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The Canadian escort group C 2 was comprised of the RCN destroyers Gatineau and Chaudiere, the frigate St. Catharines, the Corvettes Chilliwack and Fennel, and the RN destroyer Icarus. these six and the RN corvette Kenilworth castle combined to sing U-744 in the North Atlantic in a prolonged drama on March 5 and 6, 1944. At 32 hours, this the second-longest successful hunt of the war. Chilliwack able seaman Ralph Chartrand recalls the action: When the sub started to surface, everything that could shoot went into action and we fired all we could. While the crew of U-744 was jumping out of the…
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3 editions- Hardcover · English · 2008John Wiley & Sons · 272 pages · 9780470154298
- Ebook · English · 2008John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. · 9780470156988
- Other · English · 1994McGraw-Hill Ryerson · 310 pages · 9780075513810
BiographyCanadaCanada. Marine royaleCanada. Royal Canadian NavyCanadian Naval operationsCanadian Personal narrativesConvois (Marine)Corvettes (Navires de guerre)