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HMCS STE THERESE K366 / 309
River Class / Prestonian Class Frigate
Built by Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., she was commissioned on 28 May 1944, at Lévis. She arrived at Halifax early in Jul 1944 and, after preliminary workups in St. Margaret's Bay, proceeded to Bermuda to complete the process. Returning n mid-Aug 1944, Ste. Therese left Halifax in late Oct 1944 to join convoy HX.317 for passage to Londonderry. There she joined EG 25 and served with it in U.K. waters until Feb 1945, when she was re-assigned to EG 28, Halifax. She served locally with EG 28 until the end of the war, and on 22 Nov 1945 was paid off at Sydney and placed in reserve at Shelburne. She re-commissioned on 22 Jan 1955, after conversion to a Prestonian class ocean escort as served as a training vessel the remainder of her career.
1966-1967 - HMCS STE THERESE and HMCS NEW GLASGOW WERE tied up at Seward Defence Jetty. The equipment from both ships was being moth balled and stored ashore before they were anchored in harbour in the Black Squadron.
STE THERESE was paid off at Esquimalt on 30 Jan 1967. She was broken up in Japan that year.
Photos and Documents Ship's company photos The Ship's Bell
Crossing the Line -Equator - 10 Mar 1959
Commanding Officers
They shall not be forgotten
Former Crew Members
Photos and Documents
(STH001-STH002) HMCS STE THERESE K366 // RCN Photos # HS-0753-1R and HS-0753-2R respectively // Censor stamp dated 18 Oct 1944 // Courtesy of Sue Peters (STH003) HMCS STE THERESE K366 // Courtesy of the Naval Museum of Halifax
(STH004) Steve and Paul Byron on STE THERESE K366somewhere between Derry and Halifax (STH005) Standing L-R: George Alexander, Ken Evans, Lorne Thiffault, PO Birchmore - Front L-R: Dyment, Steve and Dick Bryson (STH006) Standing L-R: Portington (of Vancouver), Lorne Chase (of Prince Rupert), Andy Boomer (of Winnipeg) and Dick Easterbrooke (of Vancouver) - Front L-R: George Williams (of Montreal), Knobby Clarke (of Hull, QC) and Steve Webmaster's note: The source of these 3 photos is Google photos. There is no indication other than Steve on whose collection they are from or who posted them on Google photos
(STH006) HMCS Ste Therese K336 - WW2 jacket patch // From the collection of William Finley // Courtesy of Shawn MacGuire (STH007) Sailors on the quarterdeck of HMCS STE THERESE K366 // (1) Red Fraser (Hamilton, ON) (2) Don Rumberger (Senlac, SK) (3) Bill Whalley (Ottawa, ON) (4) Chuck Marshall (Ottawa, ON) (5) Spud Ross (PEI) (6) George Wilkin (7) Slim Elliot (8) Moose McKenzie (Toronto) (9) Ron Brooks (Toronto) // Click here to see a copy of the photo with the crew numbered // From the collection of Don Rumberger, RCNVR (STH008) A cold day at sea on board HMCS Ste Therese K366 - 1945 // L-R: Moore, Whalley, Evans, Glover // From the collection of David E. Glover, LS, RCN // Courtesy of David Glover (STH009) 6 Mess, HMCS Ste Therese K366 - 1944 // (1) Thiffault, L. (2) Partington, G. (3) Nisbett (4) Blundy, P. (5) French (6) Jessup (7) Bell, G., LS (8) Hooper (9) Good, N. (10) Duckworth, T. (11) Glover, G . // Click here to see a copy of the photo with the crew numbered // From the collection of David E. Glover, LS, RCN // Courtesy of David Glover
Post Second World War Photos as a Prestonian Class Frigate
(STH100) HMCS STE THERESE 309 - undated // DND / RCN photo (STH101) HMCS Ste Therese - 27 Oct 1956 // Photographer Walter E. Frost // City of Vancouver Archives (STH102) HMCS Ste Therese - 09 May 1959 // Photographer Walter E. Frost // City of Vancouver Archives (STH103) The boys of Ste. Therese at Fort Derussy, Honolulu // Courtesy of Jim Dobell (STH104) (SH179) HMCS STE THERESE at the Seward Defence Jetty circa 1966 - 1967. All the equipment from the ship was being moth balled and stored ashore before they were anchored in harbour in the Black Squadron // From the collection of Steve Hlasny,CPO2.LT
(STH105) Crossing the Line Ceremony - HMCS Ste Therese 309 - 10 Mar 1959 // Courtesy of Nigel Whiteley, LCdr, RCN, Ret'd
(DM03) HMCS STE THERESE 309 postcard (DM03) Dan McLean by the aft gun mount on HMCS STE THERESE 309 (DM04) Dan McLean's friends and shipmates Les Currie and Ray Spies in Acapulco, Mexico (DM05) Dan McLean (right) at a party with unknown female friend and a friend off HMCS ANTIGONISH 301 - location unknown From the collection of Donald A. J. McLean, EM, RCN Courtesy of Dan
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In memory of those who have crossed the bar 
