Battle of the Atlantic German u-boats

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  The goal was to stop the flow of supplies to Britain
  
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  At the height of the was Germany had over 300 u-boats
  
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  By early 1941, the Germans were sinking Allied ships faster than they could be built
  

Canadian Context

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  Germans sank the Caribou, a passenger ferry, sailing from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland
  
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    Killed 136 people
    
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Canada’s Role

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  Canadian Navy was to escort convoys halfway across the North Atlantic, then the British would take over
  
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  Training of Canadian sailors improved
  
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  Built more and better warships
  
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    16,000 members on 188 warships
    
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  The Air Force increased its support of convoys
  
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  On the Water
  

Words from a Canadian Sailor...

Frank Curry of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) wrote these words in his diary aboard a corvette in 1941, during the Battle of the Atlantic a battle that would be called the longest in history.

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  Canada’s role in the Battle of the Atlantic was significant to the Allies victory over Germany
  
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  Canada used two lines of defence against the u-boats
  
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    New type of sea vessel called the corvette – could out-manoeuvre a submarine
    
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