CA AC002-014-002-132
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ca. 1940?
Part of Anonymous Naval Collection
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.