HMCS OSHAWA J330 / 174

Algerine Class Mine Sweeper

Built by the Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co., Port Arthur, ON, she was commissioned at Port Arthur on 06 Jul 1944. She arrived at Halifax on 18 Aug 1944 and after working-up in Bermuda in September, she was allocated to EG W-6 of Western Escort Force as Senior Officer's Ship. On 10 May 1945. as the senior warship of the convoy escort group, OSHAWA was dispatched to accept the surrender of U-889. Her escort group was disbanded in Jun 1945, and OSHAWA was paid off into maintenance reserve at Sydney on 28 Jul. 

Ship's movements 06 Jul 1944 - 24 May 1945 from the diary of Edward Belsey, RCNVR:

- Commissioning Day, Port Arthur, Ontario 06 Jul 1944

- Departed Port Arthur, ON 11 Jul 1944 at 1100  // Arrived Windsor, ON 12 Jul 1944 at 1130

- Departed Windsor, ON 14 Jul 144 at 1230  // Arrived Toronto, ON 15 Jul 1944 at 1700

- Departed Toronto, ON 16 Jul 1944 at 0900  //  Arrived Oshawa, ON 19 Jul 1944 at 1330

- Departed Oshawa, ON 20 Jul 1944 at 0800  // Arrived Kingston, ON 20 Jul 1944 at 1830

- Departed Kingston, ON 21 Jul 1944 at 0520  //  Arrived Coteau, QC 21 Jul 1944 at 2030

- Departed Coteau, QC 22 Jul 1944 at 0620  // Arrived Montreal, QC 22 Jul 1944 at 1830

- Departed Montreal, QC 27 Jul 1944 at 0700  // Arrived Quebec, QC 27 Jul 1944 at 1730 (for fitting out)

- Departed Quebec, QC 15 Aug 1944 at 1730  // Arrived Halifax, NS 18 Aug 1944 at 1030

- Departed Halifax, NS 05 Sep 1944 at 0400  // Arrived St. Margaret's Bay, NS 05 Sep 1944 at 1030

- Departed St. Margaret's Bay, NS 06 Sep 1944  //  Arrived Bermuda 09 Sep 1944 at 1300 (for Work-ups)

- Departed Bermuda 30 Sep 1944 at 1830  // Arrived Halifax, NS 05 Oct 1944 at 11:30

- Departed Halifax, NS 13 Oct 1944 at 2030  // Arrived New York, NY 18 Oct 1944 at 1100

- Departed New York, NY 25 Oct 1944 at 0030  // Arrived Halifax, NS 29 Oct 1944 at 0200

- Departed Halifax, NS 02 Nov 1944 at 0530  //  Arrived Newfoundland 05 Nov 1944 at 1000

- Departed Newfoundland 08 Nov 1944 at 0800  // Arrived New York, NY 15 Nov 1944 at 1130

- Departed New York, NY 23 Nov 1944 at 0010  // Arrived Halifax, NS 27 Nov 1944 at 1130

- Departed Halifax, NS 02 Dec 1944 at 0830  // Arrived Newfoundland 06 Dec 1944 at 1030

- Departed Newfoundland 08 Dec 1944 at 1430  // Arrived New York, NY 15 Dec 1944 at 0215

- Departed New York, NY 24 Dec 1944 at 0105  // Arrived Halifax, NS 28 Dec 1944 at 0800

* Ted was on leave 30 Dec 1944 - 29 Jan 1945

- Departed Halifax 30 Jan 1945 at 1030  // Arrived Newfoundland 03 Feb 1945 at 0900

- Departed Newfoundland 06 Feb 1945 at 0900  // Arrived New York, NY 12 Feb 1945 at 1100

- Departed New York, NY 17 Feb 1945 at 2230  //  Arrived Halifax 22 Feb 1945 at 1530

- Departed Halifax, NS 25 Feb 1945 // Arrived Halifax, NS 02 Mar 1945

- Departed Halifax, NS 07 Mar 1945  //  Arrived Newfoundland 12 Mar 1945 at 1500

- Departed Newfoundland 13 Mar 1945 at 1900  // Arrived New York, NY 19 Mar at 1530

- Departed New York, NY 23 Mar 1945 at 0200  // Arrived Halifax, NS 28 Mar 1945 at 0500

- Departed Halifax, NS 08 Apr 1945 at 1000  //  Arrived Newfoundland 09 Apr 1945 at 0930

- Departed Newfoundland 12 Apr 1945 at 0600  //  Arrived New York, NY 20 Apr 1945 at 1130

- Departed New York, NY 23 Apr 1945 at 0300  //  Arrived Halifax, NS 27 Apr 1945 at 0700

- Departed Halifax, NS 07 May 1945 at 1130

* Germany Surrendered 09 May 1945 at 0001 (08 May 1945 1901 our time)

* Sub surrendered to OSHAWA 10 May 1945 at 1630

* Sub left with ROCKCLIFFE and Corvette 10 May 1945 2000

- Arrived Newfoundland 11 May 1945 at 1130

- Departed Newfoundland 13 May 1945 at 0930  // Arrived Boston, MA 19 May 1945 at 1130

- Departed Boston, MA 22 May 1945 at 0930  //  Arrived Halifax 24 May 1945 0930

* Ted was drafted off OSHAWA to SCOTIAN 26 May 1945

She was re-commissioned on 24 Oct 1945, and in Nov 1945 sailed for Esquimalt. She arrived there 21 Dec 1945 and on 24 Feb 1946, was paid off into reserve. During one more commission from 11 Apr 1956 to 07 Nov 1958 she was part of the Twelfth Canadian Escort Squadron before beginning her conversion to an oceanographic research vessel on 02 Nov 1956. She was extensively converted for oceanographic research and was manned by the RCN until 06 Nov 1958 when she was again paid off and re-designated as CNAV OSHAWA, manned by a civilian crew, a role in which she continued, until sold to Capital Iron and Metal, Victoria on 28 Aug 1966 and broken up in 1966-1967.

Photos and Documents          Ship's company photos          The Ship's Bell

Commanding Officers

     In memory of those who have crossed the bar    

They shall not be forgotten

Former Crew Members -

(889) = Mentioned in report on surrender of U-889

Photos and Documents