Sep 16, 2022 · On September 13, 1942, 80 years ago this month, the destroyer was torpedoed by a German submarine in the North Atlantic with the loss of 114 brave young sailors as well as 20 merchant-marine sailors who had been rescued from the Empire Oil tanker after it was torpedoed just days before.

20 March 1945 -HMCS NEW GLASGOW sinks U-1003 by “Other Means.” Frigate accidentally collides with and sinks the German submarine off Lough Foyle. This is the last U-Boat destroyed by RCN in Battle Of Atlantic, WWII.

In 1994, a plan to sink an old destroyer, the HMCS Saguenay, in Nova Scotia's Lunenburg Bay didn't unfold as expected. ...more.

The only surviving Tribal-class destroyer out of 27 vessels constructed for the RCN, the Royal Navy, and the Royal Australian Navy between 1937 and 1945, Haida sank more enemy surface tonnage than any other Canadian warship and as such is commonly referred to as the "Fightingest Ship in the Royal Canadian Navy". [5][6]

May 29, 2024 · The Johnsons, thinking cool vintage boats would attract tourists, sank pylons for huge vessels. They invited not only the Aurora but The Fir, a 1938 165-foot decommissioned U.S. Coast Guard lighthouse/buoy tender; and the HMCS Chaleur, a 152-foot ex-Canadian minesweeper. A tugboat, the Mazapeta, ended up there as well.

Nov 15, 2011 · Who or what sank the Canadian corvette, HMCS Regina? Was it a German secret weapon or a British mine? And was the captain guilty of gross negligence? Sixty years later a bitter controversy still rages; why did 30 men have to die?

HMCS Huron was an Iroquois-class destroyer that served with the Canadian Forces from 16 December 1972 to 23 October 2000. She served mainly on the western coast of Canada. After decommissioning, her hull was stripped to be used in a live-fire exercise. The ship's hulk was eventually sunk by gunfire from her sister ship, HMCS Algonquin.

The San Diego Oceans Foundation had the HMCS Yukon towed to San Diego for a controlled sinking off Mission Bay. After thorough cleaning, the plan was to use explosives to ensure the ship sank...

A River-class frigate commissioned on 4 October 1943, HMCS Swansea helped sink four U-boats in 1944 and was present at D-Day. She arrived in Halifax on 16 November 1943 where she was assigned to Escort Group 9, making passage to Londonderry, Northern Ireland with …

HMCS Fraser (DDH 233) was a St. Laurent-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and later the Canadian Forces from 1957 to 1994. Fraser was the last survivor of the St. Laurent-class destroyer, which were the first Canadian designed and built warships.