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Originally Posted by rlaughton  What I did find of interest that I DID NOT KNOW was the reference to what I thought was "Navy Ships". For example, if you look at Maureen's records it refers to her time or "Establishment" with:
HMCS Bytown
HMCS Stadacona
HMCS Cornwallis
HMCS York
And so I was quite surprised to see that she served on the Bytown for 37 days and the York for 598 days - WRONG - they were not ships, they were "establishments". |
Richard,
Quite a common mistake - HMCS, HMS perceived as actual seagoing ships. As you have found out many were shore establishments known as "stone frigates".
Regards
Hugh