St. John's WWII Coastal Defences

HSMBC Plaque Location

 

St. John's, Newfoundland

Owner/Administrator

 

Date Designated:  1993

Plaque Status:  Plaqued in 1999

Reason for Designation

Safe port for World War II convoy assembly; Atlantic Bulwark

 

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 Plaque Text

 

During the Second World War the Royal Canadian Navy and the Royal Canadian Air Force protected shipping on vital North Atlantic routes which were the lifeline of the Allies. Army units shared in the defence of the seaports which were essential to that shipping. In the face of a determined campaign by German submarines and despite heavy losses, the Atlantic routes were kept open. St. John's, the chief North American base for trans- Atlantic escorts, was on the front line of these convoy battles. Canadian and American gun batteries and Canadian air force squadrons protected the harbour.

 

Pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, la Marine et l'Aviation royales du Canada protégèrent les navires marchands qui ravitaillaient les Alliés par la voie de l'Atlantique-Nord. Des unités de l'Armée de terre participèrent à la défense des ports essentiels à ce trafic. En dépit de l'acharnement des sous- marins allemands et de lourdes pertes, les routes de l'Atlantique demeurèrent ouvertes. St. John's, quartier général des forces d'escorte de Terre-Neuve, était sur la première ligne de défense des convois. Des batteries canadiennes et américaines et des escadrons de l'Aviation canadienne protégeaient le port.

 

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