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HMCS PARRY SOUND K341
Flower Class Corvette
Built at Midland, Ont., she was commissioned there on 30 Aug 1944. PARRY SOUND arrived at Halifax late in Sep 1944 and left in Oct 1944 for three weeks' working-up in Bermuda. From Bermuda she sailed direct to St. John's, arriving on 11 Nov 1944, and was assigned to EG C-7. As the group was in Londonderry at the time, she sailed on 17 Nov 1944, in company with several U.S.-built Russian sub-chasers, to join. Her first convoy was ONS.39, which she picked up at the end of the year. She left St. John's on 17 Jan 1945, for convoy HX.332 but developed defects and had to turn back. It was mid-Mar 1945 before repairs were completed, and PARRY SOUND returned to convoy duty on 07 Apr 1945. She departed Londonderry for the last time early in Jun 1945 and was paid off at Sydney on 10 Jul 1945. Sold for conversion to a whale-killer, she entered service in 1950 as the Honduran Olympic Champion 1950, Japanese Otori Maru No. 15 in 1956, Kyo Maru No. 22 in 1961 until 1978.
Commanding Officers
A/LCdr William James Gilmore, RCNVR - 30 Aug 1944 - 10 Jul 1945
They shall not be forgotten
Former Crew Members
Photos and Documents
(DAK079 - DAK082) Torpedoed tanker EMPIRE GOLD, part of Convoy HX.348 burning and sinking. (DAK-081) - Designated convoy rescue ship searching for survivors Historical Note: Convoy HX.348. Departed New York City on 03 Apr 1945 and arrived in Liverpool on 20 Apr 1945. The tanker EMPIRE GOLD, which was carrying petrol, was torpedoed and sunk by U-1107 on 18 Apr 1945. HMCS PARRY SOUND was one of the escorts. Note: Photos DAK079 - DAK087 appear in the collections of various sailors who were on ships that were part of the convoy escort for HX.348
(DAK083 - DAK087) Torpedoed tanker burning and sinking - believed to be the tanker EMPIRE GOLD
(DAK088) Tel Dalton Kaye port side forward of the after bandstand (gun tub) on HMCS PARRY SOUND K341 (DAK089) Unidentified sailors in a mess deck on HMCS PARRY SOUND K341 (DAK091) Unidentified sailor on HMCS PARRY SOUND K341 (DAK092) HMCS PARRY SOUND K341 rolling to starboard and shipping seas in rough weather
(DAK089) HMCS PARRY SOUND post card (DAK090 - DAK091) Parts of a Corvette
Burial at sea on HMCS PARRY SOUND K341 (DAK096) - the body of the deceased is sew up in canvas with a weighted object (DAK097) The body of the deceased resting on the committal board (DAK098 - DAK099)) Committal Service (DAK100) A salute is fired (DAK101) The body of the deceased sailor is committed to the sea Note: Its is not known who the sailor being buried is as HMCS PARRY SOUND did not have any casualties from her crew. It is possible it may be a merchant sailor who had been rescued from a torpedoed ship.
Surrendered U-Boats at Lishalley, Northern Ireland (DAK103) U-313 at Lisahalley, Northern Ireland
Surrendered U-Boats at Lishalley, Northern Ireland
Surrendered U-Boats at Lishalley, Northern Ireland (DAK114) U-668 at Lishalley, Northern Ireland (DAK115) Equipment taken of U-boats laying on jetty (DAK116) German POWs loading equipment from U-boats into bins on the jetty
Surrendered U-Boats at Lishalley, Northern Ireland (DAK117) German POWs on jetty
Surrendered U-Boats at Lishalley, Northern Ireland (DAK122) U-997 and U-294 at Lisahlley, Northern Ireland From the collection of Dalton Kaye, Telegraphist, RCNVR Courtesy of Steve Kaye
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