HMCS GLACE BAY K414

 

River Class Frigate

 

 

HMCS GLACE BAY K414

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From the collection of Arthur Penelton

Courtesy of Gary Penelton

 

Battle honours and awards:  Atlantic  1944-45

 

 

Laid down: Jun 1942

Launched: 23 Sep 1943

Commissioned: 26 Apr 1944

Paid off: 17 Nov 1945

Sold: 1946 to Chilean Navy

Commissioned: 1946 as Esmeralda

Re-named: 1952 as Bacquedana

Fate: Broken up in 1968

 

Built at Lauzon, Que., she was commissioned on 02 Sep 1944, at Levis, Que. She arrived at Halifax 23 Sep 1944. She carried out workups in Bermuda in mid-Oct 1944 and on her return was assigned to EG C-4, Londonderry. She left St. John's for that port on 17 Nov 1944, escorting a number of U.S.-built sub-chasers destined for the Russian Navy. GLACE BAY was employed continuously on convoy duty until VE-Day, and early in Jun 1945, left 'Derry for the last time to spend several months at a variety of tasks off the east coast of Canada. In Oct 1945 she made a round trip to Bermuda, and on her return was paid off on 17 Nov 1945 at Sydney. She lay in reserve at Shelburne until sold in 1946 to the Chilean navy and re-named ESMERALDA and the, in 1952, BACQUEDANO. She was broken up in 1968.

 

 

Photos and Documents          Ship's company photos

 

 

Commanding Officers

 

A/Cdr J.H.S. MacDonald, RCNR - 02 Sep 1944 - 23 Feb 1945

A/LCdr Frederick Wilson Bogardus, RCNVR - 24 Feb 1945 - 02 Jul 1945

Lt Donald Benjamin Day Ross, RCNVR - 03 Jul 1945 - 10 Aug 1945

Lt P.W. Lee, RCNVR - 11 Aug 1945 - 26 Aug 1945

Lt S.L. Slade, RCN - 27 Aug 1945 - 17 Nov 1945

 

     In memory of those who have crossed the bar    

They shall not be forgotten

 

 

 

Former Crew Members

Alston, John Glennister, SLt (El) (R) - 02 Mar 1945

 

Finch-Noyes, Edward (Ted) William, LCdr, RCN - 27 Feb 1945

 

Hawking, Paul Jenkins, SLt, RCNVR - Jan 1945

 

Jepps, William Thomas 

Johns, Leonard Raymond, Wt (E), RCN - 30 Apr 1945

 

Tanner, John James, A/Wt (E), RCN - 11 Apr 1945

 

Todd, Terrance Charles, Lt, RCNVR - Jan 1945

 

 

Photos and Documents

 

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(GBY001) Lt Gordon Story Clark on HMCS GLACE BAY K414  //  Source: World War II era Navy photographs from the collection of the late Mary Lannon, Indian Harbour, Nova Scotia

(GBY002) Wreck Survivor Skippy Now Happy  //  The story of HMCS GLACE BAY'S mascot  //  The Crow's Nest newspaper - Aug 1945

(GBY003) HMCS GLACE BAY K414 - photo taken from HMCS TILLSONBURG  //  From the collection of Gerald (Jerry) Cox, RCNVR  //  Courtesy of Sean Cox

(GBY004) HMCS GLACE BAY K414  //  RCN Photo

(GBY005) HMCS GLACE BAY K414  //  RCN Photo  //  The Frisken photo collection

 

 

 

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(AJL001) Fo'c's'le and gun deck of HMCS GLACE BAY K414

(AJL002) Bill (left) and Andy by the 4-inch guns of HMCS GLACE BAY K414

(AJL003) L-R: Roy, Tommy and Harry on the quarterdeck of HMCS GLACE BAY K414 - Bermuda

(AJL004) "Off watchers out getting a little air" standing on the after gun deck of HMCS GLACE BAY K414

(AJL005) Sailors on HMCS GLACE BAY K414 taking a break which conducting a stern fueling from an oiler in convoy

 

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(AJL006) HMCS KENOGAMI K125 photographed from HMCS GLACE BAY K414

(AJL007) Transferring depth charges from HMCS HALLOWELL K666 by jackstay

(AJL008) "Zoot Suits"  Harry and Tommy wearing anti-drowning suits  //  Webmaster's note: This style of floatation suit was first tested in Amsterdam in 1919.

From the collection of Adrian John Leslie, RCNVR

Courtesy of Rick Leslie

 

 

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