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June 21, 1942 The HMS P-514 was rammed and sunk in error by the HMCS Georgian off Newfoundland. The P-514 was built as the USS R-19 SS-96 by Union Iron Works in San Francisco, Ca and launched in 1918. She was 186' long and displaced 680 tons submerged. R-19 was stationed in San Pedro until June of 1919 when she was sent to Pearl Harbor and used as a training boat until 1930. She then went to Philadelphia and decommissioned in 1931. She sat inactive until World War 2 when she was recommissioned in Jan. of 1941. She was used as a training boat, patrolling off Panama and the Virgin Islands until returning to New London in Oct. 1941. The R-19 was still used for training crews at New London until March 9, 1942 when she was decommissioned and recommissioned into the Royal Navy as P-514 as part of the lend-lease act. On June 21 the Canadian minesweeper Georgian picked up a target while waiting for a convoy she was to escort. The Georgian sent the appropriate signals but received none back, the obvious implication was an enemy U-boat. With a convoy nearing the area the Georgian rammed the unknown submarine and sank it with all hands. Only later did it become known that the unknown sub was P-514. The commanding officer of Georgian, Lt. Alfred G. Stanley, RCNR, was exonerated of blame because he had sent the recognition signal and he had not been told the P-514 would be in his area. |
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Roll of Honour |
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In memory of those who lost their lives in HMS P-514 "As long as we embrace them in our memory, their spirit will always be with us" |
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Rate |
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Allen, Ronald W. |
Able Seaman |
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Bakis, Francis |
Stoker 2nd Class |
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Barnes, Anthony F. |
Stoker 2nd Class |
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Barron, Thomas |
Leading Signalman |
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Battensby, Thomas |
Stoker 1st Class |
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Beal, George |
Able Seaman |
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Bennett, Norman C. |
Engine Room Artificer 4th Class |
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Bentley, Claude A. |
Lieutenant (RNR) |
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Binns, James L. |
Stoker Petty Officer |
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Black, Bruce J. |
Stoker Petty Officer |
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Bowden, Harry H. |
Petty Officer |
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Burgess, Reginald F. |
Petty Officer |
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Carter, Richard H. |
Petty Officer Telegraphist |
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Chambers, Arthur W. S. |
Able Seaman |
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Curran, Edward |
Stoker 1st Class |
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Dawson, William J. |
Stoker 1st Class |
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Dickson, George |
Leading Stoker |
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England, Leonard N. |
Able Seaman |
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Gillan, James |
Leading Seaman |
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Goodwin, Herbert |
Able Seaman |
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Gray, John |
Stoker Petty Officer |
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Holt, Frank |
Able Seaman |
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James, Ronald S. |
Leading Stoker |
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Laing, George |
Able Seaman |
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Lidstone, Albert E. |
Ordinary Seaman | ||
Magill, James F. |
Lieutenant (RCNR) |
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Mason, George R. |
Able Seaman |
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McAlister, James |
Petty Officer |
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McDowall, James R. |
Leading Stoker |
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Milford, John R. |
Stoker 1st Class |
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Murray, Robert |
Stoker 2nd Class |
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Musgrave, Arthur |
Telegraphist |
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Pain, Richard M. E. |
Lt. Commander |
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Patterson, Hugh |
Telegraphist |
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Phillimore, Walter A. |
Lieutenant |
Commanding Officer |
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Powell, Richard W. W. |
Able Seaman |
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Steele, Jack M. |
Engine Room Artificer 4th Class |
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Tall, Cyril |
Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class |
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Taylor, Joseph |
Lieutenant (RNR) |
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Ward, Frederick C. |
Telegraphist | ||
Wilson, David R. |
Able Seaman |
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Worlock, William H. G. |
Able Seaman |
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Mentioned in Despatches |
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