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HMCS
OUTREMONT K322 / 310
River
Class / Prestonian Class Frigate
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Post wartime badge |
HMCS Outremont K322
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Battle honours and awards: Atlantic
1944, Normandy 1944
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Laid down: 18
Nov
1942
Launched: 03
Jul 1943
Commissioned: 27
Nov 1943
Paid off:
05 Nov 1945
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Re-commissioned:
02 Sep 1955
Paid off: 07
Jun 1965
Fate: Broken up
in 1966
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Built at Quebec City, she was
commissioned there on 27 Nov 1943. Outremont arrived at Halifax on 13 Dec 1943
and carried out working-up exercises in St. Margaret's Bay. She left
St. John's on 17 Feb 1944, to join EG 6, Londonderry, and
served mainly on escort and patrol duties in U.K. waters. On 28 Apr
1944, Outremont, in company with Waskesiu
K330, Grou K518 and Cape Breton K350
departed Kola Inlet with Convoy RA.59; arriving at Loch Ewe on 06
May 1944. Outremont was present off Normandy on D-Day. She left the U.K. on
30 Nov 1944 for
tropicalization refit at Sydney, which kept her idle until 20 Aug 1945, only to be paid off
on 05 Nov 1945 and sold to Marine
Industries Ltd. Later re-acquired by the RCN and converted to a
Prestonian class ocean escort, she was re-commissioned 02 Sep
1955, and served in a training role until finally paid off 07 Jun
1965, and arrived at La Spezia on 11 Apr 1966 for breaking up.
Photos and Documents
Ship's
company photo
Commanding Officers
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A/LCdr Harry Freeland,
RCNR - 27 Nov 1943 - 11 Aug 1944
LCdr F.O. Gerity,
RCNR - 12 Aug 1944 - 05 Nov 1945
LCdr J.M. Paul,
RCN - 02 Sep 1955 - 07 May 1956
LCdr Peter Godwin Chance,
RCN - 08 May 1956 - 25 Apr 1957
LCdr Marcus Ormond Jones,
RCN - 26 Apr 1957 - 08 Oct 1958 |
LCdr C.J. Benoit,
RCN - 09 Oct 1958 - 12 Apr 1960
LCdr Stanley Mackenzie King,
RCN - 13 Apr 1960 - 07 Mar 1961
LCdr James Andrew Fulton,
RCN - 08 Mar 1961 - 02 Sep 1962
LCdr J.R.H. Ley, RCN - 03 Sep 1962 - 20 Jun
1964
LCdr Richard Lockwood Donaldson,
RCN - 21 Jun 1964 - 07 Jun 1965 |
In memory of those who have crossed the bar 
They shall not be
forgotten
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Ash, Eldon
J.
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Bonter,
George M.
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Bruce,
William E.
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Burnett,
Edward C.
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Cathcart,
William F. |
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Comeau, Hugh
R. |
Curry,
Victor S.
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Denomey,
David R. E.
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Eddy,
Roy E.
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Fitsell,
John W. |
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Isles,
Kenneth M. |
Johnson,
David S.
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Kirby,
Richmond H.
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Knapman,
Norman W.
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Kuresh,
James W.
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Luke,
Robert J.
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MacIntyre,
Norman E.
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Middleton,
Maurice
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Mills, Frank
W.
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Neal, Derek
J.
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Nash,
Michael P.
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Newman,
Ernest M.
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Patterson,
Merville J.
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Paul,
Joseph M.
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Reid,
John M.
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Ricketts,
Allen G.
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Tapscott,
Gene A.
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Thompson,
Joseph V.
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Willis,
Frank C.
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Yanow,
Robert D.
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Former Crew Members
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Bakody,
David
Cumming, John William, Lt (E), RCNVR - Jan 1944
Diamond, Ralph
Dingwall, John Ronald
Donavan, OS, Steward
Gilbert, Bruce - 1962-1965
Golden, Ken - 1957-1959 
Granier, JP
Jonkus, Joe, Stoker
Lawrie, Andrew Hampton, Lt, RCNVR - 28 Apr 1945
MacMillan, Angus Alexander, Surg/Lt, RCNVR - 07 Feb 1944
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Meredith, Lloyd Alexander, SLt, RCNVR - 26 Apr 1945
Morris,
Clifford Russell, SLt, RCNVR - 22 Feb 1945
Mullett,
Peter J. - WW 2
Power,
George
Quin,
"Big Moe", ET
Robinson, Robert Blain, SLt, RCNVR - 29 Jan 1945
Ryan, Ed, Stoker
Storey, CERA
Towes, Gary
Walker, David R., Sto 1c, RCNVR
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Photos and
Documents
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HMCS Outremont K322 |
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HMCS Outremont K322 cloth jacket patch |
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HMCS Outremont 310
From the photo collection of Lt VS
Curry, CD, RCN (Ret'd)
Courtesy of Gerry Curry |
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Ken Golden, Chief Stoker, HMCS
Outremont
Ken served on HMCS Outremont from
1957-1959
Courtesy of Michael Golden
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4X6 Silk Souvenir of HMCS Outremont
Courtesy of Leo Renaud |
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HMCS Outremont 310
HMCS
Outremont was used from 1955 to 1965 as a training ship which included
training for Naval Reserve Units and Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Units.
Most members of HMCS Cabot and RCSCC Terra Nova received training on
this ship.
Courtesy
of Bud Rose |
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