Reformed Churchmen: January 1939-1945 A.D. Building the Royal Canadian Navy

Reformed Churchmen

We are Confessional Calvinists and a Prayer Book Church-people. In 2012, we remembered the 350th anniversary of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer; also, we remembered the 450th anniversary of John Jewel's sober, scholarly, and Reformed "An Apology of the Church of England." In 2013, we remembered the publication of the "Heidelberg Catechism" and the influence of Reformed theologians in England, including Heinrich Bullinger's Decades. For 2014: Tyndale's NT translation. For 2015, John Roger, Rowland Taylor and Bishop John Hooper's martyrdom, burned at the stakes. Books of the month. December 2014: Alan Jacob's "Book of Common Prayer" at: http://www.amazon.com/Book-Common-Prayer-Biography-Religious/dp/0691154813/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1417814005&sr=8-1&keywords=jacobs+book+of+common+prayer. January 2015: A.F. Pollard's "Thomas Cranmer and the English Reformation: 1489-1556" at: http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Cranmer-English-Reformation-1489-1556/dp/1592448658/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1420055574&sr=8-1&keywords=A.F.+Pollard+Cranmer. February 2015: Jaspar Ridley's "Thomas Cranmer" at: http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Cranmer-Jasper-Ridley/dp/0198212879/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1422892154&sr=8-1&keywords=jasper+ridley+cranmer&pebp=1422892151110&peasin=198212879

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

January 1939-1945 A.D. Building the Royal Canadian Navy

January 1939-1945 A.D. Building the Royal Canadian Navy

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Second World War
The Navy Ashore - Building the Royal Canadian Navy

The Royal Canadian Navy expanded dramatically during the Second World War, acquiring ships and recruiting personnel to meet the constantly increasing demands placed upon it. Ships had to be built, repaired, and maintained, and people recruited, trained, and supported.

Halifax Dockyard

In this late-war photograph, Canadian corvettes (foreground) and other warships (background) crowd the docks at Halifax, Nova Scotia.

During the Second World War, the Royal Canadian Navy underwent a massive, unprecedented expansion that saw it grow from 13 to more than 350 warships, and from 3,000 to a peak of over 90,000 personnel, a daunting task that encountered considerable problems. Among the ships were the corvettes HMCS Dundas (front centre) and HMCS Chilliwack (front left centre).

George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19900321-004

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Hull of a Minesweeper under Construction

Seamen on Jetty Being Instructed on Bends and Hitches

Navy Police and Sentry in Dockyard, Halifax

Second World War
The Navy Ashore - Building the Royal Canadian Navy

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The Crow's Nest, St. John's Newfoundland

Tom Wood's 1945 painting captures the cozy, nautical atmosphere of the Crow's Nest Club in St. John's, Newfoundland.

Following the outbreak of the Second World War, St. John's became an important port for convoy escorts from the Royal Canadian Navy and other Allied forces. The Crow's Nest was established in January 1942 to provide a club for seagoing officers, and soon became a popular establishment. Space on the walls was allotted to individual ships, which provided crests, coats of arms, and other decorations. Crests for HMCS Trillium (top centre) and HMCS Georgian (top right) can be seen amongst them.

The Crow's Nest, St. John's Newfoundland
Painted by Tom Wood in 1945
Beaverbrook Collection of War Art
CWM 19710261-4856