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Show Keeping the St. Lawrence Free From Subs r: -jyTJ- 772 p'tSsK w , LELir j Canada's new mosquito boats are busy at their job keeping convoys safe from submarines in the St. Lawrence Law-rence river. The sub-chasers, which are the Canadian navy's version of the U. S. "mosquito boat," are called "Fairmiles." They are 100 feet long, fast, and capable of carrying a record volume of depth bombs. In picture pic-ture at the left two husky crewmen are given the ticklish job of loading a depth charge on a "Fairmile." Center: Typical, French-Canadian sailors enlisted in the Royal Canadian navy operate a blinker signal to escorting destroyers. Right: One hundred feet of water from the St. Lawrence cascades into the air as : a depth bomb blasts the "sub" below. |