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Newspaper Article
Bell rings up memories of 24 lost vessels
2004
Overview
No easy task for a navy that had only 13 vessels and 3,500 uniformed sailors at the start of the war. By the war's end, the number had grown to around 375 ships and 100,000 personnel, making Canada's the third-largest navy in the world. Today the navy has about 50 vessels and 6,000 active personnel. After the ceremony, the HMCS Donnacona's commanding officer, Lt.- Cmdr. Alex Grant, marvelled at the stamina of the men and women making the treacherous Atlantic journey of several weeks - which today takes four days. \"Yes, we were the third-largest navy in the world, but these were small ships out in the Atlantic in the middle of winter in just horrific conditions - icing, flooded decks and enemy U-boats,\" Grant said. Color Photo: DAVE SIDAWAY, THE GAZETTE / With guests of honour watching in the background, Lt.-Cmdr. Alex Grant, commanding officer of HMCS Donnacona, throws a memorial wreath into the St Lawrence River as part of the Battle of the Atlantic commemoration yesterday at the clock tower in Montreal's Old Port. ;
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