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HMCS Haida Battle Ensign Flying


Free Download Barry M. Gough – HMCS Haida: Battle Ensign Flying
Vanwell Publishing | 2001 | ISBN: 1551250586 | English | 264 pages | PDF | 167.45 MB
This is the story of Canada’s greatest destroyer, the aggressive and hard-hitting Haida. She is Canada’s most decorated warship, winning honours in the Arctic, English Channel, Normandy, Bay of Biscay, and Korea. Her first commander, the late Harry DeWolf, is Canada’s most famous naval hero. Since her decommissioning in 1963, Haida, the last of the feisty Tribals, has been preserved as a national naval memorial.

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Destroyer HMCS Haida


Free Download Destroyer HMCS Haida
English | 2024 | ISBN: 9086161960 | 53 Pages | PDF | 8 MB
HMCS Haida was a destroyer of the Tribal-class serving in the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) from 1943-1963. During World War II, Haida sank more enemy surface tonnage than any other Canadian warship. In the Korean War the ship did two tours of duty.

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