Unveiled on 27 May 1990 by the Canadian naval community, this memorial is dedicated to the war dead and Veterans of the naval campaigns during the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War.
Cornwallis, Nova Scotia
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Inscription
[front/devant]
THE "LITTLE" SHIPS THAT SAVED THE DAY
IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE SAILORS AND SUBMARINERS WHO WENT DOWN IN THE SHIPS AND WHO SURVIVED WORLD WAR I, WORLD WAR II AND KOREAN WAR
HEART OF OAK
DEDICATED ON 27 MAY 1990 BY THE CANADIAN NAVAL COMMUNITY
[left/gauche]
RCN SHIPS LOST
HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN 11 SEP 1942
HMCS OTTAWA 14 SEP 1942
HMCS LOUISBURG 8 FEB 1943
HMCS WEYBURN 22 FEB 1949-3
HMCS ST. CROIX 20 SEP 1943
HMCS CHEDABUCTO 21 OCT 1943
HMCS ATHABASKAN 29 APR 1944
HMCS VALLEYFIELD 7 MAY 1944
I, CYRIL E. CAINES, CD (CMNA 9376) DO HEREBY DONATE THE MERCHANT NAVY PLAQUE IN MEMORY OF THE 1,464 MERCHANT MARINERS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN WORLD WAR II
1939 - 1945
CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
MARINE MARCHANDE CANADIENNE
1914-18 1939-45 1950-53
THE LIFE LINE OF THE WORLD
POUR LA SURVIE DU MONDE LIBRE
[back/arrière]
RCN SHIPS LOST
(needs further research/recherche incomplète)
[right/droit]
RCN SHIPS LOST
(needs further research/recherche incomplète)
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Location
Cornwallis Naval Memorial
Evangeline Trail
Cornwallis
Nova Scotia
Cornwallis Naval Memorial
Evangeline Trail
Cornwallis
Nova Scotia
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 44.6518
Long. -65.62907
Lat. 44.6518
Long. -65.62907
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