Interwar Years
Imperial Adventure: HMCS Thiepval

In 1924, one of the few ships in the post-First World War Royal Canadian Navy, the Battle-class trawler HMCS Thiepval, became the first Canadian warship to visit the Soviet Union and Japan when it provided support for a British attempt to fly around the world.

Loading a Propeller, HMCS Thiepval

HMCS Thiepval's crew members oversee the loading of a carefully packed spare aircraft propeller.

This propeller formed part of Thiepval's cargo of aviation fuel, supplies, and spare parts to resupply and, if necessary, repair Major A. Stuart McLaren's Vickers Vulture flying boat so that it could continue its journey around the world.

George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19710050-001_89