Coastal Forces of the Royal Canadian Navy
The Coastal Forces of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) was a specialized naval force of well-armed, small and fast motor launch (ML) and motor torpedo boat (MTB) flotillas, primarily manned by members of the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve (RCNVR). Tasked with escort, coastal defence, anti-submarine, minesweeping and search and rescue duties, the Coastal Forces of the RCN contributed to securing Allied sea lines of communication off the coasts of Canada and Britain during the Second World War.
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Coastal Forces of the Royal Canadian Navy
The Coastal Forces of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) was a specialized naval force of well-armed, small and fast motor launch (ML) and motor torpedo boat (MTB) flotillas, primarily manned by members of the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve (RCNVR). Tasked with escort, coastal defence, anti-submarine, minesweeping and search and rescue duties, the Coastal Forces of the RCN contributed to securing Allied sea lines of communication off the coasts of Canada and Britain during the Second World War.
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The Coastal Forces of the Roya ...... n during the Second World War.
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*Anti-submarine operations
*Coastal defence
*Minesweeping
*Search and rescue
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Lt Cdr Anthony Law, RCNVR
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*Battle of the Atlantic
*Battle of the St. Lawrence
* D Day
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MTB 460
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* Commander-in-Chief, Canadian Northwest Atlantic
* Commanding Officer Pacific Coast
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*Canadian Fairmile B motor lau ...... *Fairmile D motor torpedo boat
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The Fairmile Flotillas
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*Escort
*Coastal defence
*Anti-submarine operations
*Minesweeping
*Search and rescue
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“The officers and men were beg ...... were badly in need of repair.”
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Coastal Forces of the RCN
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MTB 486, Campaign to save Moto ...... avy to be at D-Day via YouTube
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The Broad Fourteens, Royal Navy torpedo boats in WW2 via YouTube
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The Coastal Forces of the Roya ...... n during the Second World War.
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Coastal Forces of the RCN
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The Fairmile Flotillas
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