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10-08-16, 12:07 AM
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For RCN.....
© IWM (FL 10052)HMCS CRUSADER.
HMCS Crusader was a C-class destroyer originally ordered by the Royal Navy in 1942 and transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy in 1946. During the Korean War she was the leading ship in the legendary Trainbuster's Club, destroying five North Korean trains in total. She was sold for scrap in 1964. http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib...7336/large.jpg © IWM (FL 17797)HMS UGANDA,renamed HMCS Québec,1952. HMCS UGANDA, a cruiser transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy in 1944 and the only RCN ship to take an active part against the Japanese while serving with the British Pacific Fleet. http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib...at=photographs HMCS Bonaventure.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmFD5bijrok
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12-08-16, 02:12 PM
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RCN veteran of HMCS Crusader's Korea Tour
The medal group of Chief Petty Officer (later Lieut) Gordon Eugene MINTON,RCN.
a crew member of HMCS Crusader's 1st Korean Tour - 25 May 1952 - 1 July 1953. Crusader was in the Korean Operations theatre from: 21 Jun '52 - 18 Jun '53.  Photo of CPO Minton taken in the late 1950's:  Photo of Commissioned Radio Officer Minton taken 1962:  CmdRadioO Minton was promoted to Lieut, RCN 1 Jan 1965 & was pensioned form the CAF(N) on 4 Dec 1970. He had entered the RCN on 10 may 1946 as a Ordinary Seaman Radio Artificer, was advanced to Radio Electrician, & Radio Technician, & finally Electronic Technician prior to being Commissioned. He was drafted to HMCS Crusader on 26 Jun 1951 & served on her until 1 Sep 1953. I have the crew list for Crusader's Korean Tour if any member might require a 'look up'. Bryan
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12-08-16, 02:20 PM
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Thanks for bringing back some old memories Voltigeur!
I recall very clearly, despite the passage of many years, HMCS Crusader sitting alongside the jetty at Point Edward Naval Base (HMCS Acadia, Sydney NS) in the early 1960's awaiting her fate prior to breakup. She was still being periodically emplyed for training young seaman & despite her age looked pretty good to my (at the time) very young eyes. I wish I had had the foresight then to snap a few shots of her! She was a beautiful ship indeed! Bryan I will try to add a group representing HMCS Uganda in future, I may have one for Bonaventure as well, have to have a look.......... Bryan
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14-08-16, 05:37 PM
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HMCS UGANDA in the Pacific
Warrant Engineer [later Lieut(E)] Benjamin Wilcox McINTOSH, RCN.
Served in the Pacific Theatre on HMCS Prince Robert & HMCS Uganda,1944-1945 & on HMCS Uganda in 1947 when she was a training cruiser in the RCN based out of Esquimalt.  Photo of HMCS Uganda in the Pacific, 1945----  Photo of HMCS Uganda Ship's Company, 1945 --- Captain Rollo Mainguy RCN, Commanding Officer, Commander Harry Pullen RCN, Commander.  Post war photos of HMCS Uganda at Valparaiso harbour, Chile: 1946 --- in the first harbor photo Uganda is the cruiser on the left.... in the second photo she is in the process of being docked....   I will also place these photos in the RCN section, Bryan Last edited by RCN; 14-08-16 at 06:05 PM.
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