas William, Lt, RCNVR - 19 Mar 1945

Overend, Ernest Gordon Miles, Slt, RCNVR - 26 Mar 1945

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

	HMCS Frontenac K335
	John Boothman on HMCS Frontenac From the collection of John Boothman Courtesy of Dave Boothman
	John Boothman on HMCS Frontenac, Dec 1944 From the collection of John Boothman Courtesy of Dave Boothman
	John Boothman and shipmates From the collection of John Boothman Courtesy of Dave Boothman
	Engineroom hatch on HMCS Frontenac, STBD side aft looking forward From the collection of John Boothman Courtesy of Dave Boothman
	HMCS Frontenac in bad weather - PORT side midships looking aft From the collection of John Boothman Courtesy of Dave Boothman
	Stan Matestead and John Boothman From the collection of John Boothman Courtesy of Dave Boothman
	Troopship seen from HMCS Frontenac From the collection of John Boothman Courtesy of Dave Boothman
	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
	Refit Base From the collection of John Boothman Courtesy of Dave Boothman
	Depth charge exploding behind a corvette - believed to be HMCS Frontenac From the collection of John Boothman Courtesy of Dave Boothman
	"Good fishing in Bermuda - 340 lbs" Sailor on HMCS Frontenac From the collection of Curt Soderstrom Courtesy of Alan Soderstrom
	Curt Soderstom on HMCS Frontenac From the collection of Curt Soderstrom Courtesy of Alan Soderstrom
	"My family" From the collection of Curt Soderstrom Courtesy of Alan Soderstrom
	Officers on HMCS Frontenac From the collection of Curt Soderstrom Courtesy of Alan Soderstrom
	Officers on HMCS Frontenac From the collection of Curt Soderstrom Courtesy of Alan Soderstrom
	"Myself and a shipmate" HMCS Frontenac From the collection of Curt Soderstrom Courtesy of Alan Soderstrom
	Unknown sailor in the engine room of HMCS Frontenac From the collection of Curt Soderstrom Courtesy of Alan Soderstrom
	Curt Soderstrom (left) and shipmate on HMCS Frontenac From the collection of Curt Soderstrom Courtesy of Alan Soderstrom
	"Flat tire" Curt Soderstrom "stranded" with a flat tire From the collection of Curt Soderstrom Courtesy of Alan Soderstrom
	Curt Soderstrom, date and place unknown From the collection of Curt Soderstrom Courtesy of Alan Soderstrom
	"Get that pose" Curt Soderstrom, date and place unknown From the collection of Curt Soderstrom Courtesy of Alan Soderstrom
	HMCS Frontenac "A picture of the ship. Lovely isn't it" From the collection of Curt Soderstrom Courtesy of Alan Soderstrom
	HMCS Frontenac From the collection of Leonard Putnam Courtesy of Stuart Graham

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