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Third Arctic Patrol vessel named after Max Bernays – Pacific Navy News

                        The courage and bravery of Chief Petty Officer Max Leopold Bernays will forever be remembered with one of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ship named in his honour. Last Monday, the Bernays family and naval personnel gathered in front of  the…

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Black Tot Day – 30 March 1972

On 30 March 1972, the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) marked a poignant moment in its history with what became known as “Black Tot Day.” This date signified the end of a long-standing naval tradition: the daily issuance of a rum ration to sailors. The tradition of the daily rum ration, or simply “the tot,” dates…

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Great Waters: 70 Years After

Photo: HMCS LA HULLOISE. On March 7, 1945, with Strathadam and Thetford Mines, she took part in sinking U1302 in St. George’s Channel.The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest, largest, and most complex naval battle in history that started with Britain’s declaration of war against Germany on September 3, 1939 and ended with Germany’s…

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