For Posterity's Sake
A Royal Canadian Navy Historical Project
Fisherman's Reserve Vessel SANTA MARIA FY08
Fisherman's Reserve Vessel Santa Maria FY08
Courtesy of the CFB Esquimalt Naval and Military Museum
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Acquired by RCN:
Paid off: Jul 1944
Fate: Returned to previous owners. Final disposition unknown.
Santa Maria was paid off in Jul 1944 and returned to her owners.
Photos and Documents
Commanding Officers
Skpr/Coxn Paul Quinton Roger Sowerby, RCNR - 01 Jan 1941 - unk
Skpr/Coxn David Ritchie, RCNR - 01 Jan 1943 - unk
In memory of those who have crossed the bar
They shall not be forgotten
Former Crew Members
Anderson, Charles, AB, Torpedoman, RCNVR
Green, Arthur Edward, Slt, RCNVR - 10 Feb 1944
Lyon, James Gordon, Cox'n, RCNR - 29 Apr 1942
Nichol, William Douglas, Cox'n (FR), RCNR - 19 Jun 1943
Fisherman's Reserve Vessel Santa Maria FY 08
DND/ RCN photo Negative # E1332
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