UPDATED - 13 SEP 2011 - by combining the personal records of three NENE crew members |
Travels of the H.M.C.S. Nene while under Canadian Command
- documented from logs by Ross Newitt; additions, Don Delong, NEW additions by Jim O’Rourke |
Statistics: Length - 301 ft. 7 3/4", Width - 36 ft.
Depth - 17 ft. 6", Weight - 2076 Tons, Crows nest - 92 ft., Bridge - 35 ft. |
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Port |
Month |
Day |
Year |
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Month |
Day |
Year |
Port |
| Arrive |
Halifax |
March |
26 |
1944 |
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with Royal Navy Crew as HMS Nene |
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April |
5 |
1944 |
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Commissioned to RCN as HMCS Nene |
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June |
22 |
1944 |
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Jim saw his wife Anne |
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July |
10 |
1944 |
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Refit completed |
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Leave |
July |
15 |
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Halifax (Jim) |
| Arrive |
St. Margarets Bay |
July |
18 |
1944 |
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Leave |
July |
19 |
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St Margarets Bay (Jim) but Don picked 20 July for leaving from Halifax for Bermuda |
| Arrive |
Bermuda |
July |
23 (Don) 22 (Jim) |
1944 |
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Leave |
August |
4th. |
1944 |
Somerset - was in Bermuda for work-ups |
| Arrive |
Halifax |
August |
6 th. |
1944 |
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Leave |
August |
9 (Don) 8 (Jim) |
1944 |
returned to Halifax for replacement of faulty radio equipment before Bermuda trip |
| Arrive |
Bermuda |
August |
11 th. |
1944 |
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Leave |
August |
22nd. |
1944 |
St. George Harbour - work-ups during stay |
| Arrive |
Newfoundland |
August |
26th. |
1944 |
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Leave |
August |
29th. |
1944 |
Jim saw brother Jack during |
| Arrive |
Moville |
September |
8 th |
1944 |
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Leave |
September |
9 th. |
1944 |
Patrolled, Prob. Sub. |
| Arrive |
Off N Ireland |
September |
10 |
1944 |
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Leave |
September |
12 |
1944 |
Lisahally |
| Arrive |
Londonderry |
September |
14 (Don) 15 (Jim) |
1944 |
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Leave |
September |
22nd. |
1944 |
after 4 days Leave Rest Camp |
| Arrive |
Newfoundland |
October |
6th. |
1944 |
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Leave |
October |
9th. |
1944 |
`Cromore' Convoy 167 ships |
| Arrive |
Londonderry |
October |
20th |
1944 |
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Leave |
October |
30th. |
1944 |
6 Lays Leave London- Jim travelled to Scotland, Derry and Loverpool |
| Arrive |
Faeroes |
November |
2 (Don) 1 (Jim) |
1944 |
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Leave |
November |
2nd. |
1944 |
Patrol, Two Transports Jim reports visiting the Minches |
| Arrive |
Londonderry |
November |
7 th. |
1944 |
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Leave |
November |
14th. |
1944 |
Joined EG9 - Jim says in Moville on 12th |
| Arrive |
Larne |
November |
14 (Don) 13 (Jim) |
1944 |
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Leave |
November |
l5 th. |
1944 |
Jim reports Minches from 15th to 22nd |
| Arrive |
Scapa Flow |
November |
22nd. |
1944 |
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Leave |
November |
29th. |
1944 |
Arctic Convoy JW62 to Murmansk |
| Arrive |
Murmansk |
December |
8 th. |
1944 |
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Leave |
December |
10 th. |
1944 |
31 days with No Shoreleave, Arctic Convoy JW67 return to Derry |
| Arrive |
Londonderry |
December |
18 th. |
1944 |
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Leave |
December |
29 th |
1944 |
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| Arrive |
Larne |
December |
29 th. |
1944 |
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Leave |
December |
29th. |
1944 |
Patrolled Lands End - Wolfe Rock - Jim says in Bristol Channel from 30 Dec to 5 Jan 1945 |
| Arrive |
Plymouth |
January |
5 th. |
1945 |
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Leave |
January |
7th. |
1945 |
Jim says Bristol and English Channel until 18 Jan |
| Arrive |
Plymouth |
January |
14 th. |
1945 |
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Leave |
January |
15 th. |
1945 |
Jim says back in Plymout for 18 Jan, then to Eng Channel on 19th |
| Arrive |
Londonderry |
January |
25 th. |
1945 |
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Leave |
February |
3 rd. |
1945 |
Don Delong's 23rd Birthday |
| Arrive |
Lochalsh |
February |
5 (Don) 6 (Jim) |
1945 |
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Leave |
February |
7 th. |
1945 |
Patrol, East Scotland - Jim says Moville on 7th, then N Irish Sea 7-8th, then Faroes-Minches from 8th - 17th |
| Arrive |
Scapa Flow |
February |
17 (Don) 18 (Jim) |
1945 |
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Leave |
February |
20 th. |
1945 |
Prob. Sub. Jim says Scapa Flow 18th-19th, then Minches 20-22nd |
| Arrive |
Scapa Flow |
February |
22 (Don) 23 (Jim) |
1945 |
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Leave |
March |
2 nd. |
1945 |
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| Arrive |
New Castle |
March |
3 rd. |
1945 |
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Leave |
March |
28 th. |
1945 |
7days to Edinborough (Don) but Jim ways 13-20th he was on leave and spent 28th -30th en route to Derry |
| Arrive |
Londonderry |
March |
30 th. |
1945 |
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Leave |
April |
1st. |
1945 |
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| Arrive |
Portsmouth |
April |
3rd. |
1945 |
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Leave |
April |
4th. |
1945 |
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| Arrive |
Le Havre |
April |
5th. |
1945 |
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Leave |
April |
5 th. |
1945 |
Made 7 Trips |
| Arrive |
Portsmouth |
April |
6th. |
1945 |
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Leave |
April |
6th. |
1945 |
'Cuba' Sunk 268 Survivors |
| Arrive |
Portsmouth |
April |
151h. |
1945 |
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Leave |
April |
17 th. |
1945 |
One day Leave to London (Don), Jim says to Le Havre from 17th to 21st, then by 26th had gone from Gib - Derry with stop a Richmond Castle and Monowai? Holmes? |
| Arrive |
Londonderry |
April |
26th. |
1945 |
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Leave |
May |
8 th. |
1945 |
Convoy to 32' Lat. 7 days leave in London (Don), Jim says he went to Glasgy, London, Catford and Sevenage? and on the 6th May in Moville, Loch Alsh |
| Arrive |
Lisahally |
May |
8 th. |
1945 |
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Leave |
May |
10 th. |
1945 |
V. E. Day, Jim says “Rum Dum” on 10 May |
| Arrive |
Greenock |
May |
11 th. |
1945 |
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Leave |
May |
12 th. |
1945 |
Jim says going to Murmansk but met surrendered 15 subs plus 5 other ships on 16th to 17th |
| Arrive |
Norway |
May |
17th. |
1945 |
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Leave |
May |
17 th. |
1945 |
15 `U' Boats -Trondheim |
| Arrive |
Locheriboll |
May |
18 th. |
1945 |
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Leave |
May |
l9 th. |
1945 |
5 `U' Boats - Jim says he went inside one |
| Arrive |
Loch Alsh |
May |
20 th. |
1945 |
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Leave |
May |
20 th. |
1945 |
? Jim left ship for Derry on 22nd and spent ‘til 25 in Derry, then to Sheerness on 26-27 May |
| Arrive |
Londonderry |
May |
20 th. |
1945 |
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Leave |
May |
25th. |
1945 |
Decommission ship |
| Arrive |
Sheerness |
May |
27 th. |
1945 |
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Leave |
June |
8 th. |
1945 |
Train ride to Niobe (Don) |
| Arrive |
Niobe |
June |
8 th. |
1945 |
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Leave |
June |
14 th. |
1945 |
S.S. Ile de France. 1800 hrs. troop ship to home (Don) |
| Arrive |
Halifax |
June |
19 th. |
1945 |
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Arrive |
Peterborough, Ont. |
? (Don) |
1945 |
marries Betty Barrett on July 18 |