Re: [Epic] Painting the little guys - Canadian navy

From: Chen-Song Qin <cqin_at_...>
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 1997 20:10:05 -0600 (MDT)

On Mon, 18 Aug 1997, Eugene E.W. wrote:

> The Canadian navy was pretty heavily involved with the U-boat campaign,
> providing escorts for convoys and such. Newfoundland was an important
> aerial base, because aircraft based there were able to provide cover for
> convoys farther into the Atlantic than elsewhere. By the end of WW2, Canada
> had the third largest navy in the world (after the US and Britain),
> although it was mostly corvettes and destroyers, suitable for escort duties
> and not much else.

Canada also had the third largest army in the world at the end of world
war II. By the way, Newfoundland didn't become a part of Canada until
1949 in a referendum. (it was won at 51% or something ridiculously low
like that)
Received on Tue Aug 19 1997 - 02:10:05 UTC