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HMCS HAMILTON I24
Wickes Class Destroyer (USN)
Town Class Destroyer (RCN)
Commissioned on 29 Mar 1919 as USS KALK she served the USN in European waters during 1919, returning to the U.S. to perform training duties for a few months before being laid up at Philadelphia in 1922. Re-commissioned in Jun 1940, she served briefly with the Neutrality Patrol in the Atlantic before being transferred to the RN at Halifax on 23 Sep 1940. Commissioned as HMS KALK, she was renamed HAMILTON (for Hamilton, Bermuda) at St. John's where, on her arrival on 01 Oct 1940, she was damaged in collision with her sister HMS GEORGETOWN. She was taken to Saint John, N.B., for repairs and, while being undocked there on 26 Oct 1940, ran aground and received damage sufficient to lay her up for half a year. She was therefore offered to the RCN, re-commissioned at Saint John as an RCN ship on 06 Jul 1941, and assigned to WLEF. After escorting one convoy, she was in collision with the Netherlands submarine O-15 at Halifax. After repairs she again took up local escort duties, and in Jun 1942, became a member of WLEF's EG W-4. She still had not made a transatlantic passage when she was declared unfit for service 11 March 1943, later tied up as a tender to HMCS CORNWALLIS in Aug 1943. Paid off on 08 Jun 1945, she was sold for scrap and left Sydney, NS on 6 July 1945 under tow to Baltimore to be broken up.
HMCS HAMILTON submarine attacks - Library and Archives of Canada // Courtesy of Evan Rogers
HMCS HAMILTON record of crashes - Library and Archives of Canada // Courtesy of Evan Rogers
Commanding Officers
CPO, RCN died - 12 May 1944
They shall not be forgotten
Former Crew Members
Photos and Documents
HMCS HAMILTON I24
From the collection of William (Bill) Dougall, LTO (LP), RCNVR
Courtesy of Grant Dougall
(RM54) Looking down from the crow's nest to the bridge of HMCS Hamilton I24 (RM55) Port side by the search light platform, looking aft to the after gun platform on HMCS Hamilton I24 (RM56) Wilson McMurdo on the fo'c's'le of HMCS Hamilton I24 (RM57) Looking port side aft from the boat deck towards the searchlight platform on HMCS Hamilton I24
From the collection of Wilson Reginald McMurdo
Courtesy of Scott Wilson McMurdo
These photos are not for reproduction or reposting without permission of Scott McMurdo
JNC033 (JNC033) HMCS HAMILTON I24 // RCN photo neg # NP253
(JNC034 - JNC035) HMCS HAMILTON I24 secured at a compass buoy. Location unknown
(JNC038) Ship's badge of HMCS HAMILTON I24 (JNC039) The ship's bell and badge of HMCS HAMILTON I24 (JNC040) James Cox (right) with unknown Chief Petty Officer on HMCS HAMILTON I24 (JNC041) James Cox (right) with unknown Chief Petty Officer on HMCS HAMILTON I24 - with a Fairmile Motor Launch in the back ground. (JNC042) Unknown sailors in a mess deck on HMCS HAMILTON I24
(JNC043) Unknown sailor, wearing an HMCS VENTURE cap tally, on the quarterdeck of HMCS HAMILTON I24 with a couple of civilian workers taking a break beside him. (JNC044 - JNC045) James Cox by the emergency steering position on HMCS HAMILTON I24 (JNC046) James Cox resting on a coiled hawser on the fo'c's'le of HMCS HAMILTON I24
(JNC047 - JNC048) HMCS HAMILTON I24 in drydock at Saint John, NB for repairs
(JNC049 - JNC052) HMCS HAMILTON I24 in drydock at Saint John, NB for repairs
JNC053 (JNC053) Unknown American aircraft carrier with her destroyer escorts. Photo believed to have been taken in Halifax Harbour.
(JNC054 - JNC055) Unknown American aircraft carrier with her destroyer escorts. Photos believed to have been taken in Halifax Harbour.
(JNC059) Harbour Craft NO. 33 passing near HMCS HAMILTON I24 (JNC060 - JNC061) Small landing craft approaching HMCS HAMILTON I24 - likely carrying personnel returning to ship
(JNC062) Unknown officer on the bridge of HMCS HAMILTON I24 (JNC063) James Cox with unknown shipmate on HMCS HAMILTON I24 (JNC064) Unknown sailors on HMCS HAMILTON I24 (JNC065) Convoy seen from HMCS HAMILTON I24. Another convoy escort is directly astern of HMCS HAMILTON (JNC066) Depth charge exploding astern of HMCS HAMILTON I24
(JNC067) James Cox with shipmate by an anti-aircraft gun on HMCS HAMILTON I24 (JNC068) HMCS HAMILTON'S mascot (JNC069 - JNC071) James Cox onboard HMCS HAMILTON I24
(JNC072) Group of sailors on HMCS HAMILTON I24 at St. John's, Newfoundland (JNC073) James Cox standing by the an air intake on HMCS HAMILTON I24 (JNC074) Unknown sailors on the quarterdeck of HMCS HAMILTON I24 (JNC075) James Cox onboard HMCS HAMILTON I24 (JNC076) HMCS HAMILTON I24
(JNC077) HMCS HAMILTON I24 entering unknown harbour while an unknown warship, visible astern of her, heads out to sea (JNC078) Unknown harbour shoreline (JNC079) Depth charge explodes astern of HMCS HAMILTON I24 (JNC080) HMCS HAMILTON I24 - Looking aft down the port side from the bridge (JNC081) Unknown Town-class destroyer covered in ice. Based on the angle of the photo, the photo appears to be taken from HMCS HAMILTON I24 of a ship alongside her
(JNC085) Small arms weapons training taking place on the fo'c's'le of HMCS HAMILTON I24 (JNC086) Libertymen on HMCS HAMILTON I24 waiting for the duty boat to go ashore on leave (JNC087) Pier with a small lighthouse and signal pole at an unknown location
(JNC085 - JNC086) Sailors ashore at an unknown location. It is not known if they are off HMCS HAMILTON I24 or HMCS BITTERSWEET K182 From the collection of James Cox, Acting Stoker Petty Officer, RCNVR Courtesy of Evan Rogers
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In memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice
Lest We Forget
