
HMCS
UGANDA
Crown
Colony Class Light Cruiser
Laid down: 20
Jul 1939
Launched: 07
Aug 1941
Commissioned: 03
Jan 1943
Transferred to RCN: 21
Oct 1944
Commissioned: 21
Oct 1944 as HMCS Uganda
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Paid off:
10 Jan 1947
Re-commissioned: 14
Jan 1952 as HMCS Quebec
Paid off: 13
Jun 1956
Fate: Scrapped at Osaka, Japan, in 1961
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As HMS Uganda, she was completed 03 Jan 1943, at Vickers-Armstrong Ltd.,
Newcastle-on-Tyne. After working up with the Home Fleet she joined
Plymouth Command in Apr 1943 for operations in the Bay of Biscay and
the English Channel, and in Jul 1943 joined the 15th Cruiser
Squadron, Mediterranean Fleet, as part of Force "K." She
was badly damaged by a German glider bomb on 13 Sep 1943, while
supporting the Allied landing at Salerno, Italy, and arrived at
Charleston, S.C., in November for a year of repair work.
Presented to the RCN, the ship was commissioned HMCS Uganda on 21
Oct 1944, at Charleston, and in Nov 1944 returned to the U.K. for
further modifications. She left in Jan 1945, for the Pacific via the
Suez Canal, to join the 4th Cruiser Squadron, British Pacific Fleet
thus becoming the first ship of the RCN to transit the Suez Canal.
In Apr 1945 she joined Task Force 57 in the Okinawa area, and was
thereafter principally employed in screening the Fleet's aircraft
carriers operating against Japanese airfields in the Ryukyu
Islands.
After the fall of Germany, while
Uganda
was involved in operations with the US Navy's Third Fleet that a
directive came through from RCN Headquarters that Captain Mainguy
poll the crew on whether they would volunteer for the Pacific War
and eventually Operation Downfall, the codename for the invasion of
the Home Islands. The crew of Uganda felt
that they had volunteered for "hostilities only", (i.e.,
hostilities against Nazi Germany) but now found themselves fighting
a different enemy in a quite different part of the world. On 7 May 1945, the vote was held
onboard Uganda and 605 crew out of 907 refused to volunteer
for continuing operations against Japan. The British Admiralty was
furious and said it could not replace the ship until 27 July at the
earliest. An embarrassed Royal Canadian Navy offered to replace Uganda
with HMCS Prince Robert, an anti-aircraft flak ship that
was being refitted in Vancouver.
Uganda remained on duty until
relieved by HMS Argonaut. On 14 Jun 1945 she participated in the
bombardment of Truk, and in Jul 1945 supported carriers operating
against Tokyo. HMCS Uganda was detached
from the US Navy's Third Fleet on 27 July 1945 when HMS Argonaut arrived. Uganda proceeded to Eniwetok, and then to Pearl
Harbor for refuelling before heading for Esquimalt. En route to
Pearl Harbor, one boiler suffered a liner collapse which would have
resulted in the ship's withdrawal from active combat at any rate. Uganda
limped into Pearl Harbor on 04 Aug 1945 but was not welcomed because of
the resentment that her crew was "quitting" the war. Uganda
departed after refuelling and proceeded for Esquimalt. En route to
Canada, the crew heard news about the atomic bombs being dropped on
Japan. They arrived in Esquimalt on 10 August 1945, the day that Japan
announced its acceptance of the Instrument of Surrender.
Click
here to view a summary of Uganda's deployment from her
commissioning on 21 Oct 1944 till her arrival in Esquimalt on
10 Aug 1945 (from the collection of Charles Bourgeois)
On 05 Feb 1946, HMCS UGANDA
sailed from Esquimalt for a South American cruise. During that
deployment she "rounded the Horn" west to east "under sail"
and became the first ship of the RCN to do so. She returned to
Esquimalt transiting from the Atlantic to the Pacific through the
Panama Canal, arriving at Esquimalt on 17 May 1946. UGANDA was
paid off into refit on 10 Jan 1947 and on completion of refit she
was re-commissioned as HMCS Quebec
on 14 Jan 1952.
Photos
and Documents Ship's
company photos The
Ship's Bell
Shipboard
Newspaper: The UGANDA TAR PAPER -
Feb-Aug 1945
A
Lonely Ambassador - HMCS UGANDA and the War in the Pacific by Bill
Rawling
Paved
with Good Intentions: HMCS UGANDA, the Pacific War, and the Volunteer Issue
by Bill
Rawling, Directorate of Heritage and History, Department of National Defence
Thesis
- HMCS UGANDA: ‘Volunteers Only’ By Naval Cadet Malcolm A.P. Butler
Transcription
of the wartime diary of Sto 1c Lawrence Brown, RCN during his time on HMCS
UGANDA from joining ship in Halifax after commissioning until her arrival in
Esquimalt
Commanding Officers
Capt Edmond Rollo
Mainguy, OBE,
RCN - 21 Oct 1944 - 04 Jul 1946
Capt Kenneth (Ken) Frederick Adams,
RCN - 05 Jul 1946 - 01 Aug 1947
In memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice
Lest We Forget
BRUZZESE,
Anthony V.
AB, RCNVR
died - 31 Aug 1945 |

DUMONT,
Joseph E.
PO, RCNR
died - 26 Jun 1945 |

PHILLIPS,
Caswell I.
L/Sto, RCNVR
died - 02 Apr 1945 |

RORISON,
Robert J.
Sto, RCN
MPK - 12 Jul 1945 |

STUART,
George E.
L/Stwd, RCN
died - 11 Apr
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In memory of those who have crossed the bar
They shall not be
forgotten
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Baker,
Roy H. |
Banfield,
Nelson R.
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Barclay,
John W.C.
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Bate,
Charles D.S.
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Beales,
William F.
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Bedford,
K. Darrell
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Bell,
James D.
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Bell,
Joseph A.
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Bergstrom,
Lloyd G.
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Birch, Stanley
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Bissell, Philip, G.
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Boggild,
Kai H.
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Bonner,
Albert L.
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Botham,
Gordon J.
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Bourgeois,
Charles W.
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Boutilier, Theodore
K.
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Bowditch,
William W.
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Bradford,
Sydney H. |

Brown,
Lawrence T.
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Browne,
Robert G.
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Burgess,
Charles T.
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Bush,
Charles L.
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Calderbank,
Kenneth R.
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Canning,
Isaac G.
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Carpenter,
Frank E.
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Carson, Rodney
W.
G.
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Cartwright,
Gordon
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Cavenagh,
Orfeur J.A.
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Chadwick,
Ernest M.
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Choat,
Russell F.
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Clarke,
Edward N. |

Climie,
Richard
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Coady, Basil
K.
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Connors,
Charles A.
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Cooper,
Hubert S.
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Cowell,
Stephen
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Curley,
Richard J. |
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Daigle,
Fernand
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Davidson,
Alexander
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Davidson,
Herbert M.
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Daws,
Frank
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Day,
Arthur D.
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De
Costa, Edward L.
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Dee,
Stanley
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Dicker,
William F.
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Dixon,
Douglas C.
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Doiron, Leo
F.
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Dowling,
Herbert E.
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Down,
John T. |

Doyle,
Donald F.
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Driemel,
Harry H.
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Dubois,
Joseph O.R.
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Fathers,
Francis O.
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Ferguson,
Elmer A.
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Finch-Noyes,
Edward W.
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Fischer,
Lambert N.
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Fischer, Roy |

Fletcher,
Jackson
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Forster,
Roy
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Fox,
Alexander E.
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Fraser,
C.L. |

Frewer,
Frederick C. |
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Galway,
Ronald E.
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George, William
G.S.
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German,
Andrew B.C. |

Gerrior,
Marshall J.
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Graves,
Harold
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Green,
George C.
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Grossman,
Henry |

Guest,
Albert A.
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Guthrie,
Maxwell C
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Gunn,
Robert E.
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Kahler,
Lawrence J.
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Kelly, James
A.
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Kennedy,
William C.
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Kennett,
Lewis L.V. |

Kenny,
H. Edward |

King, Fred
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King, Walter
W.
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Kirk,
Anton
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Kite,
Albert
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Kitney,
Paul W.
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Kraft,
Alexander I
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Landymore,
William M.
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Lane,
Robert L.
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Latham,
James O.
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Latreille,
Armand G.
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Law, C.
Anthony F. |

Lennox,
Robert H.
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Lewis, Jack
C.
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Livingstone,
James I.
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Long, Eric
J.
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Lower,
Richard E.
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Lysne,
Jack M.
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MacArthur,
Archie |

MacFarlane,
George R.
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MacFayden,
Edward A. |

MacGillivray,
John
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MacKenzie,
Harold A.
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Mainguy, Edmond
R.
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Makovski,
Hugh E.F.
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Malott, Earl
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Marcus,
Daniel L.
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Madsen,
Andrew
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Malmloff,
Jack R.
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Marion
George E.
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Marsden,
Thomas W.J.
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Marshall,
Robert B. |

McAdam,
George
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McFarland,
James M.E.
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McGowan,
John J.
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McLean,
Elvin R.
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McLeod, Frank T.
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McMillan,
James R.
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McNevin,
Sydney R.
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Medwick,
Peter
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Moir,
Harvey R.
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Molyard,
John M.
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Mowat, Sid
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Myers,
Frank S.
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Payne,
Gerald
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Perdue,
John J. |

Peterson, Elwood
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Peterson,
Lloyd E.
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Phillips,
Eugene
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Phillips
(Aspeslet),
Stanley
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Pickford,
Reginald J.
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Pollard,
Edward
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Potts,
Thomas E.
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Pullen,
Hugh F.
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Ramage,
Melville
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Rashbrook,
Gerald W.
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Rath,
William J.
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Reid,
John M.
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Rennick,
John
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Restall, Lawrence
A.
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Richardson,
Charles E.
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Rivington,
George N.C.
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Robarts,
John P.
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Roberts,
Trevor J.F.
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Robertson,
Robert
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Roggeveen,
Paul A.
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Ross, Alan
A. |

Rowland,
Arthur F. |

Rutherford, A.
Lancelot
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Sale,
Donald C.
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Sanderson,
Richard D.
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Saxby,
Arthur E. |

Sealy, Earl |
Sears, Robert J. |

Smith,
John L.
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Smith,
Robert N.G.
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Smye,
Lloyd G.
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Somers,
George H.
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St.
Dennis, Orval
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Stewart,
Kenneth G.
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Stott,
George
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Sturdy,
Ferris D.
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Sutherland,
Arthur
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Sygrove, Frederick
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Walker,
Leslie
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Walls,
Bertram R. |

Washbrook,
Harold
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Watson,
John
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Way,
Clifford J.
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Webber, Reginald A.
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White,
Charles D.
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Williams,
David A.
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Willdey,
Jack R.
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Wilson,
Robert
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Wright,
James E.
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Wynn,
William B.
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Ship's Mascots

Cordite
Wartime Mascot
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Former Crew Members
Barker, Kenneth, CPO - 1945
Barlor, Frank Ernest, Gnr (T), RCN - 08 May 1944 (Stand by)
Barnes, Garth, AB - 1945
Bedwell, George E. 
Bennett, Orval Walter, Ord Lt, RCN - 29 Jul 1946
Blackie, Arthur Robert, Wt (E), RCN - 30 Jun 1944
Bourassa, André, AB, Stwd, RCN - 1955
Brebner, Walter Bruce, Lt, RCNVR - 29 Jun 1944
Brigham, M.M., AB - 1945
Butler, Gerry 
Calderwood, John, PO
Caldwell, John Birch, A/LCdr (E) (WHA), RCN - 05 Jun 1944 (Stand by)
Chalu, Sidney Arthur Mowatt, Slt, RCN - 15 Jun 1946
Cockrane, Blain, Stwd - 1946 
Crombie, Kenneth Reeves, Slt, RCN - 01 Jul 1946
Docker, Thomas, Wt (E), RCN - 14 Jun 1944 (Stand by)
Dow, William, A/Gnr, RCN - 21 Jun 1946
Down, Albert Ernest Robert, Wt/Shpt, RCN - 19 May 1946
Elder, John B., LS - 1945
Evans, Leslie Murray, Wt (E), RCN - 22 Jun 1944 (Stand by)
Elliott, Herbert Lane, LCdr (E), RCNR - 28 Jun 1944
Feir, Ronald Allan
Fitzgerald,
Michael John, Midshipman, RCN(R)
Gaynor, Beverley Emerson, A/LCdr (S), RCN - 15 Jun 1946
Giroux,
Gordon, LS, Stwd, RCN - 1955
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Goodyear,
Stanley Charles, Wt (El), RCN - 08 May 1944 (Stand by)
Graham,
Douglas Kenneth Moody, A/Cdr (S), RCN - 10 Jun 1946
Harley,
Frank, A/LCdr (E), RCN - 05 Jul 1946
Hayman,
Gordon, LS, Stwd - 1955
Hindle,
Hamilton Francis, Wt (E), RCN - 30 Jun 1945
Johns,
Leonard Raymond, Wt (E), RCN - 05 Jun 1946
Karagianis,
Leslie, Lt (S), RCN - 1955
Keate, James Stuart, Lt (SB), RCNVR - 04 Feb 1945
Kuzma, Paul, AB - 1945
Littler, LCdr - 1944
Marks, John, AB, Stwd, RCN - 1955
McCandless, Henry Alexander, A/Paym/Cdr (WHA), RCN - 27 Jun 1944
(Stand by)
McDerby, Charles Leonard, Gnr, RCN - 05 Jun 1944 (Stand by)
McFayden, Edward Arnold, A/Gnr, RCN - 05 Jun 1946
Moir,
Victor
Moore, W.C., AB - 1945
Moses, Gerald Milne, Lt (SB), RCNVR - 07 Feb 1945
Parker, Charles Rodger, Lt, RCNVR - 1944
Quinn, Howard Lee, LCdr, RCN - 31 May 1946
Rafter, John, CPO - 1945
Ramsey, Ales, LS, A-6208
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Renvik, John, PO ERA 
Sinclair, Peter H., Cdr (S), RCN - 1955
Spergel, Gordon Dean, P/A/Ord Slt, RCN - 29 Jul 1946
Stewart, George Charles, Lt (E), RCN - 10 Jul 1946
Stewart,
John Marshall (Marsh), Lt (P), RCN - 28 Jun 1946
Stewart, Thomas, Ch/Sto - 1945 (of Victoria, BC)
Sturgeon, Clarence Alfred, Cd (G), RCN - 05 Jun 1944 (Stand by)
Svenningson, Freeman, Lt (E), RCNVR - 25 Jun 1944
Tanbling, S.A., Stoker - 1945
Taylor, Harry Ernest,, Lt, RCN - 27 Jul 1945
Taylor, J.L., AB - 1945
Titsign, E., Stoker - 1945
Torrie, Arthur Bruce, Slt, RCN - 01 Jul 1946
Toye, John McCardle, Lt (El) (R), RCNVR - 29 Jul 1944
Tuttle,
Ernest - 1946
Veerge, George Howard, Wt/Ord, RCN - 05 Jun 1944 (Stand by)
Warren, Reginald, AB, Stwd, RCN - 1955
White, Richard Paul, LCdr (T), RCNVR - 05 Jun 194 (Stand by)
Williamson, Charles - 1946
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Photos and Documents

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HMCS Uganda
Courtesy of Gordon Howard
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HMCS Uganda's badge and motto
From the collection of Larry Restall
Courtesy of Clayton Restall
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Newspaper article on the transfer HMCS UGANDA to the
RCN from the RN
From the World War II collection of John Acorn
Courtesy of Barry Acorn
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Newspaper article on the transfer HMCS UGANDA to the
RCN from the RN
From the World War II collection of John Acorn
Courtesy of Barry Acorn
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Robert Gordon Browne's Crossing the Line (Equator)
Certificate on HMCS Uganda 25 Feb 1945
From the collection of Robert Browne
Courtesy of Daniel Browne
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LS Alex
Ramsey, A-6208, served on HMCS Uganda during WWII.
Courtesy of
Don Ramsey
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The
gundeck of HMCS Uganda after shelling Miyakojima in May, 1945. The
ship in the distance is HMNZS Gambia.
Courtesy of the CFB Esquimalt Naval and Military Museum: Image
# VR2014.1.1
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Officers from HMCS Uganda
visit El Alamein
In photo - Lt Eric Makovski, Instr Lt
E. Smeathers and Capt H. Hollister
Crow's Nest newspaper - May
1945
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Crossing the Equator on HMCS
Uganda
Crow's Nest newspaper - May
1945
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Bombardment by
HMCS Uganda off Sukuma Airfield on Miyako Jima
Source: Library and Archives Canada, ref
PA-136073
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Petty
Officer Engine Room Artificer John Renvik, HMCS Uganda, Jun 1945
Source: Lt Gerald M. Moses / Canada. Dept. of National Defence / Library and
Archives Canada / PA-179624 |

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Sailors
from Medicine Hat, Alberta, serving aboard HMCS Uganda, Jun 1945
(L-R): AB J.L. Taylor, W.C. Moore, M.M. Brigham, Stokers E.
Titsing, S.A. Tanbling
Source: Lt Gerald M. Moses / Canada. Dept. of National
Defence / Library and Archives Canada / PA-188863 |

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AB Garth Barnes and Paul Kuzma relaxing during a lull in action stations
aboard the cruiser HMCS Uganda in the Pacific Ocean, 18 May 1945
Source: Lt Gerald M. Moses / Canada. Dept. of National Defence / Library and
Archives Canada / PA-140832 |

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Gun
crew of HMCS Uganda setting fuses on 6" shells prior to bombardment of
Truk 23 June 1945
Source: Lt Gerald Milne Moses / Canada. Dept. of
National Defence / Library and Archives Canada / PA-114920 |

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HMCS Uganda
Source: Obituary for Kenneth
Grant Stewart
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HMCS Uganda
From the photo collection of the late
Sid Mowat
Courtesy of Rod Holt
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HMCS Uganda
Courtesy of Mike O'Keefe
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HMCS Uganda - Stoker Phillips Burial at
Sea 1945
Source: Canada. Dept. of National
Defence/Library and Archives Canada/PA-132982
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Aboard HMCS Uganda in the Pacific
CPO Kenneth Barker, Lt Eric Makovski, LS John B. Elder
and CPO John Rafter
Crow's Nest newspaper - Aug 1945
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HMCS Uganda - Esquimalt, 1945
From the collection of Hugh A. Benson
Courtesy of Doug Benson
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Summary of Uganda's voyage from her
commissioning in Charleston to her arrival in Esquimalt on 10 Aug
1945.
From the collection of Charles Bourgeois
Courtesy of John Bourgeois
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HMCS UNGANDA arrives in Esquimalt after service
in the Pacific
From the collection of J.
Vincent Wesley, CPO, RCNVR
Courtesy of Marilynn Taylor
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HMCS Uganda - Esquimalt, 1945
From the collection of Kenneth Marlatt, HMCS
Hespeler
Courtesy of Judy Agis |

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WRENs on HMCS Uganda, 30 Aug 1945
Courtesy of the CFB
Esquimalt Naval and Military Museum |

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PO's Mess, HMCS Uganda - PO Larry Restall
serving
From the collection of Larry Restall
Courtesy of Clayton Restall
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HMCS Uganda in Esquimalt - 1946
From the collection of Larry Restall
Courtesy of Clayton Restall
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HMCS Uganda in San Diego - 1946
From the collection of Larry Restall
Courtesy of Clayton Restall
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PO Larry Restall (left) and friend at the San
Diego Zoo - 1946
From the collection of Larry Restall
Courtesy of Clayton Restall
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Share Patrol in San Diego - 1946
From the collection of Larry Restall
Courtesy of Clayton Restall
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PO Larry Restall (right) and friend in Tijuana,
Mexico - 1946
From the collection of Larry Restall
Courtesy of Clayton Restall
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HMCS Uganda, Magdalena Bay, Mexico - 1946
From the collection of Larry Restall
Courtesy of Clayton Restall
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PO Larry Restall, Magdalena Bay, Mexico - 1946
From the collection of Larry Restall
Courtesy of Clayton Restall
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HMCS Uganda joins HMCS Warrior and HMCS Crescent
of Acapulco Bay
Halifax Mail, Wed. 27 Nov 1946
Researched by / Courtesy of George
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Newspaper article on crew of Uganda assisting
locals in the village of Bahia, Magdelina Bay, Mexico, 1946
Crew
mentioned in article: Chaplain (R.C.) J.H. Laporte, RCN;
Surgeon-Commander J. Blair MacLean, RCN; Capt. E.B. Hooks (Dentist),
C.D.C.(N); Surgeon-Lt F.C. Johns, RCN; L/S.B.A. Frank Oliver, RCN
From the collection of Larry Restall
Courtesy of Clayton Restall
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HMCS Uganda's padre performing
Baptisms/Christenings at Bahia, Magdelina Bay, Mexico, 1946
He was the first priest to visit the village in
11 years
From the collection of Larry Restall
Courtesy of Clayton Restall
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HMCS Uganda's ship's dentist examining the
local villagers at Bahia, Magdelina Bay, Mexico, 1946
From the collection of Larry Restall
Courtesy of Clayton Restall
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Crossing the Line (Equator) on HMCS Uganda
during her trip from the Pacific to the Atlantic - 1946
From the collection of Larry Restall
Courtesy of Clayton Restall
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Crossing the Line (Equator) on HMCS Uganda
during her trip from the Pacific to the Atlantic - 1946
From the collection of Larry Restall
Courtesy of Clayton Restall
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King Neptune's Men
Crossing the Line (Equator) on HMCS Uganda
during her trip from the Pacific to the Atlantic - 1946
From the collection of Larry Restall
Courtesy of Clayton Restall
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HMCS Uganda at anchor of Peru - 1946
From the collection of Larry Restall
Courtesy of Clayton Restall
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PO Larry Restall standing by a train in Perua
steam locomotive in Peru.
The
train ran up the mountains using a series of switchbacks. At the end
of the day they still had not got to the top, so they returned to
their starting point. PO Restall had hoped to get up to Machu Pichu.
From the collection of Larry Restall
Courtesy of Clayton Restall
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Petting a Llama, Peru, 1946
From the collection of Larry Restall
Courtesy of Clayton Restall
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Newspaper article on Uganda's visit to Talara,
Peru and then Callao, Peru
The Halifax Mail 01 Mar 1946
Research by / Courtesy of George Newbury
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HMCS Uganda arriving at Valparaiso, Chile
From the collection of Larry Restall
Courtesy of Clayton Restall
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HMCS Uganda Libertymen, Valparaiso, Chile
From the collection of Larry Restall
Courtesy of Clayton Restall
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Some of the crew of HMCS Uganda
From the collection of Larry Restall
Courtesy of Clayton Restall
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HMCS Uganda rounding Cape Horn
"under sail", 1946
From the photo collection of Eric
Stapleton
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HMCS Uganda rounding Cape Horn
"under sail", 1946
"It may not look rough, but the swells
were so large that when the ship's whaler went in a trough it could
not see the ship"
From the collection of Larry Restall
Courtesy of Clayton Restall
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Charles Williamson onboard HMCS Uganda rounding
the Horn in 1946
Courtesy of Dale Welta
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HMCS Uganda rounding Cape Horn
"under sail", 1946
From the collection of Larry Restall
Courtesy of Clayton Restall
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Falkland Islands - 1946
From the collection of Larry Restall
Courtesy of Clayton Restall
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Penguins on the Falkland Islands - 1946
From the collection of Larry Restall
Courtesy of Clayton Restall
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Crew member of HMCS Uganda at an event on the
Falkland Islands - 1946
From the collection of Larry Restall
Courtesy of Clayton Restall
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HMCS Uganda entering harbour - possibly
Montevideo
From the collection of Larry Restall
Courtesy of Clayton Restall
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The crew of the Uganda collection
artifacts from the wreck of the Admiral Graf Spee, Montevideo, Uruguay, 1946
From the collection of Larry Restall
Courtesy of Clayton Restall
Webmaster's
note: If anyone knows of a sailor who was one of many who collected
artifacts from the Graf Spee or you can identify anyone in this photo, please seen me an EMAIL.
I would like to hear the stories behind this expedition.

These
artifacts were collected from the Admiral Graf Spee when some of
Uganda's crew went aboard her. In the photo of the Uganda
sailors on the Graf Spee, the Petty Officer in the top right of the
photo is the one who collected these items. It is regretted
that the name of the Petty Officer is no longer remembered.
Courtesy
of George Cruikshank
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A piece of the pocket-battleship Admiral Graf Spee
From the collection of Tom Elstone
Courtesy of Rick Elstone
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A few of Uganda's crew talking to a local in Montevideo
- 1946
From the collection of Larry Restall
Courtesy of Clayton Restall
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Montevideo - 1946
From the collection of Larry Restall
Courtesy of Clayton Restall
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A few of HMCS Uganda's crew, Montevideo,
Uruguay, 1946 - PO Larry Restall on the left
From the collection of Larry Restall
Courtesy of Clayton Restall
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HMCS Uganda at sea en route to Rio de Janeiro -
1946
From the collection of Larry Restall
Courtesy of Clayton Restall
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HMCS Uganda at sea en route to Rio de Janeiro -
1946
From the collection of Larry Restall
Courtesy of Clayton Restall
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HMCS Uganda entering Rio de Janeiro - 1946
From the collection of Larry Restall
Courtesy of Clayton Restall
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HMCS Uganda entering Rio de Janeiro - 1946
From the collection of Larry Restall
Courtesy of Clayton Restall
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Surgar Loaf Mountain, Rio de Janeiro - 1946
From the collection of Larry Restall
Courtesy of Clayton Restall
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Rio de Janeiro - 1946
From the collection of Larry Restall
Courtesy of Clayton Restall
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Church service on HMCS Uganda - 1946
From the collection of Larry Restall
Courtesy of Clayton Restall
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HMCS Uganda alongside in Rio de Janeiro - 1946
From the collection of Larry Restall
Courtesy of Clayton Restall
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Parade / Ceremony, Rio de Janeiro - 1946

From the collection of Larry
Restall
Courtesy of Clayton Restall
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A few sailors at the Copacabana beach, Rio de
Janeiro - 1946
From the collection of Larry
Restall
Courtesy of Clayton Restall
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HMCS Uganda alongside in Trinidad - 1946
From the collection of Larry Restall
Courtesy of Clayton Restall
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Trinidad - 1946
From the collection of Larry Restall
Courtesy of Clayton Restall
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HMCS Uganda at the old Ocean Dock, Prince
Rupert, BC - circa 1946
Courtesy of John Gabel
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Rodney Carson on HMCS Uganda 1945
From the collection of Rodney Carson
Courtesy of Chris Carson
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(AB21)
HMCS UGANDA in Esquimalt. Crew milling about the upper decks.
Castle Class HMCS LEASIDE K492 is alongside UGANDA with and 2nd vessel
pendent number ending in a "4" out board of her (AB22) Unknown sailors
in front of UGANDA'S "A" turret (AB23) Looking down from the
bridge of HMCS UGANDA in Esquimalt. On the left hand side of the
photo, the Castle Class Corvette HMCS COPPER CLIFF K495 is alongside other Castle
Class Corvettes. The "5" in her pendent number visible
From the collection of Sto
1c Art Bell, RCNVR
Photos courtesy of Art's son Andrew,
daughter-in-law Rita Giulietti and daughter Janet Bell Crawford
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Fo'c's'le of HMCS Uganda circa 1945
From the collection of Rodney Carson
Courtesy of Chris Carson
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Valley Sailor on the Uganda
The Picton Gazette 13 Feb 1946
Source: Prince Edward County
Archives Microfilm collection
Researched and complied by: ©
John Lyons 2016
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HMCS Uganda in San Francisco - date unknown
From the collection of Robert Gordon Coleman
Courtesy of Sue Horsley
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HMCS Uganda in the government dry dock in
Esquimalt, BC - 1948
From the collection of Tom
Smith, C2ET, RCN
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Signatures of Uganda crew members
From the collection of Dale Pollard
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