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  River class frigate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
HMCS Joliette (to Chilean Navy 1946 as Iquique)
HMCS Orkney (to Israeli Navy 1950 as Mivtakh)
HMCS Poundmaker (to Peruvian Navy 1947 as BAP Teniente Ferré)
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 List of ships of the Canadian Navy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"HMCS" is the abbreviation of "Her Majesty's Canadian Ship" or "His Majesty's Canadian Ship", depending on the gender of the current head of state.
HMCS Warrior ; formerly HMS Warrior and later as ARA Independencia
HMCS Uganda (formerly as HMS Uganda and later renamed HMCS Quebec (1))
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 uboat.net - Allied Warships - River class Frigates
HMS Cam, HMS Chelmer, HMS Ettrick, HMS Helmsdale and HMS Tweed 2 shaft Geared Turbines
HMCS Annan (i) (K 297) (To the United States Navy as USS Natchez)
HMS Annan (i) (K 297) (To the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Annan (i), later to the United States Navy as USS Natchez)
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 RIVER Class
DND photo, courtesy of Bryan Q. HMCS CHEBOGUE shown after being safely delivered to port in Port Talbot, Wales.
After being hit by an acoustic torpedo off Ireland, she was towed 890 miles by five different ships.
HMCS CAPILANO rafted up outside of three other frigates in Halifax Harbour.
www.hazegray.org /navhist/canada/ww2/riverfri   (284 words)

  
 George B. (Sandy) Donaldson Leading Seaman
He went to Barrow in Furness to pick up HMCS Saguenay which had been torpedoed.
He served on HMCS Dunvegan, HMCS Ettrick, HMCS Nene, HMCS Saguenay and HMCS Ontario (twice) travelling the world.
He is a member of the Masonic Lodge and for the last 27 years been active as a member in the BPOE Elks.
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 Nene K270 General Template
The escort group E.G. 9, made up of HMC Ships NENE, LOCH ALVIE, MONNOW, ST PIERRE AND MATANE, was steaming out of the mouth of the River Foyle leaving Londonderry, with orders to proceed to join the escort force, for Russian Convoy J.W. 67 outward and R.A. 67 homeward bound.
Rumours of peace being imminent abounded as we sailed, as allied forces were at the gates of Berlin and we were expecting word momentarily that the war was at an end.
This is further substantiated by Don's arrival at an earlier posting on HMCS Ettrick.
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 31 December 1941
: Frigate HMCS (ex-HMS) Ettrick laid down Sunderland.
: Corvette HMCS Bittersweet arrived Charleston SC for refit.
The master, 16 crewmembers and six gunners were picked up by destroyer HMS Onslow and ten crewmembers by HMS Sabre and landed at Reykjavik.
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 Naval Museum of Manitoba - Canadian Naval History
HMCS BRAS D'OR (2nd) - Bras D'or Hydrofoil
HMCS C. 1-100 - Minesweeper - Patrol Vessels
HMCS FORT WILLIAM - BANGOR Class (41-42 Programme) Minesweeper
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 KING ISLAND SHIPWRECKS
He purchased the Ettrick, and continued to beachcombe around the islands, as well as retrieve kangaroo skins obtained by two aboriginal women he kept on King Island.
Wrecked ashore near the entrance of the Ettrick River, south of Currie,King Island, 2 June 1976.
The paddle steamer Manchester and HMCS Victoria were sent to rescue the castaways and recover the specie.
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 Convoy HX 62 - warsailors.com
Commodore Raymond Fitzmaurice D.S.O. was in Lindenhall, Vice Commodore R. Ramsey was in Ettrick.
The convoy had 37 ships when sailing from Halifax, 25 joined from Sydney (SHX convoy), and 15 from Bermuda (BHX 62), escorted by HMS Montclare for a total of 77, 67 of which were still present at local escort rendezvous on Aug. 11.
I would like to say that Commodore R.B. Ramsey as Vice Commodore in S.S. Ettrick was of the very greatest help and his position in the middle of the convoy did a very great deal to keep the convoy together.
www.warsailors.com /convoys/hx62.html   (682 words)

  
 Warsailors.com :: Ship Forum :: Re: Martin Van Burent
She was sunk the next day with depth charges from HMCS Goderich.
In the ensuing counterattack of the escorts the Canadian frigate Ettrick ran down on the U-boat.
Before Dobratz could get deep Ettrick rammed her upper works.
www.warsailors.com /forum/read.php?1,6323,6327#msg-6327   (293 words)

  
 BookRags: List of ships of the Canadian Navy Summary
HMCS Aurora (cruiser) - to Canada as HMCS Aurora
HMCS Saguenay (I) Skeena (I) C-class destroyers (1930s)
HMCS Assiniboine (I) Fraser (I) Ottawa (I) Restigouche (I) St. Laurent (I) D-class destroyers
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 HMCS ETTRICK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Unfortunately, HMCS ETTRICK does not yet have any current members.
You may like to try a new search or be the first person to register with this unit.
You can search for more HMCS ETTRICK Units, Photos and Messages here.
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 Acorn Archive - Hearts of Oak - Athel Line - Athelviking
Later in the action, HMCS ETTRICK, while conducting an attack, ran over the conning tower of U-1232, which was forced to depart for home badly damaged.
39 crewmembers and eight gunners were picked up by HMC ML-102 and landed at Halifax.
January :  HMCS FUNDY and COMOX, both Fundy-class minesweepers, rescued survivors from the three ships torpedoed in Convoy BX-141 by U-1232.
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 The Forum of the 1.Jagdmoroner Abteilung - Allied Atlantic convoys question
They were usually married up with escort groups such as....
Corvette: HMCS Brandon, Collingwood and North Bay (HMCS Amherst and Ville de Quebec
Frigate (ex-USN DE): HMCS Waskesiu, Outremont, Cape Breton, Grou, and Teme
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The aircraft had been under development since 1942 as a replacement for the Mitsubishi A6M, Navy Type 0 Carrier Fighter, Allied Code Name "Zeke." The A7M1 was as maneuverable as the "Zeke" but was underpowered and lacked performance.
Only ten of these aircraft, given the Allied Code Name "Sam," were built by Mitsubishi at Nagoya 1944 - Minesweeper HMS Chameleon launched 1944 - Frigate HMCS Toronto commissioned 1944 - Frigate USS Brownsville commissioned 1944 - Two men from U-348 stepped on a land mine near Stavanger.
The boat departed for its second patrol from Bergen on the 20th.
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The new law obligates ship owners to subscribe to insurance so that sailors are guaranteed to get overtime pay and retirement allowance in case of their bankruptcies.
Pacific Fleet VS squadrons reassigned to Sea Control Wing Atlantic 2005 - Allan Snowie, Canada’s last Landing Signal Officer (LSO) of aircraft carrier HMCS Bonaventure retired from Air Canada.
Snowie authored the books “The Bonnie” and “Collishaw and Company” 2005 - Vice Admiral Sureeesh Mehta PVSM AVSM, Indian Deputy Chief of Naval Staff will take over as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command from Vice Admiral O P Bansal PVSM AVSM VSM, when he retires.
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 Naval - Paul M. Pidcock - genealogy,photography,naval,hockey
Shortly after, I found myself bound for Halifax with a group of new recruits.
I guess we were one of the first to make the trip to the training base H.M.C.S. Stadacona, where we were outfitted with ill-fitted uniforms and introduced to the fundamentals of naval discipline.
The next thing I recall is being trucked with our group to somewhere around Cheticamp, Nova Scotia, where we were embarked on a fairly small steamer H.M.S. Ettrick.
www.anapid.com /naval.htm   (3647 words)

  
 List Of Ships Of The Canadian Navy info here at en.92of100e.info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
"HMCS" is the abbreviation of "Her Majesty's Canadian Ship" or "His Majesty's Canadian Ship", bank oning on the gender of the widespread head of state.
Ceylon-class well-lit cruiser HMCS Uganda (formerly as HMS Uganda und ensuing renamed HMCS Quebec (1)) List of ships of the Canadian Navy Minotaur-class well-lit cruiser
A-class destroyers (the A-through-H-class destroyers were on collectively distinct as "River-class destroyers") HMCS Saguenay (I) HMCS Skeena (I) List of ships of the Canadian Navy C-class destroyers (1930s)
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 Royal Canadian Naval Reserve (RCNR) Officers 1939-1945
HMCS Stadacone (RCN base, Halifax, N.S.) (for disposal or under training)
Further medal entitlements might be: WW1 British War Medal, Victory Medal, Naval General Service Medal, 39-45, Atlantic, Burma, Defence, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, WW2 War Medal.
HMCS Stadacona (RCN barracks, Halifax, N.S.) (for Naval Control Service)
www.unithistories.com /officers/RCNR_officers.html   (321 words)

  
 uboat.net - Allied Warships - Frigate HMCS Ettrick of the River class
uboat.net - Allied Warships - Frigate HMCS Ettrick of the River class
Front page - Fighting the U-boats - Allied Warships
Ideal if you spot mistakes or want to improve this ships page.
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 Ships
They were built in Canada for the RN, given Canadian names by the RN and commissioned in and manned by the RN.
October 1947, sunk where she sunk HMCS ESQUIMALT
Became a Museum in Quebec City in 1982
www.jfchalifoux.com /ships.htm   (318 words)

  
 Calgary Singles: 2006-02-19   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Nexen Inc. approves plan to develop Ettrick field in U.K. North Sea
940 News - Nexen Inc. approves plan to develop Ettrick field in U.K. North Sea at 19:29 on February 20, 2006, EST.
CALGARY (CP) - Nexen Inc. (TSX:NXY) said Monday it has approved a plan to develop the Ettrick field in the United Kingdom's sector of the North
www.minutesaver.org /Calgary-Singles/2006_02_19_archive.html   (8141 words)

  
 Stamps,Stamp collecting,Philatelic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Scan #3542 - HMCS Avalon cancelled cover - no franking present for security reasons - GPO triangular handstamp (65mm base) indicates that the postage had been paid for airmail service (hammer not used for ordinary mail) - 2 line censoring handstamp, censor #698 - - $15.00 Cdn - Photo
Scan #3545 - 1/2c Admiral postcard (P26e) + 4c KGV overpays the 4c postcard rate to Germany - Ottawa, Ont - Mr 5 1926 - $15.00 Cdn - Photo
Middle - Ettrick - My 29 1917 - $3.00 Cdn -
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