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The Night 40 Men Vanished: How HMCS Raccoon Was Lost in Silence
The Night 40 Men Vanished: How HMCS Raccoon Was Lost in Silence
Fear that the familiar St. Lawrence was a killing ground: two explosions at 00:12 on September 7, 1942 and forty men vanished into black water while nearby ships did not search for seven hours and fifteen minutes-what happened in that silent gap? Who decided not to act, and why did a converted luxury yacht end up as a frontline escort in a river where ASDIC failed?
In this episode, we follow the life of HMCS Raccoon from private yacht to naval escort and trace the circumstances of her loss off Cap-Chat, Quebec, including the…
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