The Navy: A Century in Art
A Canadian Navy

Canada's navy is an important national institution. It is an influential presence in many Canadian communities and is a historic and influential symbol of nationhood. For many Canadians, the navy is a focus of passion, pride, and service.

Frigate and Park Ship in Drydock, Saint John, New Brunswick
Painted by Thomas (Tom) Wood in 1945

Maritime industries, including naval shipbuilding, helped make Saint John one of Canada's leading cities.

It remained a supply, manufacturing, and repair facility through most of the twentieth century, constructing nine of the navy's twelve modern Halifax-class patrol frigates in the 1990s. In this 1945 painting of ships in drydock, the vessel marked K456 is HMCS Saint John.

Beaverbrook Collection of War Art
CWM 19710261-4866