For Posterity's Sake
A Royal
Canadian Navy Historical Project
MTB 459

MTB 459
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Launched:
Transferred
to the RCN: 26 Jan 1944:
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Fate: Destroyed by
fire on 14 Feb 1945 |
MTB 459 was a "G" Type MTB,
Displacement: 44 tons, Length: 71.75 ft, Beam: 20.6 ft, Draught: 5.6 ft, Speed:
39 kts, Complement: 3
officers, 14 men, Armament: 1-6pdr, 2-20mm(1xII) 4-18in TT. While
she flew the White Ensign, she was not commissioned into the RCN but
instead was listed as a tender to HMCS Stadacona (tenders were not
commissioned vessels). In Jan 1944, MTB 459 was listed as part of the 29th MTB Flotilla.
MTB 459 took part in the D-Day landings on 06 Jun 1944. She was destroyed by
fire at Ostend, Belgium, on 14 Feb 1945.
Photos and Documents
Crew photos
Commanding Officers |
Lt Charles Anthony Law, DSC,
RCNVR - 26 Jan 1944 - 11 Sep 1944 |
Lt John Haddon Shand,
RCNVR - 12 Sep 1944 - 14 Feb 1945 |
In memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice
Lest We Forget
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DAWSON,
Charles Edward
PO Motor Mechanic, V42893,
RCNVR
MPK - 16 Jul 1944
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MCMAHON,
Jack Bernard
Sto, V54336, RCNVR
MPK - 16 Jul 1944
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GAUTHIER,
Joseph Andrew Richard
AB,
V43226, RCNVR
killed - 14 Feb
1945
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Former Crew Members
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Blaiklock, Tim, Gunner
Foote,
John Frederick, Slt, RCNVR - 21 Feb 1944
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Germaniuk,
Peter (Gery)
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The
Memory Project - Peter (Gery) Germaniuk
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Shand,
John Haddon, Lt, RCNVR, 1st Lt - 26 Jan 1944 |
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