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The Royal Canadian Navy was one of the world’s largest navies at the end of the Second World War. In the Korean War, RCN ships were the first Canadian forces sent overseas and patrolled the waters around the Korean Peninsula for five years.

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Burial at sea, HMCS <em>Ribble, </em>December 1944.

Burial at sea, HMCS Ribble, December 1944.

New recruits for Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve (RCNVR) <em>HMCS Prevost</em> in London, Ontario, December, 1942. Pictured here from L-R: Bob Withrow, Jack West, Cam Stewart, John Shaw, Ray King, Glen Bain and Lou Campbell.

New recruits for Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve (RCNVR) HMCS Prevost in ...

Crew of HMCS Lanark which Mr. Thomas served with, August 28, 1945.

Crew of HMCS Lanark which Mr. Thomas served with, August 28, 1945.

Group portrait of the ship's crew on the HMCS Beacon Hill, 1945.

Group portrait of the ship's crew on the HMCS Beacon Hill, 1945.

The WREN barracks at <em>HMCS Stadacona</em>, Nova Scotia.

The WREN barracks at HMCS Stadacona, Nova Scotia.

Dead sailors from HMCS Esquimalt lie on the stern of the HMCS Sarnia, April 1945. HMCS Esquimalt was torpedoed by U-190 on 16 April 1945, only 27 of the minesweeper's 71 compliment survived.

Dead sailors from HMCS Esquimalt lie on the stern of the HMCS Sarnia, April 1945 ...

Survivors from HMCS Esquimalt are seen on a life raft before being rescued by the crew of HMCS Sarnia.

Survivors from HMCS Esquimalt are seen on a life raft before being rescued by th ...

A wounded survivor from HMCS Esquimalt is taken from HMCS Sarnia in Halifax, 1945.

A wounded survivor from HMCS Esquimalt is taken from HMCS Sarnia in Halifax, 194 ...

A wounded survivor from HMCS Esquimalt is taken from HMCS Sarnia in Halifax, 1945.

A wounded survivor from HMCS Esquimalt is taken from HMCS Sarnia in Halifax, 194 ...

Mr. Pickering pictured on board HMCS <em>Giffard</em> in 1943.

Mr. Pickering pictured on board HMCS Giffard in 1943.

Photo of HMCS <em>Kenogami</em> (K125), a Royal Canadian Navy Flower-Class corvette, in 1944.

Photo of HMCS Kenogami (K125), a Royal Canadian Navy Flower-Class corvette, in 1 ...

A Cocker Spaniel named "Rags" was presented to the crew by the city of Guelph, Ontario, when the <em>HMCS Guelph</em> was commissioned.

A Cocker Spaniel named "Rags" was presented to the crew by the city of Guelph, O ...

On commissioning, the city of Guelph presented HMCS Guelph with the ships mascot, a Cocker Spaniel called “Rags” who lived mainly in the Captain’s cabin and later became the centre of the unofficial ship’s crest.

On commissioning, the city of Guelph presented HMCS Guelph with the ships mascot ...

Postcard, from HMCS Cornwallis, showing sailors on the drill square.

Postcard, from HMCS Cornwallis, showing sailors on the drill square.

Bob McBurnie on the deck of HMCS <em>Kootenay</em>, August 28, 1945.

Bob McBurnie on the deck of HMCS Kootenay, August 28, 1945.

Sailors lounging on deck, HMCS <em>Kootenay</em>.

Sailors lounging on deck, HMCS Kootenay.

Royal Canadian Navy soccer team, Newfoundland, 1944. Bob McBurnie is first on the left in the front row.

Royal Canadian Navy soccer team, Newfoundland, 1944. Bob McBurnie is first on th ...

Leonard Arsenault and the crew in the mess deck on the <em>HMCS St. Therese</em>, 1944.

Leonard Arsenault and the crew in the mess deck on the HMCS St. Therese, 1944. ...

Photo in the mess deck of the <em>HMCS St. Therese</em>, 1944.

Photo in the mess deck of the HMCS St. Therese, 1944.

Bertram Brooks was in the Royal Canadian Navy during the war and is pictured here in uniform, 1944.

Bertram Brooks was in the Royal Canadian Navy during the war and is pictured her ...

The crew of the <em>HMCS New Liskeard</em> in 1944, Mr. Brooks is in the top row, second from the right.

The crew of the HMCS New Liskeard in 1944, Mr. Brooks is in the top row, second ...

Commissioned in 1944, the <em>HMCS St. Thomas</em> is the ship on which Al Swance served.

Commissioned in 1944, the HMCS St. Thomas is the ship on which Al Swance served. ...

On board the <em>HMCS Cape Breton</em> in the English Channel, 1944.

On board the HMCS Cape Breton in the English Channel, 1944.

<em>HMCS Cape Breton</em> (K350), the ship on which Tom Gunning was stationed, Faroe Islands, October 12, 1944.

HMCS Cape Breton (K350), the ship on which Tom Gunning was stationed, Faroe Isla ...

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