Corvettes Canada: Convoy Veterans of WWII Tell Their True Stories
by Johnston, Mac
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0075513811
- ISBN 13
- 9780075513810
- Seller
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Synopsis
The Canadian escort group C 2 was comprised of the RCN destroyers Gatineau and Chaudiere, the frigate St. Catharines, the Corvettes Chilliwack and Fennel, and the RN destroyer Icarus. these six and the RN corvette Kenilworth castle combined to sing U-744 in the North Atlantic in a prolonged drama on March 5 and 6, 1944. At 32 hours, this the second-longest successful hunt of the war. Chilliwack able seaman Ralph Chartrand recalls the action: When the sub started to surface, everything that could shoot went into action and we fired all we could. While the crew of U-744 was jumping out of the conning tower, St. Catharines was closing in, but our captain outmanoeuvred Chilliwack in front to make sure that this was our sub. He gave the order "Prepare to ram," but soon the sub was empty, so we didn't ram. We lowered a lifeboat with a boarding party and they proceeded to U-744. While the lifeboat was tied to the sub, some members boarded the sub. then a big wa...
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- Bookseller
- Bruce McLeod (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007638
- Title
- Corvettes Canada: Convoy Veterans of WWII Tell Their True Stories
- Author
- Johnston, Mac
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0075513811
- ISBN 13
- 9780075513810
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Ryerson
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1994
- Keywords
- JOHNSTON, MAC CORVETTES CANADA: CONVOY VETERANS OF WWII TELL THEIR TRUE STORIES WORLD WAR II SECOND CORVETTE NAVY WARSHIP S NAVAL CANADA HISTORY OPERATIONS ROYAL CANADIAN PERSONAL NARRATIVE NARRATIVES FROM CANADA'S 123 THAT SAILED IN THE WAR. INCLUDES
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