D P Ingraham
Built in 1864 as the Lion, she was purchased by the USN on 24 Jun 1864 and renamed Laburnum. She was commissioned in the USN on 07 Jul 1864 and…
HMCS Granby (ex-HMCS Victoriaville)
Commissioned on 11 Nov 1944, at Quebec City, she arrived at Halifax on 03 Dec 1944 and late that month proceeded to Bermuda to work up. In Feb 1945, she…
HMCS Buxton
Commissioned as USS EDWARDS on 24 Apr 1918, she saw brief service with the USN in Europe before being placed in reserve at San Diego in 1922. Re-commissioned in Dec…
HMCS Capilano
Commissioned at Victoria on 25 Aug 1944, CAPILANO arrived at Halifax on 20 Oct 1944. Following workups begun in St. Margaret’s Bay and completed in Bermuda in Nov 1944, she…
HMCS Heatherton
HEATHERTON, whose hull was built by Dominion Engineering Co., Montreal, had a riveted hull unlike her sister CLIFTON whose hull was welded. HEATHERTON was the largest tug to serve in…
HMCS Meon
Named after an English river, HMS MEON was commissioned on 31 Dec 1943 at Glasgow and sailed on 16 Jan 1944, with convoy ON.220 for Canada. Transferred to the RCN,…
HMCS Chaudiere (I)
Commissioned on 23 Oct 1936 as HMS HERO, she saw extensive service in the Second World War, including the second Battle of Narvik, Apr 1940; the evacuation of Greece and…
HMCS St Stephen
Commissioned on 28 Jul 1944, at Esquimalt, St. Stephen arrived at Halifax on 28 Sep 1944 and in Oct 1944 proceeded to Bermuda to work up. Returning in mid-Nov 1944,…
HMCS Kuitan
Built at the Star Shipyards (Mercer’s) Ltd., New Westminster, BC, KUITAN was one of 6 vessels built for the Fisherman’s Reserve as the Nenamook class patrol craft, to replace some…