Canada's Naval Memorial - HMCS Sackville
Canada's Naval Memorial
The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest campaign of World War II, and pivotal to Allied success and the post war emergence of a newly industrialized Canada as an independent and respected voice in the international community.
HMCS SACKVILLE, Canada's Naval Memorial and the last of the 269 corvette's that did the heavy lifting in escorting Atlantic convoys, is a worthy symbol of Canada's great national achievement which allowed this battle to be won.
Discover why the Battle of the Atlantic is such a defining milestone, and what the plan is to commemorate and celebrate this national achievement in Battle of the Atlantic Place, in this Canadian Naval Memorial Trust video released in February 2013.
Produced by Egg Studios, Halifax
Producer/Director: Evan Kelly
Camera: Paul McCurdy
Sound: John Hollis
Editing: Jim Patriquin
Canada's Naval Memorial - HMCS Sackville
HMCS SACKVILLE - Flower Class Corvette
HMCS Sackville is the last surviving corvette used by the Royal Canadian Navy in the Second World War. The warship was one of 123 Canadian corvettes that escorted supply convoys crossing the North Atlantic during the Battle of the Atlantic, the longest running battle of the war.
In 1985, HMCS Sackville was designated Canada’s Naval Memorial.
Sackville served in both the Royal Canadian Navy and later as a research ship. She is now a museum piece in Halifax, NS and the last surviving Canadian corvette from the Second World War.
Canadian Navy Marching song in the collage performed by the Stadacona Band - Heart of Oak from their Heart of Oak Fantasy CD
Inside HMCS Sackville
Shot on a Google Pixel XL in Halifax on July 29, 2017. #HalifaxHarbour #HMCSSackville #TallShipsNS
HMCS Sackville Halifax 2011
This video is a collection of photos I took on a tour of HMCS Sackville in Halifax Nova Scotia in September of 2011. The ship was restored in the late 1980's and now serves as Canada's naval memorial and a floating museum ship.
HMCS Sackville and Acadia Dockside Marine Museums
Canada's Naval Memorial HMCS Sackville Slideshow and The Acadia Video Tour ,Halifax Docks on The Boardwalk,July 2009
HMCS SACKVILLE (the last living corvette) - Her history
This video was created to preserve what is left of SACKVILLE. Here I attempt to demonstrate the various subtleties as she went through life as a Corvette. Not everyone has the SACKVILLE docked mere miles away from their home. I am fortunate that I do, and wish to share with all the folks out there, what I know of her.
HMCS Sackville and Acadia Dockside Marine Museums
HMCS Sackville, Tom Lewis
HMCS Sackville was laid down as Patrol Vessel 2 at the Saint John Shipbuilding and Dry-dock Company of Saint John, New Brunswick in early 1940, the second of the Flower-class corvettes. She was launched on 15 May 1941. Canada's WW2 Navy was quite small. It had only 2 light cruisers, 2 Escort aircraft carriers and over 300 various destroyers, frigates, corvettes, and minesweepers.
HMCS Sackville was assigned to Escort Group C-3 of the Mid-Ocean Escort Force on 15 May 1942 to replace corvettes going for refit. In August 1942 Sackville fought a series of fierce actions escorting Convoy ON-115. Deprived of air cover by heavy fog, the convoy was attacked by two successive U-boat wolf packs off the coast of Newfoundland. On August 3, Sackville caught the German submarine U-43 on the surface and, as the submarine dived, made a series of depth charge attacks that blew U-43 out of the water. The next day Sackville attacked U-704 as it dived, causing the submarine to break off its attack leaving Sackville to rescue two survivors from an abandoned but still floating merchant ship. Only a few hours later, Sackville detected U-552 on the surface with radar and landed a four-inch shell on the submarine's conning tower followed by a depth charge attack.
Today Sackville is a Canadian Naval Memorial and is in fact the ‘Soul’ of the Canadian Navy. That ‘Soul’ was shaped and imparted to Sackville by the leadership, spirit and actions of men like Alan Easton, her very successful early captain, and the ship’s companies that they led. HMCS Sackville is the last of Canada’s corvettes, one of many convoy escort vessels built in Canada and the United Kingdom during WW II. She is Canada’s oldest fighting warship and has been the official Naval Memorial since 1985. It is very appropriate that the ship is in Halifax, Nova Scotia, as this “East Coast Port” was an important assembly point and destination for convoys during the Battle of the Atlantic.
Who else to sing the praises of this proud beauty than retired Canadian seaman Tom Lewis. Enjoy.
HMCS Halifax 330 - 09 May 2018
HMCS Halifax (330) departing Halifax Harbour after doing a small boat transfer as seen from the ferry.
HMCS Halifax (FFH 330)
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HMCS Halifax is a Halifax-class frigate that has served in the Royal Canadian Navy and Canadian Forces since 1992.Halifax is the lead ship in her class which is the name for the Canadian Patrol Frigate Project.She is the second vessel to carry the designation HMCS Halifax.She carries the hull classification symbol FFH 330.
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HMCS SACKVILLE - Battle of the Atlantic Society
Celebrating the Deeds of Canadians
A wise nation preserves its monuments and celebrates its glorious deeds
-Joseph Howe-
Our Purpose
The Battle of the Atlantic Society was established to create a facility that will commemorate the deeds of Canadians, by telling the story of their extraordinary achievement in rising to the challenge of the Battle of the Atlantic. It was the campaign that determined the outcome of the Second World War and changed Canada into a socially and economically advanced nation.
During the Second World War, German U-boats caused havoc with shipping in the North Atlantic, threatening to cut off supplies from North America to Britain. Canadians rose valiantly to face this challenge.
Battle of the Atlantic Place is proposed as a legacy of these remarkable events.
HMCS Sackville K181
Sackville's keel was laid down as Patrol Vessel 2 at the Saint John Shipbuilding and Drydock Company of Saint John, New Brunswick in early 1940, the second of the Flower-class corvettes ordered by the Royal Canadian Navy. She was launched on 15 May 1941 by Mrs. J. E. W. Oland, wife of the captain of the port, with the Mayor and entire town council of her namesake town in attendance.[1] Sackville was commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy on 30 December 1941 by Captain J. E. W. Oland, husband of the ship's sponsor.[2] Her first commanding officer, Lieutenant W. R. Kirkland, RCNR was appointed on 30 December[3] but did not join Sackville until 2 January.[2] Kirkland was discharged in March 1942 as unsuitable after a poor working-up trip to Newfoundland in late February. The first lieutenant reported that Kirkland had been unable to discharge his duties and had been abusive to his officers. After rescuing the survivors from the sunken Greek ship Lily, Sackville was unable to re-locate her convoy, ONS 68. The first lieutenant then took the step of relieving Kirkland and assuming command. The original crew was reposted to other RCN ships and the already trained crew of HMCS Baddeck under Lieutenant-Commander Alan H. Easton, RCNR was drafted onto the ship on 6 April 1942. Also in April Sackville received Canadian-built SW1C radar and worked up at Halifax and St. Margarets Bay.[4]
The ship was finally assigned to Escort Group C-3 of the Mid-Ocean Escort Force along with two others (Galt and Wetaskiwin) on 15 May 1942 to replace corvettes going for refit.[5] In August 1942 Sackville fought a series of fierce actions escorting Convoy ON-115. Deprived of air cover by heavy fog, the convoy was attacked by two successive U-boat wolfpacks off the coast of Newfoundland. On August 3, Sackville caught the German submarine U-43 on the surface and, as the submarine dived, made a series of depth charge attacks that blew U-43 out of the water. The submarine managed to survive but had to retreat to Europe for repairs. The next day Sackville attacked U-704 as it dived, causing the submarine to break off its attack leaving Sackville to rescue two survivors from an abandoned but still floating merchant ship. Only a few hours later, Sackville detected U-552 on the surface with radar and landed a four-inch shell on the submarine's conning tower followed by a depth charge. U-552 nearly sank but managed to regain control and creep back to Germany heavily damaged. Sackville's attacks had played a key role in allowing the 41 ship convoy to escape with the loss of only two ships.[6][7]
Sackville continued in her escort role until starting an extensive refit at Thompson Bros. Machinery Co. Ltd. in Liverpool, Nova Scotia in January 1943. She returned to service in April and was assigned to Escort Group C-1 where she remained until reassigned to a new group Escort Group 9 in July. The group was disbanded following the loss of three of its ships on 20–22 September and the ship assigned to group C-2, where the ship remained on Atlantic escort work until going for refit in Galveston, Texas in February 1944.
Returning to Halifax in May 1944 the vessel worked up in Bermuda and was then assigned to Escort Group C-2 which left for Derry escorting convoy HX-297 on 29 June 1944.
At Derry the boilers were cleaned, which revealed a serious leak in one of them. Repairs were unsuccessful and the ship was no longer considered suitable for convoy escort work. Since the ship had only recently been modernized she was reassigned for training at HMCS King on 29 August 1944.
However, almost immediately afterwards the decision was made to convert her to a loop layer, laying anti-submarine indicator loops across harbour entrances, her damaged boiler removed to provide storage for the cable and the 4-inch gun replaced with a pair of cranes. She remained in this role until paid off in April 1946 and laid up in reserve.
Atlantic Sunday 2010.wmv
Battle of Atlantic Sunday Parade 2010 - Toronto by Leona Qualtrough. For more information on the Sea Cadet Alumni, go to tscaa.com and for the Naval Club, go to navalcluboftoronto.com
Horrific dying forest at Sackville Lakes in Nova Scotia Canada
Conversations in dying forest part one
I started this video very casually but when I headed across the street to the second lake I had to travel through the forest and was horrified at what i saw..Be sure to watch this whole video. It will leave you horrified and depressed if you care about what is happening to our planet...
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A tribute to the Canadian Navy for our 150th Birthday!
HMCS Sackville, a corvette Halifax NS Aug.05,13
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Home Fleet In Canada (1958)
Full title reads: Nova Scotia. Home Fleet in Canada.
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Royal Navy arrives in Halifax for the first time since 1758.
GV British Aircraft carrier HMS Bulwark steaming under bridge into Halifax Harbour.
GV Aerial, ship Canadian escort destroyer HMCS Assiniboine.
SV Submarine HMS Amphion going towards Halifax Harbour.
LV Pan, Halifax Harbour showing ships berthed. GV Pan ship berthed in Halifax Harbour.
CU Pan along to show bows of ships.
GV Depot ship HMS Maidstone, flag ship of the Home Fleet with two other ships alongside. CU Canadian Rear Admiral Pullen coming aboard HMS Maidstone.
CU Sailors piping the Rear Admiral aboard.
CU Earl of Selkirk , First Lord of the Admiralty shaking hands with Rear Admiral Pullen.
CU Inspection by Rear Admiral on HMS Maidstone.
LV Aerial showing Canadian carrier Bonaventure with planes on deck. SV Jets on deck of Bonaventure. SV Bonaventure showing planes. LV Aerial, HMCS (Her Majesties Canadian Ship) Bonaventure.
Cataloguer's Note: This part of Exercise Maple Leaf, a joint Canadian and British exercise - MD
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