Hmcs arvida k1 royal canadian navy, navy day, navy ships. Hmcs chippawa is a royal canadian navy reserve division nrd located in winnipeg, manitoba. Regina is the fifth vessel in her class which is the name for the canadian patrol frigate project. The flower class corvette regina arrived at halifax, nova scotia, on january 6, and was commissioned on january 22, 1942. A brief history march 24, 2020 april 4, 2020 rusins staff 0 comments rcn hmcs regina, sporting her commemorative admiralty disruptive pattern, sails under vancouvers lions gate bridge on november 15, 2019. Named in honour of regina, saskatchewan, hmcs regina was commissioned in halifax on 22 january 1942. Hmcs reginas awesome day of warfare gunnery espritdecorps. Writing with clarity, candor, and compassion, waiser describes in detail his province and its people through the stimulating, often tumultuous years since joining confederation in 1905. Jan 12, 2020 artillery 3 saskatchewan, regina, hmcs queen, regina armoury, rcmp heritage centre. I took basic training in cornwallis, ns, and in january 1961 was posted to hmcs ste. Artillery 3 saskatchewan, regina, hmcs queen, regina armoury, rcmp heritage centre. Large stock dealing with western canada, fur trade, indigenous peoples, gener spafford books regina canada bookstore specializing in arctic, childrenjuvenile fiction, fur trade, indigenous peoples, prairie canadiana, science and medicine, travel and exploration, western canadiana. List of ships of the canadian navy project gutenberg. Sailors on hmcs regina k234 posing by her gunshield art.
She fought primarily in the battle of the atlantic. Navy returns after shaking out drug smugglersundated, unknown country a canadian naval frigate returning with a single tangible result from a counterterrorism mission in the arabian sea should be seen as a worthwhile expense at a time when ottawa is making piecemeal defence cuts, says a defence expert. K234 ship hmcs regina that sank italian submarine avorio, 1942. It publishes essays, notes and documents on a variety of naval and maritime history, including merchant shipping, maritime labour, naval history, shipbuilding, fishing, ports, trade, nautical archaeology and maritime societies. Defence imagery photo, mc3 diana quinlan mcs regina ffh334 navigates off the coast of hawaii, 4 march 20. She served with wlef from midmarch until september, when she was reassigned to operation torch. Nov 15, 2011 buried in the latter stages of the 2nd word war, they are from hmcs regina, a canadian corvette. Hmcs regina has more in common with regina than just its name.
Hmcs regina k234 i was a flowerclass corvette that served in the royal canadian navy during the second world war. Naval camouflage and its application on hmc ships regina. Hmcs regina k 234 canadian corvette ships hit by german. Hmcs regina was commissioned in 1994 and recently went through a midlife upgrade of its equipment. The rcn fleet comprises the pacific fleet at canadian forces base cfb esquimalt, and the atlantic fleet at cfb halifax. Royal canadian navy project gutenberg selfpublishing.
Additionally, hmcs regina has also adopted the gunshield art of her predecessor. Hmcs regina k234 library and archives canada photo, mikan no. Books related to the rcn and navy in general for posteritys sake. Hmcs regina replaces hmcs calgary, and it is the third deployment to the asiapacific region under operation projection. Flower class corvette flowerclass corvettes like regina serving with the royal canadian navy during the second world war were. Hmcs regina was a royal canadian navy revised flowerclass corvette which took part in convoy escort duties during the second world war. P711 as hms captured by hms moonstone 1248 n, 4512 e 20 jun diamante hm sub. In the late 1990s, one of the fleets three underwayreplenishment vessels, hmcs provider, was paid off. Hmcs regina has more in common with regina than just its. Hmcs regina prepares for upcoming deployment canada. Dubbed a stone frigate, hmcs chippawa is a landbased naval establishment for parttime sailors as well as a local recruitment centre for the canadian naval reserve. Hmcs regina was a royal canadian navy revised flowerclass corvette which took part in. Several canadian naval units have been named hmcs regina.
We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Hmcs owen sound was a modified flowerclass corvette that. Hmcs rosthern k169, a flowerclass corvette that served in the royal canadian navy during wwii, ca. These ships, built by saint john shipbuilding of saint john, new brunswick and mildavie shipbuilding of lauzon, quebec. List of current ships of the royal canadian navy military. A new history, awardwinning author and historian bill waiser presents a fresh, entertaining account and interpretation of saskatchewans unique and captivating history. Artillery in saskatchewan, regina, hmcs queen, regina armoury, rcmp heritage centre. You can also check the schedule, technical details and many more. The aim of this website is to locate, identify and document every historical piece of artillery preserved in canada. White ensign flying tells the story of hmcs trentonian, a canadian corvette that fought uboats in the second world war.
She is the second vessel to carry the designation hmcs regina. Jan 03, 2014 hmcs regina has a crew of about 250 personnel, including an embarked air detachment with a ch124 sea king helicopter. Vessel position, logs and particulars for frigate hmcs regina at, the global ship database. It should be sailing the seas for at least another 20 years. Hmcs regina shakes out drug smugglers in quiet mission still. The backbone of the royal canadian navy, the twelve halifaxclass frigates are multirole patrol surface vessels that carry the sikorsky ch124 sea king helicopters of the royal canadian air force as well as antisubmarine torpedoes and antiaircraft and antiship missiles. Growth tapered off with recession in 19, and then the outbreak of the first world war, which saw immigration, capital and pools of workmen and building supplies dry up.
Hmcs regina sets sail on 8month counterterrorism voyage to. Hmcs corner brook entering st johns harbour on newfoundland. Nac news edition 334 hmcs regina naval association of canada. The second edition of hmcs regina has participated in naval exercises around the pacific, and has the distinction of being the first north american warship to enter ho chi. Thirty sailors from reginas ships company were killed in the attack. Built at sorel quebec, hmcs regina arrived at halifax on 6 jan 1942, and was commissioned on 22 jan 1942. A detailed history of the rcns wartime cruiser hmcs uganda, later hmcs quebec post war. Royal canadian navy rcn image gallery the memory project. See more ideas about royal canadian navy, corvette and navy ships. She survived the war and north atlantic convoy escort duty. A huge saskatchewan roughriders flag, set to be flown as the battle ensign on the hmcs regina, has been delivered to the ship, a gift from a group of elementary students from the ships namesake city. Paterson, harbour city star, february, 2001 the bottom of the sea is a funny place for a piece of canadian prairies, but there you have it since the sinking of hmcs saskatchewan as an artificial reef, in 1997. Royal canadian navy photographs by the men and women who.
The courageous, historic story of a great fighting ship of the second world war. Naval camouflage and its application on hmc ships regina and moncton. Navy photograph by mass communication specialist 2nd class daniel barkerreleased. The current hmcs regina carries on the ships name and battle honours atlantic 19421944, mediterranean 1943, normandy 1944, english channel 1944, arabian sea. The rcn is one of three environmental commands within the unified canadian armed forces. A critical and under recognized element in labradors success was its embarked helicopters consisting of the singlerotor bell htl4 bell 47 and tandemrotor. She fought primarily in the battle of the atlantic as a. In 1998, canada purchased the submarines to replace the aging oberonclass submarines. When you join the family network for hmcs regina, youll receive important email updates on. Hmcs regina k 234 of the royal canadian navy canadian. The remaining two supply ships, hmcs preserver and hmcs protecteur, were showing their age, and marcom began studies into designing a new class of underwayreplenishment and naval sealiftcapable vessels.
Hmcs regina k234 was a corvette that was sunk in action on the 8th of august 1944. It should be sailing the seas for at least another 20. Canadian frigate, supply ship buzzed by chinese fighters usni. Canadas navy honours the sacrifice of our sailors past. Roger litwiller canadian naval authorhistorian home.
Her majestys canadian ship hmcs regina has transited the indian ocean and is now supporting operation artemis, canadas contribution to combined task force 150, responsible for tracking, boarding and interdicting the trade of narcotics and other illegal cargo being smuggled around the african coast and middle east. Matthew mcgregor hmcs calgary ffh335 departs pearl harbor, hawaii usa, to begin the atsea phase of rim of the pacific rimpac 2014. Combined task force 150 cooperation exercise with yemeni forces in southern red sea with ctf150, until 5 dec. Navy returns after shaking out drug smugglersundated, unknown country a canadian naval frigate returning with a single tangible result from a counterterrorism mission in the arabian sea should be seen as a worthwhile expense at a time when ottawa is making piecemeal defence cuts, says a. Crew of hmcs regina builds connection with namesake city. The royal canadian navy rcn is tasked to provide maritime security along the pacific, atlantic and arctic coasts of canada, exercise canadas sovereignty over the arctic archipelago, and support canadas multinational and bilateral interests overseas. Hmcs reginas crew is proud to unveil the new gun art, a homage to the first hmcs regina and our ties to the rcmp. This artwork is based on the gun shield art of the ww 2 corvette hmcs regina k234. Jun 27, 2019 crew of hmcs regina builds connection with namesake city. While nearly 2,000 kilometres of land lies between regina and the pacific ocean, there is. The revised flower class corvette, hmcs regina, was laid down in the yards of marine industries ltd.
List of ships of the canadian navy project gutenberg self. Hmcs queenston is the lead ship, followed by hmcs chateauguay. Unfollow hmcs saskatchewan to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Like lambs book, one of the very best by a participating ships captain of corvettes and destroyers. Roger litwiller was born in kitchener, ontario and was raised with a strong sense of family and the wonderful support of his parents. Hmcs regina is a halifaxclass frigate that has served in the canadian forces and royal canadian navy since 1993. Im charlie dobie, the creator and maintainer of this website. Apr, 2015 hmcs owen sound was a modified flowerclass corvette that served with the royal canadian navy during the second world war. Tom lawson, was on the deck of hmcs regina monday to wish more than 250 sailors a safe andsuccessful, eightmonth, counterterrorism mission on the arabian sea. Marine royale canadienne is the naval force of canada.
As of 2015 canadas navy operates 1 destroyer, 12 frigates, 4 patrol submarines, 12 coastal defence vessels and 8 unarmed patroltraining vessels, as well as several. They were decommissioned at the end of the cold war. Hmcs regina s crew is proud to unveil the new gun art, a homage to the first hmcs regina and our ties to the rcmp. As of 2012, operating 33 warships and several auxiliary vessels, the royal canadian navy consists of 8,500 regular force and 5,100 primary reserve sailors, supported by 5,300 civilians. Oct 24, 2019 hmcs regina was commissioned in 1994 as the namesake of the original ship, which sank off southwest englands cornwall coast in 1944 after a runin with a german uboat. Hmcs regina shakes out drug smugglers in quiet mission. Hmcs regina deploys to the asia pacific and the middle east. The uboat war in world war two kriegsmarine, 19391945 and world war one kaiserliche marine, 19141918 and the allied efforts to counter the threat. Hmcs labrador, canadas only naval windclass icebreaker, provided the royal canadian navy rcn with a true arctic ice capability and, from 1955 to 1957, it was the canadian governments most visible presence in the far north. She is assigned to maritime forces pacific and is homeported at cfb esquimalt. Trentonian escorted convoys on the north atlantic and through. Sep 23, 2016 hmcs regina was commissioned in 1994 and recently went through a midlife upgrade of its equipment. Hmcs regina k234 military wiki fandom powered by wikia.
Hmcs regina left her area of responsibility on 28 january, 20. Remembering hmcs regina k 234 paying homage to her sailors. Some sources state the tornados toll was either 29 or 30. Look out new paper 5 july 2019 while sailing in support of op projection, hmcs regina and nru asterix conducted a bilateral international cooperative exercise named kaedex 191 with the japanese maritime selfdefence force escort flotilla 1 off the coast of cam ranh bay, vietnam from june 15. She served with western local escort force until september, when she was reassigned to operation torch, the invasion of north africa. Crewlist from hmcs regina k 234 canadian corvette ships. She served with wlef from midmar 1942 until sep 1942, when she was reassigned to operation torch. Welcome to diving vancouver islands hmcs saskatchewan. It is also the third time that the new ch148 cyclone helicopters have been deployed, and the first time they have been deployed with the pacific fleet.
Hmcs regina has a crew of about 250 personnel, including an embarked air detachment with a ch124 sea king helicopter. While nearly 2,000 kilometres of land lies between regina and the pacific ocean, there is still a strong and proud connection between the. Hmcs regina ffh 334 ii is a halifaxclass frigate that serves in the canadian forces. Jack wiles radford, rcnr was torpedoed and sunk by u667, off trevose head, cornwall, england in position 50. The regina cyclone remains the deadliest tornado event in canadian history. Her story is one of confusion and of bravery, but now with the discovery of her wreckage on the seabed there is an opportunity to clear up this wartime mystery. I joined the royal canadian navy in september 1960, in thunder bay, ontario, under the threeyear on the job training ojt programme. Atlantic 19421944, mediterranean 1943, english channel 1944, normandy 1944 notes on event at 21. Hmcs regina 1st k234 the history of the regina 1st regina arrived at halifax on january 6, and was commissioned on january 22, 1942.
Marine royale canadienne, formerly maritime command marcom, is the naval force of canada. Hmcs charlottetown has, along with other nato ships, participated in operation active endeavour, natos counterterrorism effort in the mediterranean sea. Frank aldred crossing the equator king neptune comes aboard for an initiation. Violet pound about the loss of her son, john pound, when hmcs regina was sunk.
Hmcs regina was commissioned in 1994 as the namesake of the original ship, which sank off southwest englands cornwall coast in 1944 after a runin with a german uboat. Military history, the canada channel, and legion magazine. Buried in the latter stages of the 2nd word war, they are from hmcs regina, a canadian corvette. Royal canadian navy photographs by the men and women who were. Wiki further interesting facts, incidents, history and more. Hmcs regina will provide relief to the crew of hmcs charlottetown, which has been deployed since january 2012. Oct 08, 2019 thirty sailors from reginas ships company were killed in the attack. Rogers interest in canadian naval history began when he joined the royal canadian sea cadet corps warspite in 1977 in kitchener. Hmcs regina sets sail on 8month counterterrorism voyage. Halifaxclass frigate hmcs regina ffh 334 and naval replenishment unit asterix passed through the strait on monday, traveling from a port. Hmcs montreal ffh 336 hmcs fredericton ffh 337 hmcs winnipeg ffh 338 hmcs charlottetown ffh 339 hmcs st.
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