Corvette K-225 (1943)

Richard Rosson, Howard Hawks

The story of a Canadian WWII naval vessel, with a dramatic subplot concerning her first captain.

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Soldiers of the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada and the Lorne Scots taking part in the Changing of the 1st Canadian Corps Guard ceremony, Rocca, Italy, 1 March 1944.

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1940 The auxiliary cruiser Prince Robert captures the German freighter Weser in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico.

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S. K. Wooley, 1956
F. Hintz, 1944
R. Haslett, 1943
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E. G. P. Pearson, 1945
J. W. Edwards, 1944
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R. D. McCallum, 1918
C. R. Holdren, 1944
C. Faye, 1943

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Corvette K-225 (1943)

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