Weyburn Rock

Weyburn Rock (52˚01'00" 128˚26'00" Off N end of Goose Group, Queens Sd, SW of Bella Bella). The corvette HMCS Weyburn, under Lt Cdr Thomas Golby (see Golby Passage), struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean off Cape Espartel, E of Gibraltar, while on convoy duty in Feb 1943. Seven crew members, including Lt Cdr Golby, were killed. The 63-m, 862-tonne vessel was built at Port Arthur, Ont, and launched in 1941. It had a speed of 16 knots and a complement of six officers and 79 crew. The rock...

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