HMCS Haida - The Last Tribal

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[@Drachinifel]

Pinned post for Q&A :)

[@Aelxi]

Is there a ship or ships you really like not because of how good their engineered or designed, not because of their service history but because you just like them for just looking good or a personal liking for no particular reason?

[@brendonbewersdorf986]

What would be the easiest way to improve the structural integrity and open ocean stability of the nurnberg and Koenigsberg class cruisers?

[@robertpatrick3350]

More destroyers please Could you feature HMS Laforey G99 there’s lots of material including film footage at IWM taken by its captain (inc it’s involvement with the loss of Ark Royal) additionally there’s a book by one of its survivors

[@bkjeong4302]

If someone was to create a task force consisting of Texas (last WWI-era battleship), Haida (last Tribal), Mikasa (last predreadnought), Aurora (last protected cruiser), Salem (last heavy cruiser), Sackville (last corvette) and Georges Averoff (last armoured cruiser), what would be the most modern naval task force it would be able to take on?

[@joshthomas-moore2656]

During the Yangtze Incident HMS London and Black Swan tried to rescue HMS Amethyst, yet were driven off by Chinese field guns, but why was London driven off, i could understand a Frigate or a Destroyer being driven off by field gun, but i would have thought a cruiser's armour could at worst tank the hits long enough to help, esspessially against field guns so what am i missing?

[@SteamboatWilley]

That engine room is immaculate, and a credit to the volunteers who look after it.

[@robertmusgrave9457]

Thank you so much for this. My father, Richard Musgrave, served on HMAS Arunta, an Australian Tribal sister of HMCS Haida. He joined her as an electrician as she was being fitted up at Cockatoo Island in Sydney, served as a Leading Seaman in the commissioning torpedo party (so I loved your lingering attention on the torpedo tubes), and stayed with the Arunta til the end of the war, including the Battle of Surigao Strait, where Arunta, despite her meagre 4 tubes, lead a squadron of US destroyers on a torpedo run against the Japanese battleships. I vaguely remember Arunta sitting sadly in Sydney Harbour before she was lead off to the breakers in Japan (a fate she escaped by "mysteriously" scuttling herself under tow, sinking off the Australian coast before she could be dishonoured). Your view of Haida is a precious link for me back to my father's WWII experience.

[@the_lost_navigator]

I last climbed her decks four decades ago when she was berthed athwart a pedestal-perched tribute to Bomber Command, and I appreciate the efforts of 'the Crew'. Shout-out the the Preservers who have cleaned, scraped and painted Haida. Respect

[@edwardloomis887]

Thanks for including Ms. Mathers. She's great.

[@robertpatrick3350]

The Engineer is a treasure as well as the ship.

[@patrickjames8050]

Such love and dedication by the staff that maintains HMCS Haida. I think I have found a new lady to visit and I could spend a month walking her decks. Hell,. give me a bucket and a swab.

[@stewieatb]

7:40 RCN ships have the maple leaf to show they are friendly and Canadian. RAN ships have a Kangaroo on their funnels, to show that if you annoy them they will punch you in the face.

[@bok1080]

What applies to the Kangaroo (RAN) also applies to the rotund, long beaked flightless bird [Kiwi] (RNZN), and both will assist each other in the punching if needs be 🤜🤛

[@aceman67]

Which is funny, because the Tribals in the RCN had the reputation for being blood thirsty, so much so that British Squadron Commanders assigned Canadian Tribals would request their reassignment. Canadians may be polite and friendly, but when at war, you won't be hearing 'sorry', that's for sure.

[@nihilmiror6312]

😂😂😂😂👍🇦🇺🦘

[@camenbert5837]

They probably just said it under their breath in French...

[@williamsmith7340]

This Canadian gives a big thumbs up for his Aussie and Kiwi cousins. F’n good on ya. We’re tips of the spear.

[@khankrum1]

As a child I had a model of HMS Cossack. It was a beautiful ship

[@admiraltiberius1989]

Always glad to see a notification from you Drach, your work is some of the best on KZbin. One day I hope to travel to Canada Land to visit this fantastic ship. Can't wait till you visit the Kidd in Louisiana.

[@cambellschunky704]

I didn't know Kidd was in LA. On my next trip to TX, I'll have to make a stop. Galveston is not far from from LA, relatively. Texas may be parked in that area after her restoration. I saw her about 10 years ago and it was a treat.

[@admiraltiberius1989]

@@cambellschunky704 she is in Baton Rouge, right on the river. She is one of the finest muesem ships on display.

[@lawrencelewis2592]

@@admiraltiberius1989 The Kidd is now on dry land due to the river drying up unless that has changed.

[@wyndo1492]

@cambellschunky704 Make sure to visit the Galveston naval museum!

[@cambellschunky704]

@@wyndo1492 I didn't know about that one either - it's going on the list for sure!

[@davidb6576]

We need a video with more conversation with the wonderful stoker.

[@vernonfindlay1314]

What an awesome video, her engine room,she is awesome, knows her stuff,God bless Mrs. Mathers.

[@philipdoyle7638]

Thanks for the great video; a fitting tribute to a key piece of Canada's naval heritage. In case you didn't get a chance to tour HMCS Star, the adjacent shore station, the ship's bell from HMS Ramillies (07) is preserved inside, complementing the Ram's 15-inch gun mounted outside the Imperial War Museum.

[@mpersad]

Fascinating, informative tour of a wonderful ship. Terrific work Drach, thank you for everything you do for your outstanding channel.

[@TiernanWilkinson]

Drach I'm really loving these extended history videos on specific ships, especially the ones that saw action! I saw you came to visit us recently and see a lot of the fantastic museum ships over here in the States. I think the closest boat to me is the USS Cobia in Manitowoc; didn't exactly expect you to get up there lol. Anyway, great videos to listen to during my long work shifts; keep up the fantastic work!

[@manuelacosta9463]

It's excellent that the vessel has been preserved and more so since it was manufactured fairly early in WW2. Not many vessels from the initial shockwave of that cataclysm exist for obvious reasons.

[@leftcoaster67]

The Tribals are beautiful ships. I'm glad Canada saved at one and saved a Flower Class Corvette too. Thanks Drach.

[@thevictoryoverhimself7298]

The signal flags mean “CGAD” or “affirmative, I request a pilot, expect a semaphore message ,keep clear of me/I cannot maneuver”. So it seems Haida is having a tough day. I suspect either a volunteer threw up random flags because they looked pretty, or Britain during ww2 had its own unique flag messaging system differing from the international one :) usually on museum ships (and during port visits) they spell out the ships name.

[@CAP198462]

Threw up some random flags because they look pretty. That volunteer wasn’t a descendant of flag officer Seymour were they perchance? 😂

[@hughledger7835]

It is the ships call sign

[@thevictoryoverhimself7298]

@@hughledger7835 that makes sense considering destroyers are often named after peoples full names, sometimes including middle initial. So the number of flags could get pretty ridiculous.

[@hughledger7835]

@@thevictoryoverhimself7298 All Canadian warships have a 4 letter call sign. AFAIK they all start with C.

[@roykliffen9674]

Never mind the woke insanity flag flying besides them

[@CRAZYHORSE19682003]

The way you talk about presentation is so true. I will never forget when I reported to the USS Iowa. She was in Norfolk and had a full combat load so she sat much lower in the water than I expected. I remember feeling disappointed thinking that she was a lot smaller than I imagined.

[@DarrenAllan-n6y]

Great video! My Grandfather served on board the Haida during WWII

[@cambellschunky704]

Going to see her this summer - can't wait. I have to go to a wedding so I figure I may as well get some enjoyment out of the trip...

[@JoeyOnly]

Thanks for featuring our Fightingest Ship. I been on board many times. Love your channel!

[@JoeyOnly]

glad you used World of Warhsips. I have Haida and Huron.

[@debian11]

Grandfather served on HMCS Sioux. Playing this ship on world of warships in his memory.

[@Lord.Kiltridge]

As a youth in Toronto, I visited the Haida many times.

[@Sherwoody]

Do they still fire the cannon since its been in Hamilton? I remember them firing them when it was at Ontario Place.

[@bkjeong4302]

Didn’t expect to see her on this channel so soon-thought you would cover all the American stuff first. I did eventually get to go on her around a week after I ran into you there, along with some other family members (only my younger brother, who also watches this channel, has much knowledge of naval or military history matters). It was remarked by other family members that going into and out of the engine room would require some of them to go on a diet. Sadly the 4” twin mounts were closed to visitors at that point.

[@ralphstacey5743]

Saw her this summer going back again well worth the trip great video also go to Hamilton 20 min away to see a Lancaster Cheers

[@Seraphus87]

Yeah that engine room looks to be in pretty good shape.

[@AZ-bp5zo]

A friend of mines dad served on the Haida during WW2, his name was Ben Kingsley.

[@Manta-82]

Glad you covered the old girl, thanks.

[@alasdairmcfarland5143]

I used to go aboard the Haida during the CNE airshow... Pilots used her as an aiming mark and they turned over her, great view! I was sad when they moved her but I have taken my son aboard her since!

[@huachafo]

Haida used to be at Ontario Place in Toronto, where I visited her some 50 years ago. Strangely, I was near a guy whose dad served on a Canadian Tribal. The thing was, there was also a static mounted Lancaster and a Spitfire in that park. It's a great ship to visit, great ship to visit.

[@Neil_]

As far as I know the static mounted Lancaster is now in BC being restored with the intent of airworthiness.

[@nwsmodelers3778]

A wonderful visit to my favorite destroyer class. Thank you!

[@kevinmurphy3464]

That ship has beautiful lines.

[@Lorijenken]

I lost track how many times ive now visited her in Hamilton, I love the history and she's our baby. you can feel it when you walk around the corridors and see that soundroom. chills. EDIT: if you play World of Warship there is a secret hidden QR code inside the ship for 10% off he purchase of Haida in the PC version.

[@KJAkk]

I am near Haida just across the boarder in Michigan, I was planing to visit her when COVID hit and have yet to set aside time for a visit since the boarder reopened. We have a Forest Sherman class destroyer and an LST on opposite sides of the state.

[@Big_E_Soul_Fragment]

Beautiful smol ship

[@Neil_]

It's been many years since I've been on Haida but it seems I should make another visit. Back in her early days in Hamilton the engineering spaces were completely off limits and I was left underwhelmed by how little of the ship you were permitted to see back then. I don't live there anymore, but I also don't have to cross the Atlantic, so no excuses lol

[@frankbarnwell____]

Raising a mug to the Mathers. Awesome

[@HootOwl513]

Douglas Reeman waxed eloquent about the Tribal Class ships. I wondered what they looked like. He also wrote the Napolenic/Age of Sail novel series about Richard Bolitho, under the pen name of Alexander Kent.

[@davidhoyle4465]

First ship I boarded as a child! What a thrill!

[@eyerollthereforeiam1709]

Hmm, I should visit Haida, I live less than an hour away. Yeah, another day.. Hard to find time.. Oh, Drach is going to be there? ZOOM! That was a good day. The engine room was a particular delight.

[@CRSolarice]

27:27 CGJD or Answer is: YES or Ship is without a course, Ship is without a pilot, Ship is an extreme hazard KEEP CLEAR, Ship maneuvering is haphazard stay clear. JD is the ships specific radio callsign: combined C=Canadian, G=Destroyer, JD=Haida (specifically) Apparently CGJD =Haida's radio callsign.

[@neilgroves8106]

My father served on HMS Nubian from 1938 till her stern was blown off at the Crete evacuation in 1941. Sadly he lost a lot of shipmates that day. ❤

[@timgosling6189]

It's the inverse TARDIS effect. All the big grey canoes, even frigates, look enormous as you approach them. But get inside and they're tiny!

[@moiencore1445]

Toured this boat 3x's when at Ontario Place..

[@garethrichmond4388]

The Haida had a long history as a naval power on the west coast they would use their war canoes to raid as far away as California. They also captured over a dozen western ships.

[@derekoegema6490]

I hope you got the chance to get down to Port Burwell to tour the HMCS Ojibwa. One of two Oberon class submarines that were converted to museums. The other is in Rimouski I think

[@Aethelgeat]

I still remember the dual model kit of HMS Ark Royal and HMS Ashanti I bought as a school boy in the 70s. That was my introduction to Tribals. None of the RN Tribals survived the 40s.

[@chronus4421]

Great video, thanks Drach!

[@samrosu2032]

Sorry to have missed you... I have a great picture to bring to Stoker Matthers

[@greggougeon4422]

Aww I wish I knew you were there I would have come and met you

[@michalkordek5322]

ORP Błyskawica: "At last, my sister from another mother has gotten her own bio reel!"

[@kevinlove4356]

At 6:00 we hear the words, "... the harbour that she's moored in..." It looks like your guide was from Hamilton. Because Haida is in one of those bodies of water whose name depends upon which side you come from. Sort of like the Persian Gulf/Arabian Gulf. But in this case, people in Hamilton call it Hamilton Harbour, and people on the other side in Burlington call it Burlington Bay. The government came up with some sort of official compromise, which is rejected with scorn by natives of both sides.

[@thiccbeaver3132]

She's a beauty of a ship 👍

[@kpdubbs7117]

As someone who lives in the Us, but very near Canada, saying that being Canadian and being friendly are synonymous, is one of the most real things I've ever heard, lol.

[@Ensign_Cthulhu]

Mrs Mathers needs to start training her replacement yesterday. She ain't gonna be there forever.

[@jeffsr8300]

Your problem with being in an engine room with an engineer, would be same I'd have as a Retired U.S.Navy GTE I could most definitely spend all day just listening to her. Thnx

[@hollywood1340]

RMS Titanic's RPM full speed was 76rpm on the reciprocating engines and 165rpm on the low pressure turbine at 21-22kts compared to 210rpm on HMCS Haida. Interesting thoughts on propeller design and size.

[@ditzydoo4378]

I see Haida has quite the boo-boo on her bow just above the level of the water marks. Must be a good story to go with that like mark of character. High-speed docking no doubt.

[@Kevin_Kennelly]

Good camera work. You captured the 'scale'.

[@NCTuskie]

I low key thought the crest had a Canada Goose 😂😂

[@wombatwilly1002]

Go from fourth largest navy to two row boats and an inner tube.

[@PortShaftBrake]

Our MarTECs today could learn a lot from a proper stoker like her! The technology may have changed but the standards shouldn't. Impressive.

[@jamespowell7302]

There are a few left who know steam...at least a dirty submariner, and a surface dude on the west coast. Mind, the west coast heating plant could staff a full watch, from chief to inside rounds... A bunch of us ex PRO.

[@zxggwrt]

How do you destroy half a train? Awesome story I’ll have to put this on my list of ships to visit!

[@martinhill486]

The Squid has been my demise several times in GMT's solitare board game The Hunted. You run a German U Boat later war period.

[@GARDENER42]

15:40 is the fuze setting tray.

[@PsychicalTraumaPL]

Well, I can't agree with Haida being last surviving British destroyer, at least british-build. There's also the 'Błyskawica' (Lightning) kept in Gdynia. Of course, it was made to the Polish specifications, but still I would say that she's VERY British 😉

[@1984Phalanx]

My favourite world of warships.

[@hardalarboard8876]

Oddly that ensign appears to have the 1707 union jack on it therefore leaving out ireland

[@hughledger7835]

Drach the Signal is the ships call sign

[@johnallen7807]

HMS Cossack? I know the Empire was huge but????

[@Draconisrex1]

Canada's greatest warship.

[@aaronmeyer6244]

That was a ice saw in case you weren't aware

[@GARDENER42]

I've always thought the Tribals are one of the best looking destroyer designs.

[@SteamboatWilley]

Where do the voice pipes on the sides of the gun tureets go?

[@RamblingCanuck]

great video

[@TheJsmitty85]

I don't know what you were doing with the camera Drach but I was getting issues turn the camera and it just made me dizzy. I never had that happen before.

[@LeftToWrite006]

That would have totally sucked ass to be a watch stander on that bridge.

[@markrobinson9956]

Were you (or the old robot voice) able to discover if fightingist is a word in Canada?

[@modelshiper]

The code flags are CGJD which is the ships radio call sign. C for Canadian, G for destroyer and JD to refer to Haida specifically. The crew would fly CGJD while entering or leaving port to help identify the ship. From 1943 to 1946 the call sign was CGDK.

[@railroad9000]

My USN minesweeper radio call sign was NEWV.

[@daslinkum]

in the eastgermany Navy we set our Number as a flagsignal for leaving or entering the port

[@nigelleyland166]

I worked out the code letters but no idea what they were intended to indicate, thank you.

[@ElectroAtletico]

And the so-called "pride" flag? What is that for?

[@BradyMurdock]

@@ElectroAtletico I noticed it as well. Ridiculous.

[@davea4245]

In 2002 the Haida was moved across Lake Ontario from Her berth in Toronto to dry docking at Port Weller Dry Docks (PWDD) in St Catharines. I was one of the welders working at PWDD at that time. The yard's project was to install a water tight steel cladding below Her waterline. I found this to be odd as usually the old and rusty steel gets removed but hey, as I said, I'm the welder and who am I to question the experts.

[@EdisonDiesel]

I'm sure cost had bearing on it. They barely want to keep the thing from the scrap yard as is the cost of upkeep; let alone repair it 100% properly. It's not like the thing needs to be seaworthy anytime soon, just keep it afloat.

[@davea4245]

@@EdisonDiesel One of the things I have learned in life is that cutting corner usually comes back to bite you in the proverbial ass. I also found out that slapping unpainted steel on top of unpainted rusty steel rarely ends well if the goal is to keep the water out. Heddle Marine was required to bring Her to dry dock in 2016 for repairs. Not sure why but I can only speculate what required the need under the waterline repairs. Keep in mind that all sea chests are blanked off. Meh, I'm retired so it's not my circus and most definitely not my monkeys.

[@harrykouwen1426]

@@EdisonDiesel it is definately cheaper doubling the hull, rough shaping and easy welding, no need to worry about framing. Conservation methods and repair of steel hulls will get better cheaper and faster. Just waiting for a 3D printing hull technology on her old bones.

[@1joshjosh1]

Welders kick ass

[@BlitzvogelMobius]

Just got done running beads of E7018 all day 🍻

[@waynesworldofsci-tech]

The world’s greatest warship ever! Yes, I’m a Canuck. And her commander, Harry DeWolf was a distant cousin. I first saw Haida just after she was saved from the razor blade factory and was docked in Toronto harbour. To an eight year old farm kid, she was mind blowing. I had never seen anything that big which could move! I thought she was a battleship.

[@Draconisrex1]

Canada's, yes. World's, not even close. In WWII it was probably the Enterprise. But there have been a lot of great warships. The Korean Turtle boats. The USS Constitution. The Enterprise of course. HMS Dreadnaught. SMS Emden. HMS Warspite. USS Washington (the only one-on-one battleship kill in WWII). Even the USS Iowa deserves a spot on the list because, after recommissioning, it served all the way through the first gulf war.

[@Roche_Furman]

Don't forget he has a class of ship named after him, as well.

[@jp18449]

@@Draconisrex1 Ugh... There's always one isn't there...

[@waynesworldofsci-tech]

@@Roche_Furman Yep. And have you looked at the specs on those babies? Nobody else builds patrol ships like we do!

[@waynesworldofsci-tech]

@@Draconisrex1 Was wondering who I’d trigger.

[@GCCRACER]

I hadn't realized how open to the elements all those stations on a destroyer are. That must have sucked in North Atlantic Winter.

[@billpetersen298]

Good thing, Canada is a near tropical country. In the winter. Half of us are down there.

[@envirogeekyyc]

Sucked badly, and ice removal duty was constant. I have seen various photos of some of the ships covered in ice in different books and archive collections. As a west coast sailor who sailed off season in conditions that were bad enough but nothing like what sailors saw in the convoys, I feel that no matter how bad it looks in a photo, it is nowhere near what it was really like out on the water. Photographs never really capture the feeling of the sea state. The Imperial War Museum web site has some good images of iced up ships in the Arctic, just do a Google search for Imperial War Museum Arctic Convoy photos. Also the HMCS Sackville web site has some good images in its photo pages.

[@abrahamdozer6273]

Icing on the upper works, masts, antennae, etc. was a great safety hazard as they became so top heavy that they were in danger of foundering from time to time on the North Atlantic. The generation of destroyers that Canada built to replace those ships looked like worn bars of soap and they shed ice (and nuclear fall out) because of their shape.

[@heresy3573]

🏳️‍🌈

[@assessor1276]

Thanks Drach - I’m going to download this one and share it widely. I would also hasten to comment that while many around the world see us as friendly and polite…not everyone down through history has shared that view. To see why, just revisit Drach’s excellent piece on the adventures of HMCS Oakville.

[@michaelkovacic2608]

As an Austrian who has never been to Canada and doesn't personally know any Canadians, I can tell you one thing: whenever you talk with your friends or family about foreign countries you may want to visit, one sentence always comes up, and that's "yeah, Canada is pretty great" (despite the fact that nobody I know has ever been to Canada either) 😂😂 I'd say being viewed as an objectively nice country is a pretty impressive feat.

[@Dave_Sisson]

@@michaelkovacic2608 I know a lot of Australian skiers who head to Canada for the northern hemisphere winter, far more than people who go to Europe or the USA. I'm not sure why, but the safe and friendly atmosphere may be one reason?

[@simonpeters4525]

I bet that’s one of the parts. But we also have some fantastic skiing. Whistler mountain and the interior of British Columbia is absolutely breathtaking which great snow. We are also a little more laidback…… and weed is legal (skiers dream)

[@adambosman9611]

Ah, Canada’s most fightingest ship and honorary Texan, always glad to see more about her

[@Kitzkrieg]

YES!!!!! This is in my hometown!!! Thank You! ❤ from Hamilton, Ontario Canada 🇨🇦 😊 I hope you were able to visit the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum while you were here?

[@bkjeong4302]

He did. (I’ve been there twice as well).

[@Drachinifel]

I did indeed :)

[@Kitzkrieg]

@@bkjeong4302 I live on the "mountain" (its not really a mountain, but referred as such locally, lol) and I get to see the Lancaster, B-25 (Hot Gen), DC-3 and all the other flying ac from the museum throughout the summer as they fly over my house almost daily 😀

[@bkjeong4302]

@@Kitzkrieg Seen the Lancaster take off on my first visit there.

[@e.hellbrand9707]

I'm in hamilton as well and I work at the airport, I usually hop into the CWHM for lunch occasionally they get some vintage aircraft that visit from waterloo/kitchener as well and it's really neat!

[@mikeyboy3054]

Beautiful ship. As a Canadian I love hearing about our Naval History. Could you do a story on our Aircraft Carriers? Sad we stopped replacing them.

[@mlefebvre007]

Bonaventure was a 5 minutes guide some time ago.

[@mikeyboy3054]

@@mlefebvre007 Thank you for your response. I missed that. I'll check it out.

[@mlefebvre007]

@@mikeyboy3054 kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKfRamuYe9yGodU

[@DrunkenGrognard]

What happened to the Bonnie was a fsking crime

[@mikeyboy3054]

@@DrunkenGrognard Like father like son. Trudeau's old man was the PM who got rid of it if my memory serves me correct. Junior has the same attitude to the armed forces.

[@sballegeer]

It's completely false that engineer Mathers has forgotten more about the ship than anyone else knows. She has not forgotten a thing! Great to see you visiting Canada.

[@billpetersen298]

I sure hope, that she has an apprentice, or two.

[@steventoby3768]

Interviewing her was the high point of the video, I do wish you had wired her for sound, her voice doesn't come through as well as it could. when I visit a museum ship I always imagine how much more visitors would learn if as much of the equipment as possible could be demonstrated. It would be great if a generator could be online every now and then.

[@jordansmith4040]

Given that those who served aboard it in the 40's and 50's didn't have half the time to get to know the ship as she has - I would say you're spot on.

[@deaks25]

HMCS Haida is a proper bucket-list item for me. I hope at some point I'll be able to visit Canada and see her. Haida for me is right up there with those unique ships like Texas, Olympia, Victory, Warrior; she's not just representing her own history, but that of her entire class or type and that makes her so much more important to preserve, so I salute the people and institutions that work to keep her safe in her well-earned retirement. I love the idea that all she needs is someone to pop her funnel caps open, stick some fuel oil in and off she could trot under her own power for whatever high jinks an 80 year-old destroyer would want to get up to... There's something extra special about a museum ship that is theoretically capable of steaming under it's own power. Not to say permanently static ships aren't special, but the idea of "Stick some fuel in an she'd be off to the races" is extra special.

[@Shadooe]

Fantastic video. 13:20 Exhausted or no, I daresay the opportunity to manually train a Tribal forward gun mount was one of the happiest moments in Dr Clarke's life.

[@wolffweber7019]

I have visited ORP Błyskawica in Gdynia several times. I wish I visit Haida sometime. They fought together.

[@hqwefg]

A tangent that might be interesting would be a look at the Haida's sistership the HMCS Athabaskan which is the exact opposite of the Haida's career to the point she was nicknamed the 'unlucky lady' or 'unluckiest ship afloat'. A short list of things that went wrong would be :One of the first ships hit by the Hs 293 glide bomb, the aforementioned glide bomb actually failed to detonate but punched through and splashed beside the ship and then detonated, being exposed to several cases of friendly fire, being hit by one of the luckiest torpedo strikes of all time and one of the few times a torpedo worked PAST its operational limit, and when it was sinking it broke in half and the survivors claimed they heard the ship's piano fall through the ship before doing a comical piano smash as it hit the water. Oh and while it was sinking it got hit by another torpedo which might have been friendly since when it was lit up by the first torpedo explosion several ships thought it was one of the German DDs on fire but nobody really knows. Maybe Neptune just decided screw that ship in particular and made it spontaneously combust.

[@Aelxi]

Polite Tribal

[@TBone-bz9mp]

‘Sorry aboot that’, Haida to the Uboat she just blew up.

[@Sherwoody]

Excuse me for blowing up your train.

[@gryph01]

Like Drach has said before... "Sinking you, but politely"

[@longhunter1951]

We had the same catwalk over the old forward torpedo tube location which were removed earlier in the ships life on HMS Diamond (D35) Daring class destroyer, and it was used when the sea was too rough, with the upper deck not safe to use. This provided a safe access way from forward to the after areas of the ship, through various hatches at the walkway level. There was a small deck hatch situated near aft 4.5 inch, X turret, which took you down to the turret barbette area which included the aft galley, crew accommodation, Heads (bathrooms), sick bay and also a hatchway down to B engine room. Much respect for a fellow stoker in Ms. Mathers, Thank you for the interesting and well-presented tour.

[@kurteva6393]

Minor correction: The battle damage on the starboard side (that you mention at 6:10) did not occur in the Bay of Biscay action, when Leading Seaman Roy Betts and Able Seaman Gordon Rowe were killed. It actually occurred April 26, 1944, in an encounter between four Tribals (HMCS Haida, Athabaskan, Huron, and HMS Ashanti) and three Elbing class ships (T-24, T-27, and T-29) in which T-29 was sunk. Supposedly, some of it was friendly fire, caused by cross fire as the Haida and Ashanti fired at the stricken T-29 from either side of the ship. Apparently some of these British bullets shot the heads off of Captain De Wolfe's golf clubs, much to his chagrin. From: Barry Gough - HMCS Haida Battle Ensign Flying

[@JB101inc]

Drach, I live about 4 hours away and got to visit Haida with my 8 year old son a few years ago. He recieved an absolutely wonderful tour from Marg. Glad she was there to show you around.. what a special person.

[@abrahamdozer6273]

Marg is a legend. Yay Stokers!

[@pdunderhill]

Kudos to Mrs Mathers for her work.

[@mugsnvicki]

I lived in Toronto in the early 90's and visited the Haida many times when it was in Ontario Place. It was always a great experience. I had 2 uncles who served in the RCN, one on the HMCS Skeena which was wrecked off Iceland. He never spoke of his experiences. The other was on the HMCS Bonaventure, which I visited with him. A great experience for a teenager.

[@dogsbody416]

flags i think are: Charlie - Affirmative Golf - I require a pilot Juliet - Keep clear, I have dangerous cargo on board Delta - Keep clear, I am maneuvering with difficulty

[@hughledger7835]

That is the ships call sign

[@leoroverman4541]

some one's got a sense of humour

[@paulwoodman5131]

The signal guys I knew called the box structure at 12:09 a flag bag. Always liked watching them work. Usually... Very serious business. 😅. Sometimes tho.....

[@JCrtr666]

Beat me to it.

[@jbleisem]

CGJD was Haida's radio callsign.

[@FlynBrian]

The signal flags flying from the mast are the ship's 4-letter call sign, "CGJD." This call sign was also used for radio communications.

[@abrahamdozer6273]

There is an active Ham club operating out of her old Radio Room.