James Calcutt Hibbard DSC, RCN
| Born | 26 Mar 1908 | Ste. Malachie, Quebec, Canada | |
| Died | 22 Jan 1996 | (87) | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Ranks
Retired: 7 Jul 1955 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for James Calcutt Hibbard, RCN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMCS Skeena (D 59) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 2 Apr 1940 | 10 Dec 1941 |
| HMCS Iroquois (G 89) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 30 Jul 1943 | 7 Feb 1945 |
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Events related to this officer
Destroyer HMCS Skeena (D 59)
17 Jul 1940
HMCS Skeena (Lt.Cdr. J.C. Hibbard, RCN) picks up 65 survivors from the British merchant Manipur that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-57 8 nautical miles north-west of Cape Wrath in position 58°41'N, 05°14'W.
2 Sep 1940
HMCS Skeena (Lt.Cdr. J.C. Hibbard, RCN) picks up 19 survivors from the British merchant Thornlea that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-46 about 200 miles west of Bloody Foreland in position 55°41'N, 14°20'W.
23 Nov 1940
HMCS Skeena (Lt.Cdr. J.C. Hibbard, RCN) picks up 6 men from the Norwegian merchant Bruse that was torpedoed and damaged west of Ireland in position 55°04'N, 12°15'W by German U-boat U-100.
Skeena also picks up 9 survivors from the Norwegian merchant Salonica that was torpedoed and sunk by U-100 west of Ireland in position 55°16'N, 12°14'W.
3 Mar 1941
HMCS Skeena (Lt.Cdr. J.C. Hibbard, RCN) arrived at Halifax for a refit.
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