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Dedication ...................................... iv
Forew ord... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .... . .. .. .. .. ... . vii
Preface ....................................... viii
1940
1. Revenge on Little HMCS Ypres.......................... . 15
2. The Loss of HMCS Fraser: A Controversial Collision . ............. . 18
3. Overwhelmed by the Ice: HMCS Bras D'Or . ............ .......... 21
4. The Short Life of HMCS Margaree ........................ 23
5. The First HMCS Ottawa: A Late Success ..................... . 27
1941
6. HMCS Otter: Lost By Fire ............................. 30
7. HMCS Chambly, Moose Jaw and the RCN's First U-boat Success ....... . 33
8. HMCS Lvis: First Corvette Lost ......... ......... ........ 37
9. HMCS Windflower in Collision in Heavy Fog . .......... ............ 40
10. The Loss of the Forgotten Patrol Ship: HMCS Adversus .............. 43
1942
11. Spikenard's Spike: Lost in Mid-Atlantic . . .................... 46
12. HMCS St. Croix Proves that Old Can Still Be Good . ........ ..... . 50
13. A Successful Attack by C-3 Ships: HMCS Skeena and Wetaskiwin . ....... 53
14. HMCS Assiniboine: "Bones" Bags a Boat .....................56
15. Ramming and Boarding: HMCS Oakville's Successful Tactics .......... 60
16. HMCS Morden and U 756: Another Late Credit . ......... ............ 63
17. The Yacht HMCS Raccoon Disappears ....................... 65
18. HMCS Charlottetown: A St. Lawrence River Casualty . ................. 68
19. The Loss of HMCS Ottawa and 114 Naval Men .................. 71
20. HMCS St. Laurent and Five Corvettes Sink U 356: A Turning Point ...... 75
1943
21. HMCS Ville De Quebec Acts Quickly ...................... 80
22. HMCS Port Arthur Sinks Tritone.. .................... . 83
23. HMCS Louisburg: Canada's Only Naval Loss to Enemy Aircraft ......... 85
24. HMCS Regina: A Well Conducted Attack Sinks Avorio . ............. 88
25. The Mining Of HMCS Weyburn .......................... 91
26. The Silk Stocking Run: HMCS Shediac and St. Croix with Convoy KMS-10 . 94
27. A Skilful Attack by HMCS Prescott . ........... ........ .. . 97
28. HMCS Drumheller: Success at Long Last .................... 100
29. The Loss of HMCS St Croix: A New Weapon Sinks an Old but Successful Ship 102
30. The Loss of HMCS Chedabucto: Inexperience and a Moment's Confusion . . . 106
31. U 536 Sunk by Joint Action of Royal Navy and RCN . ............. 110
1944
32. HMCS Camrose and HMS Bayntun Get U 757 .... ............. 114
33. HMCS Waskesiu Sinks U 257, and is Rarely Mentioned ............ 117
34. The Hunt to Exhaustion of U 744. C-2 Support Group Shows Veteran's Skills . 121
35. Escort Groups C- and EG-9 Combine to Sink U 845 ...... ........ 126
36. HMCS Prince Rupert, the USN and U 575 .................... 131
37. HMCS Swansea and HMS Pelican Share in the End of U 448 .... .... 134
38. HMCS Matane, Swansea and U 311: A Change in the Records ......... 137
39. HMCS Haida, Huron and Athabaskan Help Sink the German Destroyer T 29 . 139
40. Tragedy in the Channel: The Loss of HMCS Athabaskan . ........... 142
41. HMCS Valleyfield: The Only Frigate Sunk .................... 147
42. HMCS Haida and HMCS Huron Help Sink Two Large German Destroyers .. 151
43. Sinking German Coastal Forces: A Series of Stories ....... ....... . 154
44. HMCS Haida and HMS Eskimo of O DF Sink U 971 . ............. 158
45. HMCS Huron and HMS Eskimo in a Gun Battle that Sinks...Someone ..... 161
46. Too Often Forgotten: MTBs 460 and 463 ... .......... .. ..... 163
47. HMCS Ottawa, Kootenay and the Sinking of U 678: Innovative Tactics .... 166
48. A Casualty of the Invasion: HMCS Regina .................... 169
49. Escort Group 11 Scores Two Kills ..................... .... 172
50. HMCS Alberni Sinks in Thirty Seconds ...................... 175
51. A Long Hunt: HMCS Saint John and Swansea ................. 178
52. HMCS Dunver and Hespeler Sink U 484 Using All Three A/S Weapons .... 182
53. An Alert Radar Watch: HMCS Annan and Loch Achanalt Sink U 1006 ..... 185
54. HMCS Skeena Aground in a Gale ........................ . 189
55. HMCS Shawinigan: Lost with No Survivors ................... 193
56. HMCS Clayoquot: A Christmas Eve Loss ..................... 196
57. HMCS St Thomas and Sea Cliff: A Second Squid Success ............ 200
1945
58. The Destruction of the 29th MTB Flotilla ..................... 204
59. HMCS Saint John Sinks U 309, her Second Success ............... 206
60. The Loss of HMCS Trentonian .. ....... .... ............ 208
61. The Frigates of EG-25 Combine to Sink U 1302 ................ 210
62. HMCS Guysborough: Our Last Overseas Loss ......... . ..... 214
63. Sunk "By Other Means": HMCS New Glasgow and U 1003 ........... 217
64. HMCS Esquimalt: A Late and Last Loss .................... 220
65. Canadian Merchant Ships Lost in World War II .................. 224
PhotoCredits................... ............... ...245
TABLES
TABLE 1: RCN Losses in World War II ......................... 246
TABLE 2: RCN Successes over Enemy Warships .................... 246
TABLE 3: Cooperative Methods of Destruction .................... . 247
TABLE 4: U-boat Survivor Rates ....... .................... 247
TABLE 5: Successes and Losses: A Chronological Table ............... . 248
TABLE 6: Ships Removed from RCN Service for Other Reasons ........... 250
TABLE 7: Merchant Ships Sunk: Non-Canadian Prewar and Fishing Vessels ..... 251
TABLE 8: RCAF Successes Against U-boats...... ......... . 253
Glossary and Abbreviations ............................... 255
Bibliography. .. .................................258
Indexof Persons........ ......... .. ............ .. 262
Index of Persons for Chapter 65 ...................... ...... 265
Index of Ships.................. ..... .............. . 266
Index of U-boats and Italian Submarines ........... ............. ..271
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: World War, 1939-1945 Naval operations, Canadian, Canada, Royal Canadian Navy History World War, 1939-1945, Canada, Royal Canadian Navy Lists of vessels, Warships Canada History 20th century