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Minesweepers and corvettes tied up in
Halifax. The minesweeper on the far left, J272, is HMCS ESQUIMALT. She was
torpedoed and sunk on April 16, 1945, in the approaches to Halifax Harbour
by U190. Gord Condie photo, courtesy of Bill Croshaw.
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Either HMCS PROVIDER or PRESERVER underway
in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. These two ships were used as motherships to
the many Fairmile launches used by the RCN during the war. Gord Condie photo,
courtesy of Bill Croshaw.
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This picture shows the gun shield art
on a corvette's forward 4" gun. Gord Condie photo, courtesy of Bill Croshaw.
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A Fairmile armed launch, Q 085, underway
in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The Fairmiles were also known as Q-boats.
Gord Condie photo, courtesy of Bill Croshaw.
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In the foreground are two St. Lawrence
escorts. The ship on the left seems to be a corvette fitted out for minesweeping,
as some of them were. Note the two lifts for handling floats and other gear,
and the towing winch. The ship in the background, K235, is a River class
frigate belonging to the Royal Navy. Gord Condie photo, courtesy of
Bill Croshaw.
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HMCS SWANSEA, a frigate, underway in
a heavy swell. DND photo (by Gilbert A. Milne), courtesy of Gord Condie and
Bill Croshaw.
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HMCS ST. CLAIR was one of the Town class
of First World War era destroyers that were loaned to the Royal and Royal
Canadian navies by the USN during the Second World War. Gord Condie photo,
courtesy of Bill Croshaw.
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An anonymous Flower class corvette underway.
Gord Condie photo, courtesy of Bill Croshaw.
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