HMCS Ste. Therese ship's company,
August 1961
(See an enlargement of the men only).
This photo was taken August 1961 on a visit to San Francisco -- that's the Oakland Bay Bridge in the background. It is not the complete ship's company -- most of the officers and petty officers are shown but less than half of the lower deck men (white uniforms) are in the photo -- those present were probably that day's duty-watch or too hung-over to go ashore. Use the key below for identification, and use either enlargement link to help you. It's embarrassing how many names I've forgotten, but it was 45 years ago, after all. Identified so far:
(1) CPO Cluff, ship's coxswain; (3) C2BN Bob Barnes; (4) Lt. McNeil, cadet training officer; (6) P1 Reid or Read; (7) Sub-Lt. Bernard, weapons officer; (9) P1 Moose Hargreaves; (10) Lt. Keirans; (13) AB Toth; (14) OS Wurtz; (17) Lt. Gosselin, ship's executive officer; (18) OS Eric Hamm; (19) OS Ron Healey; (20) Lt Cmdr. Murray, ship's captain; (21) Lt. Hayward, navigation officer; (22) P1BN Frank Quiring; (23) P1ER Ernie Ebner; (25) Sub-Lt. Abrahams; (26) C2RP Tom Gardner; (27) Lt. Coulter, engineering officer; (28) P1 Fred West; (30) P1SN Dave Brooks; (34) OS Dennis Schjolie (sp??); (36) OS Philip Mullin; (37) AB Ernie Richards; (38) OS Jack Gerow; (39) AB Jack Fisher; (40) OS Robbin Wakefield; (41) OS Brent Spooner?; (42) LSER Harry Holm; (43) AB Charles Brown; (44) AB Fred Compton.
(bottom a) LS Madsen; (bottom b) P2 Warham, ship's yeoman; (bottom f) LSBN Don Boughton; (bottom h) P2BN Pepper; (bottom n) P2ER Irwin; (bottom q) P2 John Hoffman; (bottom s) AB? Greg MacNamara; (bottom t) P2ER John Sigalet; (bottom v) OS Bob Berbeck.
(top a) OS Bill Daniels; (top b) LS Saxby; (top c) OS Charles Dobie; (top d) OS McFarlane; (top e) OS Willway; (top h) OS Lawson; (top j) AB Bob Dirkacz or Dyrkacz; (top k) AB King; (top l) OS McCaughey.
Thanks to for several names, including those of most of the officers.
Thanks to for many more names, including those of many petty officers.
(See an enlargement of the men only).
Can you provide names, details or corrections?
Please email Charlie Dobie.
