Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 115 continued ... HMCS Raccoonwas an armed yacht that served in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II. Purchased by the Royal Canadian Navy in 1940, the ship was originally known as Halonia. She was sunk by the German submarine U-165 in the St. Lawrence River on 7 September 1942. Raccoon was escorting Convoy QS-33 at the time. The entire ship's crew was lost. HMCS Charlottetown was torpedoed and sunk on 11 September 1942 by the German submarine U-517 six nautical miles (11 km) off Cap Chat in the St. Lawrence River along the northern shore of the Gaspé Peninsula. She had been returning to base with the minesweeper HMCS Clayoquot after escorting convoy SQ-35 and was not zigzagging. She was struck aft by two torpedoes. She went down fast and though most of her crew got off the ship, some died in the water when her depth charges went off as she sank. Her captain, Lieutenant Commander John W. Bonner, RCNR and eight other crew were killed out of her crew of 64. The survivors were picked up by Clayoquot. HMCS Ottawa, on 14 September 1942, while escorting Convoy ON-127 five hundred nautical miles (930 km) east of St. John's, Newfoundland, Ottawa was torpedoed by U-91. Less than 30 minutes later, unable to maneuver, she was hit by a second torpedo. The second attack broke her in half, sinking her. 114 crew lost their lives, including the commanding officer, while 65 survivors were rescued by nearby vessels. HMCS Raccoon HMCS Charlottetown HMCS Ottawa
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