The acronym stands for Defensively Equipped Merchant Ship(s). The Navy provided anti-aircraft and anti-submarine guns and crews to man them […]

Of the 60 frigates built by the Royal Canadian Navy during the war and the ten acquired from the Royal […]

The Spikenard was a Flower class corvette with a crew of 65 that was built at Lauzon, MRC de Desjardins, […]

The Skeena was a River class destroyer with a crew of 181 that was built at Southampton, Hampshire, England, and […]

The Shawinigan was a Flower class corvette with a crew of 91 that was built at Lauzon, MRC de Desjardins, […]

USS McCook was built at Quincy, Massachusetts, and commissioned in 1919. She was one of the eight Town class destroyers […]

The Regina was a Flower class corvette built at Sorel, MRC du Bas-Richelieu, Québec, finished at Halifax, and commissioned in […]

HMS Crusader was built at the Portsmouth, Hampshire, naval dockyard in England and commissioned in 1932. In 1938 she was […]

When HMCS Fraser was lost in June 1940, the Canadian government moved quickly to purchase a replacement from the Royal […]

The Louisburg was a Flower class corvette built at Québec, Québec, and commissioned in late 1941. She was one of […]