HMCS Heatherton
HEATHERTON, whose hull was built by Dominion Engineering Co., Montreal, had a riveted hull unlike her sister CLIFTON whose hull was welded. HEATHERTON was the largest tug to serve in…
HMCS Meon
Named after an English river, HMS MEON was commissioned on 31 Dec 1943 at Glasgow and sailed on 16 Jan 1944, with convoy ON.220 for Canada. Transferred to the RCN,…
HMCS Chaudiere (I)
Commissioned on 23 Oct 1936 as HMS HERO, she saw extensive service in the Second World War, including the second Battle of Narvik, Apr 1940; the evacuation of Greece and…
HMCS St Stephen
Commissioned on 28 Jul 1944, at Esquimalt, St. Stephen arrived at Halifax on 28 Sep 1944 and in Oct 1944 proceeded to Bermuda to work up. Returning in mid-Nov 1944,…
HMCS Kuitan
Built at the Star Shipyards (Mercer’s) Ltd., New Westminster, BC, KUITAN was one of 6 vessels built for the Fisherman’s Reserve as the Nenamook class patrol craft, to replace some…
Frobisher Bay
During the Second World War, the United States built a military airstrip at Frobisher Bay, Northwest Territories (today known as Iqaluit, Nunavut), which was then purchased by Canada in 1944.…
HMCS Cranbrook
Built at Star Shipyards Ltd., New Westminster, B.C., Cranbrook was commissioned at New Westminster on 12 May 1944. She served out of Esquimalt on Esquimalt and Prince Rupert Force. She…
HMCS Swansea
Built by Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt, she was commissioned at Victoria on 04 Oct 1943, SWANSEA arrived at Halifax on 16 Nov 1943 and worked up off Pictou and in St.…
Fairmile ML Q069
Built by A.C. Benson Shipyard, Vancouver, B.C., she was delivered to the RCN on 28 Mar 1942. While she flew the White Ensign, she was not commissioned into the RCN…