It was considered by the Admiralty that the appearance of submarines on the western side of the Atlantic was now a distinct possibility advised that air defences should be set up on the east coast of the dominion.
March 01, 1928
Both “S” class destroyers HMCS Champlain and HMCS Vancouver, commission into the Royal Canadian Navy. Both are paid off 25 November 1936.
March 01, 1964
The Tribal class destroyer HMCS Athabaskan (219) rescues 34 crewmen from the stern section of the Liberian registered tanker SS Amphialos in mid Atlantic. The tanker broke in two in a storm earlier on that day and the bow sank immediately; the stern sank while undertow on 5 March 1964
March 01, 1974
The supply vessel HMCS Preserver (510) transports needed supplies to underprivileged areas of Haiti.
March 03, 1921
The “H” class submarines CH14 and CH15 commission into the Royal Canadian Navy. Both are paid off 30 June 1922.
March 04, 1943
The destroyer HMCS St. Croix (I81) and corvette HMCS Shediac (K110) sink the submarine U-87 in North Atlantic.
March 06, 1944
HMC Ships Chaudiere (H99), St. Catharines (K325), Chilliwack (131), Fennel (K194) and Gatineau (H61), along with two British frigates, start one of the longest U-boat hunts in which Canadian ships will participate. A total of 291 depth charges, 87,300 pounds of high explosive, will be required to bring the U-boat to the surface. Fifteen hundred signals will be passed between the ships as they stalk, attack, wait and attack the submarine U-744 again and again through a day and a night of rough weather.
March 07, 1945
HMCS La Hulloise (K668), Strathadam (K682), and Thetford Mines (K459) sink the submarine U-1302 in St. George's Channel, Bermuda.
March 07, 1959
The Restigouche class destroyer HMCS Kootenay (258) commissions into the Royal Canadian Navy. She is paid off 18 December 1995
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March 08, 1940
The “C” class destroyer HMCS Assiniboine (I18) and the British light cruiser HMS Dunedin capture the German merchantman Hanover off the Dominican Republic and escort her to Kingston, Jamaica.
March 08, 1944
The River Class frigate HMCS Monnow (K441) commissions into the Royal Canadian Navy. She is paid off 11 January 1946.
March 10, 1944
The destroyer HMCS St. Laurent (H83), the frigate HMCS Swansea (K328), the corvette HMCS Owen Sound (K340) and the British destroyer HMS Forester jointly destroy the submarine U-845 in North Atlantic.
March 13, 1943
The Flower class corvette HMCS Prescott (K161) sinks the submarine U-163 in the North Atlantic. The submarine’s loss, previous unknown, has only been credited to Prescott after the war.
March 13, 1944 The River class frigate HMCS Prince Rupert (K324), teamed with the American escort aircraft-carriers USS Bogue, USS Hobson and USS Haverfield and British long range patrol aircraft squadrons, puts an end to the career of U-575 in North Atlantic.
March 14, 1923
Lieutenant Frank Meade, RCNVR, was appointed Commanding Officer to raise an English Language Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve (RCNVR) Half Company in Montreal, Quebec. This was the first unit to be formed, with the French Language RCNVR Half Company to start very soon afterwards. On the 9th of June 1944, they would be merged into HMCS Donnacona. The name ‘Donnacona’ would be used by the Hollywood producers of the movie ‘K225’ for the name of the corvette around which the movie was based, though in reality, K225 was the pennant number for HMCS Kitchener. HMCS Donnacona is still in service.
March 15, 1923
Lieutenant Ralph Yeates, RCNVR, was appointed Commanding Officer to raise the Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve (RCNVR) Half Company in Hamilton, Ontario. This unit would later become HMCS Star. The unit is still in service.
March 17, 1941
The Flower class corvette HMCS Kamloops (K176) commissions into the Royal Canadian Navy. She is paid off 30 June 1945
March 17, 1945
The Bangor class minesweepers HMCS Guysborough (J52) was torpedoed and sunk by the submarine U-878 in the English Channel with the loss of 51 of her 90-crew.
March 18, 1964
The aircraft-carrier HMCS Bonaventure (22) sails on re-supply mission to Canadian Contingent, Cyprus.
March 19, 1923
Lieutenant Eustace Brock, RCNVR, was appointed Commanding Officer to raise the Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve (RCNVR) Half Company in Winnipeg, Manitoba. This unit would later become HMCS Chippawa. The unit is still in service.
March 20, 1943
The “G” class destroyer HMCS Ottawa (H31) commissions into the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN). Originally transferred to the RCN with her original name, Griffin, she shortly after renamed Ottawa. She is paid off 1 November 1945.
March 21, 1944 The River Class frigate HMCS Springhill (K323) commissions into the Royal Canadian Navy. She is paid off 1st December 1945.
March 21, 1945
The River class frigate HMCS New Glasgow (K320) attacks and sinks the submarine U-1003 off Lough Foyle, Ireland.
March 24, 1920
The Canadian Naval Service accepts one light cruiser and two destroyers as replacements for the cruisers HMCS Niobe and Rainbow which are now useless for training. The replacement ships are the light cruiser HMCS Aurora and destroyers HMCS Patriot and Patrician.
March 25, 1920
The Government decides that it is too early to decide on a permanent naval policy, so three ships would be accepted from the Admiralty to replace the cruisers HMCS Rainbow and Niobe and the naval service would be reorganized.
March 26, 1941 The armed yacht HMCS Otter (S04) lost by fire in Halifax approaches with the loss of 19 lives.
March 27, 1923
Lieutenant-Commander A. B. McLoed, RCNVR, is appointed Commanding Officer to raise a Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve (RCNVR) Half Company in Edmonton, Alberta. This unit would later become HMCS Nonsuch. The unit is still in service.
March 29, 1909
George Foster (later Sir George), one of the most prominent members of the Conservative Party, introduces a resolution to establish a Canadian Naval Service.
In responding, Sir Wilfrid Laurier wished the house to understand that Canada, as a self-governing Dominion was concerned by the question of control. He felt “the problem before us is the association of our small naval strength with the great organization of fleets of the mother country, so as to secure the highest efficiency and unity without sacrificing our right to the constitutional control of our own funds, and of any flotilla built and maintained at our own cost. “
That resolution, approving the establishment of a Canadian Naval Service, was passed unanimously in the House of Commons in Ottawa.
March 29, 1945
The River class frigate HMCS Teme (K458), torpedoed by the submarine U-246 while on escort duty off Land’s End, is damaged beyond repair and declared a total constructive loss.
March 30, 1957
The St. Laurent class destroyer HMCS Skeena (207) commissions into the Royal Canadian Navy. She is paid off 1 November 1993.
March 31, 1923
Lieutenant Ray Hinton, RCNVR, is appointed Commanding Officer to raise a Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve (RCNVR) Half Company in Calgary, Alberta. This unit would later become HMCS Tecumseh. The unit is still in service.
March 31, 1941
The armed merchant cruiser HMCS Prince Henry intercepts and destroys the German merchantmen Muenchen and Hermonthes west of Callao, Peru.
March 31, 1943 The “F” class destroyer HMCS Saskatchewan (H70) commissions into the Royal Canadian Navy. She is paid off 28 January 1946.
March 31, 1944
The “V” class destroyers HMCS Sioux (R64 later 225) and HMCS Algonquin (R14 later 224) escort the task force deployed to destroy the German battleship Tirpitz in Norwegian Fjord. Canadians command two squadrons of carrier-based fighter involved in the raid.
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