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HMCS STETTLER K681 / 311
River Class / Prestonian Class Frigate
Built by Canadian Vickers Ltd., Montreal, Que, STETTLER was commissioned 07 May 1944, at Montreal. She arrived at Halifax on 28 May 1944 then carried out workups in Bermuda in Jul 1944. On her return to Halifax she was assigned to EG 16. On 07 Mar 1945, she left for Londonderry, EG 16's new base, and was thereafter employed in U.K. waters except for two round trips to Gibraltar in May and Jun 1945. She left 'Derry for home on 16 Jun 1945, the last Canadian warship to do so, and began tropicalization refit at Shelburne. Work was suspended in Aug 1945 and the ship was paid off 09 Nov 1945. She was sold but later recovered and converted to a Prestonian class ocean escort, being re-commissioned on 27 Feb 1954. In the Spring of 1966, STETTLER participate in exercise Maple Spring along with HMCS GRILSE and HMCS ST CROIX, with port visits along the east coast of South American. She subsequently moved to the west coast, and was finally paid off there on 31 Aug 1966. She was purchased by Capital Iron and Metal, Victoria, BC, in 1967 to be broken up. Shortly after purchase the price of scrap metal plummeted and she was not broken up late 1971, early 1972.
RCN Memories: The Cook and the Duty Watch
HMCS STETTLER K681 Deck Logs
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HMCS STETTLER K681
(STL001) Postcard of HMCS STETTLER K681 // From the collection of William (Bill) Carey // Courtesy of William (Bill) Carey / Jeff Tripp (STL002) HMCS STETTLER K681 Second World War jacket patch // It is not known if this was based on an unofficial ship's badge or if it was a unique design for a jacket patch // Courtesy of Brent Walker (STL003) HMCS STETTLER K681 silk scarf // From the collection of Warren Holmberg // Courtesy of Ron Holmberg
(STR001) HMCS STETTLER 311 alongside HMCS Ontario circa 1957-1958 // From the collection of Steve Hlasny // Courtesy of Steve Hlasny (STR002) HMCS STETTLER 311 - undated (STR003)HMCS STETTLER 311 - 1965 // Courtesy of Hugh Muir
(GB-STR-001) HMCS STETTLER 311 - date unknown (GB-STR-002) HMCS STETTLER 311 - date unknown (GB-STR-003) HMCS STETTLER 311 - date unknown (GB-STR-004) Sailors from HMCS STETTLER 311 ashore at the Kam Inn, Hilo, Hawaii - date unknown (GB-STR-005) HMCS Settler's Spring Cruise - Jan - May 1957
(GB-STR-006) Concert progamme on board HMCS STETTLER during her 1957 Spring Cruise - 14 Apr 1957 (GB-STR-007) The Stettler Song - to the tune of Jamaica Farewell From the collection of Gordon Arnold (Art) Broster Courtesy of Cathy Robinson
(RAS305) Depth charge exploding astern of HMCS STETTLER K681 (RAS306) Looking aft on HMCS STETTLER K681 from the crow's nest (RAS307) A Short Sunderland at Gibraltar - 1945 (RAS308) Unknown Allied subs at Gibraltar. Based on the jack on the submarine on the right, these appear to be subs of the Hellenic Navy (Greece). (RAS309) HMCS STETTLER K681 post card
(RAS310) Group photo on HMCS STETTLER K681. Ross (Sandy) Somerville, standing 5th from left (RAS311) Officers on HMCS STETTLER K481 // front: SLt Francis, Lt Brown, Lt Dalton // rear: Lt Robinson, SLt Menzies, Lt (E) Padget, LCdr King, C.O., Lt Toller, 1st Lt, Lt Quimet, Lt (P) Simspon // Back of photo (RAS312) Deal (near Dover), England (RAS313) Torpedo damaged ships, Dover, England (RAS314) Merchant ship sunk in the English Channel
(RAS315-RAS316) These two photos show the surrender of a U-boats off Gibraltar (RAS317) Surrendered U-boat at sea (RAS318) Surrendered U-boat (RAS319) Two U-boats secured to a buoy believed at Gibraltar
(RAS320) "U-boat (German) Commander coming ashore in Gibraltar under escort - May 1945" // This is a photo of Kapitänleutnant Kurt Petersen, the CO of U-541
(RAS321-RAS324) Surrendered U-boats transiting the Foyle to Lishalley, Northern Ireland (RAS325) Surrendered U-boats at Lisahalley, Northern Ireland
Surrendered U-boats at Lisahalley, Northern Ireland
V.E. Day and post V.E. Day Messages saved by Leading Coder Ross Somerville from his time on HMCS STETTLER (RAS331) Surrender of German High Command - From Admiralty - 080012 May 1945 (RAS332) General Message of Congratulations and Thanks from Field Marshall Montgomery to First Sea Lord and the First Sea Lord's reply - 080418B May 1945 (RAS333) Splice the Mainbrace - From Admiralty - 081500B May 1945 (RAS334) Instructions for dealing U-boats that have not surrendered - From CINC W.A. - 271132B May 1945 From the collection of Ross Somerville, Leading Coder, RCNVR Courtesy of Kathy Somerville
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