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HMCS
LA HULLOISE K668 / 305
River
Class / Prestonian Class Frigate
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Post WW II Badge |
HMCS LA HULLOISE K668 entering
Gladstone Dock, Liverpool
IWM Photo, A 8098
From the collection of Thomas J.
Simpson |
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Battle honours and awards: Atlantic
1945
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Laid down: 10
Aug 1943
Launched: 29
Oct 1943
Commissioned: 20 May 1944
Paid
off: 19 Oct 1945
Re-commissioned:
24 Jun 1949
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Paid off: 23
Nov 1953 for Prestonian conversion
Re-commissioned:
09 Oct 1957
Paid off: 16
Jul 1965
Fate: Broken up at La Spezia, Italy, in 1966
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Commissioned at Montreal on 20 May 1944,
LA HULLOISE arrived at Halifax in Jun 1944. She proceeded to Bermuda in
Jul 1944 to work up, and on returning was assigned to EG 16 at Halifax.
In Oct 1944 she was re-assigned to EG 25, and transferred with it to
Londonderry in Nov 1944. She spent the remainder of the war in
U.K. waters, based variously at 'Derry and Rosyth. On 07 Mar 1945,
with STRATHADAM and THETFORD MINES, she took part in sinking U 1302
in St. George's Channel. Late in May 1945 she sailed for Canada to
undergo tropicalization refit at Saint John. Work was completed 19
Oct 1945, but the Pacific war had ended and she was paid off at
Halifax on 06 Dec 1945.
U-Boats Sunk:
U-1302 (Kptlt Wolfgang Herwatz) a type VIIC/41 U-boat, sunk on 07 Mar 1945 by HMCS
LA HULLOISE K668, HMCS THETFORD MINES K459 and HMCS STRATHADAM K682 in St.
George's Channel, position
52-19 N, 05-23 W. Of her crew of 48 there were no survivors.
When she was re-commissioned for cadet and new entry
training in 1949 her Co, LCdr Jette, was also SO Reserve Fleet East
Coast.
In
the summer of 1952, HMCS LA HULLOISE did two training cruises for cadets
from the University Naval Training Divisions and the Canadian Services
College. In May 1952, she went to the Mediterranean with the destroyer HMCS
CRESCENT and the frigate HMCS SWANSEA. This cruise included port visits to
the Açores (Azores), Gibraltar, and Toulon and Nice in southern France.
In
July and August 1952, the LA HULLOISE and CRESCENT did a second training
cruise to the UK and France, with port visits in Plymouth, Southampton, and
Dieppe, and shore leave in London and Paris.
In Jun 1953 HMCS
LA HULLOISE was part of the Canadian Squadron that
attended the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II Fleet Review at Spithead.
On 23 Nov 1953 LA HULLOISE was paid off for conversion to a
Prestonian class ocean escort. She was commissioned as such on 09
Oct 1957.
On 13 Feb 1959, HMCS Fort Erie, HMCS
BUCKINGHAM, HMCS SWANSEA and
HMCS LA HULLOISE returned to Halifax after a 5 week exercise in southern
waters that included a port visit to Kingston, Jamaica.
In Apr 1963, 12 RCN ships,
ALGONQUIN, MICMAC, CAYUGA, ST CROIX, TERRA NOVA, KOOTENAY, SWANSEA, LA
HULLOISE, BUCKINGHAM, CAPE SCOTT, CNAV BLUETHROAT and CNAV ST CHARLES, took part in NATO Exercise New Broom
Eleven, an exercise designed to test convoy protection tactics (click
here to see the newspaper article).
LA HULLOISE
was paid off on 16 Jul
1965 and broken up at La
Spezia, Italy, in 1966.
RCN Memories:
Don't
Bend the Bollards
Photos
and Documents Ship's
company photos The
Ship's Bell
Commanding Officers
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LCdr
John Brock,
RCNVR - 20 May 1944 - 16 Aug 1945
Lt J.C. Walker,
RCNVR - 17 Aug 1945 - 02 Oct 1945
Lt J.A. Wyatt,
RCNVR - 03 Oct 1945 - 06 Dec 1945
LCdr Marcel Joseph Alphonse Jette,
RCN - 24 Jun 1949 - 31 Dec 1949
Cdr Reginald Amand Webber, DSC,
RCN - 01 Jan 1950 - 13 Jan 1950
Cdr Thomas Charles Pullen,
RCN - 01 Jun 1950 - 22 Sep 1951
Lt A.H. McDonald,
RCN - 23 Sep 1951 - 27 Nov 1952
LCdr Henry Allan Porter, RCN - 28 Nov 1952 - 06 Nov
1953 |
Lt E.H. Hyman,
RCN - 07 Nov 1953 - 23 Nov 1953
LCdr R.M.S. Greene,
RCN - 09 Oct 1957 - 18 Nov 1958
LCdr F.P.R. Saunders, RCN - 19 Nov
1958 - 09 Sep 1960
LCdr W.J.H. Stuart,
RCN - 09 Sep 1960 - 08 Feb 1961
LCdr Peter Harold Grady,
RCN - 08 Feb 1961 - 11 Sep 1962
LCdr Alan Gordon Lowe,
RCN - 11 Sep 1962 - 11 Aug 1964
LCdr Eric Arthur Makin,
RCN - 11 Aug 1964 - 16 Jul 1965 |
In memory of those who have crossed the bar 
They shall not be
forgotten
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Baker,
Donald F.
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Barber, Alfred
L.
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Benson,
George F. A.
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Bone,
Richard M.
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Breen,
Hugh F.
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Brock, John
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Brooke,
Eric
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Brunette, J.
A. René
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Burke,
Patrick J.
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Butchart,
Arthur A.
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MacIntyre,
Norman E.
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Madigan, John
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Manifold, C.
Robin
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Marcotte,
Grant W.
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Mason, Eric B.
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McCabe,
William G.
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McEwen, Dennis
W. A.
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McGinn, George
H.
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McKim, Larry
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McLeese,
Willis S.
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Melanson,
Louis M.
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Mitchell,
William
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Mott, Ralph S.
W.
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Mulock,
Arthur F.
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Murray, John
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Muzyka,
Simon
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Sawyer,
Thomas A.
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Sellars,
Norman E.
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Simpson,
Thomas J.
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Smart,
James P.
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St. Onge,
Maurice R.
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Steinburg,
Noel
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Stevens,
Gord
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Stinson,
John W.
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Stone,
George A.
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Sutherland, Neil
M.
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Mascots
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Mascot - 1945
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Mascot - 1945 |
Mascot - 1945 |
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Former Crew Members
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Ashton,
Cliff J.
Belanger,
Joseph Marcel, Paym/Lt, RCNVR - 04 Jul 1944
Bath,
Ronald, Signalman
Bennett,
Frederick John, WT (E), RCN - 24 Jun 1949
Benton,
Anthony Fabian, Lt, RCN - 01 Jun 1950
Cocks,
John Henry McGregor, Lt (S), RCN - 01 Jun 1950
Comeau,
Joseph Edward, V40475, RCNVR
Cousineau,
Leo E., Sub-Lieutenant
Deveau,
Moise Arthur
Dumaresq,
Selwyn J. (Buzz), Radioman
Edison,
William GH. (Bill), Leading Seaman Electrical Technician
Erickson,
Wayne, Electrician - Jun 1960 - Mar 1962
Evans,
Herbert Dennis, Lt (S), RCN - 24 Jun 1949
Gable,
Robert, Sto - 1944 - 1945
Gagne,
Joseph Paul Rene, WT (E), RCN - 24 Jun 1949
Gautheir,
Jean Joseph, Lt, RCN - 30 Jun 1951
Gilhen,
Augustus, Wt/Shpt, RCN - 24 Jun 1949
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Glover,
George Randal, A/Lt, RCNVR - 01 May 1944 (Stand by) / 20 May 1944
Gove,
Harry Edmond, Lt (El), RCNVR - 06 Jun 1945
Graham,
Adam Henry, LCdr (E), RCN - 24 Jun 1949
Geddes,
George Scott, A/LCdr (S), RCN - 24 Jun 1949
Greaves,
Gordon Kenneth, A/Lt, RCNVR - 01 Jun 1944
Jamieson,
Kenneth, Wt (L), RCN - 24 Jun 1949
Jenning,
Bernard Joseph, Cd (E), RCN - 24 Jun 1949
Johnston,
Charles Edward, Bos'n, RCN - 24 Jun 1949
King,
Stanley Mackenzie, Lt, RCN - 01 Jun 1950
MacKinnon,
Patrick, Lt (N)
McDonald,
Arthur Hathaway, Lt, RCN - 01 Jun 1950, XO
Millen,
James Frederick, Lt (E), RCN - 01 Jun 1950
Mitchell,
Bill (alive and well 2018) 
Murray,
O'Connor James, Lt, RCN - 01 Jun 1950
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Myers,
Ralph, CPO, Electrician - early 1960s
Proctor,
Bob
Proud,
Franklin Milford, Lt, RCN(R) - 01 Jun 1950
Rowan,
William Oliver, SLt, (El), RCNVR - 26 Jun 1944
Sampson,
Harvey, RS - Feb 1962 - Feb 1963
Sauve,
Maurice - 1962
Vickers,
William (Bill)
Walker,
James Cowan, Lt, RCNVR - 15 Apr 1944 / 20 May 1944
Walkley,
James Nicol, Wt (E), RCN - 24 Jun 1949
Wiggs,
Edgar Alfred, Lt (P), RCN - 24 Jun 1949
Wilson,
Dennis, ABSN1, RCN - 1961-1964
Wyatt,
John Angus, Lt, RCNVR, 10 May 1944 (Stand by) / 20 May 1944
Young,
John Barclay, Lt (P), RCN, XO - 24 Jun 1949 |
Photos
and Documents
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HMCS LA HULLOISE K668 entering Gladstone
Dock, Liverpool.
From the collection of Thomas J. Simpson
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Rowing Crew of HMCS LA HULLOISE K668.
From the collection of Thomas J. Simpson
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HMCS LA HULLOISE K668
Photo
(probably) taken from HMCS Strathdam.
From the collection of Thomas J. Simpson
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HMCS
LA HULLOISE in refit in (believed to be)
Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Photographer:
Thomas
J. Simpson
©
the collection of Thomas J. Simpson
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HMCS LA HULLOISE 305 - after Prestonian
class conversion |
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The Big Guns on HMCS LA HULLOISE K668
Twin QF 4-inch MK XIX Naval Guns with friends of Thomas J. Simpson.
Photo taken by Thomas J. Simpson ©
Thomas J. Simpson
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Newspaper article on the sinking of U-1302 by
Strathadam, LA HULLOISE and Thetford Mines
The Hamilton Spectator, 09 Jun 1945 |
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Fo'c's'le of HMCS LA HULLOISE
K668
From the collection of George Francis Learn
Courtesy of Brian Learn |
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Stern view of HMCS LA HULLOISE K668. Note
the absence of guns on the platforms - possibly taken when she was
fitting out
From the collection of George Francis Learn
Courtesy of Brian Learn |
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Funnel and mast of HMCS LA HULLOISE K668. Note
the funnel cover is on.
From the collection of George Francis Learn
Courtesy of Brian Learn |
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HMCS LA HULLOISE K668 (inboard). Outboard ship
unknown
From the collection of George Francis Learn
Courtesy of Brian Learn |
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Jacket patch for HMCS LA HULLOISE K668
From the collection of George Francis Learn
Courtesy of Brian Learn |
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Turner and George Learn - V.E. Celebrations
From the collection of George Francis Learn
Courtesy of Brian Learn |
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Barnson and George Learn - Stoker Mess, HMCS LA HULLOISE
K668
From the collection of George Francis Learn
Courtesy of Brian Learn |
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Stokers on the 4" gun of HMCS LA HULLOISE K668 - Sep 1945
From the collection of George Francis Learn
Courtesy of Brian Learn |
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Stokers on the jetty (HMCS LA HULLOISE K668 in
background)
From the collection of George Francis Learn
Courtesy of Brian Learn |
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Bill Mitchell (Mitch), George Learn and Bob on HMCS
LA HULLOISE K668
From the collection of George Francis Learn
Courtesy of Brian Learn |
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Jack, George Learn, Pete and John on HMCS LA HULLOISE
K668
From the collection of George Francis Learn
Courtesy of Brian Learn |
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George Learn and Bob - Saint John, NB
From the collection of George Francis Learn
Courtesy of Brian Learn |
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Casselman, George Learn and Pete on HMCS LA HULLOISE
K668
From the collection of George Francis Learn
Courtesy of Brian Learn |
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George Learn (left) and Bill Mitchell (Mitch)
on HMCS LA HULLOISE K668
Courtesy of Bill Mitchell |
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Front
of HMCS LA HULLOISE Christmas Card
Webmaster's
note: This photo is actually a photo of HMCS STETTLER with the pendant
number on the ship's side removed and the details on the signal flags obscured.
This was common when printing Christmas Cards for the ships during the war
as having a stock photo of the class was more efficient than getting
individual photos for each ship as most people would not notice any
difference. Below is a copy of the original photo showing STETTLER'S pendant
number (K681) on the hull and by signal flags.
From the collection
of LCdr John Brock
Courtesy of Leonard
Lee-White
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HMCS
LA HULLOISE K668 conducting engine trials on the Kennebecasis River
off Rothesay, NB 04 Oct 1945. LCdr John Brock, DSO, C.O.
From the collection
of LCdr John Brock
Courtesy of Leonard
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HMCS
LA HULLOISE passing going under the Reversing Falls’ road and railway
bridges on her way to Indiantown, about 1 km upstream for work at a
small yard off Bridge Street. Note the 3 tugboats assisting in LA HULLOISE'S
short trip. The Reversing Falls can only be traversed
at slack tide between low and high tide and there is only about a 20
minute window, 4 times daily.
From the collection
of LCdr John Brock
Courtesy of Leonard
Lee-White |
(SD02)
HMCS LA HULLOISE - 1952
(SD03)
HMCS LA HULLOISE following astern of HMCS SWANSEA and HMCS CRESCENT - 1952
(SD04)
HMCS CRESCENT approaching HMCS LA HULLOISE at sea - 1952
(SD-5-SD06)
Postcards from San Miguel, Açores (Azores) - 1952
(SD07-SD08)
HMCS LA HULLOISE approaching Gibraltar - 1952
(SD09)
Moroccan coast - 1952
(SD10)
HMCS LA HULLOISE passing a freighter in the Strait of Gibraltar - 1952
(SD11)
HMCS LA HULLOISE alongside in Gibraltar - 1952
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SD13
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(SD12)
HMS THESEUS at Gibraltar - 1952 (SD13)
USS Wasp at Gibraltar - 1952
(SD14-SD17)
Gibraltar postcards - 1952
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SD18
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(SD18)
The French battleship Richelieu and a cruiser, French naval port of Toulon,
France - 1952
(SD19-SD22)
Nice, France - 1952 (SD23)
Boats from HMCS La HULLOISE, SWANSEA and CRESCENT in the water at Nice, France
for a rowing regatta - 1952
(SD24)
Trophies won by HMCS LA HULLOISE at the regatta - 1952
(SD25)
A paddleboat passes by LA HULLOISE while at Nice, France - 1952
(SD26)
A beach near Nice, France - 1952
(SD27-SD28)
Scenery near Nice, France - 1952
(SD29)
Depth charge exploding astern of HMCS LA HULLOISE - 1952
(SD30)
Squid exploding ahead of HMCS LA HULLOISE - 1952
(SD31)
Personnel transfer at sea between HMCS CRESCENT 226 and HMCS LA HULLOISE -
1952
(SD32)
Unknown cruiser off the port bow of HMCS CRESCENT 226. Very likely HMCS
QUEBEC - 1952
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HMCS CRESCENT 226 - 1952
(SD34)
HMCS SWANSEA 306 conducting a jackstay with HMCS LA HULLOISE - 1952
(SD35)
HMCS SWANSEA 306 and HMCS CRESCENT 226 off the starboard side of HMCS LA
HULLOISE - 1952
(SD36)
RMS QUEEN MARY, Southampton, England - 1952
(SD37)
RMS QUEEN MARY framed between 2 other ships, Southampton, England - 1952
(SD38)
Southampton Bargate, Southampton, England - 1952
(SD39)
Postcard, Dartmouth Castle, England - 1952
(SD40)
Postcard, Plymouth, England - 1952 (SD41)
Postcard, London, England - 1952 (SD42)
Postcard, London, England - 1952 "The
smog was so bad when crew members were on leave in London that visibility was
very poor. Postcards were the only way to see anything!"
Canadian
Cemetery in Dieppe
(SD43)
Canadian Cemetery in Dieppe. The crews of HMC Ships La Hulloise and Crescent
visited the cemetery just a few weeks before the 10th anniversary of the
August 19,1942 raid on Dieppe - 1952
(SD44)
Selywn Dumaresq (left) with unidentified sailor - 1952
(SD45)
Canadian Cemetery, Dieppe - 1952
(SD46)
Canadian Cemetery, Dieppe - 1952 (SD47)
Headstone on unidentified sailor - 1952
(SD48-SD50)
Postcard from Dieppe - 1952
(SD51)
Selwyn Dumaresq, Paris, France - with Eiffel Tower in the background - 1952 (SD52-SD53)
Base of the Eiffel Tower, Paris, France - 1952 (SD54)
Champ de Mars, Paris France - seen from the Eiffel Tower - 1952 (SD55)
The Trocadéro square and gardens, Paris, France, on the north side of the
Eiffel Tower across the Seine River
(SD56)
Le pont Alexandre-III, Paris France - Historical note: This bridge was
inaugurated for the 1900 Universal Exhibition in Paris and bears the name of
Alexandre III, the second to last emperor of Russia. Made out of metal, the
bridge is composed of 32 bronze candelabras, numerous sculptures such as
winged deities, herds of lions led by children and nymphs. The first stones
were laid in 1896 by Tsar Nicolas II, Empress Alexandra Fedorovna and French
President Felix Faure
(SD57-SD68)
Paris, France - 1952
(SD59)
Selwyn Dumaresq in Paris, France - 1952
From
the collection of Selwyn Dumaresq, LS.CR1,
RCN
Courtesy
of Charles Dumaresq
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HMCS LA HULLOISE 305
DND/RCN Photo |
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HMCS LA HULLOISE to Enter for Refit
Halifax Chronicle-Herald 14 May 1959
Researched by / Courtesy of George Newbury |
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HMCS LA HULLOISE 305, Autumn 1962, taken during
the 9th Squadron's visit to Churchill, MB
From the collection of Angus Gillingham
Courtesy of Peter Gillingham |
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