#OTD 14/10/1917 #RememberRCN -HMCSubmarines CC1, CC2 & HMCS SHEARWATER arrive Halifax after transiting from Esquimalt, BC. Fighting severe weather and multiple breakdowns the 11,200 km journey took four months. Marc Magee painting

#OTD 13/10/1910 #RememberRCN -Established in 1759, the Royal Navy Dockyard in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is officially transferred to Canadian control. Taken over by the RCN and becomes the east coast base of Naval Operations. Painting -LAC Halifax 1796. Photo -HMCDockyard 2017.

#OTD 12/10/1956 #RememberRCN -First of 100 Grumman CS2F Trackers accepted by Royal Canadian Navy from DeHavilland Aircraft, Canada.

#OTD 12/10/1940 #RememberRCN -SS St. Malo ( ex-French freighter transferred to Canadian Government), torpedoed by U-101 in the mid-Atlantic, south of Iceland while in convoy HX-77, 29 killed. She was one of six merchant ships lost in the convoy.

#OTD 11/10/1963 #RememberRCN -HMCS HAIDA paid-off, to become floating Memorial in Toronto, ON. The last remaining Tribal Class Destroyer was moved to Hamilton, ON in 2004. Parks Canada

#OTD 11/10/1942 #RememberRCN -SS Waterton (Bowater, NF) sunk by U-106 in the Cabot Strait. A 117 Sqn RCAF Canso was directly overhead when 2nd torp struck, dousing aircraft in water & debris. HMCS VISON made several unsuccessful attacks on U-boat, then rescued all 27 crew.

#OTD 10/10/2004 #RememberRCN -HMCS ST JOHNS arrived Faslane from Halifax to support the sailors in HMCS CHICOUTIMI after deadly fire in the submarine. Travelling at best possible speed, ST JOHNS made the crossing in roughly 3.5 days.

#OTD 10/10/1950 #RememberRCN -HMCS ATHABASKAN takes part in the invasion of the Korean east coast port of Wonsan. OpWONSAN. Photo ATHABASKAN underway off Korea, courtesy For Posterity's Sake

#OTD 9/10/1943 #RememberRCN -U220 lays a minefield of 66 magnetic mines off St. John’s, NF. Mines were moored in clusters between 5 and 13 miles from the harbour entrance. The minefield will claim two ships on 19 October.

#OTD 9/10/1942 #RememberRCN -U69 torpedoes SS Carolus (Merchant Marine Ltd, Ottawa), off Metis-sur-Mer, St. Lawrence, while in convoy NL-9. 11 sailors killed & 19 survivors rescued by HMCShips HEPATICA & ARROWHEAD. This attack is the furthest west in the Battle of St. Lawrence.

#OTD 8/10/1996 #RememberRCN -Vice-Admiral Lawrence Edward Murray appointed as Acting Chief of Defence Staff, commanding the Canadian Forces. Murray is the third Canadian Sailor to hold the position of CDS.

#OTD 8/10/1944 #RememberRCN -HMCS MULGRAVE is severely damaged by a mine & is beached near LaHavre, France. She is taken in tow on 3 November for Portsmouth, where she is declared a total constructive loss.

#OTD 8/10/1942 #RememberRCN -U69 penetrates the St. Lawrence River to Pointe-au-Père just east of Rimouski, Quebec. This marks the furthest west any U-boat patrolled during the Battle of St. Lawrence in the Second World War.

#OTD 8/10/1880 #RememberRCN -In a first attempt to create a Canadian Naval service, the Governor General of Canada on behalf of the Government requests RN provide a naval ship for the purpose of training Canadian sailors. HMS CHARYBDIS, corvette will be transferred to Canada.

#OTD 6/10/1962 #RememberRCN -HMCS MACKENZIE, Mackenzie class destroyer escort, commissioned and is the first of it's class of four DDE’s to enter service with the RCN. DND Photo

#OTD 6/10/1914 #RememberRCN -HMCS NIOBE departs on first operational cruise of #WWI. Joining the RN's 4th Cruiser Squadron on contraband patrol off New York City. The RCN Cruiser stops and boards several suspicious vessels.

#OTD 5/10/2004 #RememberRCN -HMCS CHICOUTIMI suffers a major electrical fire, a rogue wave had entered the sub the day before. Power/propulsion was shutdown, effective firefighting/damage control saved the sub. 9 sailors were wounded, tragically Lt(N) Chris Saunders dies later.

#OTD 5/10/1994 #RememberRCN -HMCS FRASER (2nd) is paid-off and is the last of the St. Laurent class destroyers.

#OTD 4/10/1944 #RememberRCN -HMCS CHEBOGUE torpedoed in stern by U1227 mid-Atlantic while escorting convoy ONS-33, 7 sailors are killed. She is successfully towed 800 miles to port. Considered a Total Constructive Loss CHEBOGUE is not repaired. Photo HazeGray

#OTD 3/10/1914 #RememberRCN -1st troop convoy of #WWI departs Quebec City with the 1st Canadian Expeditionary Force, 31 ships escorted by RN. Consisting of;
-30K soldiers
-7.6K horses
-70 guns
-110 motor & 705 horsed vehicles
CGS Canada, Fisheries protection cruiser was part of the escort.