This section brings together the approximately 700 objects and photographs used in Canada's Naval History. Use this section to directly access objects and photographs grouped by type, as shown below, or use the search function above to search through them by title.

Bruno the Brown Bear, HMCS Thiepval

While in Hakodate, HMCS Thiepval's crew adopted the small brown bear seen here and named him Bruno.

Also known as "Haca-Daddy" (a play on "Hakodate"), Bruno shows up in a number of other photographs taken during Thiepval's trip. Brought back to Canada, Bruno spent years living at HMCS Naden, the Royal Canadian Navy's base at Esquimalt. Bruno subsequently developed a dependency on alcohol and came to a tragic end when he died of poisoning after ingesting dockyard supplies.

George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19710050-001_70