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100th Anniversary of the Canadian Navy (1910-2010) 'A CENTURY OF SERVICE AND ACHIEVEMENT' During the years following Confederation, Canada had little concern for the defence and security of its coastline. The resources of the British Royal Navy were deemed more than adequate, but by 1881 the Department of Marine and Fisheries was patrolling the east coast. It consisted of 32 vessels; eight of which were armed; some on occasion operating as bona fide warships. Even as tensions between Britain and Germany grew at the beginning of the 20th century, the creation of a Canadian naval force was not a priority for all. Canadians were torn between an emerging nationalistic desire to avoid a distant conflict and a strong emotional attachment to Great Britain. Then Prime Minister Sir Wilfred Laurier struck a compromise between the opposing views. The Naval Service Act passed in 1910 promised a naval force and officers' training school as well as fisheries protection. However, when the First World War began, the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) was still woefully underdeveloped. It was the Second World War that really brought Canada's navy to fruition. More than 120 corvettes were built to become the guardians of the north Atlantic escorting convoys and attacking submarines that had so threatened the fledgling navy during the first World War. 70880
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Canada 1992 Commemorative 25 Cents 'Northwest Territories' Silver Proof , boxed with certificate FDC£29.00
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