Films about the Canadian Navy

Films about the Canadian Navy

Films about Canada’s naval history, including stories of Royal Canadian Navy ships, sailors and sea battles.

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Documentaries

Atlantic Patrol

Profiles the Canadian seamen who manned Canada’s eastern ports during the Second World War.

Atlantic Crossroads

Focuses on Newfoundland’s role during the Second World War and the economic opportunities that resulted.

Action Stations

This Second World War film highlights the role of Canadian corvettes on convoy duty in the North Atlantic.

Corvette Port Arthur

Examines the role of convoy ships during the Second World War and how corvettes combatted German U-boats.

An Enduring Tradition

A documentary about the history of the Royal Canadian Navy in war and peace.

Archival films

Proudly She Marches

A report on how Canadian women were trained in their military divisions during the Second World War.

CAF stories

Canada’s House of Naval History

A video about the Naval Museum of Halifax, which holds the largest collection of naval artefacts in Canada.

Features

The HMCS Huron Screw

A vintage car on display at the Forged in Fire Exhibit at the Canadian War Museum

A huge propeller from the Huron, a warship built in Canada, on display at the Military Museum in Calgary, Alberta.

HMCS Haida National Historic Site

Quebec Premier Adélard Godbout, who represented the province during the Second World War

A Tribal class warship that visitors can tour in Hamilton, Ontario.

CFB Esquimalt Naval/Military Museum

Operations staff of the 1st Canadian Army Tank Brigade, Rottingdean, England 1942-1943

Check out photos and exhibits about the Navy’s role on the West Coast.

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