Jackspeak of the Royal Canadian Navy

Spikenard's Spike

In 1942, the Commanding Officer of HMCS Spikenard drove a six-inch spike into the deckhead of the Crowsnest Club in St. John's Newfoundland. Subsequently, on a convoy later that year, the corvette was torpedoed and lost, with only eight survivors. The spike remained in the Crowsnest Club for many years.

Added: 2014-11-01 Last modified: 2014-11-01