Flotillas
Composition of M.L. flotillas. as of February 24, 1944.
To the above list, add to the 82nd flotilla:
M.L.116 commissioned July 12, 1944.
M.L. 121 commissioned April 17, 1944.
Also M.Ls. 52, 62 & 63 transferred to Free French Navy.
Total 66
Halifax, Nova-Scotia, 6 MLs of the 72nd flotilla standing by as a striking force that could be dispatched at a few minutes notice. Mike Heenan collection
May 1945, Bermuda. 70th flotilla. Jay Fisher collection
May 1945, Bermuda. 70th flotilla. Jay Fisher collection
May 8, 1945, VE day, 70th flotilla at Bermuda. Mike Heenan collection
1944-45. 70th flotilla entering St-Georges Channel, Bermuda. Mike Heenan collection
November 24, 1943, the 70th flotilla (Q104 to109) leaving Halifax for Bermuda. Lieut. J.J. McLaughlin R.C.N.V.R. senior officer of flotilla, flotilla escorted by HMCS Lathbridge. Mike Heenan / Royal Canadian Navy collection (L-411S)
June 1943, 78th flotilla during exercises in Gulf. Library and Archives Canada / PA-173355
July 2, 1942, Fairmiles at sea on the West Coast, Esquimalt, B.C. Roy Denny / Library and Archives Canada / PA-173328
May 1943, 73th flotilla leaving an eastern port for patrol duties. Library and Archives Canada/ PA-190570
1942, Gaspé, Québec. Royal Canadian Navy collection (GM-0097)
Flotilla off Gaspé, Québec. Origin unknown
Halifax?. James D. Frost collection
St-John, New-Brunswick patrol. Origin unknown (252-12)
Surplus decommissioned MLs for disposal by War Assets Corporation at Sorel, Quebec, 1945. Paul Carpentier/ Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, E6,S7, SS1, P26888
Surplus decommissioned MLs for disposal by War Assets Corporation at Sorel, Québec, 1945. Paul Carpentier/ Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, E6,S7, SS1, P26892
HMCS Sambro, Halifax 1941.Laithwood D. Leigh collection
David Carriere collection
Fairmiles in Halifax. From left, Q106, 82 and 121. Harry Seright collection
