HMCS SAGUENAY (1st) with deck awash and her stern gone following a collision with the Panamanian freighter Azra, setting off several of the destroyers depth charges. The collision occurred on 15 November 1942, south of Cape Race, while SAGUENAY was escorting convoy WB13 from St. John’s, NF to Sydney, NS. Azra was extensively damaged and […]
HMCS SAGUENAY
HMCS SAGUENAY, River class destroyer, during WWII. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy of the Port Hope Branch of the Navy League of Canada. (RTL-PHNL003)
HMCS SAGUENAY -Fighting to Save the Ship
Fighting to save their ship, HMCS SAGUENAY’s (I) ship’s company have moved to the bow of the destroyer, with her stern gone and after deck completely awash. The ship was cut in two following a collision with the Panamanian freighter Azra, setting off several of the destroyers depth charges. The collision occurred on 15 November […]
Collision -HMCS SAGUENAY (1st)
HMCS SAGUENAY (1st) with her stern missing, following a collision with the Panamanian freighter Azra, setting off several of the destroyers depth charges. The collision occurred on 15 November 1942, south of Cape Race, while SAGUENAY was escorting convoy WB13 from St. John’s, NF to Sydney, NS. Azra was extensively damaged and sank, following the […]