![]() By the war’s end however, it had grown into the third largest navy in the world, with 365 warships and more than 100,000 personnel.” The massive growth was vital, as our ships and sailors took on a big job, especially with convoy protection in the North Atlantic. As she points out, “At the outbreak of World War II, the Royal Canadian Navy consisted of just 13 warships and about 3000 permanent and reserve members. But don’t let the gee-whiz title put you off Faryon tackles the subject seriously, basing these accounts on first-hand recollections of naval veterans. It is another volume in the True Canadian Amazing Stories series by Altitude Publishing. ![]() ![]() So naval buffs will appreciate Manitoba author Cynthia Faryon’s new book about the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN). Our country’s navy has always prided itself as being the “Silent Service,” which may be why its century-long record of valiant achievement is not as widely known today as it deserves to be. ![]()
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