Category Archives: Canadian Military

HMCS OJIBWA, HMCS OKANAGAN, HMCS ONONDAGA – May 1983

Tea and sympathy: Canadian frigate helps Royal Navy solve a high-seas catering crisis

HMCS Winnipeg boosted British morale with three boxes of Earl Grey 498 comments Had it gone on any longer, it could have been a calamity. Sailors in all navies are used to austere conditions, but there are certain things — especially in the Royal Navy — that are simply sacrosanct. Things like tea — that steaming amberContinue reading “Tea and sympathy: Canadian frigate helps Royal Navy solve a high-seas catering crisis”

Royal Canadian Navy task force leaves Halifax for Ex Cutlass Fury 21

The 1st Corvette Flotilla of the Royal Canadian Navy enters the harbor of Port St. John’s on Newfoundland Island during the Battle of the Atlantic during World War II.

The 1st Corvettes Flotilla of the Royal Canadian Navy consisted of seven corvettes: HMCS Chambly, HMCS Agassiz, HMCS Alberni, HMCS Cobalt, HMCS Collingwood, HMCS Orillia and HMCS Wetaskiwin. The picture was taken from the bridge of the corvette “Shambly”. Royal Canadian Navy photo source: Defense Canada. Location: Newfoundland, CanadaPhoto time: May 24, 1941