Jan. 13-Mar. 25
Mediteranian Cruise
Jan. 13 - leaving Halifax
Jan. 14-15 - storm (Bad Weather)
Bermuda area:
Jan. 16-18 - sighted Bluenose II on the 16th and bad weather on the 18th
Jan. 19-21 - refuelled off Bonnie (exercise) on the 19th and bad weather on the 21st (lost a jeep)
Jan. 22-25 - anchored then refuelled in Bermuda then sailed for the Azores on the 25th
Azores area:
Jan. 26-31
USSR Sub search from 1800hrs on the 27th until 0200 on the 29th
Lost boat and a man overboard 0800-1400hrs on the 27th
Arrived, refuelled and sailed from the Azores on the 31st
Gibraltar area:
Feb. 1-4
On the 2nd, approx. 400 miles west of Gibraltar we sighted “TSMS Lakonia” lifeboat #24 and sank it with gunfire.
More lifeboats were sighted by other ships and sunk.
Sailed through the Gibraltar Strait on the 4th
Leghorn (Livorno, Italy):
Feb.5-17
Arrived in Leghorn (Livorno) on the 7th
Sailed for Gibraltar at 0900hrs on the 17th
Gibraltar:
Feb. 20 - arrived in Gibraltar 1400hrs
Feb. 21-23 - in dry-dock for hull repairs
Feb. 24-27 - sailed on the 24th for exercise “Magic Lantern” in the Med.
Feb. 28 - returned to Gibraltar 0700hrs for the weekend
Mar. 2 - sailed at 0730hrs for exercise “MAGIC LANTERN” in the Mediteranian
Mar. 4 - returned to Gibraltar 0700hrs
Mar. 5 - sailed at 1700hrs for exercise “LANTEX” in the Atlantic
Lisbon (Lisboa, Portugal) area:
Mar. 6-16
Exercise “LANTEX” in the Atlantic, bad weather from the 9th to the 12th
Splice the main brace on the 12th
Bonnie detached on the 8th to pick up troops in Halifax for Cyprus
Mar. 12 - arrived in Lisbon at 1500hrs
Mar. 16 - sailed from Lisbon at 1630hrs with HMCS Restigouche being detached to escort Bonnie to Cyprus
Azores area:
Mar. 17 - arrived in the Azores at 0900hrs, refuelled and sailed for Halifax at 1600 hrs on the 19th
Mar. 25 - arrived Halifax, jetty 4, at 1100hrs - bad weather all the way