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The Navy's Wars

A long and distinguished combat record is central to the navy's history and traditions. An armed force in support of Canadian national interests, it continues to perform a wide variety of important roles, from war fighting and peace support operations, to disaster relief and search and rescue.

Mine DestructionPainted by Donald C. Mackay around 1943
Mine Destruction
Painted by Donald C. Mackay around 1943

After submarines, underwater mines are the great scourge of surface navies.

Small, light, and easy to deploy, they are powerful enough to disable even large ships. In this work, a line of Second World War Canadian minesweepers, operating together, has just detonated an undersea mine. Its explosive force is evident against the tiny hull of the nearest Canadian ship.

Beaverbrook Collection of War Art
CWM 19710261-4238





Anti-Aircraft Gun and Crew in Action Painted by Donald C. Mackay around 1943
D-Day Painted by Thomas (Tom) Wood in 1944
Embarking Casualties on D-Day, HMCS Prince David Painted by Harold Beament in 1944
RAS Complete Painted by Edward (Ted) Zuber in 1991
HMCS Ville de Québec Gets a Sub Painted by Harold Beament in 1943
HMCS St. Croix and U-Boat in North Atlantic Painted by Ronald Weyman in 1943
Daybreak, Gulf of Korea Painted by Edward (Ted) Zuber in 1978
Torpedoed, North Atlantic Painted by Paul Goranson in 1947
Mine Destruction Painted by Donald C. Mackay around 1943
Canadian Tribal Destroyers in Action Painted by Anthony (Tony) Law in 1946
Landing Craft Assault off Southern France Painted by Alex Colville in 1944
Finale Painted by Donald Connolly in 1987