Allied Warships

HMCS Joliette (K 418)

Frigate of the River class

Photograph taken by Charles James Sadler, RCNVR. First Class Stoker, Official number V-4963.

Navy	The Royal Canadian Navy
Type	Frigate
Class	River
Pennant	K 418
Built by	Morton Engineering and Dry Dock Co. (Quebec City, Quebec, Canada)
Ordered	Oct 1941
Laid down	19 Jul 1943
Launched	12 Nov 1943
Commissioned	14 Jun 1944
End service	19 Nov 1945
History	Decommissioned on 19 November 1945. Transferred to Chile and served in the Chilian navy as Iquique from 1946 untill 1968.

Commands listed for HMCS Joliette (K 418)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Skr.Lt. George Norval Downey, RCNR	12 May 1944	2 Feb 1945
2	T/A/Lt.Cdr. William Edward Harrison, RCNVR	2 Feb 1945	19 Jun 1945
3	T/A/Lt.Cdr. Kenneth William Newman Hall, RCNR	20 Jun 1945	3 Jul 1945

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Notable events involving Joliette include:

HMCS Joliette during work up period at Bermuda.

Close ups of twin 4" gun mount aboard HMCS Joliette.

Photographs taken by Charles James Sadler, RCNVR. First Class Stoker, Official number V-4963.

Unidentified submarine alongside HMCS Joliette.
Seems like a U or V class submarine.
Photographs most likely taken during the work up period at Tobermory after the refit at Belfast (see below).

Photographs taken by Charles James Sadler, RCNVR. First Class Stoker, Official number V-4963.

1 Aug 1944
HMS L 27 (Lt. J.N. Elliott, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with and HMCS Runnymede (Lt. R.C. Chenoweth, RCNVR), HMCS Joliette (Skr.Lt. G.N. Downey, RCNR), HMCS Arrowhead (Skr.Lt. L.A. Hickey, RCNR) and HMCS Mahone (T/Lt. L.R. Hoar, RCNVR). (1)

3 Aug 1944
HMS L 27 (Lt. J.N. Elliott, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with and HMCS Runnymede (Lt. R.C. Chenoweth, RCNVR), HMCS Joliette (Skr.Lt. G.N. Downey, RCNR) and HMS Frolic (T/A/Lt.Cdr. A.J. Wilkie, RNR). (1)

17 Aug 1944
HMS L 27 (Lt. J.N. Elliott, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMCS Runnymede (Lt. R.C. Chenoweth, RCNVR), HMCS Joliette (Skr.Lt. G.N. Downey, RCNR), HMCS Nene (T/A/Lt.Cdr. E.R. Shaw, RCNR) and HMCS Cobalt (T/A/Lt.Cdr. R.M. Wallace, RCNVR). (1)

22 Nov 1944
HMCS Joliette (A/Lt.Cdr.G.N. Downey, RCNR) ran aground in Lough Foyle, causing extensive damage to her hull. She was repaired at Belfast from 5 December 1944 until 5 April 1945.

HMCS Joliette in dock at Belfast, note the damaged bow.

Photographs taken by Charles James Sadler, RCNVR. First Class Stoker, Official number V-4963.

24 Apr 1945
HMS Universal (Lt. S.S. Brooks, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Loch Alsh with HMCS Thetford Mines (T/Lt. J.A.R. Allan, DSC, RCNVR) and HMS Joliette (T/A/Lt.Cdr. W.E. Harrison, RCNVR). (2)

25 Apr 1945
At Loch Alsh, HMS Trespasser (Lt. L.E. Herrick, DSC, RN) and HMS Tactician (Lt.Cdr. L.N.A. Jewell, DSC, MBE, RN) conducted A/S exercises with HMS Philante (Cdr. M.J. Evans, OBE, RN) and ships from Escort Group 25 which were most likely the following; HMCS Orkney (Cdr. J.M. Rowland, DSO, RN), HMCS La Hulloise (T/A/Lt.Cdr. J. Brock, RCNVR), HMS Joliette (T/A/Lt.Cdr. W.E. Harrison, RCNVR), HMCS Strathadam (A/Lt.Cdr. H.L. Quinn, DSC, RCNVR) and HMCS Thedford Mines (Lt. J.A.R. Allan, DSC, RCNVR). (3)