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Photo of the crew for the HMCS Prince Robert, (L-R): Pete McGinnis, Bob Lang, Ronny McPhee, Johnny Fields, Jack Scott, Alan Atkinson.

The HMCS Fraser H48 became the first Royal Canadian Navy vessel to sink during the Second World War. Esquimalt was HMCS Fraser’s home port.
On June 25, 1940, while returning from France, HMCS Fraser was accidentally stuck and sunk by the British cruiser HMS Calcutta in the Gironde Estuary, France. While many survived the tragedy, forty-seven crew members lost their lives including Esquimalt residents.