![]() ![]() By Apr 1942, U-boats had sunk 198 ships (1,150,675 tons), half of them tankers. It faced a weak and inexperienced opposition. This weakness invited attack, and Germany's first strategic advance on N American shores began as Operation Drumbeat The formation of convoys and to pin down armed forces that might otherwise be deployed in European waters.Ĭanada's commitment to alliance warfare overseas and to a convoy escort role in the Atlantic left limited resources for home defence. ![]() U-boats returned to Canadian waters in 1942 during the Battle of the ATLANTIC, with improved technology and a dual strategic plan: attack single ships in order to prevent German submarines (Unterseeboote) first laid mines off Halifax and attacked shipping in Aug 1918, and virtually unopposed by the unprepared naval service they sank 11 schooners and a trawlerįor a total of 2002 gross tons. U-boat Operations threatened Canada's sovereignty in 2 world wars. ![]() Built in 1942, HMCS Halifax was typical of the cheap, seaworthy corvettes built to counteract the German U-boat menace (courtesy Library and Archives Canada/PA-145502). ![]()
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