RCN Minesweepers (converted from civilian use, 1919-1939): HMCS Constance, HMCS Curlew, HMCS Petrel

Minesweepers HMCS Constance (converted from civilian use); HMCS Curlew (converted from civilian use); HMCS Petrel (converted from civilian use) HMCS Constance (Library and Archives Canada Photo, PA191938) HMCS Constance.  She was a commissioned minesweeper of the Royal Canadian Navy during the First World War.  Originally built as a fisheries cruiser for the Department of Marine … Read more