Kenneth Frederick Adams, RCN
| Born | 6 Sep 1903 | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Died | 1 Dec 1984 | (81) | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| Ranks
Retired: 28 Oct 1958 Decorations |
Warship Commands listed for Kenneth Frederick Adams, RCN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMCS Prince David (F 89) | Cdr. | Armed Merchant Cruiser | 25 Mar 1941 | 1 Dec 1941 |
| HMCS Assiniboine (I 18) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 11 Feb 1943 | 9 Jun 1943 |
| HMCS Ottawa (ii) (H 31) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 9 Jun 1943 | 6 Jul 1943 |
| HMCS Assiniboine (I 18) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 8 Jul 1943 | 30 Sep 1943 |
| HMCS Prince Henry (F 70) | Cdr. | Armed Merchant Cruiser | 30 Nov 1943 | 11 Dec 1943 |
| HMCS Iroquois (G 89) | Capt. | Destroyer | 6 Feb 1945 | 2 Jul 1945 |
Career information
Cdr. Adams was for a short period in command of HMCS Ottawa (ii) while HMCS Assiniboine was undergoing repairs.Events related to this officer
Destroyer HMCS Assiniboine (I 18)
2 Mar 1943
HMCS Assiniboine (Cdr. K.F. Adams, RCN) was damaged by her own depth charges when she tried to attack German U-boat U-119 in the middle of the North Atlantic. She proceeded to Liverpool, U.K. for repairs (arrived there on 7 March) and was out of action for nearly three months.
Destroyer HMCS Iroquois (G 89)
6 Feb 1945
Around 1130A/6, HMCS Iroquois (Capt. K.F. Adams, RCN) and HMS Impulsive (Lt.Cdr. C.S. Battersby, RN) departed Greenock for escort duty with convoy AT 187A.
[For more info on this convoy see the event ' Convoy AT 187A ' for 31 January 1945.] (1)
8 Feb 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
In the morning, HMCS Iroquois (Capt. K.F. Adams, RCN) and HMS Impulsive (Lt.Cdr. C.S. Battersby, RN) arrived at Liverpool with convoy AT 187A. (1)
9 Feb 1945
Around 0845A/9, HMCS Iroquois (Capt. K.F. Adams, RCN) and HMS Impulsive (Lt.Cdr. C.S. Battersby, RN) departed Liverpool for Plymouth.
Around 1200A/9, HMS Impulsive was detached to Greenock having received orders to proceed there instead. (1)
10 Feb 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1530A/10, HMCS Iroquois (Capt. K.F. Adams, RCN) arrived at Plymouth from Liverpool. (1)
12 Feb 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMCS Iroquois (Capt. K.F. Adams, RCN) is taken in hand for repairs at the Devonport Dockyard. (1)
14 Feb 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 2130A/14, the destroyers HMS Faulknor (Cdr. D.E. Holland-Martin, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN), HMCS Iroquois (Capt. K.F. Adams, RCN) and escort destroyers HMS Tanatside (Cdr. B.J. de St. Croix, DSC, RN) and HMS Brissenden (Lt. D.D.E. Vivian, DSC, RN) departed Plymouth for escort duty with convoy CU 57.
[For more info on this convoy see the event ' Convoy CU 57 ' for 5 February 1945.] (1)
17 Feb 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1900A/17, HMCS Iroquois (Cdr. J.C. Hibbard, DSC and Bar, RCN) arrived at Plymouth (Cawsand Bay) from escort duty.
After having parted company with convoy CU 57, an American merchant vessel had been escorted to the Bristol Channel. (1)
21 Feb 1945
Convoy UC 57A.
The Channel section of this convoy departed The Solent on 21 February 1945.
This section was made up of the following merchant vessels; Chickamauga (American (tanker), 10195 GRT, built 1943), Fort Fetterman (American (tanker), 10172 GRT, built 1944), Hubbardton (American (tanker), 10296 GRT, built 1944), Karsten Wang (Norwegian (tanker), 10296 GRT, built 1944), Memnon (American, 8258 GRT, built 1944), Santa Rosa (American, 9135 GRT, built 1932), Sea Tiger (American, 7886 GRT, built 1944), Wacosta (American, 5432 GRT, built 1920), Waipawa (British, 12436 GRT, built 1934), White Bird Canyon (American (tanker), 10172 GRT, built 1944) and Yellow Tavern (American (tanker), 10296 GRT, built 1944).
On departure from The Solent the convoy was escorted by the destroyer USS McDougal (T/Cdr. E.W. Logsdon, USN, with COMTASKGR 61.5, T/Capt. E.D. Poole, USN, on board) and the destroyer escorts USS Blair (Lt. W. Gadsby, Jr., USNR) and USS Martin H. Ray (Lt. H.V. Tucker, Jr., USNR).
Around 2245A/21, the destroyers HMCS Iroquois (Capt. K.F. Adams, RCN) and HMCS Huron (Lt.Cdr. H.V.W. Groos, RCN) joined.
Around 0435A/22, the Santa Rosa and Sea Tiger parted company with the convoy to proceed to Plymouth.
Around 0745A/22, the Alcoa Pointer, Memnon and Waipawa parted company with the convoy to proceed up the Irish Sea. HMCS Iroquois and HMCS Huron went with them as escorts.
Around 2300A/22, the Channel Section of the convoy was joined by the Irish Sea Section of the convoy.
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The Irish Sea Section of the convoy was made up of four sections, coming from the Clyde, Belfast Lough, Liverpool and the Bristol Channel.
The Clyde Section of the convoy departed on 21 February and was made up of the following merchant vessels; Esso Camden (American (tanker), 10297 GRT, built 1944) and Paraguay (British, 7555 GRT, built 1944). The (midget) submarine tender HMS Bonaventure (A/Capt.(Retd.) W.R. Fell, DSC, OBE, RN) is also part of the Clyde Section. The Clyde Section was escorted by the destroyer escort USS Brough (Lt. M.A. Stein, USNR). The frigates HMS Fitzroy (Lt.Cdr. O.G. Stuart, RCNVR) and HMS Rupert (Lt. P.C.S. Black, RN) provided support for this section of the convoy.
The Belfast Lough Section of the convoy departed on 21 February and was made up of the following merchant vessels; Australia Star (British, 11122 GRT, built 1935) and Roxburgh Castle (British, 8003 GRT, built 1945). The Belfast Lough Section was escorted by the destroyer escort USS Hammann (Lt.Cdr. C.L. Gould, USNR).
Around 1700A/21, the Clyde Section and Belfast Lough Section joined company.
The Liverpool Section of the convoy departed on 21 February and was made up of the following merchant vessels; Carnifex Ferry (American (tanker), 10297 GRT, built 1945), Darro (British, 9733 GRT, built 1943), Elisabeth Bakke (Norwegian, 5450 GRT, built 1937), Grand River (American (tanker), 10172 GRT, built 1944), Mobile Bay (American (tanker), 10172 GRT, built 1945), Sandy Creek (American (tanker), 10297 GRT, built 1944), The Yakima (American (tanker), 10172 GRT, built 1944) and York (American (tanker), 10448 GRT, built 1943). The Liverpool Section was escorted by the destroyer escort USS Jacob Jones (Lt. Frank L. Sullivan, USNR, with COMCORTDIV 3, T/Cdr. C.W. Musgrave, USN, on board). The frigates HMS Byron (Lt. J.B. Burfield, DSC, RN), HMS Deane (T/Lt.Cdr. F. Brock, RCNVR) provided support for this section of the convoy. The frigate HMS Conn (Lt.Cdr. R. Hart, DSC and Bar, RN) later joined as well.
Around 2300A/21, the Liverpool Section joined the Clyde / Belfast Lough Section. The five British frigates now proceeded to sweep ahead of the convoy for which they were joined around 0100A/22 by the frigates HMS Barbados (T/A/Lt.Cdr. E.G. Donald, RNVR) and HMS Nyasaland (T/A/Lt.Cdr. J. Scott, DSC, RNVR) joined.
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Sources
- File RG24-D-2 / Vol. 7419 (Library and Archives Canada)
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