Don Bowen
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Joined: 7/13/2000 From: Georgetown, Texas, USA Status: online
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ORIGINAL: J Boomer Were destoryers Crystal, Croziers, Crown, Cromewll, Creole, and Crispin actual RCN destroyers? All the sources I've looked at list them as being RN and then transfered to other countries after the war. Or were They Canadian manned RN ships? Sort-a. After VE day, the RCN was to man a force of modern warships for Pacific Service. This force was set as two light carriers, 2 cruisers, and a full flotilla of destroyers. The crews from the ASW escorts that fought the Battle of the Atlantic were to be transferred to them. In addition, about 40 Canadian River class frigates were to tropicalized and assigned to the Pacific and Eastern Fleets. The two carriers and two cruisers were transferred to the RCN, but only one or two of the cruisers before VJ day. The "Cr" flotilla was intended for transfer but this was aborted when the war ended. The first few of the PFs were in the Pacific by that time. It's pushing it a bit, but the Cr Flotilla could have been completed somewhat earlier and become RCN.
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