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"v Olnliliyln worihlpq sunk‘, orflured in tn- . . . . - lng," of at. _ _ t. . . . - . ~' nun-lace eeonnndtin When Canada on‘. ttirzlwtttng shins. other than {our small trawler-type t H _ ' ' ' pcace time. is‘ the v-. t at ny 0i merchant vessels in their slow steady march against ereJl-m in‘ du-x Al.

Dlllll‘§\\'i‘(‘l}£‘l' were ' 1" ll three was lost b_v_ collision in the first yearof the h ~ " - _- < _ ‘ ‘ 1\ I119 “H1115 1G7 merchant ships carrying over 1.000.000 ttins of cargo . orted on. 9P9...” ‘HF 1| war and the others vrnt on to phv a strenuous role zhe North Atlantic campaign. Shown here LS the . - . t l l ' ¢5ptund _ H. M. C. S. SAGUENAY, now a training ship. i '

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In the lumber of 1944, R, C. N. provided 190 cent oi’ _.cl,0se eecortk (or trade cqnvo Jrom N . . tli Ul

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Durlngtllia peripdit provided “warships w made up About thirty eent of ell support t groups vin~tvhe~ North At tic-

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- mltmlg 5mm r-r M. c. q PRINCE DAVID anti prance HENRY. had lmuort- across theNor-tl Atlantic on of Nsrnn Scu“ France and Greece. In this ldnture the assault iarld- Cumin“ "hint

' oi‘ these ships can hm seen speeding to d the sho _ -‘ - .

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(‘-1 the rnl-trninu u! J00" 5- '“? 1i‘ 119111!‘ -"-\'\' M‘ i3 “H? lover their radios that the invasion oi continental Europe htiri l” m. The it. C A hnd born pro; for months for the invasion and j when it came more than 100 ships and nearly 10,000 otticcrs and nwn took m1 in the sioinriir: ' 0 i: . or _ t ~r'_\". Herc is nor- i ‘trayed the vanguard oi the invasion iieet heading for France. ore Landing Craft Infantry oi the R. . N. laden mth cqntpmcnt and I troops or the Third Canadian Division,

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Herc, nestled against the rocky shore line oi’ anIisIot oil‘ thr- cnznt of southern .'..F‘rance are assault I

landing crntt from a Canadian infnnlry landing ship. In the above photo German prfsnners carry buppliel ashore directed by Canadian and American com-mtandos. i l I ‘in 0711119101!“

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While Canada's losses in the war at sen were comparatively light. thousands oi’ homes across the country were saddened by such - ' v v -' h.“ "mdflai ‘bu’ ' ls nrrurreci. Even more were made glad by the tact. thattheir loved‘ ones had survived the lasso! their ships. Much oi the cred t . gnfl d!‘ ' -_aircntt 5 Lhe grrn‘. znmmcr oi" nn-n oiivcrl nmwt be given to the lite-Jacket de- veloped by the Royal Navy-which is seen here worn by survivt ihe mineswccper, H.M.C.S, CLAYOQUOT, torpedoed in thb North Atlantic '

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" - » - - "‘ ~ p _ _ . . ~, Ships at m: in wnr time have other hazards to ince than enemy ncti . Ice ta on oi the [reeteet ‘rho yenr i944 saw the acquisition by the Royal Canadian Navy o! iuttirnt modern crutler H. M. C. l. UGANDA. A ily modern cruiser or their, rol- the added topwelght, very seriously threaten the stability the ship TI e wbovo picture

fiplncina 8,000 tone with main armamcnt oi nine six-inch guns, UGANADA is already |ervin| in the Pacific v lhowe the ice-exicrueted bridge p! o corvette at u Onnadian hue.

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