HMCS NORTH BAY K339 - For Posterity's Sake

For Posterity's Sake

A Royal Canadian Navy Historical Project

HMCS NORTH BAY K339

Then Bahamian Merchant Vessel KENT COUNTY II (1946)

Then GALLOWAY KENT (1950)

Then BEDFORD II (1951)

HMCS North Bay K339

Source: Royal Canadian Naval Association North Bay

Laid down: 29 Sep 1942

Launched: 27 Apr 1943

Commissioned: 25 Oct 1943

Paid off: 01 Jul 1945

Fate: Final disposition unknown

Built at Collingwood, she was commissioned there on 25 Oct 1943. North Bay arrived at Halifax on 29 Nov 1943, and in Dec 1943 carried out workups in St. Margaret's Bay. On completion of these she was assigned to EG 9, Londonderry, making her passage there as escort to convoy SC.154 early in Mar 1944. When EG 9 became a frigates-only group, North Bay returned to St. John's in Apr 1944 and became a member of EG C-4. From 11 Dec 1944 to mid-Feb 1945, she underwent a refit at Sydney and proceeded to Bermuda to work up. On completing this exercise she sailed directly to St. John's to join EG C-2, but later in Apr 1945 she was transferred to C-3 and, on 30 Apr 1945, left St. John's to join convoy SC.174 for a final trip to Londonderry. She returned in May 1945 with ON.304 and was paid off on 01 Jul 1945 and laid up at Sorel. In 1946 she was sold for merchant service and became the Bahamian Kent County II; renamed Galloway Kent in 1950; renamed Bedford II in 1951.

Commanding Officers

Lt B. Hynes, RCNVR - 25 Oct 1943 - 29 Jun 1944

Lt John Norrison Finlayson, RCNVR - 30 Jun 1944 - 11 Aug 1944

A/LCdr B. Hynes - 12 Aug 1944 - 23 Jan 1945

Lt Jack Wiles Radford, RCNR - 24 Jan 1945 - 18 Feb 1945

LCdr Alexander Craig Campbell, RCNVR - 19 Feb 1945 - 01 Jul 1945

In memory of those who have crossed the bar They shall not be forgotten
A-B
Bedford, Joseph Evison 1920-2012	Butterfield, James 1922-2009
C-D
Cook, John 1924-2014
K-L
Kennedy, James A. 1923-2014
Q-R
Ritchie, Donald Hetherington 1918-2012 Drafted to North Bay 09 Oct 1943 as Slt, RCNVR
S-T
Swanlund, Peter 1924-2011
W-X
Walters, Uriah ____-2011

Former Crew Members

Brown, Arnold Robert Henry, Slt, RCNVR - 11 Feb 1945

Hamilton, Robert Pentrose, Lt, RCNVR - 03 Apr 1945

Henry, Ross Arthur Cecil, A/Lt, RCNVR - 01 Jul 1944

Lawless, Edward Patrick, A/Lt, RCNVR - Jan 1944

MacGregor, Ian, Slt, RCNVR - 27 Apr 1945

Simonton, Robert Grant, Slt, RCNVR - 15 Mar 1945

Whittaker, Ralph, A/War (E), RCNVR - Jan 1944

Photos and Documents (below)

	Personnel loading a Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar during trials aboard HMCS North Bay, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, October 1943 Source: Lt Gerald T. Richardson / Canada. Dept. of National Defence / Library and Archives Canada PA-114737
	M.V. Galloway Kent, former corvette North Bay, converted to a merchant ship by Steel and Engine Products, Liverpool, NS in 1946 Click here to read the back of the photo From the collection of Hector Dunlop Courtesy of Jane Dunlop Stevenson, Liverpool, NS
	M.V. Galloway Kent From the collection of Hector Dunlop Courtesy of Jane Dunlop Stevenson, Liverpool, NS
	HMCS North Bay K339 Photo taken from HMCS Wentworth K331 From the collection of Gerald Jenson Courtesy of James Jenson

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