HMCS OWEN SOUND K340

Flower Class Corvette

HMCS OWEN SOUND

jacket patch

HMCS OWEN SOUND K340

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Laid down: 11 Nov 1942

Launched: 15 Jun 1943

Commissioned: 17 Nov 1943

Paid off: 19 Jul 1945

Fate: Sold to commercial interests, she last appeared in Lloyd's Registers in 1967-68. Final disposition unknown.

Built at Collingwood, Ont., she was commissioned there on 17 Nov 1943. OWEN SOUND arrived at Halifax on 13 Dec 1944, and in Feb 1944 was assigned to EG 9, Londonderry. On 10 Mar 1944, while acting as escort to convoy SC.157, she assisted HMCS ST LAURENT and HMS FORESTER in the destruction of U 845. In May 1944 she transferred to EG C-2 at Londonderry and, in Oct 1944, to newly formed C-7. She left 'Derry 06 Feb 1945 for her last westward trip, as escort on On.283 and, on arrival at Halifax, commenced refit. On completion of the refit in mid-May 1945 she sailed for Bermuda for three weeks' working up and on her return was paid off on 19 Jul 1945 and placed in reserve at Sorel. Later that year she was sold to the United Ship Corp. of New York, to become the Greek-flag merchant ship Cadio, last appearing in Lloyd's list for 1967-68.

U-Boats Sunk: U-845 (Korvkpt Werner Weber) a type IXC-40 U-boat, sunk on 10 Mar 1944 by HMCS St. Laurent H83, HMCS OWEN SOUND K340, HMCS Swansea K328 and HMS Forester in the North Atlantic at position 48-20N 20-33W. Of her crew of 56 there were 45 survivors.

Photos and Documents Ship's Company Photos

Commanding Officers

A/LCdr John Manuel Watson, RCNR - 17 Nov 1943 - 13 Apr 1945 (press release write-up)

Lt Frederick Henry Pinfold, RCNVR - 14 Apr 1945 - 19 Jul 1945

In memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice

Lest We Forget

LEYLAND, Ernest A.

Stoker 1c, RCNVR

died - 25 Aug 1944

Remembering Stoker Ernest Albert Leyland

In memory of those who have crossed the bar

They shall not be forgotten

Former Crew Members

Baker, Reg (of Kingston, ON)

Banfield, Roy S. (of Halifax, NS)

Belyea, Dick

Briscoe, Ronald (Ron) (of Waterloo, ON)

Cardell, Thomas Edward, Lt (El) (R), RCNVR - Jan 1945

Cardin, Joseph Louis Lucien, Lt, RCNVR - 29 Feb 1944

Chabot, Paul

Coates, Russell B (of Prince Albert, SK)

Daly, Erwin Gerrard, Lt, RCNVR - 28 Apr 1945

Devenish, Charles (of Bobcaygeon, ON)

Doucet (Doucette), Charles A. (of Merrimack, NH, USA)

Faulkner, R.A., C.E.R.A., RCNR

Grady, William J., Coder, RCNVR (of Owen Sound, ON)

Haig, Norman (of Wiarton, ON)

Homewood, Earl (of St Petersburgh, Florida)

Horton, Robert P., Lt, RCNVR

Jamieson, Donald Henry, SLt, RCNVR - 05 Mar 1945

Lukes, Lloyd (of Whitby, ON)

Kernohan, Eric, SLt, RCNVR - 25 Apr 1945

Laren, Gary E.

Lawrence, Gordon (of New Liskeard, ON)

Lear, Len (of Swift Current, SK)

Manzer, James Avens, A/War (E), RCNVR - 24 Feb 1945

McClintoch, Robert

McComb, Gord (of Chemainus, BC)

McGlashan, Tim (of Thunder Bay, ON)

McIntosh, Robert M. (of Richmond, BC)

McLennan, Ross (of Midland, ON)

Miller, Earl (of Thunder Bay, ON)

Murray, William J.R. (of Shawnigan Lake, BC)

Noonan, Patrick A.

O'Hara, Larry

Orr, David (of Windsor, ON)

Plant, Frank

Potruff, Wally (of Courtney, BC)

Raymond, Max (of Toronto, ON)

Read, William (Bill) (of Walkerton, ON)

Sanderson, William (Bill) (of Islington, ON)

Snarr, Art F. (of Trenton, ON)

Stevenson, Clarence (of Charlottetown, PEI)

Thompson, M.W. (of Stoney Creek, ON)

Todd, Alex (of Paris, ON)

Trayeer, Guy (of Dalhousie, NB)

Wark, Clancy

Weatherby, W.P, (of St Stephen, NB)

Williams, Gordon Llewellyn, SLt, RCNVR - 19 Mar 1945

Wright, Clarence A. (of New Westminster, BC)

Photos and Documents

	HMCS OWEN SOUND jacket patch From the collection of George W. Rowlin Courtesy of Ron Rowlin Note: This jacket patch along with a painting on a duffle bag has appeared in several collections, however, to date there has been no photographic evidence found to show that it was actually used as gunshield art on HMCS OWEN SOUND.
	HMCS OWEN SOUND K340 Credit: Naval Museum of Halifax Courtesy of Paul Nash
	HMCS OWEN SOUND K340 Credit: Naval Museum of Halifax Courtesy of Paul Nash
	Sketch of HMCS OWEN SOUND taking part in attack against U-845 on 10 Mar 1944 Sketch by LS Radford, RCNVR, HMCS OWEN SOUND From the collection of Daniel Dunbar Courtesy of Dan Dunbar
	Here's to the little Corvette, Lads .... Sketch by LS Radford, RCNVR, HMCS OWEN SOUND From the collection of Daniel Dunbar Courtesy of Dan Dunbar
	HMCS OWEN SOUND From the collection of Daniel Dunbar Courtesy of Dan Dunbar
	Duffel bag of Daniel Dunbar - drawing based on HMCS OWEN SOUND's jacket patch From the collection of Daniel Dunbar Courtesy of Dan Dunbar
	HMCS OWEN SOUND letterhead From the collection of Daniel Dunbar Courtesy of Dan Dunbar
	Convoy Patrol HMCS OWEN SOUND 1943/45 Watercolour painting by Duane Fenwick for the 1990 reunion

Former HMCS OWEN SOUND crew members at the 1990 Reunion

From the collection of Daniel Dunbar

Courtesy of Dan Dunbar

(1) Roy S. Banfield (2) Dick Clark (3) Patrick A. Noonan (4) Charles Doucet (5) Jim Tomlinson (6) Harry Shakeshaft (7) Dan Dunbar (8) Larry O'Hara (9) Robert McClintoch

(10) Gary E. Laren (11) Tim. McGlashan (12) Gordon Lawrence (13) Clancy Wark (14) Art F. Snarr (15) Dick Belyea (16) Robert McIntosh (17) M. W. Thompson (18) Don Sale

(19) Ron Briscoe (20) Charles Devenish (21) Charlie Bridle (22) Frank Plant (23) William J. R. Murray (24) Norm Haig (25) Dave Orr (26) Jack Nash (27) Paul Chabot

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