HMCS STORMONT K327

 

River Class Frigate

 

 

 

HMCS STORMONT K327

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Battle honours and awards:  Arctic  1944,   Atlantic  1944-45,   English Channel  1944,   Normandy  1944

 

 

Laid down: 23 Dec 1942

Launched: 11 Jul 1943

Commissioned: 27 Nov 1943

Paid off: 09 Nov 1945

Fate: Still in active service as a luxury yacht

 

Commissioned at Montreal on 27 Nov 1943, STORMONT arrived at Halifax in Dec 1943, worked up in St. Margaret's Bay and in mid-Mar 1944, sailed for Londonderry to join EG 9. She was present on D-Day, and in Jul 1944 assisted the damaged HMCS MATANE toward Plymouth. In Oct 1944 she escorted a convoy to Gibraltar and, in Dec 1944, escorted convoy JW.62 to Kola Inlet and RA.62 back. She left 'Derry on 09 Dec 1944, for Halifax and tropicalization refit at Shelburne. The latter, begun in Jun 1945, was discontinued on 20 Aug 1945 and the ship was paid off 09 Nov 1945. She was sold in 1947 to a Montevideo buyer for conversion to a merchant ship, but was re-sold in 1951. Converted at Kiel, 1952-54, to a luxury yacht for Aristotle Onassis, she was re-named Christina. After the elder Onassis died in 1975, Christina inherited the yacht, and gave her to the Greek government as a presidential yacht in 1978. She was renamed Argo for a number of years, but was eventually allowed to deteriorate. In 1998, she was purchased by another Greek ship owner, John Paul Papanicolaou, who restored her and renamed her Christina O. She continues to sail.

 

 

Photos and Documents          Ship's company photos          The Ship's Bell

 

 

Commanding Officers

 

A/LCdr George Abraham Myra, RCNR - 27 Nov 1943 - 09 Nov 1945

 

 

     In memory of those who have crossed the bar    

They shall not be forgotten

 

 

 

Former Crew Members

 

Allan W., OS


Baillie, J., PO Tel


Beatty, H., ERA


Beaulieu, G.F., CPO, TC


Benner, L., Sig


Blair, M., LS


Blair, M., LS

 

Boorman, Kenneth Lloyd, Lt, RCNVR - 12 Feb 1945


Borland, J., SPO


Cainflone, F., AB


Campbell, D., AB


Campbell, J., LS Sto


Campbell, Patrick Gregory, SLt (E), A/Engineer Officer - 27 Feb 1944


Carney, G., SPO


Carte, C., OS


Connelly, H.R., SA


Corkum, R., OS

 

Cross, Robert Errol, AB


Daigneault, M., AB

 

Dangerfield, Jack Wilbur, Lt, RCNVR - 14 Mar 1945


Davis, C., LS


Delvillano, J., AB


Dickey, H., AB


Dods, G.H., L/Sto


Donmoyer, H., Tel


Earl, E., Sig


Empey, F.,


Evans, E., ERA


Floyd, C., LS


Francis, A., O/Cdr


Fraser, C, SPO


Fraser, R., ERA


Galant, J., AB


Gentles, R., OS


Godfrey, E.D., AB


Goodman, L., PO, Yeo/Sits


Gore, F., L/Stwd


Gray, W.D., LT, NavO


Hagel, W., OS


Hamilton, R.J., PS, HSD


Hammel., ERA


Hartmann, C., LS


Heddern, G.B., LCdr

 

Higgins, Patrick William Edward, SLt, RCNVR - 29 Jan 1945


Hollinger, F., OS


Hughes, A., Tel

Humeniuk, M., AB

 

Kamis, W., AB

 

Keeping, Victor., AB


Kennedy, H., AB

 

Kilgour, G., PO


Kreller, R., CK(S)


Kristiansen, E., AB


La Fave, R., OS


Laird, C.S., L/Wtr


Lambie, J., Sig.


Lawson, G., Tel


Lawson, G., Tel


Leclair, A., OS


Lyon, H., OS


MacAulay, M., Sto 2c


MacDonald J., LS

 

MacDougall, John Malcolm, SLt, RCNVR - 10 May 1945


Manahan, W., AB


Martin, G., OS


Martin, G., Tel


Mason, W., Sto 2c


Maxymowich, W., OS


McDonald, A., Shpt


McDonald, C., OS


McDonald, Dl., LS


McDougall, G., OS


McKenzie, G., Sto 2c


McLean, H., Cdr


McLennan, R., Stwd

 

McClure, Allan Samuel, SLt, RCNVR - 19 Feb 1945


McPherson, D.K., Cdr


McRae, F., Sto 2c


Miller, L.L., OS


Mills, J., OS


Milne, J., Sig


Moores, J., AB


Morriss, D., AB


Morse, D., AB


Munro, R., AB


Murray, A., L/SBA


Murray, A., OS


Murray, J., Sto 2c


Myra, G.A., Skpr Lt, Captain


Nelson, W., Sto 2c


Newell, G., Sto 2c


Nichols, T., Sto 1c

Noble, Gordon J., Sto 2c


Obermeyer, F., OS

 

O'Hearn, W.D.A., LT, A/S, CommO


Oliver, K., ERA

 

Paquin, P., AB


Patterson, F., SP

 

Paul, R., Sto 2c


Phelan, T., Sto 2c


Pilon, H., AB


Powley, S., EA


Purcell, J., L/Tel


Rath, V.A., PO, QR 2


Robertshaw, E., LS

 

Ross, A., Sto 2c

 

Ross, Robert Ian, Lt, RCNVR - 07 Mar 1945


Rowbottom, H., OS


Russell, G., AB


Saunders, D.H., Lt, 1st


Skinner, D., OS

 

Smith, B.K., Lt (E), Engineer Officer


Smith, C., Tel


Snyder, W., ERA


Soper, R., OS


Steinman, R., OS


Stevenson, J., OS


Stevenson, J., OS


Taylor, William Ronald., Surg-Lt, MedO - Jan 1944


Templeton, W., OA


Turcotte, L., LS


Tyrell, A.H., ERA


Verrault, Y., AB


Waller, Durrant Ewertt, Lt, RCNVR - 24 Mar 1945


Watson, William Wallace, Lt, GunneryO - Jan 1944


Watt, W., Tell


Webb, G., AB


Whitfield, J., AB


Whiting, Douglas Paterson, SLt, RCNVR - 18 Feb 1944

 

Whiting, G., SLt, TO


Whittaker, M., L/Ck


Willard, R., AB


Wilson, J., Stwd


Wood, E.M., Stwd


Wright, E.C., LS


Young, B., C/ERA

 

 

Photos and Documents

 

HMCS STORMONT conducting a stern fueling from the escort carrier HMS EMPEROR

 

 

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(RM04) HMCS STORMONT K327 jacket patch

(RM05-RM06) Arriving at Gibraltar

(RM07) Unknown sailors in after gun tub on HMCS STORMONT K327

(RM08) Unknown sailors on HMCS STORMONT K327

 

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(RM09) Sailors on the quarterdeck of HMCS STORMONT K327

(RM10) Sailors on HMCS STORMONT k327

(RM11) Unknown sailor by the forward gun on HMCS STORMONT K327

(RM12) Small craft along HMCS STORMONT K327 at St. John's, Newfoundland

 

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(RM13-RM14) HMCS STORMONT K327 during her tropicalization refit in Shelburne, NS - 1945

 

From the collection of Roy McAuley, RCNVR

 

Courtesy of Dave McAuley

 

 

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(RC01-RC03) The boys on the STORMONT circa 1944-45

(RC01) Back:  Whitfield, LaFave, F. Obermeyer, E. Cross / Front: R. McAuley, J. Scales, LaFave

(RC02) Errol Cross (right) and shipmates

(RC03) Back: Whitfield, Lafave, F. Obermeyer, E. Cross / Front:  Scales, LaFave, unknown

(RC04) F. Obermeyer (left) and Errol Cross

(RC05) Depth charge exploding astern of HMCS STORMONT

 

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(RC06) Searchlights over Gibraltar

 

From the collection of Robert Errol Cross

 

Courtesy of Penny Duncan

 

 

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(JP01) Wheelhouse of HMCS STORMONT, Halifax, Jan 1944. DND/RCN photo

(JP02) Radar on HMCS STORMONT, Halifax, Jan 1944. DND/RCN photo

(JP03) 20 mm Oerlikon hydraulic mount on HMCS STORMONT, Halifax, Jan 1944. DND/RCN photo

(JP04) HMCS STORMONT - date and location unknown

(JP05) HMCS STORMONT at Scapa Flow, 1944

 

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(JP06) Letter to Jeffrey Pierce that was with his certificate for crossing the Arctic Circle while on board HMCS STORMONT while en route to Murmansk.

 

From the collection of Jeffrey Pierce

 

Courtesy of Jim Pierce

 

 

 

 

The former HMCS STORMONT as the luxury yacht Christina O.

 

 

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