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The Royal Canadian Navy of World War II
Bruce Ricketts
| During World War II, Canada fielded 341 fighting
ships. Of that number 21 were lost.
The vessels lost included:
|
Date |
Vessel |
Type |
Class |
1940
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22 Oct, 1940 |
HMCS Margaree
(H 49) |
Destroyer |
D |
1941
|
|
19 Sep, 1941 |
HMCS Levis
(i) (K 115) |
Corvette |
Flower |
|
7 Dec, 1941 |
HMCS Windflower
(K 155) |
Corvette |
Flower |
1942
|
|
11 Feb, 1942 |
HMCS Spikenard
(K 198) |
Corvette |
Flower |
|
6 Sep, 1942 |
HMCS Raccoon |
Armed
Yacht |
Unknown
class |
|
11 Sep, 1942 |
HMCS Charlottetown
(i) (K 244) |
Corvette |
Flower |
|
14 Sep, 1942 |
HMCS Ottawa
(H 60) |
Destroyer |
C |
1943
|
|
6 Feb, 1943 |
HMCS Louisburg
(i) (K 143) |
Corvette |
Flower |
|
22 Feb, 1943 |
HMCS Weyburn
(K 173) |
Corvette |
Flower |
|
20 Sep, 1943 |
HMCS St
Croix (I 81) |
Destroyer |
Town |
|
31 Oct, 1943 |
HMCS Chedabucto
(J 168) |
Minesweeper |
Bangor |
1944
|
|
29 Apr, 1944 |
HMCS Athabaskan
(G 07) |
Destroyer |
Tribal |
|
7 May, 1944 |
HMCS Valleyfield
(K 329) |
Frigate |
River |
|
8 Aug, 1944 |
HMCS Regina
(K 234) |
Corvette |
Flower |
|
21 Aug, 1944 |
HMCS Alberni
(K 103) |
Corvette |
Flower |
|
25 Oct, 1944 |
HMCS Skeena
(D 59) |
Destroyer |
A |
|
25 Nov, 1944 |
HMCS Shawinigan
(K 136) |
Corvette |
Flower |
|
24 Dec, 1944 |
HMCS Clayoquot
(J 174) |
Minesweeper |
Bangor |
1945
|
|
22 Feb, 1945 |
HMCS Trentonian
(K 368) |
Corvette |
Flower
(rev.) |
|
17 Mar, 1945 |
HMCS Guysborough
(J 52) |
Minesweeper |
Bangor |
|
16 Apr, 1945 |
HMCS Esquimalt
(J 272) |
Minesweeper |
Bangor |
(source: http://uboat.net/allies/warships/war_losses.html?navy=HMCS)
There were a number of types of vessels in the RCN fleet including:
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Armed Merchant Cruiser
HMCS Prince Robert |
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ASW Trawler
HMCS
Anticosti |
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The light cruiser of the Ceylon
class.
HMCS Uganda |
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Castle Class Corvette
HMCS Arnprior. |
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Destroyer of the Tribal class
HMCS Haida (G 63)
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Minesweeper of the Bangor
class
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The armed yacht HMCS Raccoon |
Frigate of the Loch class
HMCS Loch Morlich (K 517)
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Image source: http://uboat.net/allies/warships/listing.html?navy=HMCS
Note: There
will be a separate story on the Canadian Merchant Fleet contribution.
09/08/2008
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