Western Escort Force W-6
Western Escort Force W-6 was a unit of ships of the Royal Canadian Navy serving in the Western Escort Force during the Second World War. W-6 provided protection for convoys on the east coast of Canada and into the Atlantic Ocean.
In December 1944 the group consisted of two Algerine-class minesweepers (HMCS Rockcliffe, and HMCS Oshawa) and two Flower-class corvettes (HMCS Oakville, and HMCS Saskatoon) By May 1945 Oakville had been replaced by the Flower-class corvette HMCS Dunvegan.
On 10 May 1945, after the official end of the German war, the German Type IX submarine U-889 [1]surrendered to W-6 south of Newfoundland; she was brought into Shelburne, Noa Scotia on 13 May.
References
- ↑ Sarty, Roger (17 April 2012). The History of Canada Series: War in the St. Lawrence: The Forgotten U-boat Battles On Canada's Shores. Penguin Canada. p. 319. ISBN 978-0-14-318590-1.
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- North Atlantic convoys of World War II
- American theater of World War II
- Battle of the Atlantic
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- Military units and formations of Canada in World War II
- Naval battles and operations of World War II involving the United Kingdom
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