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HMCS
OTTAWA H60
C
- Class Destroyer (RN)
River
Class Destroyer (RCN)
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HMCS
Ottawa H60
Courtesy of Don Smith
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Battle honours and awards: Atlantic
1939-42
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Laid down: 12
Sep
1930
Launched: 30
Sep 1931
Commissioned: 02 May 1932
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Transferred to RCN:
05 Jun 1938
Commissioned:
05 Jun 1938
Sunk: 13
Sep 1942
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Built by the Naval dockyard,
Portsmouth, UK, she was commissioned on 02 May 1932 as HMS CRUSADER. She was
purchased by the RCN and commissioned as OTTAWA on 15 Jun 1938 at
Chatham, U.K. She arrived at Esquimalt 07 Nov 1938 and, the war
intervening, left for Halifax almost exactly a year later. Though
assigned to the RN's America and West Indies Station, she remained
based at Halifax as a local escort to eastbound convoys. She left
Halifax for the Clyde 27 Aug 1940, and on arrival was assigned
to EG 10, Greenock, until the formation of Newfoundland Command in
Jun
1941. OTTAWA then shifted her base to St. John's and was employed as
a mid-ocean escort from Jun 1941 onward, joining EG C-4 in May
1942. On 13 Sep 1942, while escorting convoy ON.127, she was torpedoed and sunk by U
91 in the North Atlantic with a loss of 116 officers and men.
From the war diary of Joseph
Ambrose Walter Lees: "The Ottawa got it on the 13th, there were only 69
survivors out of a crew of 175, plus 50 that they had picked out of the
water. She was hit in the mess deck and in the boiler room. She broke in
two. The halves stood on end and went straight down."
Photos
and Documents Ship's
company photos
Battle
for Convoy HX-133 Convoy
O.N. 127 and the loss of HMCS Ottawa
HMCS
Ottawa / HMS Crusader - Naval History Net
Commanding Officers
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Capt Victor Gabriel Brodeur,
RCN - 15 Jun 1938 - 01 Oct 1938
Cdr Cuthbert Robert Holland Taylor - 02 Oct 1938 - 20 Nov
1938
Capt George Clarence Jones,
RCN - 21 Nov 1938 - 01 Apr 1940
Cdr Edmund Rolllo Mainguy,
RCN - 02 Apr 1940 - 20 Jul 1941 |
A/LCdr Angus (Gus) George Boulton,
RCNVR - 21 Jul 1941 - 18 Aug 1941
A/Cdr Hugh Francis Pullen,
RCN - 19 Aug 1941 - 13 Nov 1941
A/Cdr Colin Degge Donald,
RCN - 14 Nov 1942 - 04 Jul 1942
A/LCdr Clark Anderson (Larry) Rutherford,
RCN - 05 Jul 1942 - 13 Sep 1942 |
In memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice
Lest We Forget
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ADLINGTON,
Howard H.
SA, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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ASHLEY,
Robert P.
AB, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942 |
BAGGS,
William F.
AB, RN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942 |
BAIRD,
John A.
Sto 1c, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942 |
BAKER,
Elgy E.
Sto 1c, RCNR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942 |
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BEDDIS,
Samuel J.
ERA 3c, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942 |
BELL,
David O.
OS A/AA III, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942 |
BOWEN,
Stephen D.
Sto 1c, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942 |
BOWMAN,
Eric J.
AB, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942 |
BROWN, Robert
D.
LS AA II, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942 |
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BUCHESKI,
William
AB, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942 |
BURN,
Albert E.
AB A/LR III, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942 |
BURROUGHS,
Walter
AB A/QR III, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942 |
CAMPBELL,
Gordon K.
OS, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942 |
CAMPBELL,
Woodrow
OS RDF 2c, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942 |
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CHANDLER,
Harry M.
AB LR III, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942 |
CHISHOLM,
Robert D.
AB, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942 |
CLEMO,
Frederick J. B.
AB, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942 |
COLLIER,
Chesley
AB, RCNR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942 |
COLLIN,
Joseph A.J.L.
Sto 1c, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942 |
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CONNOLLY,
Richard
L/Sto, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942 |
COOMER,
Frederick
AB A/SD, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942 |
COOPPER, Ewart
B.
LS SD, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942 |
COUSINEAU,
Lionel
Sto 1c, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942 |
CRANE,
Walter J.
Sig, V8330, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942 |
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CRAWFORD,
Gordon R.
PO LTO, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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CREANEY,
Thomas
AB LR III, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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CRESSEY, Harold
F.
Sig, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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CUDMORE, Alfred
AB, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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CULLIFORD,
Doyle I.
Sto 1c, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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DAVIES,
William T.
AB, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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DEEVES,
Arthur J.
L/Tel, RCN
MPK -
13 Sep 1942
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DON,
John R.
Tel, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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DORAN,
Patrick D.
Sto 1c, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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DOUGLAS,
Albert
AB ST, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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DUGUAY,
Henri R.
Cook (S), RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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EMERSLUND,
Arnold G.
Tel, RCN
DOW - 13 Sep 1942
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FISHER,
John A.
AB, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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FROATS,
Donald M.
Cook (O), RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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GALLAGHER, Howard
J.
LS LR III, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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GARLAND,
Melvin
AB, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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GIBB,
James A.
AB, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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GLASGOW,
Charles E.
AB QR II, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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HARKER,
James S,
L/Tel, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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HARRIS,
Carl N.
OS, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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HEIBERG,
Kenneth G.
PO TGM, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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HENDRY,
George A.
Surg/Lt, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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HENRY,
Robert
AB LR III, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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HICKEY,
John C.
AB, RCNR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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HOBBIS,
William H.
EA 3c, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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HOCKLEY,
John W.
Stwd, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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HOLMES,
Earl I.
AB ST, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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HOUGHTON,
David H.
O/Sig, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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HOWARD,
Frederick C.
Tel, RCN
MPK -
13 Sep 1942
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HUNT,
William E. D.
Sto 1c, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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KING,
Arthur H.
OS, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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KOSTENKO,
Nicholas
Tel, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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LABONTE,
Ernest
Sto 1c, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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LEROY,
Charles E.
AB RDF2, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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LESLIE,
Kenneth L.
Sto 1c, RCNR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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MACDONALD,
Arthur A.
L/SA, V25249, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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MACDONALD,
Herbert C.
Ch Sto, 21237, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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MACKENZIE,
Charles A.
PO, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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MacMILLAN, Alexander
L/SBA, V18315, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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MADOLE,
Carl Hubert
OS, V10743, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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MASSON,
Andre
AB, V4291, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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McKECHNIE,
Morton Hugh
AB, V10554, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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MCLEOD,
Ian Stanley
Lt, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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MILBURN, John Robert
OA 4c, 40939, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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MILLER,
Earl Glawson
Sto 1c, 21692, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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MOORE,
Albert A.
Sto PO, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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MORRISON,
Francis A.
Sto PO, A2239, RCNR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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MORRISON,
Harry
Sto 1c, V27050, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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MUCHMORE,
John V.
Sto 1c, 21884, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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MURPHY,
Gerald William
OS, V331, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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NEATH,
John Frederick E.
AB, V22970, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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NEIL,
Percy Thomas
AB, V6513, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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PALMER,
Ralph Barry N.
AB, V9785, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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PARADIS, Paul Vincent
AB, V3312, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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PEPPLER,
Stanley
AB, 4299, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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PETTITT,
John Bertum
Sto 1c, V18293, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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PIONTEK,
Jack W.
AB, V7512, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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POOLES,
Donald H.
Tel, V9834, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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PORTER,
Harold Steven
OS, V27475, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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PURCELL,
Herbert A.
ERA 3c, A1056, RCNR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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QUIGLEY,
Lloyd Peter W.
AB, 4253, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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RASMUSSEN,
Clifford J.
OS, V24916, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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RICHES,
Clifford
AB, V7830, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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ROBERTSON,
Earl J.
Coder, V9967, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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ROBINSON,
Walter V.D.
AB, 2783, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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ROBSHAW,
George A.
AB, 4214,
RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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ROOP,
Roy Munroe
AB, A4747, RCNR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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RUTHERFORD,
Clark A.
LCdr, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
8th Commanding Officer
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SECORD, Gerard
F.
AB, V2272, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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SHEPPARD, David
G.
L/Sig, V9817, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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SHILLITO,
John G.
AB, 4291, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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SIMONS,
Clinton Le Roy
O/Sig, 4639, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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SLAUNWHITE,
Harry M.
AB, A4589, RCNR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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SMITH,
Alexander D.
AB, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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SMITH,
Arthur S.
AB, 4224, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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SMITH,
Kenneth G.
Ck (S), V14721, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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SMITH,
Roseville St Clair
Sto 1c, V23564, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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SOUTHALL,
Harry K.
AB, V24012, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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STEPHENS,
Oswald B.
Sto, 21661, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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STREET,
Leslie G.
AB, P/JX158647, RN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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TAYLOR,
Ernest F.
AB, V8299, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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TAYLOR,
Frederick F.M.
AB, V19524, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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TRAINOR,
Alfred Noel
PO Stwd, 40459, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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TREMBLAY,
Joseph A.
AB, 4255, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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TRUDEL,
Camille Gerard
Sto 1c, V3555, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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WHITING,
Basil Evans
AB, 4037, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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WILSON,
Archibald W.
Sto 1c, 21535, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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WILSON,
Donald A.K.
SLt, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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WRIGHT,
Keith Francis
SLt, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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YOUNG,
Thomas William
AB, 3497, RCN
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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ZINCK, Cyril
M.
LSA, RCNVR
MPK - 13 Sep 1942
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In memory of those who have crossed the bar
They shall not be forgotten
(s)
- Survived the sinking of HMCS Ottawa
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Adie,
William V.
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Adam, George
F.
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Anderson, R.
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Armstrong,
Irvine C.
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Benson,
Patrick C.
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Bernard, Pierre Y. (s)
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Beveridge,
George
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Billard,
Robert A. (s)
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Bissett,
Audrey A. (s)
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Blakelock,
John C.
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Branch,
Charles
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Brown,
Walter J.
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Budge,
Patrick D.
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Burgess,
Charles T.
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Chaney,
Lawrence
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Charrier,
George J.
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Clarke,
Edward N.
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Clarke, John
J. A.
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Conway,
Archibald H. W.
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Cookman,
Edgar A.
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Corbin,
William H.
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Corrigan,
Francis O.
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Daley,
Arthur T. (s)
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Dawkins,
George H. (s)
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DeWolf,
Henry G.
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Dion, Albert
J. G.
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Dobing,
Sidney
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Donald, Colin D.
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Dunbar,
Hugh C.
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Eagle, Frederick W. (s)
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Fox, Edward R. (s)
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Frayer,
Donald L.
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Goldsmith,
Thomas H. H.
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Green,
George C.
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Grivel,
George A. (s)
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Grossman,
Henry
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Hewitt,
Arthur R.
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Hicks,
Arthur J.
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Hiron,
Bernard E.
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Jenson,
Latham B. (s)
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Johnson,
George D. (s)
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Jones, George C.
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Jones,
Lloyd I. (s)
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Lantier, Joseph
(s)
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Lloyd, William
H.
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Logos,
Steve F. (s)
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MacDonald,
John S.
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MacGillivray,
John
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Mainguy, Edmond
R.
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Marr, David
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Marshall,
Albert W.
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Matthews,
James R.
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Matthews,
Thomas H.
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McLean,
Timothy B.
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McNeney,
James R.
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McQueen,
William S. (s)
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Miles,
George W. V.
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Mitchell,
William W.
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Mogensen,
Frank
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Moore,
Ernest E.
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Owen,
Mervyn
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Paige,
Leslie A. C.
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Parnell,
George F.
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Power,
Clifford S. (s)
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Pullen,
Hugh, F.
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Pullen,
Thomas C. (s)
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Raymond,
Clifford (s)
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Rollinson,
Frederick M. (s)
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Rose, John W.
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Ross, Duncan B.
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Schryburt,
Edward A.
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Scougal, Gordon J.
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Sealy, Earl
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Seath, Richard
O. (s)
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Silver, Bernard L.
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Sigston,
George D.
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Skillen,
Clement R. (s)
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Smith,
John B. (s)
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Soles,
Norman S. (s)
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Spicer, Robert
B.
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Stubbs,
John H.
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Taylor,
Cuthbert R. H.
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Thompson,
Ross E.
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Tizard,
John (s)
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Underhill,
Alvin R. (s)
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Vander Haegen,
G.
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Walker,
Kenneth E.
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Waller,
James (s)
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Webb,
Frederick A. H.
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Whitehouse, Eric
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Wilson, Norman
P. (s)
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Wormworth,
Thomas
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Former Crew Members
(s)
= Survived the sinking of
HMCS Ottawa H60 on 13 Sep 1942
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Abwheeler,
Vernon, ERA 3c, V22137, RCNVR (s)
Acton, Robert G., AB, V18199, RCNVR (s)
Archbald, Herbert L., AB, 3124, RCN (s)
Barriault, Michael, A/L/Steward, A2961, RCNR (s)
Buchanan, Thomas Hugh, SLt, RCNVR drafted to HMCS Ottawa on 11 May
1942 (s)
Carracher, F., Cook, V1521, RCNVR (s)
Causley, John L., Supply Assistant, V19414, RCNVR (s)
Cheney,
COX'N
Collinson,
Fred, AB (s)
Currie, Patrick D., PO, 2800, RCN (s)
Doucette, Wilfred U., AB, A4762, RCNR (s)
Fraser, Alexander, OS, V326, RCNVR (s)
Gignac, Robert H., Stoker, V19217, RCNVR (s)
Haddon,
Philip Edwin, Lt, RCN - 02 Apr 1940
Hard, Arthur A., A/PO, 3267, RCN (s)
Heiberg,
TGM
Hill,
Jimmy - 1942
Hobbs,
CERA
Hood, Patrick A., LS, 2486, RCN (s)
Hunger, Herbert, OS, V14625, RCNVR (s)
Jones,
Ernest Usher, SLt, RCNVR - 02 Apr 1940
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Joseph,
Aurelle F., AB, 4248, RCN (s)
Kirkpatrick, James J., Stwd, V13662, RCNVR (s)
Knowlton,
John Grant, Cdr (E), RCN
Lanman,
Albert Cyril, Lt (E), RN - 23 May 1938 (Stand by)
Layman,
Albert Cyril, Lt (E), RN - 15 Jun1938
Leighton, Thomas A., Sig, V24029, RCNVR (s)
Lendrum,
Yeoman
Locke, Maurice M., ERA 3c, 21650, RCN (s)
MacKinnon, Duncan L., OS, V10550, RCNVR (s)
Madwick,
Edward Thomas, Lt, RCN - 09 Jun 1940
Mason, Roy, A., Cook (S), A834, RCNR (s)
McCauley,
Harry - 1942
McCauley, Henry A., AB, V6239, RCNVR (s)
McDonald,
CSPO
McGillivray, Donald Lachlan, Lt (E), RCNVR (s)
McGiyn, George H., L/Sto, 231592, RCN (s)
McLaurin, Donald, Writer, V6440, RCNVR (s)
McLeod, Malcolm A., L/Sto, 21759, RCN (s)
Middleton,
Robert Earl, RCN
Milburn,
OA
Mills,
James Gordon, SLt, RCNVR - 26 Jul 194
Nolan,
James, Lt, RCNR - 06 May 1941
Paradis, Anthony G., Supply Ass't, 40719, RCN (s)
Parent, Joseph N., Sto 2c, V3723, RCNVR (s)
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Pattern, Kenneth, L/Cook (O), V13806, RCNVR (s)
Reeves,
Douglas H., AB, 4254, RCN (s)
Scott, Peter W., AB, V7623, RCNVR (s)
Sinclair, Roy C., A/Sto PO, 21564, RCN (s)
Smith,
CBM (Buffer)
Smith, Cecil, A/ERA 3c, V30468, RCNVR (s)
Stevenson,
QR2
Stone, Douglas B., AB, 4222, RCN (s)
Taylor, David S., PO, 3393, RCN (s)
Terrabassi, Joseph, OS, V19351, RCNVR (s)
Thomas, Fernard, OS, 4171, RCN (s)
Thomas, Richard H., A/Sto PO, V15131, RCNVR (s)
Turnbull,
Alexander Reginald, Lt, RCN - 15 Jun 1938
Walterson, Budmende J., A/L/Sto, V2201, RCNVR (s)
Waycik, Walter E., AB, V22866, RCNVR (s)
Wedmark, Alvin G., AB, V9592, RCNVR
Weir, Robert R., AB, V17167, RCNVR (s)
Williamson, John N., Stoker, V1680, RCNVR (s)
Wilson, John E., Stoker, V12367, RCNVR (s)
Winterburn,
George Frederick, Lt (E), RCNR - 25 May 1940
Withus, Alfred S., AB, V16464, RCNVR (s)
Works, Harlan, Stoker, V26154, RCNVR (s)
Worth, Elton, AB, V1227, RCNVR (s)
Wortman, George E., A/Sto PO, 21200, RCN (s)
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Photos
and Documents
OTT000
(OTT000)
HMCS OTTAWA H60 -
postcard // Courtesy of Hugh Muir
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OTT001 |
OTT0002 / DF031 |
OTT0003 / DF032 |
OTT0004 |
OTT0005 |
(OTT001)
HMCS RESTIGOUCHE H00 with HMCS OTTAWA H60 ahead, in the lower chamber,
Miraflores Locks, Panama Canal, 18 Apr 1938 // Courtesy of the CFB Esquimalt
Naval and Military Museum Photo # 2002.31.8
(OTT0002)
Looking down from the
crow's nest on HMCS OTTAWA H60 - Nov 1939 // From the collection of
Douglas John Ford // Courtesy of Jay Ford
(OTT0003)
Breaking ice off the
fo'c's'le - HMCS OTTAWA H60 // From the collection of Douglas John Ford // Courtesy of Jay Ford
(OTT0004)
Ratings play chess on
HMCS OTTAWA H60 - 22 Jun 1940, Botwood, NFLD
(OTT0005)
HMCS OTTAWA H60 -
Bedford Basin, Halifax, Dec 1940 // Source: H.F. Pullen Nova Scotia Archives
accession no. 1984-573 Box 1 F/18
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OTT0006 / WB035 |
OTT0007
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OTT0008
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OTT0009
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OTT0010
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(OTT0006)
HMCS OTTAWA H60 // From the collection of Wilfred
Bowen, A/AB, RCNVR // Courtesy of Abbie Gourgon
(OTT0007)
Newspaper article from
the Ottawa Citizen on some of HMCS OTTAWA'S casualties and survivors
(OTT0008)
Article on 3 Manitoba sailors lost in the sinking of HMCS OTTAWA H60 - AB
Arthur Smith, AB W.T. Davies, AB Ken Southall // The Winnipeg Evening
Tribune 22 Sep 1942
(OTT0009)
Stoker Petty Officer Dick Thomas // HMCS
OTTAWA Survivors
Describes "Lucky Escape" // The Winnipeg Evening
Tribune 20 Oct 1942
(OTT0010)
Newspaper article on survivors from HMCS OTTAWA
H60 being landed
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OTT0015 |
(OTT0011)
AB Andre Masson on HMCS OTTAWA H60. Andrea died when HMCS Ottawa was sunk on
13 Sep 1942 // Source: CVWM website
(OTT0012)
RCN members of the ship's company (all from Ontario) who survived the
sinking of H.M.C.S. OTTAWA, which was torpedoed by the German submarine U-91
on 14/15 September 1942 // Photo: 24 Sep 1942, St. John's, NFLD // Library
and Archives Canada / PA-204607
(OTT0013)
8 Winnipeggers among 113 Lost with Destroyer // Newspaper article on the
loss of HMCS Ottawa H60 // Courtesy of Operation Picture Me
(OTT0014)
AB Ernest Taylor on HMCS OTTAWA H60 // Source: Operation Picture Me // AB
Taylor died when HMCS OTTAWA H60 was sunk on 13 Sep 1942
(OTT0015)
Stoker Patrick Doran by an AA gun on HMCS OTTAWA H60 // From the collection of Sto
1c Patrick Doran // Courtesy of Roxanne Smith
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(OTT0016)
Article on the loss of HMCS OTTAWA H60 // The Star Weekly, Toronto, 03 Oct 1942
// From the collection of J.
Vincent Wesley, CPO, RCNVR // Courtesy of Marilynn Taylor
(OTT0017)
HMCS OTTAWA casualties from Toronto and area // The Toronto
Star, Sep 1942
(OTT0018)
HMCS OTTAWA casualties from British Columbia // The Vancouver Sun, Sep
1942
(OTT0019) HMCS OTTAWA SUNK - 113 Lost // The Vancouver Sun 21
Sep 1942
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Sailors in a mess deck on HMCS Ottawa H60 // Click
here to view the names on the back of the photo //
DND-RCN photo
(MOG010)
Unknown sailor by AA gun on HMCS Ottawa H60
(MOG011)
Looking aft along HMCS Ottawa H60's port side
(MOG012)
Officers and ratings on the bridge of HMCS Ottawa
H60
(MOG013)
Unknown sailors on HMCS Ottawa H60
(MOG014)
Ships at anchor. It is believed the one of
the 2 destroyers in the foreground is HMCS Ottawa H60 // Note that the wartime censor has blanked out the
ship's pendant numbers and something on the shore.
(MOG015)
Newspaper article from British Columbia newspaper
on a Canadian warship (presumed to be HMCS Ottawa H60) arriving in
England
(MOG016)
Newspaper article on HMCS Ottawa H60 rescuing
survivors of the SS Eurymedon and SS Sularia - both of which were sunk
from Convoy OB12 - Sep 1940
From the collection of
Frank Mogensen, CPO, RCN
Courtesy of Avril Mogensen
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Newspaper article on the loss of HMCS Ottawa H60 // The Toronto Daily Star 28 Sep 1942
(JS005-JS006)
OTTAWA: REQUIEM FOR A HEAVYWEIGHT - Article on the sinking of HMCS Ottawa H60
// Chief & Petty Officers' Associations bulletin
Vol 33 No. 8, Mar 1989
(JS007)
Son recalls father's moment of heroism // Article on Petty Officer John
Benjamin Smith's actions during the sinking of HMCS Ottawa H60 // LOOKOUT
Newspaper 09 Nov 2009
(JS008)
An Unaffordable Loss // 1st page of an article on the loss of HMCS Ottawa
H60 for the July/August 2015 issue of the Legion Magazine
From the collection of
John B. Smith, CPO Cox'n, RCN
Courtesy of Larry Smith
FC01
(FC01)
Newspaper article HMCS
Ottawa H60 survivors from the city of Toronto
Photos above are better quality scans of the
photos in the newspaper article
From the collection of
Fred Collinson
Courtesy of Steve
Hlasny
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HMCS OTTAWA H60 c1940
(SD059)
HMCS
Ottawa with a 3-inch AA gun in lieu of her rear torpedo tube mount and
'Y' gun removed
(SD060)
HMCS Ottawa H60 -
Fo'c's'le deck in from of 4.7" gun - 1942 // L-R: Clare
Tour(??sp),
Jimmy Hill, Sid Dobing, Earl Holmes. Earl Holmes was lost when HMCS Ottawa
H60 was sunk
(SD061)
Sid Dobing with Harry
McCauley on Sid's 20th Birthday on board HMCS Ottawa H60 - 1942
(SD062)
Sid Dobing and the
Captain's Steward, John Hockley * going on leave - May 1942
// John Hockley was lost when HMCS Ottawa
H60 was sunk
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Sailors on the
quarterdeck of HMCS Ottawa H60 // Back row (L-R): Bob
Weir, Earl Neath, Cliff Riches, Cy Zinck. Front row (L-R): Sid
Dobing, Harry McCauley // Earl Neath, Cliff Riches and Cy Zinck
were all lost when HMCS Ottawa
H60 was sunk (SD064)
Crew members of HMCS
Ottawa H60 // Back row (L-R):
unknown, Hare, Jimmy Hill, Earl Holmes. From row (L-R): Mike
Neil, Sid Dobing // Earl Holmes and Mike Neil were lost when HMCS Ottawa
H60 was sunk // Webmaster's note:
according to the casualty lists, the name of the man identified here
as Mike Neil is Percy T. Neil
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Newspaper articles on the loss of HMCS Ottawa H60
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Sketches
by L.B. Jenson, Commander, RCN
(SD071) Sketch - A Sunny Saturday Morning Long Ago -
Messdeck Ready for Captain's Rounds. HMCS Ottawa 1941 - Artist: L.B.
Jenson ©
(SD072) Sketch - Sailors in
the messdeck on HMCS Ottawa - Artist: L.B. Jenson ©
(SD073) The Bridge of HMCS Ottawa 1941 - Cdr H.F.
Pullen, Lt Blakelock, S/Lt Savard, A.B. Skillen? - Artist: L.B. Jenson
©
(SD074) Sketch - HMCS Ottawa
sailing from Ireland on her last voyage - September 1942. Artist: L.B. Jenson ©
1986
(SD075) Sketch - HMCS Ottawa
Torpedoed and Sinking - Sep 1942. Artist: L.B. Jenson ©
1986
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1942 - It's been a long
time
Survivors of the
sinking of HMCS Ottawa H60 re-unite
Roe Skilling, Al
Undershill and Walter Waycik
From the collection of
Sid Dobing, C1BN, RCN
Courtesy of Brian
Dobing
(FM715)
(FM715)
HMCS OTTAWA H60 // Photo taken from
unknown destroyer
(FM893-FM895) three articles
on the loss of HMCS OTTAWA H60
(FM896) Survivors of HMCS OTTAWA H60
From the collection of François
Messier, AB, RCNVR
Courtesy of Denis
Messier
HMCS Ottawa H60
A series of photos of HMCS Ottawa at various time
frames - not necessarily in sequential/date order
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At Anchor - 1942. Western
Approaches Paint Scheme |
At Anchor - 1942. Western
Approaches Paint Scheme |
At Anchor - 1942. Western
Approaches Paint Scheme |
alongside unknown location |
St. John's, Nfld |
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Halifax 1942 |
Ship's workboat |
After searchlight tub |
3-inch gun that replaced
after torpedo tubes |
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Looking aft from forward
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Courtesy of Don Smith
(GJ01)
Stoker 1st Class George Johnson at home on leave
(GJ02)
Invitation to a Welcome Home Dinner while on survivors leave after the
sinking of HMCS OTTAWA H60
(GJ03)
Poem about HMCS OTTAWA H60 and her gallant crew
(GJ04)
Article on Stoker George Johnson, survivor of HMCS OTTAWA H60
(GJ05)
George Johnson recalls the sinking of HMCS OTTAWA H60 - The Burlington
Gazette, Tues., 29 May 1984
From the
collection of Stoker 1c George Johnson
Courtesy of
Paul Johnson
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