HMCS Comox

[Vegaskip]

HMCS Comox (J64) (Fundy-class). Commissioned on 23 Nov 1938, HMCS Comox was stationed at Esquimalt at the outbreak of the war, and carried out local patrol duties until Mar 1940, when, with HMCS Nootka, she was ordered to the east coast. Arriving at Halifax in Apr 1940, she spent the entire war on local minesweeping duties with Halifax Local Defence Force. On 15 Jan 1945, with HMCS Fundy, she rescued survivors from the US liberty ship Martin van Buren, torpedoed off Halifax. She was paid off 27 Jul 1945. Sold for commercial use in 1946 she was converted to a tug and re-named the Sung Ming.

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[jbryce1437]

Nice one Jim

Jim

[Vegaskip]

Thanks Jim. Another little 'heroine' getting her 15 minutes of fame ( one of the things I like about doing these paintings is they can stir up some people's memories or curiosity)
Jim

[timlewin]

thanks Jim, duly posted to our RCN friends, they love your work, especially for remembering them.

[Vegaskip]

They have such a lot of really excellent reference material on the internet, the reason why a lot of my paintings are of RCN ships. I am in the middle of one of HMCS Atholl! (Stopped for lunch.Sausage Rolls home made by daughter in law)
Jim

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[timlewin]

Delighted feedback from the former RCN attache to London already Jim, your work is their pleasure! he has told me the name of Comox lives on, this is now the name of the Naval Air base on Vancouver Island.

[Vegaskip]

How fitting, me being ex FAA!.
Jim