SHIP-S0URCE 0IL POLLUTION FUND

Dedication

In memory ofthe men and women ofCanada 's Naval Forces 1939-1945

Cover: Corvette HMCS AMHERST, in Nova Scotia waters, probably near Halifax, Augu t 1943 Corvette HMCS KAMSACK personnel, Molville, Ireland, ca. 1942

The following is reproduced from "The Ships ofCanada' Naval Force 1910-2002", Third Edition, by Ken Macpher on and Ron Barrie, courtesy the authors and Vanwell Pubti hing Limited, St. Catherine' , Ontario, I B 1-55125-072-1.

AMHERST- Commissioned at Saint John, New Brunswick on 5 August 1941, she arrived at Halifax on 22 August and after working up, joined Newfoundland Command in Octobet: She was ·teadily employed as an ocean escort for the succeeding three years, during which time she was involved in two particularly hardjought convoy baules: ON.l27 (August 1942) and SC.107 (October 1942). She had joined EG C-4 in August 1942. Her only real respite was befiVeen May and ovember 1943 when she tmdenvelll a major refit at Charlottetown, including, the extension of her fo'c's'le. After workups at Pictou, ova Scotia, she returned to the North Atlantic until September 1944 when she began another long refit, this time at Liverpool, Nova Scotia. Following workups in Bermuda in JanuGiy 1945 she joined Halifax Force, bill in March was loaned to EG C-7 for one round trip to UK. She waspaid off11 July 1945 at Sydney, and placed in reserve at Sorel. Sold in 1945, she was wrecked in the Gulf of St. Lnwrence en rowe to become the Venezuelan Navy's CARABOBO.

A!LCDR L.C. Audette, RCNVR (as he then wa) commanded AMHERST from 2019142 to 2415144. Mr. udette wa a formerAdministrator ofthe Fund.

See CARABOBO at Section 3.72, herein.

Photographs courtesy: DND I National Archive ofCanada I PA-133980

Francis Curry Collection I National Archive ofCanada/ PA-125860

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Dear Mr. Collenette:

It i an honour to ubmit the Annual Report for the Shjp- ource Oil Pollution Fund for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2002, in accordance with S ction 100 of the Marine Liability Act.

Your incerely

Kenneth A. Maclnnj , Q.C. Adrnini trator