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For Posterity's Sake 
A Royal
Canadian Navy Historical Project
HMCS
MICMAC R10 / 214
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MELKEDAE
FEARLESS |
HMCS Micmac 214 circa 1954
"C/O at that time was Commander
George (Trigger) Wadds, a great skipper"
Courtesy of Gerald Sullivan
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Laid down: 20 May 1942
Launched: 18
Sep 1943
Commissioned: 18
Sep 1945
Paid
off: 30 Nov 1951
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Re-commissioned:
14 Aug 1953
Paid off: 31
Mar 1964
Fate:
Broken up in 1965
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Built by Halifax Shipyards Ltd., Micmac
was commissioned at Halifax on 18 Sep 1945. Alone of her class, she never
fired a shot in anger but spent her entire career as a training ship. On 16
Jul 1947, she collided in fog with SS Yarmouth County off Halifax, suffering
very extensive damage to her bows. While under repair she was partially
converted to a destroyer escort, returning to her duties early in 1950. Her
conversion was completed during 1952, and she was re-commissioned on 14 Aug
1953. 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). In Oct 1963,
Bonaventure, Algonquin, Cayuga, Micmac and Saskatchewan took part in a NATO
exercise in which all participating ships were battered by a severe North
Atlantic storm (click
here to see the newspaper article). At the end of 1963, after
ten further strenuous years of training, NATO exercises, and "showing
the flag", she was declared surplus and, on 31 Mar 1964, paid off at
Halifax. Sold in 1964 to marine salvage Co., she was resold and in Oct 1964
she arrived at Faslane, Scotland and was broken up in 1965.
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Commanding Officers |
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LCdr Ralph Lucien Hennessy,
DSC, RCN - 12 Sep 1945 - 27 Mar 1947
LCdr John Coldecott Littler, RCN -
28 Mar 1947 - 05 Sep 1947
LCdr Frederick Charsley Frewer,
RCN - 16 Nov 1949 - 30 Nov 1951
Cdr George M. Wadds,
RCN - 14 Aug 1953 - 26 Aug 1954
Cdr J.C. Smyth, RCN - 27 Aug 1954 - 01 Sep
1955
Cdr E.T.G. Madgwick,
DSC, RCN - 02 Sep 1955 - 08 Jul 1956 |
Cdr Latham Brerton Jenson,
RCN - 09 Jul 1956 - 04 Aug 1957
Cdr N. Cogdon,
RCN - 05 Aug 1957 - 13 Jun 1958
Cdr Andrew Barry Crafurd German,
RCN - 10 Mar 1959 - 15 Dec 1959
Cdr G.R. Smith,
RCN - 16 Dec 1959 - 09 Feb 1961
Cdr William James Stuart,
RCN - 10 Feb 1961 - 14 Aug 1962
LCdr James Mortimer Cutts, RCN -
15 Aug 1962 - 31 Mar 1964 |
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In memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice
Lest We Forget
- Book of Remembrance entry 
- Grave or burial information
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ACTON,
Joseph William John
LS, 4458, RCN
killed - 16 Jul 1947
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APPLEYARD,
Richard Alan
OS, 5734-H, RCN
killed - 16 Jul 1947 |
CARTER,
Robert Henry
OS, H6031, RCN
killed - 16 Jul 1947 |
GAGNE, Gerard Louis
LS, H4146, RCN
killed - 16 Jul 1947 |
GOODLAD,
Thomas Alexander Anthony
AB, H5316, RCN
killed - 16 Jul 1947 |
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JELINEK,
Rudolph Jose
AB, N44564, RCN
died - 18 Nov 1960
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MANSON,
Donald Stuart
OS, H6060, RCN
killed - 16 Jul 1947 |
MARTEL,
Joseph Gregoire Bernard
AB, H6172, RCN
killed - 16 Jul 1947 |
MILLER,
Lorne Harley
AB, V32747, RCNVR
died
- 16 Jul 1947 |
STEPHEN,
Samuel Stewart
AB, 4075, RCN
killed -
16 Jul 1947 |
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WARD,
Howard Hartnel
LS, 3958-H, RCN
killed - 16 Jul 1947 |
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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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Ayer,
John Carleton III
1925-2011
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Beecher,
Scott Eaton ____-2102 |
Berryman,
Bryan John
____-2014 |
Bonner,
Albert Leo
1917-2004
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Bonter,
George Milton
____-2012
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Bruce,
William Ernest
____-2007
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Burnett,
Gerald Clarke
1935-2003
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C-D |
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Clark,
Donald Stanley
____-1963
Served in Micmac in 1953 as a
Midshipman |
Cruickshank,
Robert Douglas
1927-2014 |
Curry,
Donald George
____-2014 |
Doutaz,
George E.
1922-2017 |
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E-F |
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Franks,
Robert John
1939-1992 |
Frewer,
Frederick Charsley 1922-2004 3rd
Commanding Officer |
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G-H |
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Galway,
Ronald E.
1926-2001 |
German,
Andrew Barry Crawfurd
____-2011
9th Commanding Officer |
Hamilton,
Robert Alexander
____-2011 |
Harich,
John Louis
____-2014 |
Hennessy,
Ralph Lucien
1918-2014
1st Commanding Officer |
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Houston,
James Henry
____-2007 |
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I-J |
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Iorio,
Richard
1936-2014 |
Jenson,
Latham Brerton
1921-2004
7th Commanding Officer |
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K-L |
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Kearney,
Joseph Patrick
1935-2012 |
Kowalsky,
Karl James
____-2008 |
Krehbiel,
Richard Merle
1916-1983 |
Lees,
Joseph Clifford
1937-2007
Served in Micmac 10 Mar 1959 -
27 Oct 1959 |
Lewis,
Keith Dunham
1926-2011 |
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M-N |
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Mahoney,
Leo James
1920-2003
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Marshe,
Gerald Ian
1932-2011 |
Mifflin,
Frederick John
1938-2013
Served in Micmac in 1959
as Slt, RCN |
Mitchell,
Stanley Falconer
1926-2005 |
Morton,
John Patrick
1929-2016 |
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Murray,
Arthur William
1920-2014
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O-P |
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Peeling,
Donald Albert
1929-2012 |
Pelletier,
Roger Ivan
1934-2016 |
Preston,
Anthony John
1925-2008 |
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Q-R |
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Roberts,
Bernard
____-2006 |
Rollinson,
Frederick M.
____-1950 |
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S-T |
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Shaw, Colin
Heggerston Purves
1925-2009
Served in Micmac in 1947 as A/Lt,
RCN |
Shimmin,
Robert Allen
1924-2012 |
Small,
Ronald
____-2013 |
Smith,
Herbert Hartley
1920-2007 |
Somers,
George Henry
1921-2009 |
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Stitt, Don
M.
1924-____ |
Swim,
Ronald Floyd
____-2014 |
Tate,
David Henry
1931-2015
Served in Micmac in 1962 as LCdr,
RCN, OpsO |
Timbrell,
Robert Walter
1920-2006 |
Titus,
Alexander Cowan
1927-1950 |
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Tomlinson,
Gordon Earle
1925-2015 |
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U-V |
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Vondette,
Henry William 1924-2006
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Former Crew Members
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Angle, Walter H., 5887-H
Brennen, Michael Francis, Slt, RCNVR - 16 Apr 1945
Boulton, Kenneth, Signalman, RCN - Oct 1956 - Jan 1957
Brown,
Donald (Buster), RCN - Oct 1959 - Jun 1962
Campfield, Derek Oliver, Lt, RCN(R) - 09 Apr 1946
Cheriton, William Ross, Lt (El), RCNVR - 10 May 1945
Connors,
Thomas Edward, A/Lt, RCN(R) - 08 Jul 1946 / Lt, RCN - 10 Jun 1947
Davies,
David Lloyd, Lt, RCN(R) - 10 Jul 1946
Dear,
Harold Claud, Wt (E), RCN - 01 Jul 1945
Eden, Lawrence Kenneth, Lt, RCNVR - 12 Mar 1945 (Stand by)
Evans, Roger Albert, A/Slt, RCN - 07 Jun 1950
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Hatfield, Byron Maxwell, Paym/Lt, RCNVR - 12 Apr 1945 (Stand by)
Huculak, Walter, Lt (L), RCN(R) - 17 May 1946
MacDonald, Robert Ross, Lt (L), RCN - 29 Jul 1950
McClung, Alan Russell, Gnr (T), RCN - 24 May 1946 / Gnr (TAS) (T),
RCN - 24 May 1947
Moore, Art D. - 17 Dec 1961
O'Brien,
Gerald Patrick, Lt, RCNVR - 07 May 1945 (Stand by)
Okros,
Richard Dennis, Slt, RCN - 1953
Richardson,
Harry (Henry), 19096-H - 1956
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Skelton, Peter Hamilton, Lt, RCNVR - 26 Mar 1945 (Stand by)
Slade, Stuart Leonard, Lt, RCN 01 Mar 1945
Smith,
Malcolm Edward, Lt, RCNVR - 19 Mar 1945
Stapleton,
Dennis, Gunner
Stonehouse,
Llewellyn Owen, Lt, RCNVR - 01 Jun 1945 (Stand by)
Sullivan,
Gerald (Jerry) - Jun 1950 - Feb 1951 
Tanner, George William, Gnr (T), RCN - 01 Feb 1945
Trottier, Fred, Sto 1c - Jul 1946 - Aug 1947 / PO2 - Apr 1950 - Aug
1950 / P1ER-C2ER - Sep 1962 - Mar 1964
Walton, David Martin, Lt (S), RCN - 15 May 1947
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Photos
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service on board HMCS Micmac by Fred Trottier, CPO, RCN, ret'd
Remembering
R10 - The story of Micmac and the collision with SS Yarmouth
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