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Background image: HMCS Niobe, Scotland, 1944. CFB Esquimalt Naval and Military Museum.

The forgotten history of HMCS Niobe: in celebration of Tartan Day, April 6

For five years, Smithston in Greenock, Scotland, flew under the flag of the RCN. From 1941-1946, working out of the former Smithston Poorhouse and Asylum, around 20 RCN officers and staff administered 3,000 Canadian sailors and 100 Canadian Wrens (members of the Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service).

Apr, 06 2023 0 Comments Full Story