LH2960 H.M.C.S. Oshawa visits her home
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- H.M.C.S. Oshawa alongside the jetty at the Oshawa Harbour- Oshawa's namesake Navy Ship. Visible in the photograph are the twin oerikon gun mounts built by GM.
- Notes
- Oshawa was laid down on 6 October 1942 by Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co. Ltd at Port Arthur, Ontario. Named for the town of Oshawa, Ontario, the ship was launched on 10 June 1943 and commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy on 6 July 1944 at Port Arthur. (Macpherson, Ken; Barrie, Ron (2002). The Ships of Canada's Naval Forces 1910–2002. 3 ed.)
- Date of Original
- July 20, 1944
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- LH2960
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.90012 Longitude: -78.84957
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- Creative Commons licence
[more details]- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
- Location of Original
- PHOTO GPC B-005 000325
- Terms of Use
- Please acknowledge source as Oshawa Public Libraries. Thank You.
- Contact
- Oshawa Public LibrariesEmail:nadams@oshawalibrary.on.ca
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Nicole Adams, Local History and Genealogy Librarian
65 Bagot Street
Oshawa, ON L1H 1N2
905-579-6111 EXT 5253
