Crew Members of H.M.C.S. Whitby, 1944
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- Creator
- Unknown, Photographer
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- A black and white photograph of some crew members on the H.M.C.S. Whitby.
- Notes
- The Corvette H.M.C.S. Whitby was launched at Midland, Ontario on September 18, 1943 and commissioned on June 6, 1944. She did not arrive at Halifax until August 16 owing to a layover en route at Shelburne for repairs. Following workups in Bermuda in September she sailed direct to St. John's, Newfoundland arriving on September 30 and was assigned to EG C-4. She left St. John's on October 5 for Londonderry to join the group with which she was to serve for the balance of the war. The Whitby left Londonderry for Canada in Mid-June 1945 and was paid off on July 16 and placed in reserve at Sorel. She was sold in 1946 for merchant service and reportedly renamed Bengo. The Captain was A/LCDR R. K. Lester, RCNVR. This information was printed in "The Ships of Canada's Naval Forces" by Ken Macpherson and John Burgess, 1981.
- Date of Original
- 1944
- Dimensions
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Width: 3.5 cm
Height: 4 cm
- Image Dimensions
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Image Width: 3.5cm
Image Height: 4cm
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- 29-003-035
- Language of Item
- English
- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian copyright law. No restrictions on use.
- Reproduction Notes
- Scanned from copy negative
- Contact
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