#OTD in 1944 - while on patrol, with HMCS HAIDA, off the coast of France, HMCS ATHABASKAN was torpedoed and sunk. 128 sailors, including the ships CO, John Stubbs, were killed. 44 were rescued by HAIDA, and 83 were picked by German minesweepers #battleoftheatlantic https://t.co/QWTYtqJYNq
- Naval Museum of HalifaxLet these photos take you back to 1942 when #OnThisDay HMCS St. Croix sank the German U-boat U-90.
HMCS St. Croix sailed until Sept. 20, 1943, sinking after U-305 launched three torpedoes to its stern. #CanadaRemembers #OnThisDay #WeTheNavy #BattleOfTheAtlantic https://t.co/3a1mNTplxW
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