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A Royal Canadian Navy Historical Project
A letter to a mother EA Feldman, RCNVR, died from injuries when HMCS Columbia rammed a cliff in Motion Bay, NFLD in a heavy fog on 26 Feb 1944. Click on the above image to read the letter to the mother of EA4c Arthur Feldman informing her of the death of her son
Welcome to "For Posterity's Sake" - a site dedicated to the men and women of the Royal Canadian Navy, the Canadian Forces (Navy) and the ships they served and lived in. This is a personal website and is not affiliated with the Government of Canada or the Department of National Defence.
The goal of this site is to preserve and share the history of those who have sailed in the ships of the RCN and C.F. The history we all have buried in our basements or closets in boxes and photo albums - photos of grandparents and parents, aunts and uncles who have also taken pictures and told stories of there time in. This is the history you will not find on the government's historical pages - and its these photos and stories that we all have that I'm hoping to preserve here for posterity's sake.
If you would like to submit photos or stories to be posted here, please send me an EMAIL ( info@forposterityssake.ca ). With the help of all sailors past and present and their families this page can be made into a historical site for future generations to learn about our proud past. May you always have fair winds and following seas!
Don't forget to stop by and sign the Ship's Log (Guestbook)
Capt John Waters Jr. - “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.”
The Guelph Mercury 16 Nov 2015 - "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."
Seaman Campbell, HMCS Kootenay H75 - "There was nothing glorious or romantic about watching bodies and gear float to the surface after sinking a U-boat."
What's New - back to the top of the page 19 Apr 2019 - The Cuban Missile Crisis and the RCN - A general information page with links on the RCN's participation in the Cuban Missile Crisis has been added 12 Apr 2019 - HMCS BEACON HILL K407 - 19 photos from he collection of Kenneth Dawson were added to the page for HMCS Beacon Hill 11 Apr 2019 - A Brief History of the Ships of the Royal Newfoundland Navy has been added to the Misc Books, Documents and Manuals page 04 Apr 2019 - MV ASTERIX - A page for the Naval Replenishment Unit - MV Asterix, has been added 04 Apr 2019 - HMCS CARLETON - A page for the Naval Reserve Division, HMCS Carleton has been added 30 Mar 2019 - HMCS OJIBWA 72 - A crew photo from 1973 has been added 29 Mar 2019 - 11 Issues of the St Hyacinthe Signal Log (WW2 Communications Branch newspaper) have been added the Newspapers, Magazines and Shipboard Newspapers page 24 Mar 2019 - Due to the ever growing list, the Misc Books, Documents and Manuals section has been moved to its own page 24 Mar 2019 - A booklet on the Canadian Patrol Frigate Project has been added. 23 Mar 2019 - HMCS EDMONTON 703 - Her commissioning book has been added 23 Mar 2019 - HMCS MAGNIFICENT - 13 photos of HMCS Magnificent transiting the Panama Canal - Oct 1964 - have been added 23 Mar 2019 - HMCS MAGNIFICENT - a photo of her flight deck crew (date unknown) has been added to her ship's company photo page 14 Mar 2019 - HMCS MILLTOWN J317 - a ship's company photo page has been added Credits / Resources 1) The image of the poppy throughout this site was obtained from a site dedicated to the Diggers, 42 Battalion AIF 2) Ship's Badges (post 1949) - Unless otherwise specified, pictures of ships badges are from the website ReadyAyeReady.com 3) Casualty Lists - Unless otherwise specified are from The Naval History Net - Ship Histories, Convoy Escort Movements, Casualty Lists 1939-1947 4) MTB Flotillas - Crew photos and crew names listed for the photos are from the the MTB Gallery of the Naval Museum of Manitoba 5) Fairmiles Motor Launches - THE FAIRMILES - CANADA'S LITTLE SHIPS by Spud Roscoe VE1BC Edited by Jerry Proc 6) Information on U-Boats sunk by Canadian ships is from German U-Boat Casualties in World War 2 7) The Ships of Canada's Naval Forces 1910-1981 by Ken Macpherson and John Burgess 8) The Ships of Canada's Naval Forces 1910-2002 by Ken Macpherson and Ron Barrie 9) Veterans of World War II, Langruth, Manitoba 10) RCN Fairmiles 11) A History of the West Coast Canadian Forces Auxiliary Fleet by Matthew Chapman 13) A List of the Ships Scrapped or Broken Up By Capital Iron & Metals Ltd. in Victoria BC. 14) The Bosun's Watch - The Fleetwood Steam and Sailing Trawler website 15) Lists of convoys that RCN ships were escorts for are from Arnold Hague Convoy Database 16) The Ultimate Sacrifice by Robert D'Aoust 17) Designs of Distinction - Unofficial Insignia of the RCN 1910 - 1948 by David J. Freeman 18) The Nauticapedia - Celebrating the stories of the maritime heritage of British Columbia, western and northern Canada, and Canada's Naval Forces
Disclaimer The information on this site is for informational purposes only. This website is a compilation of information from many government website, books and and other resources such as wartime diaries and stories from the memories of those who served and may contain historical inaccuracies. For Posterity's Sake and those who submit information to this site are not responsible for any historical inaccuracies and accepts no responsibility for any costs / expenditures by those using this information. Anyone using information from this site should exercise due diligence and verify any information used.
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