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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 Photos
The Ship's Bell
Commanding Officers
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A/LCdr Harry Freeland,
RCNR - 27 Nov 1943 - 11 Aug 1944
LCdr
Francis 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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Callary, T.
Edward |
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Cathcart,
William F.
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Chance,
Peter G.
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Comeau, Hugh
R. |
Curry,
Victor S.
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Denomey,
David R. E.
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Dingwall,
John R.
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Eddy,
Roy E.
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Fitsell,
John W. |
Fulton,
James A. |
Gerity,
Francis O.
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Harrison,
Jean-Guy
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Isles,
Kenneth M.
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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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MacLeod, Ian
M.
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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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Pogue, Keith D.
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Reid,
John M.
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Ricketts,
Allen G.
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Scougal,
Gordon J.
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Spinks,
Wesley A.
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Tapscott,
Gene A.
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Thompson,
Joseph V.
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Veniot,
Ralph E.
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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
Donavan, OS, Steward
Gilbert, Bruce - 1962-1965
Gilmour, John W., AB.SN- 1963-1964
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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4X6 Silk Souvenir of HMCS OUTREMONT
Courtesy of Leo Renaud |
(EC13)
Officers in the Wardroom of HMCS OUTREMONT K322 - RCN photo (EC14) back of
wardroom photo with 3 autographs (EC15) Ship's badge of HMCS OUTREMONT
K332 hanging in the wardroom - RCN photo
(EC16-EC19)
HMCS OUTREMONT K322 - RCN photos
(EC20)
possibly LCdr Harry Freeland, 1st CO of HMCS OUTREMONT K322 - 1943 (EC21) Ed
on HMCS OUTREMONT K322 in Quebec - 1943 - Commissioning crew (EC23) Ed
(right) with unknown officer (possibly Lloyd Meredith) on HMCS OUTREMONT
K322 - 1944 (EC23) HMCS OUTREMONT K322 - November
(EC24-EC28)
Unknown officers on HMCS OUTREMONT K322
(EC29)
Officers on the bridge of HMCS OUTREMONT K322. Ed Callary on left.
Other 2 unknown (EC30-EC32) Unknown officers on HMCS OUTREMONT K322
EC33-EC35)
Officers from HMCS OUTREMONT K332 ashore in
Murmansk - Apr 1944
(EC33)
Ed Callary 2nd from left
Note:
HMCS OUTREMONT was part of the escort for Convoy RA.59 from Kola Inlet to Loch Ewe 28 Apr -
06 May 1944
The
presentation of the bell of HMCS OUTREMONT to the city of Outremont, Quebec
by Lt Ed Callary, RCN(R)
From
the collection of Ed Callary, Lt, RCNVR /
RCN(R)
HMCS
OUTREMONT 310
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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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HMCS OUTREMONT 310 |
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HMCS OUTREMONT 310 in Esquimalt.
Note that she has a gunnery target secured to her
quarterdeck |
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HMCS OUTREMONT 310 passing under the Jacques
Cartier bridge, Montreal, Quebec - undated
RCN photo
Courtesy of Hugh Muir |
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