[8] She served as the flagship of the 8th Cruiser Squadron on the North America and West Indies Station based at the Royal Naval Dockyard on Ireland Island in Bermuda. During the war, HMCS York was the first experience of naval life form more than 14,000 members of the RCN. [26], "HMS YORK – YORK-class Heavy Cruiser including Convoy Escort Movements", Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in March 1941, Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in May 1941, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HMS_York_(90)&oldid=1004446472, World War II cruisers of the United Kingdom, World War II shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea, Articles with Polish-language sources (pl), Mediterranean articles missing geocoordinate data, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Disabled and wrecked by Italian explosive motorboats, 26 March 1941; damaged beyond repair by dive-bombers, May 1941, This page was last edited on 2 February 2021, at 16:59. Early in 1919, HMCS Stadacona was sent to the west coast and, after brief service as a dispatch vessel, was paid off 31 March 1920. It came to STAR in January 1956, was paid off on 4 November of the same year and the next year … [25] In early January 1941 the ship escorted the tanker RFA Brambleleaf and four Flower-class corvettes to Suda Bay, Crete, and covered operations in the Eastern Mediterranean during Operation Excess. YORK was one of the original divisions of the newly formed Royal Canadian Naval Reserve. Six motorboats entered the bay, led by Tenente di vascello Luigi Faggioni, and attacked three targets in pairs; the first was York, second the tanker Pericles and last another ship at anchor. The ship's complement was 628 officers and men. 2013 Hostile Magazine Music Conference & Showcase. January 1945 found me in HMCS Cornwallis, Nova Scotia for basic training where I remained until after V-E Day. [9] She played a primary role in the Jubilee Day celebrations of the Silver Jubilee of George V that took place in the City of Hamilton, Bermuda, on the 6 May, 1935. York returned to Suda Bay in early February for operations against Italian shipping. The ship had an overall length of 575 feet (175.3 m), a beam of 57 feet (17.4 m)[2] and a draught of 20 feet 3 inches (6.2 m). Although they have been acquired and operated at first by the Royal Navy upon completion and transfer, the RCN asked the permission to train personal on board, which was granted, while the HMS Puncher was directly manned by Canadian personal. Gerity, RCNR) together pick up survivors from the American tanker Pan New York that was torpedoed and damaged by German U-boat U-624 in the North Atlantic about 550 nautical miles west of Malin Head in … Commanding Officer Naval Divisions [HMCS York (Rosedale, Toronto, Ontario)] His son writes: " His father, Jeffry Hall Brock (1850-1915), was the founding president of the Great West Life Assurance Co. of Winnipeg, and Dad began work there in 1913 after attending several colleges in Ontario. His second time assigned to HMCS Cayuga -- June 1951 to August 1952 -- was for her second tour in Korea. You are browsing in: ... We were billeted at HMCS York, a shore station by Lake Ontario. HMS Nabob was torpedoed 22 August 1944, by U-354 (O/L Hans-Juer… [26] She arrived back at Alexandria on 16 January. 58,000 soldiers enlisted in the first month alone, and by December troops were already heading over to Britain. Today, it serves as a training unit to 200 full-time and part-time naval personnel. Two British seamen were killed. In addition, York also had a very tall bridge designed to clear the aircraft catapult originally planned to be carried on the superfiring ('B') gun turret forward. Two motorboats, packed with 330-kilogram (730 lb) charges in the bows, struck York amidships, flooding both boiler rooms and one engine room. She mostly served on the North America and West Indies Station before World War II. Our ship’s company now consists of 335 men and women of all ranks from the greater Toronto area, and is broadly representative of our community as a whole. The ship was run aground to prevent her from sinking. She became the flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir Reginald Drax, then his successor, Vice-Admiral Matthew R. Best, of the 2nd Cruiser Squadron of the Home Fleet upon commissioning. After the war it was loaned the Quebec government for the Rimouski Arts & Trades School and then in 1951 was assigned to HMCS CATARAQUI as PCT-704. York returned home on 26 April. HMCS York BOA75 Commemoration. During World War II YORK served as an important recruiting and training establishment in the war effort, with over 16,000 men and women joining the Navy through HMCS YORK. 1, being the largest vessel to have been lifted by that dock at the time and having required the almost re-construction of AFD 1 in order to accommodate the docking of the larger ships of the "H.M.S. Three of the attacking boats had various problems, either mechanical or human, due to the extreme temperature conditions, but the other three successfully attacked their targets. Because of this, the navy tried to make marines out of us, marching with a full pack and crawling on our bellies after being discharged from a landing craft at low tide onto smelly, rocky beaches. Most of us had signed to "Go Pacific" as we were still fighting the war with Japan. Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to WW2.We would like to obtain digital copies of any documents or photographs relating to WW2 you may have at home. The present building was opened in … Haida sank more enemy surface tonnage than any other Canadian warship. York" class. HMCS York’s VC 20 squadron, with their fleet of Avengers, had the distinction of being the only Naval Reserve air squadron to achieve carrier qualification. Celebrated as #NiobeDay or Trafalgar Day, see how YOUR Royal Canadian Navy in Toronto is commemorating #BOA75. [18], In early April 1940, York, and the rest of her squadron, were assigned to carry troops under Plan R 4, the British plan to invade Norway. York mounted two single 2-pounder (40 mm) light AA guns ("pom-poms"). [18], The ship was transferred to Halifax, Nova Scotia that same month for convoy escort duties. The unit was established in 1942 to replace the Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve Half Company created in 1923. Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name of “YORK”, dating back to 1660, the latest being a Type 42 destroyer decommissioned in 2012. She mostly served on the North America and West Indies Station before World War II. YORK also formed Canada’s first Air Reserve Squadron, VC 920, which was active from 1953 to 1961. HMS York was the lead ship of her class of two heavy cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the late 1920s. 5 August 1944 HMCS Iroquois commanded by Cdr James C. Hibbard, DSC, RCN, with HMCS Haida commanded by Cdr Harry G. DeWolf, DSO, RCN, and other allied forces, sank German minesweepers M-263 and M-486. WWII WW2 Era Royal Canadian Navy Flat Hat Cap HMCS Saskatchewan Size 7 3/4. She was briefly refitted in Bermuda between 31 October and 22 November before she returned to Great Britain for a more thorough refit in December. This section includes over 21.000 Allied Warships and over 11.000 Allied Commanders of WWII, from the US Navy, Royal Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Australian Navy, The Polish Navy and others. ... Georgia, California, New York and Ohio. HMCS York moved to its current location in 1947. 8th - At 1700 hours the Battlefleet comprising battleships DUKE OF YORK (Flag CinC Home Fleet), ANSON (Flag 2iC Home Fleet), aircraft carrier USS RANGER, heavy cruisers LONDON and USS AUGUSTA and TUSCALOOSA, screened by the destroyers ONSLOW, ROCKET, MAHRATTA, HMCS IROQUOIS and HURON, ORP ORKEN and USS BELL, ISHERWOOD, FORREST, CORRY and HOBSON sailed from Scapa … Because of the bad start to the war for Britain, where France became occupied early on, Canada became Britain’s main ally during the first year. She was launched on 2 September 1941 and commissioned on 8 December 1941. Early in the war the ship escorted convoys in the Atlantic and participated in the Norwegian Campaign in 1940. York was transferred to the Mediterranean theatre in late 1940 where she escorted convoys and the larger ships of the Mediterranean Fleet. During World War II, it was a premiere naval recruiting depot in the British Commonwealth through which over 17,000 personnel passed during the years of the war. # ThrowbackThursday to when Captain(N) Bill Wilson served as # HMCSYork 's Commanding Officer from 1973 - 1976! The U-boat War in World War Two (Kriegsmarine, 1939-1945) and World War One (Kaiserliche Marine, 1914-1918) and the Allied efforts to counter the threat. Upon its completion on 9 February York was assigned to the 1st Cruiser Squadron of Home Fleet. YORK was established April 10, 1923 when the Toronto Half-Company of the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve was established with a complement of 57 officers and men. The transverse bulkheads at the end of her machinery rooms were 3.5 inches (89 mm) thick. H 14 and H 15 were on their way to Britain when hostilities ended, and were rerouted to Bermuda. Free shipping for many products! [4] Space and weight was reserved for one catapult and its seaplane, but they were not fitted until after she was completed. R.J.G. HMCS Haida (G63) is a Tribal-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) from 1943–1963. [21] York was one of the ships used to evacuate British and French troops from Namsos, along with three French transports and a number of British destroyers, on the evening of 1/2 May. During World War II YORK served as an important recruiting and training establishment in the war effort, with over 16,000 men and women joining the Navy through HMCS YORK. After a decorated career fighting German U-boats during World War II, the last remaining flower-class corvette, the HMCS Sackville, finally headed to the Halifax waterfront to bring people to Canada. HMCS Montréal remained in United Kingdom waters and left Londonderry for the last time on March 12, 1945. She was brought in through the channel to berth with special precautions at the Royal Naval Dockyard during the hurricane that struck Bermuda on the 30th of November, 1935 when winds speeds reached 86 miles per hour (the Dockyard had been extensively damaged during a hurricane in October, 1926, which had also sunk the sloop HMS Valerian with the loss of 85 of her crew). [4], York lacked a full waterline armor belt. [1], York displaced 8,250 long tons (8,380 t) at standard load and 10,620 long tons (10,790 t) at deep load. In October 1939, York was assigned to Force F at Halifax, which was active in hunting for commerce raiders[18] and protecting convoys. ML104 COUGAR . [6], York was laid down by Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow, on 18 May 1927, launched on 17 July 1928 and was completed on 1 May 1930. CATARAQUI’s Fairmile was built at Mac Craft Boats, Sarnia and delivered 4 August 1943.Served with the 70 th Flotilla in Bermuda. She was easily distinguishable from her sister ship, Exeter, as the latter had straight masts and funnels, while those of York were angled to the rear. [16][17] She was detached to the Mediterranean Fleet in 1935 and 1936 for the Second Italo-Abyssinian War, before returning to the American Station until the outbreak of war in September 1939. [7] Between 1931 and 1934 she was commanded by Captain Richard Bevan, who was succeeded in Bermuda by Captain H.P. [29] On 18 May, further damage was inflicted by German bombers and the ship was damaged beyond repair. (1) HMCS HESPELER'S bell - Original source unknown (2) HMCS HESPELER (3) HMCS HESPELER - Original source unknown (4) Record of convoys that HMCS HESPELER took part in as escort (5) Frank Newton on HMCS HESPELER (6) Newspaper article on the sinking of U-484 by HMCS HESPELER and HMCS DUNVER (7) Print of Londonderry during WW II - "The main European port of call in Ireland during World War II" She was … [22], In August 1940 York was assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet, joining the 3rd Cruiser Squadron in Alexandria in late September, after escorting a convoy around the Cape of Good Hope. ⚓️ Together, we will remember. F.O. Originally named Columbia, this large yacht was purchased from her New York owner and commissioned on 13 August 1915 for patrol duty out of Halifax.She was also, for a time, the flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Kingsmill at Halifax, Nova Scotia. On 21 October 1910, HMCS Niobe became 's first warship in service of the new Naval Service of Canada to enter territorial waters! Her main guns were wrecked by demolition charges on 22 May 1941 when the Allies began to evacuate Crete. Hat was found stored with other hats containing carpet beetle remnants, so it was placed in sealed tub with moth cakes as precaution. The present building was opened in 1946 and expanded in 1953. After WW2, he served twice on HMCS Cayuga-- the first time when she sailed in company with HMCS Athabaskan, Crescent, Antigonish, and HMCS Ontario, to Hawaii in Oct 1948. The sides of her boiler and engine rooms were protected by 3 inches (76 mm) of armour and sides of the magazines were protected by 4.375 inches (111.1 mm) of armour. [26] The submarine HMS Rover was used to supply electrical power to operate the cruiser's guns for anti-aircraft defence, until Rover was severely damaged by air attack and had to be towed away for repairs. She left Cartagena, Colombia, on the 29 April, 1934, arriving in Bermuda for the first time (along with HMS Exeter from Jamaica) on Friday, 4 May. Crew list of HMCS Rainbow, 1911. The lower deck over the machinery spaces and steering gear had a thickness of 1.5 inches (38 mm). [28] All Italian sailors survived the attack and fell into British hands. York carried a maximum of 1,900 long tons (1,900 t) of fuel oil that gave her a range of 13,300 nautical miles (24,600 km; 15,300 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph). A sortable and printable list of 575 names of the crew of HMCS Niobe, transcribed from the 1911 Canadian census, and with additional information from other sources.Should display correctly on your hand-held device. The top and ends of the magazines were three inches thick. HMCS Fredericton was a Flower-class corvette of the Royal Canadian Navy.She was ordered from Marine Industries Ltd. in Sorel, Quebec and laid down on 22 March 1941. [26], York was disabled at Suda Bay in Crete by two Italian explosive motorboats of the Italian Regia Marina assault Flotilla Decima Flottiglia MAS, launched by the destroyers Francesco Crispi and Quintino Sella on 26 March 1941; the two old destroyers were fitted with special cranes to operate assault craft. On 26 November, York, and the rest of the 3rd Cruiser Squadron, covered a small convoy to Malta. Before the move to its current location on Lake Shore Boulevard West, it had been situated on the grounds of the Canadian National Exhibition. York was transferred to the Mediterranean theatre in late 1940 where she escorted convoys and the larger ships of the Mediterranean Fleet. Arriving at Shelburne, Nova Scotia, on March 31, she completed a refit there at the end of August, then performed odd jobs out of Halifax until paid off October 15 to reserve in Bedford Basin. HMCS YORK is the largest of the 24 Reserve divisions of the Royal Canadian Navy and is very active in its mission of providing trained sailors to meet the operational requirements assigned to the Reserves by the Commander, Royal Canadian Navy. On 3 March 1940 the ship intercepted the German blockade runner Arucas in the Denmark Strait near Iceland, but she was scuttled by her own crew before she could be captured. At the outbreak of WW2 the unit moved to the Automotive Building at the Canadian national Exhibition grounds. The unit was officially commissioned as one of HMC Ships in 1941. In 1983, YORK was granted Freedom of the City of Toronto in recognition of contributions made to the community over the years. Johnson, RCNVR) and HMCS Summerside (T/Lt. All he carried on that fateful day was a … HMCS YORK won the coveted Silver Destroyer trophy in 1985, having been judged Canada’s top Naval Reserve division that year. [19] On 10 April the destroyer HMS Eclipse was badly damaged by air attack and York was detailed to tow her to Lerwick for repairs. In February she embarked 852 Squadron (FAA) of Avengers at San Francisco and sailed for the U.K. via New York, where she took aboard a flight-deck cargo of Mustangs for the RAF. HMCS Quebec, light cruiser postwar, served as HMCS Uganda during the war (Navy Photos, click to enlarge) return to World War 2, 1939-1945 With thanks to Don Kindell & … Boxer. Has paper sticker in top from Simpson's size 7 3/4. She was wrecked in an attack by Italian explosive motorboats of the 10th Flotilla MAS at Suda Bay, Crete, in March 1941. 6 August 1942 RCN destroyer HMCS Assiniboine commanded by A/LCDR John H. Stubbs, RCN, pursues and rams German submarine U-210 in the fog, finally sinking her with a 4.7 inch … [20] The ship, and the light cruisers HMS Manchester and HMS Birmingham, ferried the 1st Battalion of the Green Howards and other troops from Rosyth to Åndalsnes and Molde on 24–25 April. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Orig WW2 Cloth Rank Badge "RCN - Petty Officer" Royal Canadian Navy at the best online prices at eBay! The ship carried two triple torpedo tube above-water mounts for 21-inch (533 mm) torpedoes. Our ship’s crest bears the white rose of the House of YORK and our motto, “Bon Espoir”, means “Good Hope”. She was wrecked in an attack by Italian explosive motorboats of the 10th Flotilla MAS HMS York was the lead ship of her class of two heavy cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the late 1920s. A few days later York ferried British troops from Alexandria, Egypt, to Piraeus, Greece. Milne was a former Reserve corporal in the Toronto Scottish Regiment who, in 1943, earned a commission with the Navy on HMCS York. After World War II, the buildings were used Andrew Dyas MacLean (1,392 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article Naval Volunteer Reserve, he commanded the Toronto naval reserve station HMCS York . York's design was based on the earlier County classes but was intended to be smaller and cheaper, although better armoured. HMCS CH-14 & CH-15 As their nomenclature implies, CH14 and CH15 were Canadian members of the British “H” class, two of ten built during the First World War at Quincy, Massachusetts. Connected with a part of history. Early in the war the ship escorted convoys in the Atlantic and participated in the Norwegian Campaign in 1940. During World War II YORK distinguished itself as one of the premiere naval recruiting depots in the British Commonwealth; almost 17,000 men and women joined the Navy at York. She joined the British Home Fleet at Scapa Flow on August 1, and that month took part in two operations off the Norwegian coast, the second being an attack on the Tirpitz. Two days later she participated in Operation MB.5, where the Mediterranean Fleet escorted the light cruisers HMS Liverpool and HMS Gloucester as they ferried troops to Malta. If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. Her secondary armament consisted of four QF 4-inch (102 mm) Mk V anti-aircraft (AA) guns in single mounts. WW2 People's War Homepage Archive List Timeline About This Site: Contact Us: Royal Navy. HMCS York is a Canadian Forces Naval Reserve Division located in Toronto, Ontario. HMCS - What does HMCS stand for? [24], The Mediterranean Fleet, including York, sortied on 16 December to conduct air strikes on Italian shipping, airbases on Rhodes and to bombard Valona. 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