Die Mathes Familie in Kanada

RCN Dienst (English Text)

November 18, 1960 - November 22, 1968

H.M.C.S. York, Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment Date:
November 18, 1960 to November 19, 1960 (OS)

Naval Training Base

November 20, 1960 to February 14, 1961 (OS)
February 15, 1961 to March 28, 1961 (OSSWS)

Halifax, Nova Scotia

March 29, 1961 to April 13, 1961 (OSSWS)
Waiting with other crew for transfer to
H.M.C.S. Iroquois (217) being refitted in Sorel, Quebec

DDE 217

April 14, 1961 to September 20, 1962 (OSSWS)
Ports of call:
Bermuda - April, 1961
Portland, Maine - May 1961
Newport, Rhode Island - Oct. 1961
Charleston, S. Carolina - Nov. 1961
Bermuda - Nov. 1961
Bermuda - Jan. 1962
Bermuda - March 1962
Boston - June-July 1962
Bermuda - July 1962
Kingston, Jamaica - Aug. 6, 1962
Bermuda - Aug. 1962
Charleston, PEI - Aug. 1962
Bermuda - Aug. 1962
Port of Spain, Trinidad - Sept. 1962
Bermuda - Sept. 1962
St. Johns, NFL - Sept. 1962

DDE 235

September 21, 1962 to October 21, 1962 (ABSW1)
Port of call:
Shock Trials
Key West, Florida - Sept. 21 - Oct. 17, 1962

DDE 260

October 22, 1962 to November 16, 1964 (ABSW1)
Patrol:
- Cuban Missile Crisis Oct. 25 - Nov. 15, 1962
Noise Reduction Trials Ports:
- Bermuda & New York City - Feb. 21 - Mar. 3, 1963
- Bermuda - Mar. 23 - April 7, 1963
- Bermuda - Apr. 20 - May 5, 1963
European Cruise Ports:
- June 10, 1963 - Aug. 5, 1963
- Plymouth, England - June 23 - 24, 1963
- Kiel, Germany - June 26 - July 1, 1963
- Copenhagen, Denmark - July 2 -8, 1963
- Londonderry, N. Ireland - July 12 - 28, 1963
- Philidelphia - Nov. 4 - 23, 1963
Med. Cruise Ports - Jan. 13, 1964 - March 25, 1964
- Bermuda - Jan. 22 - 24, 1964
- Azores - Jan. 31, 1964
- Livorno, Italy - Feb. 7 - 17, 1964
- Gibraltar - Feb. 20 - Mar. 5, 1964
- Lisboa, Portugal - March 12 - 16, 1964
- Azores - Mar. 19, 1964
Other Ports:
- Boston - June 11 - 19, 1964
- St. Johns, NFL - June 29 - July 8, 1964
- Bermuda & New York City - July 20 - Aug. 13, 1964

Ville de La Salle, Quebec
Supply Branch Training School

November 16, 1964 to March 31, 1965 (ABSW1)
April 1, 1965 to January 11, 1967 (ABSW2)

CFB Montreal
Ville de La Salle, Quebec

Jan. 12, 1967 to Dec. 4, 1967 (ABSW2- 862)
Dec. 5, 1967 to Nov. 22, 1968 (LSSW2- 862)