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Jig-Saw Puzzle, "Canadian Warship Captures First Italian Prize"

This wartime jigsaw puzzle portrays HMCS Bras D'Or capturing the Italian merchant ship Capo Noli near Īle du Bic, Quebec, following Italy's entry into the Second World War on Germany's side in 1940.

Despite the dramatic image and the reference on the box to an interception, the master of the Capo Noli had run his ship aground and surrendered to the Quebec pilot master on board before Bras D'Or arrived. Bras D'Or's presence in the area, however, had convinced the Italians to surrender, and Bras D'Or's crew also boarded the Italian ship to secure it and put out fires started by the Italian crew.

Puzzle
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