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HMCS MIDLAND K220
Flower Class Corvette
Built at Midland, ON, she was commissioned at Montreal on 17 Nov 1941. She arrived at Halifax on 30 Nov 1941, and spent her entire career with WLEF, from Jun, 1943, as member of EG W-2. She underwent two extensive refits: the first at Liverpool, N.S., from 30 Nov 1942 to 14 Apr 1943; the second at Galveston, Texas from mid-Mar 1944 to 25 May 1944. The latter refit included the extension of her fo'c's'le. Upon its completion she returned briefly to Halifax before leaving on 01 Jul 1944 for three weeks' working-up in Bermuda. She was paid off at Sydney on 15 Jul 1945. Sold in 1946 in the Great lakes Lumber Co., she was broken up the same year at Fort William (now Thunder Bay), Ont.
Photos and Documents Ship's company photos
Commanding Officers
A/LCdr Allan Brown Taylor, RCNR - 17 Nov 1941 - 31 Oct 1943
Lt Wilfred Orvin Oakley Barbour, RCNR - 01 Nov 1943 - 15 Jul 1945
Lt, RCNVR died - 24 Jun 1945
They shall not be forgotten
Former Crew Members
Photos and Documents
(MID001) HMCS MIDLAND K220 // Source: Flickr photo collection of Ron Bell (MIDF002) HMCS MIDLAND K220 circa 1942 wearing the Western Approaches camouflage paint scheme // Courtesy of Bill Gard (MID003) HMCS MIDLAND K220 photographed through a porthole on HMCS MATAPEDIA K112 // The Frisken photo collection
(JW07) HMCS MIDLAND K220 (JW08) HMCS MIDLAND at anchor, Halifax, NS From the collection of John Walton, Acting Leading Seaman, RCNVR Courtesy of Don Walton
(LC10-LC12) HMCS MIDLAND K220 From the collection of Lucien Carrier, Stoker PO, RCNVR Courtesy of Ronald Carrier
(HB01-HB03) On the sub's trailer - (HB01) - Unidentified ship (HB02) HMCS MIDLAND launches a depth charge (HB03) Depth charge exploding astern of HMCS MIDLAND (HB04-HB05) HMS LAUDERDALE L95 (HB06) HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN K244 (1st of name) (HB07) Corvettes in Halifax. Minesweeper HMCS MELVILLE J263 nested inboard of the corvettes.
(HB08-HB09) HMCS LUNENBURG K151 (HB10) HMCS LUNENBURG K151 - "Away Sea Boats Crew" (HB11-HB14) Convoy to St. John's
(HB15-HB18) The Storm of March 1942 (HB18) "A green one" breaking over HMCS MIDLAND's focs'le (HB19) Brickon on A.A. platform of HMCS MIDLAND (HB20) Focs'le of MIDLAND, Sweeper alongside (HB21) Looking aft, port side on HMCS MIDLAND
(HB22) Back aft on HMCS MIDLAND (HB23) Port Side OF HMCS MIDLAND (HB24) Ammunition for the Shoot just aft the gun platform on HMCS MIDLAND (HB25) Starboard side of HMCS MIDLAND looking forward (HB26) Unidentified sailor on port side of HMCS MIDLAND (HB27) Point Fives on HMCS MIDLAND (BH28) Focs'le of HMCS MIDLAND - convoy ship in distant just off to starboard
(HB29) Convoy to Halifax (HB30) Convoy to Halifax - HMCS COLUMBIA in distant to right of merchant ship (HB31) Gunn and Brickon on HMCS MIDLAND (HB32) Johnny Cann on HMCS MIDLAND (HB33) Bill Foster on HMCS MIDLAND (HB34) Mr. Deyer on HMCS MIDLAND (HB35) Six unidentified sailors on the focs'le of HMCS MIDLAND
(HB36) "Cold?" Unidentified officer and ratings on HMCS MIDLAND (HB37) Yunker Yarnton in St. John's, Nfld (HB38) HMCS MIDLAND entering St. John's Harbor (HB38) Mouth of St. John's Harbour. Cabot Tower visible on Signal Hill (HB39) In St. John's - Saxon, Sabe and some of the guys (HB40) In St. John's - McGuire, Saxon, Sabe (HB430) Yarnton, Bee, Ring, Redhead on HMCS MIDLAND in Newfoundland
(HB43) MacLean (left) and Bee on HMCS MIDLAND in Newfoundland (HB44) Mac - painting the side of HMCS MIDLAND (HB45) Jarvis on a bosn's chair painting the side of HMCS MIDLAND (HB46) Alongside a "Squeezer" - McColl, Brickon, Higgison (HB47) Over the side paining the ship's side - K220 (HB48) Robert (Bob) Bowman, CBC Commentator on HMCS MIDLAND in Newfoundland (HB49) "Newfy" (Quartermaster) - young Newfoundland lad dress up as QM on HMCS MIDLAND
St. John's, Newfoundland - 1942 (HB52) Main Street (HB54) Police (HB55) Overlooking mouth of Harbor
(HB56-HB59) Concert while duty ship - (HB56) Fred Stone plays (HB 57) Coxswain (standing left), Mr. Taylor (CO) and the "Jimmie" looking at his watch (HB60-HB63) Baseball game HMCS MIDLAND vs HMCS CALGARY in St. John's - (HB60) Dorey (cook) (HB61) MIDLAND's team (HB62) the Jimmie (HB63) Cann Pitching
(HB64) Vince in Newfoundland - 1942. Note Vinc is wearing a RCNVR Regina cap tally (HB65) Irish in Halifax - 1942 (HB66) Vinc on the quarterdeck of HMCS DUNVEGAN (HB67) Vince and Bee on the Quarterdeck of HMCS DUNVEGAN (HB68) "Feeling Damn Good" - Gunn in Newfoundland (HB69) HMCS MIDLAND in Saint John, NB - at high tide (HB70) HMCS MIDLAND in Saint John, NB - at low tide
(HB71) HMCS MIDLAND in Saint John, NB - at low tide (HB72) Automatic gangway to HMCS MIDLAND to keep the brow level with the ship during the tide changes. (HB73-HB76) HMS VANOC provisioning HMCS MIDLAND by ships boat at sea. Note the ships of the convoy in the background of HB75 and HB76
(HB77-HB81) Bill Readhead, HSD, inspecting results of ramming HMCS WASAGA (HB82) Red, Narley(?sp), Suffern in Saint John, NB (HB83) Scott's old ship. Used for South Pole expedition
(HB84) Saint John tram (HB85-HB86) Funeral for Saint John Fire Chief (HB87) Parade of Firemen, Saint John (HB88) USN Blimp two days out of Boston (HB89) New type of freighter (HB90) Found lifeboat - removing contents
(HB91) Ship's cat on HMCS MIDLAND - about to climb a ladder (HB92-HB93) Irish (HB94) Suffern in the wheelhouse on HMCS MIDLAND (HB95) Willie Williamson on HMCS MIDLAND (HB96) Bill "Red" Readhead (HB97) Yunker Yarnton and Red in messdeck on HMCS MIDLAND
(HB98) Red (top), Bee (Middle), Yunker (bottom) (HB99) Red (top), Meyers (middle), Yunker (bottom) (HB100) Gay, Chartrand, Meyers, Red
From the collection of Harold W. Bee, PO, Training Instructor, RCNVR
Courtesy of Steven Kaye
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In memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice
Lest We Forget 
