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For Posterity's Sake 
A Royal
Canadian Navy Historical Project
HMCS
OWEN SOUND K340
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HMCS Owen Sound K340
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image
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Laid down: 11
Nov
1942
Launched: 15
Jun 1943
Commissioned: 17
Nov 1943
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Paid off: 19
Jul 1945
Fate:
Sold to commercial interests, she last appeared in Lloyd's Registers
in 1967-68. Final disposition unknown.
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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.
Photos and Documents
Interrogation
of Survivors - U-845
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Commanding Officers |
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A/LCdr John Manuel Watson,
RCNR - 17 Nov 1943 - 13 Apr 1945 |
Lt Frederick Henry Pinfold,
RCNVR - 14 Apr 1945 - 19 Jul 1945 |
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U-Boats Sunk |
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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.
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Former Crew Members
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Banfield, Roy S.
Belyea, Dick
Briscoe, Ron
Cardell, Thomas Edward, Lt (El) (R), RCNVR - Jan 1945
Cardin, Joseph Louis Lucien, Lt, RCNVR - 29 Feb 1944
Chabot, Paul
Clark, Dick
Daly, Erwin Gerrard, Lt, RCNVR - 28 Apr 1945
Devenish, Charles
Doucet, Charles
Haig, Norman
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Jamieson, Donald Henry, Slt, RCNVR - 05 Mar
1945
Kernohan, Eric, Slt, RCNVR - 25 Apr 1945
Laren, Gary E.
Lawrence, Gordon
Manzer, James Avens, A/War (E), RCNVR - 24 Feb 1945
McClintoch, Robert
McGlashan, J.
McIntosh, Robert
McTaggart, Leo Francis
Murray, William J.R.
Nash, Jack
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Noonan, Patrick A.
O'Hara, Larry
Orr, David
Plant, Frank
Salt, Don
Shakeshaft, Harry
Snarr, Art F.
Thompson, M.W.
Williams, Gordon Llewellyn, Slt, RCNVR - 19 Mar 1945
Work, Claney
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Photos and
Documents
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HMCS Owen Sound jacket patch
Courtesy of LT (NL) Liz Smethurst, CO, RCSCC
Owen Sound |
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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 |
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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 |
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HMCS Owen Sound
From the collection of Daniel Dunbar
Courtesy of Dan Dunbar |
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Duffel bag of Daniel Dunbar - drawing based on
HMCS Owen Sound's jacket patch
From the collection of Daniel Dunbar
Courtesy of Dan Dunbar |
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HMCS Owen Sound letterhead
From the collection of Daniel Dunbar
Courtesy of Dan Dunbar |
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Convoy Patrol
HMCS OWEN SOUND 1943/45
Watercolour painting by Duane Fenwick for the
1990 reunion |
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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) J. McGlashan
(12) Gordon Lawrence (13) Claney Work (14) Art F. Snarr
(15) Dick Belyea (16) Robert McIntosh (17) M. W.
Thompson (18) Don Salt
(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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