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QUOTES
* "The men of GALIANO died in the performance of duty. They have ventured into rough places and taken their chance many a time before. They did it without a flourish of trumpets. This time they took a chance and lost." - The Victoria Daily Colonists November 03, 1918
* "He had entered the battle with the confidence we all possessed, did his part in the face of severe enemy fire and was undoubtedly unaware of his end. A man can do no more than die at his gun." - Excerpt from the letter to the sister of LS Dugald Leitch, RCNVR
* "There was nothing glorious or romantic about watching bodies and gear float to the surface after sinking a U-boat." - Seaman Campbell, HMCS Kootenay H75
* “Few of their countrymen knew and even fewer now remember the desperate fight waged on the cold and cruel northern seas. But had it failed, the results would have been catastrophic. The clear measure of devotion and courage of these men shall always be that in that dark and bloody winter of crisis they did not fail.” - Captain John Waters Jr.
* "The Canadian Navy … trained men with men who were scarcely trained themselves. It did everything under the pressure of desperate urgency. It learned to fight a war while fighting it. By all the rules, it should have been the most unholy hash to come out of the war. Somehow, things have turned out differently." - The Guelph Mercury 16 Nov 2015
* “Only a seaman realises to what great extent an entire ship reflects the personality and ability of one individual, her Commanding Officer. To a landsman, this is not understandable - and sometimes it is even difficult for us to comprehend - but it is so!..." (click here to read the full quote) - Attributed to Joseph Conrad (1857–1924), Polish-British writer.
* In all things ships must come first, they are the only reason for us being in our present jobs. In dealing with any problems we must always ask "How does it affect the ships?" If you have any bright ideas put them forward . . . and remember SHIPS FIRST. Extract from a memorandum circulated by Vice Admiral E.R. Mainguy, OBE, CD, RCN, Chief of Naval Personnel
* There can be no doubt that the sea takes from the sailors something intangible and gives it to the ship herself - and that something intangible is her soul. Heretical as it may seem, ships do have souls, personalities of their own, and because of this, they inspire a very real love which no landsmen will ever understand ~ Louis de la Chesnaye Audette, Commander. RCNVR (ret 'd)
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