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Poems about sailors and ships of the RCN
* 31st M.S. Squadron by LCdr Hugh Campbell, RCNR / RCN(R) // Source: Wartime Canada website * Beloved Halifax Nova Scotia ..... You Stink! * Loss and Revenge - the sinking of HMCS ATHABASKAN and the revenge exacted on German minesweepers by R.E. Armstrong, PO, RCN * OM's Course Nineteen by John Thompson * Poem about a sailor who joined HMCS HAIDA by R.E. Armstong, PO, RCN * Poem about HAIDA'S crew by R. E. Armstong, PO, RCN * The Phantom Fleet by Buster Brown * Three Fighting Tribals (HAIDA, HURON, ASHANTI)
Poems (below) from the collection of James Senior Note: some of these poem were written by James Senior, some collected from other sources
(JS32) A Destroyer at Sea (JS33) A Sailors Life on a Destroyer (JS34) Why Have We A Bad Name (JS35) Discontented (JS36) The Tale of Old China
(JS37) When Earth's Last Picture Is Painted (JS38) Even As You And I (JS39) The Sailors Prayer (JS40) Prelude (To Departmental Ditties) (JS41) Murder At Sea
(JS42) Fluent Speaker (JS43) That Son of Mine (JS44) Her Infinite Variety (JS45) The Virginity (JS46) In This Corner
(JS47) Blondewards To The Sea (JS48) If . . . . . . (JS49) Insane At Sea (JS50) Musings On A Star-Shell (JS51) Tied To His Job From the collection of James Senior, A/Wt (E), RCN Courtesy of Robert (Bob) Senior
"Sailors" From the collection of Bruce Giles, Telegraphist, RCNVR Courtesy of Wayne Giles
Five Corvettes written by Jack Harakas - 1943 From the collection of Hugh Cowley, Able Seaman, RCNVR Courtesy of Scott Cowley
Poetry written by unknown sailors on HMCS ATHABASKAN during one of her Korean War tours. Norman transcribed (printed) the majority of the poems to make them easier to read . If the original was still in his collection it was added below the transcribed copy. Three of the poems are original written copies that were not transcribed. From the collection of Norman Bowers, RCN Courtesy of Geoff Gambee
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