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HMCS Kenogami (K125)
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HMCS Kenogami was a Royal Canadian Navy
Royal Canadian Navy
The history of the Royal Canadian Navy goes back to 1910, when the naval force was created as the Naval Service of Canada and renamed a year later by King George V. The Royal Canadian Navy is one of the three environmental commands of the Canadian Forces...
which took part in convoy escort duties during World War II
World War II
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Kenogami was laid down by Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co., Port Arthur
Port Arthur, Ontario
Port Arthur was a city in Northern Ontario which amalgamated with Fort William and the townships of Neebing and McIntyre to form the city of Thunder Bay in January 1970. Port Arthur was the district seat of Thunder Bay District.- History :...
on 20 April 1940 and was launched on 5 September 1940. She was commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) on 29 June 1941.
On 12 April 1941, Kenogami and fired a shot over the bow of the U.S.
United States
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-flagged American Export liner 320 nautical miles (592.6 km) out of Lisbon
Lisbon
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. After crew aboard Azalea questioned Wenzel Habel, the captain of the unarmed passenger liner, Siboney was allowed to go on her way.
On 10 September 1941, Kenogami under the command of Lieutenant Commander R. Jackson, RCNVR rescued 34 survivors from the crew of the British merchant ship Sally Mærsk, which was torpedoed and sunk by U-81 east-northeast of Cape Farewell
Cape Farewell, Greenland
Cape Farewell , is a headland on the southern shore of Egger Island, Greenland. Located at it is the southernmost extent of Greenland, projecting out into the North Atlantic Ocean and the Labrador Sea on the same latitude as Stockholm and the Scottish Shetland Islands. Egger and the associated...
at 61°40′N 40°30′W. The following day, Kenogami and rescued 41 survivors from the crew of the British merchant Berury, which was torpedoed and sunk by U-207 east of Cape Farewell at 62°40′N 38°50′W. Kenogami later rescued a further 7 survivors from the crew of the British merchant Stonepool, which was torpedoed and sunk by U-207 east of Cape Farewell at 63°05′N 37°50′W.
On 30 October 1942, Kenogami under the command of Lt. P.J.B. Cook rescued 90 survivors from the crew of the British merchant Barrwhin, which was torpedoed and sunk the previous day by U-436 south of Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
at 55°02′N 22°45′W.
Kenogami was paid off from the RCN and decommissioned on 9 July 1945. She was scrapped in January 1950 in Canada.
External links
- Photos of HMCS Kenogami taken by sailor who served aboard the ship in World War II
- HMCS Kenogami on the Arnold Hague database at convoyweb.org.uk.