A ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY Historical Project

Photo collections
The Mary Lannon collection - photos of sailors during WW2	Nick's photo collection - from his time on HMCS ONTARIO during WW2
The Joseph Barr Champion Collection - A historical collection of photos and documents from the life of Joseph Barr Champion, RNCVR, RCN, RAN(R), Merchant Mariner	Capital Iron and Metal - photos of ships being broken up

Commemorative coins

HMCS HAIDA - HMCS ATHABASKAN G07

Pierre's Alley Cat Society - A local (Halifax) charity caring for the feral cat colonies in HMC Dockyard.

Mike's Militaria - RCN / RN memorabilia

My Battle of the Atlantic by Donald A. Bowman, Lt, RCNVR

The ships are gone but the stories remain... A military memoir of humour, horror and honour, My Battle of the Atlantic chronicles daily life aboard a corvette in the Canadian Navy during the Second World War. While escorting convoys across the Atlantic Ocean from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Londonderry, Ireland, the HMCS Edmundston encountered many dangers: U-boats, icebergs and adventurous WRENs!

Webmaster's note: Donald's book was a recent acquisition for my library that I thoroughly enjoyed. In a short 114 pages, Donald managed to cover many aspects of the Battle of the Atlantic from a personal view.

My Battle of the Atlantic - available on Indego

27 May 2019 - HMCS MARGAREE H49 - a poem "The H.M.C.S. Margaree" has been added to her page. This poem was written by the brother of a sailor who died when HMCS Margaree was lost on 22 Oct 1940

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

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

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

11) A History of the West Coast Canadian Forces Auxiliary Fleet by Matthew Chapman

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

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