The Royal Canadian Navy's Quest for Autonomy in the North West Atlantic: 1941-43
On 30 April 1943 the Royal Canadian Navy assumed responsibility for the protection and control of shipping in the North West Atlantic. This event marked the successful conclusion of a campaign by the Royal Canadian Navy to gain control of its rapidly expanding seapower and to assert autonomy in an o...
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U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons
2018
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| Online Access: | https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol33/iss3/6 https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5304&context=nwc-review |
| Summary: | On 30 April 1943 the Royal Canadian Navy assumed responsibility for the protection and control of shipping in the North West Atlantic. This event marked the successful conclusion of a campaign by the Royal Canadian Navy to gain control of its rapidly expanding seapower and to assert autonomy in an ocean area that was of primary national interest. |
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