TRAN Committee Report

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APPENDIX B: OCEAN WAR GRAVES IN CANADIAN TERRITORIAL WATERS

In a supplementary submission to the Committee, Captain Bender provided details of the number of lives lost in the each of the Royal Canadian Navy Ships sunk in Canadian territorial waters.

Name of ship	Location	Lives lost
HMCS Charlottetown	Cap Chat, St. Lawrence River	10
HMCS Racoon	Gaspe coast	37
HMCS Bras d’Or	Gulf of St. Lawrence	30
HMCS Otter	11 km. S. of Sambro Is.	19
HMCS Windflower	Off Grand Banks, Nfld.	23
HMCS Chedabucto	48° 14’N 69° 16’W	1
HMCS Shawinigan	47° 34’N 59° 11’W	91
HMCS Esquimalt	44° 26’N 63° 10’W	44
HMCS Clayoquot	Off Sambro Is.	8

In addition, Captain Bender provided the coordinates of the 10 Canadian-registered merchant vessels that lie in Canadian territorial waters. These wrecks are the final resting place of 217 souls.

Name of ship	Location	Lives lost
Livingston	46° 15’N 58° 05’W	14
Kitty’s Brook	42° 56’N 63° 59’W	9
Caribou	59° 28’N 35° 44’W	137
Donald Stewart	50° 32’N 58° 46’W	3
Oakton	48° 50’N 63° 46’W	3
Watuka	44° 30’N 61° 51’W	1
Rose Castle	47° 36’N 52° 58’W	35
Nipiwan Park	44° 28’N 62° 59’W	2
Carolus	48° 47’N 68° 10’W	11
Liverpool Packet	43° 20’N 66° 20’W	2