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HMCS Lévis

May 2, 2013August 30, 2021 Bill Barry

The Lévis was a Flower class corvette built at Lauzon, MRC de Desjardins, Québec, and commissioned in May 1941. She […]

All, WWII

HMCS Guysborough

May 2, 2013August 30, 2021 Bill Barry

The Guysborough was a Bangor class minesweeper built at North Vancouver, British Columbia, and commissioned in 1942. She played an […]

All, WWII

HMCS Fraser

May 2, 2013August 30, 2021 Bill Barry

HMS Crescent was built at Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, and commissioned in the Royal Navy in 1931. Six years later she […]

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HMCS Esquimalt

May 2, 2013August 30, 2021 Bill Barry

The Esquimalt was a Bangor class minesweeper built at Sorel, MRC du Bas-Richelieu, Québec, and commissioned in late 1942. Very […]

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Motor Torpedo Boats

May 2, 2013August 30, 2021 Bill Barry

The Navy formed its first two (and only) Motor Torpedo Boat flotillas (the 29th and the 65th) in 1943, using […]

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HMCS Bras d’Or

May 2, 2013August 30, 2021 Bill Barry

The Bras d’Or was an auxiliary minesweeper completed at Sorel, MRC du Bas-Richelieu, Québec, in 1926 as a lightship. On […]

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HMCS Athabaskan

May 2, 2013August 30, 2021 Bill Barry

The Athabaskan was a Tribal class destroyer built in Great Britain and commissioned early in 1943. Working with HMCS Haida […]

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HMCS Alberni

April 30, 2013August 30, 2021 Bill Barry

The Alberni was a Flower class corvette built at Esquimalt, British Columbia, and commissioned early in 1941 which served diligently […]

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Comparative ranks

April 28, 2013August 30, 2021 Bill Barry

The following rank structure prevailed in World War II and through the Korean War.  Armed Forces unification altered things significantly […]

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Bibliography

April 28, 2013August 30, 2021 Bill Barry

A list of publications:

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