What contribution did the Canadian Navy make to the Allied war effort in World War 2?

Answer 1

The Canadian navy made many contributions to the battle of the Atlantic. Canada's navy had an enormous effect on the success of Operation Overlord (D-Day). They bombarded Hitler's Atlantic wall for hours before the landings, helping pave the way for the liberation of Europe.

Early on, the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) was a small-scale force, made up of Corvettes, Patrol boats and Destroyers. Their main job was escorting ship convoys across the Atlantic Ocean to Britain. The navy and the convoys would be constantly pestered by the German U-Boats, something which would come to be known as The Battle of the Atlantic. It was both the longest, and arguably the most important battle of World War II. Had the Germans succeeded in destroying the allied shipping, the British would have been starved into submission from lack of supplies.

At the beginning of the war the RCN had only six ships and about 3,000 sailors, but by the end of the war it was the third largest navy in the world, with over 400 ships and 125,000 men. The RCN sank the largest number of U boats in the Atlantic and was the best antisubmarine group in the world.

However, the Royal Canadian Navy's operations aren't limited only to the battle of the Atlantic. Canadian ships were also present in the pacific theater of war, contributing greatly to the joint US-Canadian effort to secure the Aleutian Islands and by extension the Western seaboard of the North American continent. The RCN was involved in the Mediterranean as well, being a major participant in the invasions of Sicily and Italy.

Answer 2

Hundreds of Canadian built warships operated in the north Atlantic protecting convoys and sinking more U-Boats than any other Allied Navy. -As well as the Battle of the Atlantic, Canadian ships served in the Mediterranean and helped in the massive naval gunfire effort on D-Day.
- Unknown to many nowadays, Canada helped the US to repel the Japanese invasion of US Territory in the Aeutian Islands . Many Canadian ships and sailors were involved in this operation.
-Ironically, many modern Americans are not even aware their territory was invaded, let alone that many Canadians died to save it.