Escort Ships - Photographs

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HMCS Chilliwack

The photographs below are from the collection of Wilson Reginald McMurdo, who served on the
HMCS Chilliwack, during World War 2 (supplied by his son, Scott McMurdo).

HMCS Chilliwack was one of the escort assigned to Convoy ONS-154 in December 1942.
This corvette, along with the destroyer St. Laurent, and the corvettes Battleford, and Napanee
were credited with the sinking of U-356 on December 27, 1942.

On March 6, 1944, the Chilliwack, along with Chaudiere, Fennel, Gatineau, and St. Catharines,
were involved in the sinking of the U-744. The HMCS Chilliwack sent a boarding party to the sinking U-744
There is a painting in the Canadian War Museum called "The Boarding of the U-744"
which was painted in 1944 by Tom Wood (1913-1997).

March 6, 1944, Sinking of U-744 in Convoy HX-240

The photographs below are from the collection of Gregory Faraday.
His father also served on the HMCS Chilliwack during World War 2.

Please contact the webmaster if you can identify anyone in the photographs or can give Greg any information about the ship.

At sea

"My ship, 1942"

Convoy