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HMCS VISON S11 / Z30
Armed Yacht
HMCS VISON S11 Source: Flickr photo collection of Don Gorham
Built by Pusey & Jones Corp., Wilmington, Del. in 1931. VISON left Halifax on 23 Jun 1940, for Pictou, where she was to be converted and armed. She returned to Halifax on 02 Oct 1940 and was commissioned three days later. She was then assigned to the base at Gaspé, but returned to Halifax in Nov 1940 when the base was closed for the winter. In Dec 1940, she was sent southward, operating out of Trinidad and Bermuda until her return to Halifax on 13 May 1941. In Jul 1942 she became a member of Gaspé Force, proceeding to Halifax for passage to Trinidad in Dec 1941. She rejoined Halifax Local Defence Force in Apr 1942, but was transferred to Sydney Force in Jul 1942. In Feb 1943, VISON returned to Halifax as a training ship attached to HMCS CORNWALLIS and moved with the establishment to Digby in Apr 1943. She remained there until the end of the war as a seamen's training ship, exercising with RN submarines in the Bay of Fundy, and was paid off for disposal on 04 Aug 1945.
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Photos and Documents
(VSN001) HMCS VISON // RCN Photo # DB-0488-1 // Courtesy of the Comox RCAF Museum (VSN002) HMCS VISON S11 undergoing refit / repairs at the Thomson Brothers yard in Liverpool, NS // From the collection of Hector Dunlop // Courtesy of Jane Dunlop Stevenson, Liverpool, NS
(RS15) Sketch aboard HMCS VISON S11 by Lt Richard Simon dated 15 Aug 1943 (RS16) HMCS VISION S11 (RS17) HMCS VISION S11 seen through a gun port from the harbour defences on either George's Island or McNabb's Island, Halifax Harbour (RS18) HMCS VISION S11 From the collection of Lt Richard (Dick) Simon Courtesy of Rick Simon
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In memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice
Lest We Forget
