🗓️1944/11/24: #HMCSShawinigan was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-1228 in the Cabot Strait while on an independent anti-submarine patrol near Port aux Basques, Newfoundland. All ninety-one officers and crew on board were lost.

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Happy Commissioning Day to HMCS Shawinigan, MM 704! My pic of her back in August of 2016. Learn more about Shawinigan at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMCS_Sh... #HalifaxAuthor #RoyalCanadianNavy #HMCSShawinigan @royalcanadiannavy.bsky.social

Royal Canadian Navy Kingston-class coastal defence vessels HMCS Shawinigan (MM 704) and HMCS Summerside (MM 711) with pier shifts in Halifax, Nova Scotia - April 17, 2025 #hmcsshawinigan #mm704 #hmcssummerside #mm711

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Royal Canadian Navy Kingston-class coastal defence vessels HMCS Shawinigan (MM 704) and HMCS Summerside (MM 711) coming into Halifax, Nova Scotia after 4-month deployment - November 5, 2023 #hmcsshawinigan #mm704 #hmcssummerside #mm711

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Royal Canadian Navy coastal defence vessels HMCS Shawinigan (MM 704) and HMCS Summerside (MM 711) with Portuguese Navy offshore patrol boat NRP Viana do Castelo (P360) in Funchal, Madeira - October 25, 2023 #hmcsshawinigan #hmcssummerside #nrpvianadocastelo

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