Ottawa.—Four more fighting units were officially added to Canada's rapidly-increasing naval forces recently when one minesweeper was launched, and three others were officially christened. Named after Canadian towns and cities ,the fighting craft will be officially “adopted” by the municipalities whose names they bear, and gifts of radios, games, magazines, and other comforts have already been made to the officers and crews who will serve on board.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 15 August 1941, Page 7
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