Other

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SHIP’S BELL

THE SECOND HMCS OTTAWA WAS THE DESTROYER
EX-HMS GRIFFIN WHILE FOR A BRIEF PERIOD WAS
NAMED HMCS GRIFFIN. DESPITE THE DIFFERENCE IN
SPELLING, THIS IS THE REASON THAT THE SHIP’S BELL
OF HMCS GRIFFIN IS THAT OF HMS GRIFFIN
1936

HISTORY – HMS GRIFFIN COMPLETED IN 1936
- COMMISSIONED AS HMCS GRIFFIN ON 20 MAR. 43
- RENAMED HMCS OTTAWA ON 10 APR. 43
- TOOK PART WITH HMCS KOOTENAY IN
DISTRIBUTION OF THREE U-BOATS
- PAID OFF 1 NOVEMBER 1945

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H.M.S.
GRIFFIN
1936

LINDA MARGARET GUY – OCT. 26, 1955
EDGAR FREDERICK BULLEN DEC. 17, 1955
A. N. DAVID MORRISON – JUNE 9, 1957
GEORGE EDWARD JENKINS – JUNE 9, 1957
KATHRYN ANNE SKIRRETT – JUNE 9, 1957
ELLEN JOAN SKIRRETT – JUNE 9, 1957
IAN RUSTY SKIRRETT – JUNE 9, 1957
HOWARD GORDON PETER GAMGEE – JUNE 7, 1957
JOHN GAVIN THOMSON – JUNE 9, 1957
SUSAN PATRICIA CAMPBELL – OCTOBER 20, 1957
BARBARA HELEN ECCLES 7 SEPTEMBER 1968
DWAYNE QUENTINE EVANS 26, DEC. 1968
DANIEL JAMES SKAKLIM – FEBRUARY 28, 1971
JENNIFER DIANE ECCLES JANUARY 30, 1972
TYLER STEVEN NEWMAN 17 OCT. 82
PARRY THEODORUS NEWMAN 02 JUL. 86
CASSANDRA THEA NEWMAN 26 JUL. 89
(???) 21 JAN. 91
ISABEL AMANDA SMITH 6 OCTOBER 1996
WILLIAM FLEMING SMITH 02 MAY 1998
GABRIEL NICHOLAS ANTHONY MASTROMATTEO 06 JULY 2001

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TWIN 4" MK XVI AA GUN

THIS TYPE OF RAPID FIRING GUN WAS
THE MAIN ARMAMENT OF WW II CRUISERS,
DESTROYERS & FRIGATES FOR AIRCRAFT DEFENCE,
IT WAS A LETHAL WEAPON WITH MUZZLE VELOCITY
OF 2650 FEET PER SECOND AND RANGE UP TO
19,400 Yards (11 MILES). SHELLS WEIGHED 63 LBS.

UPKEEP OF THIS GUN PROVIDED BY THE THUNDER
BAY NAVAL HERITAGE FUND AND HMCS GRIFFON.
MAY 5, 2002

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THE WHITE ENSIGN DISPLAYED AT THE REAR OF THE
DISPLAY CASE IS THE ENSIGN WORN BY THE HMCS PORT
ARTHUR ON THE AFTERNOON OF 19 JANUARY, 1943 WHEN
THE SHIP ATTACKED AND SUNK THE ITALIAN SUB-
MARINE “TRITONE”.

PORT ARTHUR WAS ENGAGED IN ESCORT DUTIES IN
THE MEDITERRANEAN OFF THE PORT OF BOUGIE WHEN
AT 1400 THE “TRITONE” WAS DETECTED, AND THE
ATTACK WAS SOON SUCCESSFUL. THE “TRITONE” WAS
A NEW SUBMARINE ON ITS FIRST WAR PATROL ONLY A
FEW HOURS OUT OF HOME PORT WHEN IT FELL VICTIM TO
PORT ARTHUR.

THE ENSIGN HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO HMCS GRIFFON
FOR DISPLAY HERE BY J. DOUGLAS RITCHIE. RITCHIE
WAS THEN A SUB-LIEUTENANT RCNVR AND COMMUNICA-
TIONS OFFICER ABOARD PORT ARTHUR. THE ENSIGN
WAS TAKEN DOWN SHORTLY AFTER THE ACTION AND
PRESERVED UNTIL PRESENTED TO GRIFFON.

THE ENSIGN IS TO BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR DISPLAY
AT ANY FUTURE REUNION OF THE CREW OF HMCS PORT
ARTHUR. A PICTURE OF SLT RITCHIE IS DISPLAYED IN
THE CASE.

THIS SHELTER
WAS A CENTENNIAL PROJECT
OF THE
POLISH COMBATANTS
ASSOCIATION IN CANADA
BRANCH NO. 1
ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION
BRANCH NO. 219
DONATED TO THE CITY OF
PORT ARTHUR (NOW THUNDER BAY)
OCTOBER 2, 1967

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SALVAGED FROM S.S. RAPPAHANNOCK, SUNK
JULY 25, 1911, JACKFISH BAY, ONTARIO,
BY DIVERS
W.PETERSON, C. PARON, L. EDWARDS,
R. OLDALE, P. MCCARTNEY WITH ASSISTANTS
W. WINTERNUTE, D. CAMPBELL, F. ZANETTE.
PRESENTED TO N.O.A.C. THUNDER BAY
"TO THOSE WHO GO DOWN TO THE SEA IN SHIPS"

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DEDICATED BY
AVENOR INC.
AND PREDECESSORS IN MEMORY OF
OUR EMPLOYEES AND
THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS WHO SERVED
IN THE CANADIAN NAVAL SERVICES
DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR.

AVENOR
INC.
JUNE 1, 1997

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LIFELINE OF THE WORLD

TO HONOUR THE MEMORY OF THE SHIPS OF CANADA'S MERCHANT NAVY LOST DURING
WORLD WAR II(1939-1945) AND THE GALLANT MEN AND WOMEN WHO SAILED IN THEM.

[first column/première colonne]
SS ERIC BOYE
SS MAGOG
SS WATERLOO
SS THOROLD
SS KENORDOC
SS ST. MALO
SS TREVISA
SS MAPLE COURT
SS CANADIAN CRUISER
SS A.D. HUFF
SS J.B. WHITE
MV CANADOLITE
SS PORTADOC
MV EUROPA
SS COLLINGDOC
MV VANCOUVER ISLAND

[second column/deuxième colonne]
SS SHINAI
SS LADY HAWKINS
MV MONTROLITE
SS EMPRESS OF ASIA
MV VICTOLITE
SS GEORGE L. TORIAN
SS LENNOX
SS SARNIADOC
SS ROBERT M. POMEROY
SS VINELAND
SS JASPER PARK
SS WATUKA
SS LADY DRAKE
SS MONT LOUIS
MV CALGAROLITE
SS TORONDOC

[third column/troisième colonne]
SS TROISDOC
SS FRANK B. BAIRD
SS LIVERPOOL PACKET
MV LUCILLE H.
SS PRESCODOC
SS FORT ST. NICHOLAS
SS DONALD STEWART
SS LORD STRATHCONA
SS JOHN A. HOLLOWAY
SS OAKTON
SS NORFOLK
SS CAROLUS
SS BIC ISLAND
SS ROSECASTLE
SS CHR. J. KAMPMAN
SS ANGELUS

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SCHR JAMES E. NEWSON
SCHR MILDRED PAULINE
SS ALBERT C. FIELD
SS CORNWALLIS
SS PT. PLEASANT PARK
SS TABER PARK
SS AVONDALE PARK
SCHR MONA MARIE
SS FORT BELLINGHAM
SS SORELDOC
SS PRINCESS MARGUERITE
SS FORT MISSANABIE
SS FORT NORFOLK
SS FORT MAISONNEUVE
SS R.J. CULLEN
SS LADY SOMMERS

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SOMEWHERE IN THOSE UNLIT DEPTHS TODAY, THEY LIE.
A TORN STEEL HULL THEIR SEPULCHER, AN OCEAN FLOOR THEIR ABBEY.

1466 MERCHANT SEAMEN LOST AT SEA

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PROUDLY THEY SERVED

TO HONOUR THE MEMORY OF THE SHIPS OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY LOST DURING
WORLD WAR II (1939-1945) AND THE GALLANT MEN WHO SAILED IN THEM.

[left column/colonne de gauche]
HMCS FRASER
HMCS OTTER
HMCS SIPKENARD
HMCS OTTAWA
HMCS ST. CROIX
HMCS VALLEYFIELD
HMCS SKEENA
HMCS TRENTONIAN

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HMCS BRAS D'OR
HMCS LEVIS
HMCS RACCOON
HMCS LOUISBOURG
HMCS CHEDABUCTO
HMCS REGINA
HMCS SHAWINIGAN
HMCS GUYSBOROUGH

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HMCS MARGAREE
HMCS WINDFLOWER
HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN
HMCS WEYBURN
HMCS ATHABASKAN
HMCS ALBERNI
HMCS CLAYOQUOT
HMCS ESQUIMALT

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M.T.B.'S
459 460 461 462 463 465 466

WE WILL NOT FORGET.
UNTIL WE TOO ARE PIPED OVER THE SIDE
FOR THE LAST TIME

2024 NAVAL PERSONNEL LOST ON ACTIVE SERVICE

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"THE ANCHORAGE CARRONADES"

THE FIVE CARRONADES ON DISPLAY WERE CAST AT CARRON FOUNDRIES,
FALKIRK, SCOTLAND, (1801-1803). ADMIRAL NELSON CREDITED THESE
WEAPONS AS THE KEY TO VICTORY AT TRAFALGER, AS DID WELLINGTON
AT WATERLOO. THEY SERVED IN THE FORTS AND DEFENCES OF CANADA
UNTIL RETIRED BY MODERNIZATION. FROM MILITARY STORAGE IN
MONTREAL, THESE CARRONADES WERE BROUGHT TO PORT ARTHUR IN
1911 TO GRACE THE TERRACES FRONTING THE NEWLY BUILT
COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE AND GORE PARK. PROGRESS SAW THE CANNONS
DISPERSED AND THESE FIVE WERE RELEGATED TO THE OBSCURITY OF
BLACK BAY BLUFFS. FROM HERE THEY WERE RESCUED BY THE NAVAL
VETERANS OF THUNDER BAY WHO RESTORED THEM AS ORIGINALLY SHIP
MOUNTED. TODAY THEY REST AS PART OF THE MARINERS' MONUMENT AT
THE ANCHORAGE FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF ALL.

JUNE 1, 1997

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THE RESTORATION OF THIS
EARLY 19TH CENTURY CARRONADE
WAS MADE POSSIBLE
THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF
KEN A. WHENT AND FAMILY
HONOURING ALL WHO SERVED
VALIANTLY AT SEA.

JUNE 1, 1997
WE CARE AND REMEMBER

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THIS CARRONADE FROM
THE ERA OF ADMIRAL NELSON
WAS RESTORED
THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF
JIM BLACK
JUNE 1, 1997
HONOURING THE MARINERS OF CANADA

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THE RESTORATION OF THIS
EARLY 19TH CENTURY CARRONADE
WAS MADE POSSIBLE
BY A CONTRIBUTION FROM
THE ROTARY CLUB OF THUNDER BAY
(FORT WILLIAM)
JUNE 1, 1997

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THIS 1800 VINTAGE CARRONADE
WAS RESTORED AND MOUNTED
AS A CONTRIBUTION TO
THE ANCHORAGE MEMORIAL
TO CANADIAN MARINERS
HARVEY W. SMITH
FOUNDER
LAKEHEAD FREIGHTWAYS LTD.
DEDICATED JUNE 1, 1997

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THE RESTORATION OF THIS
EARLY 19TH CENTURY CARRONADE
WAS MADE POSSIBLE
BY A CONTRIBUTION FROM
THE ROTARY CLUB OF THUNDER BAY
(PORT ARTHUR)
JUNE 1, 1997

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SUPERIOR ANCHORS
THIS PAIR OF GREAT LAKES'
ANCHORS WERE A GIFT TO THE
ORIGINAL "MARINERS' MONUMENT",
NOW INCORPORATED AS A FEATURE
OF THE ANCHORAGE, BY
S.J. SHAFFER, PRESIDENT
WESTERN METALS CORP. LTD.
1979

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REMEMBERING SHIPMATES PAST AND PRESENT
ERECTED JOINTLY BY
THE THUNDER BAY NAVAL OFFICER' ASSOCIATION (N.O.A.C.)
THE THUNDER BAY NAVAL ASSOCIATION (R.C.N.A.)
JUNE 1, 1997
WE CARE AND REMEMBER

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THE ANCHORAGE BELL
PRESENTED TO
THE MEMORY OF
SHIPMATES PAST
AND PRESECT
BY,
CAPTAIN TOM STEC
"WE CARE AND REMEMBER"
JUNE 1, 1997

IN MEMORY OF OUR
MEN AND WOMEN
WHO SERVED IN
WWI
1914 - 1918
WWII
1939 - 1945
KOREA
1950 - 1953
UN PEACE KEEPERS
AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE
SUN AND IN THE MORNING
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
LEST WE FORGET