#OTD 28/5/1945 #RememberRCN -Admiralty, discontinues convoys on Atlantic & Arctic Ocean, Mediterranean, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, North Sea, Baltic Sea, Black Sea, Red Sea, & St. Lawrence. Ships began turning navigation lights on, convoys shine like bright cities on the water.

#OTD 26/5/1953 #RememberRCN -HMCS HAIDA gains entry in the Trainbusters Club, destroying a Chinese supply train and engine off Tanch’on, South Korea. Photo courtesy, For Posterity's Sake

HMCS YORK / NCSM YORK turns 100 today! Bon Espoir. @NAVRESNAV Royal Canadian Navy #rememberRCN

#OTD 29/5/1953 #RememberRCN -HMCS HAIDA destroys her second Chinese supply train off Sonjin, Korea. Photo courtesy, For Posterity's Sake

#OTD 27/5/1945 #RememberRCN -HMCS IROQUOIS departs Copenhagen Denmark escorting the surrendered German cruiser PRINZ EUGEN to Wilhelmshaven, Germany, arriving the next day. Photo taken from IROQUOIS.

#OTD 21/5/1998 #RememberRCN -HMCSubmarine OJIBWA is the first of the “O” class submarines to be paid-off and is now a museum ship in Port Burwell, ON.

#OTD 18/5/1951 #RememberRCN -HMCS SIOUX takes part in a large attack on the Chinese Garrison at Go-Chin-Riki Point, Korea

#OTD 20/5/1951 #RememberRCN -HMCS SIOUX bombards the city of P’ungch’on, Korea prior to the landing of a force of Royal Marines from HMS CEYLON. Photo -SIOUX firing Pom-Pom, courtesy For Posterity's Sake

#OTD 18/5/1914 #RememberRCN -First Company of Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve (RNCVR) is officially formed in Victoria, BC. and is the forerunner of the RCNR and RCNVR.

#OTD 19/5/1944 #RememberRCN -SS Fort Missanabie (Canadian Government) torpedoed by U-453 while in convoy HA-43 in the Mediterranean Sea, forty-nine of the 61 on board survived.

#OTD 18/5/1918 #RememberRCN -RCN tug CLIMAX sunk in collision with HMSubmarine H1. H1 was one of 10 Royal Navy Submarines built at Canadian Vickers, Montreal in 1915.

#OTD 14/5/2015 #RememberRCN -HMCS PROTECTEUR is the first of the two Protecteur class operational support ships to be paid-off, after suffering a major engine room fire in February 2014.

#OTD 14/5/2007 #RememberRCN -ex-HMCS HURON (2nd) is sunk during Operation TRIDENT FURY west of Vancouver Island using gunfire and missile, final coup-de-grace was given by her sister HMCS ALGONQUIN. At the time, ALGONQUIN was using the gun removed from HURON.

Thanks Roger!
Here are some more recent pictures of the HMCS Harry DeWolf in Hamilton, taken by yours truly in Nov 2023. Beautiful ship and quite the modern ship. Berthed next to the Haida made for some good photos.
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#OTD 12/5/1942 #RememberRCN -In response to two merchant ships torpedoed in St Lawrence overnight, RCN immediately puts the Gulf Defence Plan into effect, stopping all independent sailings of merchant ships in the St Lawrence & implements a convoy system with RCN escorts.

#OTD 14/5/1944 #RememberRCN -SS Fort Fidler (Wartime Merchant Shipping Ltd, Canada) damaged by torpedo from U616 while in convoy GUS39 in the Mediterranean. Towed to Oran for temporary repairs.

#OTD 22/5/1942 #RememberRCN -SS Frank B. Baird (Upper Lakes & St. Lawrence Trans, Toronto) stopped SE of Bermuda to make emergency repairs to her steering gear, U-158 surfaced 200 yards alongside & began shelling the Great Lakes ship, until sunk. All 23 crew were rescued.

#OTD 13/5/1945 #RememberRCN -HMCS IROQUOIS arrives in Oslo escorting HMS APOLLO, repatriating exiled Crown Prince Olav of Norway. Photo of APOLLO taken from IROQUOIS.

#OTD 13/5/1951 #RememberRCN -HMCS NOOTKA captures 7 Chinese fishing vessels in restricted waters off Korea. Using her sea boat to quietly capture each vessel in the fog & returning with the prize and crew. In total 5 sampans, 2 large junks & 28 fishermen are captured.

#OTD 12/5/2011 #RememberRCN -HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN fired on by shore based artillery off Libyan port city of Misrata by pro-Gadhafi forces. Frigate was engaging several small fast boats attacking port. 1st time since Korean War that a Canadian warship has come under direct attack.