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Canadians at Sea

Canadians at Sea. Royal Canadian Navy. only 13 ships and 1819 sailors at start of war massive building and training program. Battle of the Atlantic. Britain dependent on supplies and food from Canada and US

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Canadians at Sea

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  1. Canadians at Sea

  2. Royal Canadian Navy • only 13 ships and 1819 sailors at start of war • massive building and training program

  3. Battle of the Atlantic • Britain dependent on supplies and food from Canada and US • unable to invade Britain, Germany uses wolf packs of U boats to cut off supplies to Britain • merchant marines sail in convoys protected by warship • Canada builds a small warship called a corvette to escort convoys

  4. Allies Gain upper hand • German submarines continue sinking ships at rapid pace until winter of 42/43 until: • German naval code broken • more ships built than destroyed • better training of RCN personnel and equipment • long range liberator bombers

  5. Royal Canadian Navy • by 1946 Canada has 400 vessels and 100 000 sailors

  6. War Technology • radar, rockets, jet planes, synthetic products, medical technology and ultimately the atomic bomb

  7. Royal Canadian Air Force • 250 000 Canadians join RCAF • participate in bombing raids in Britain, North Africa, Italy, and South East Asia and nigh bombings of Grmany • casualty rates are high as 100 000 loose lives • women serve RCAF in support roles

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