Military Links Canadian Forces The Home Page of the Canadian Forces. Canadian Navy Visit this site to find out all about the Canadian Navy. Shearwater Aviation Museum Visit this site to learn about the fabulous Shearwater Aviation Museum (SAM). US Coast Guard The US Coast Guard official site. Canadian Coast Guard Here is our own Coast Guard site. Australian Naval Warfare Officers Association An excellent link for all Naval warfare officers and interested civilians. Naval Reserve Find out about our part-time sailors. They do a great job with little credit. Navy League of Canada Find out about this great community-led, volunteer-based organization, perhaps you could join? The Royal Canadian Naval Association This is the website of the Association. US Naval Armed Guard We exchanged websites with this US group, a great site about some little known sailors who supported the war effort. Naval Officers Association The Naval Officers' Association of Canada was established in 1945 by former regular and reserve force officers with the goal of providing a forum in which they could maintain their interest in and support for the naval service of Canada. Join up, there's no Middle Watch! Royal United Services Institute of Nova Scotia RUSI, incorporated in 1928, serves as a discussion and education forum on Canadian defence and security issues. The 200 members of the Institute, including serving and retired officers and members of the Canadian Forces, RCMP, other security agencies, business, industry, community leaders and other interested individuals carry out a number of activities. Visit the site for details. Belgian Navy BNS Wielingen Here is a new web site which is devoted to the mission of the Belgian Navy Ship BNS Wielingen F910 in the Persian Gulf during the Gulf crisis in 1991. Government Links Veterans Affairs Canada There is a wealth of knowledge for everyone, especially veterans. Directorate of History Some of our best authors of WWII books work for the Directorate of History. Historical Ship Links HMCS Alberni/U480 This site honours both the Ship and the enemy. HMCS Haida This is an excellent site honouring another war veteran. HMCS Trentonian This site provides an excellent history of another corvette. Historical Naval Ships Association Sackville and Haida, among others are featured in this American site. Virtual tour of HMCS Sackville Here is another very polished site offering a virtual tour of HMCS Sackville. Corvette Forum  This site provides an opportunity to enter into discussions about Corvettes. Researchers or interested parties can ask questions about wartime corvettes or life in a corvette. US Navy and Coast Guard Corvettes This is an interesting site. Who knew the US had corvettes? Flower Class Corvette This site contains a wealth of information about Flower Class Corvettes. HMCS Sackville is discussed, of course. Canadian Coastal Forces Trust Go to this link to learn about a group of individuals who are seeking to preserve the last Canadian Motor Torpedo Boat from World War II. She is MTB 486, the command of the Senior Officer of the 29th (Canadian) MTB Flotilla, LCdr C. Tony Law Miscellaneous Links City of Halifax Check out what Halifax has to offer. Pat Burstall's Canadian Navy Prints We have some of these Limited Edition prints in our Gift Shop, only fifty dollars! A great way to support Sackville. Naval History A British site, always with something new. Topsites A webpage with many great sites - Including HMCS Sackville. WWII and Military Nostalgia Site This is the Hillman's personal website, well worth visiting. RCN Orders and Awards The majority of the site relates to the Honours and Awards of World War Two with some details on World War One, Korea, the post-war era and Canadians in the Royal Navy prior to World War One. Awards and Citations to the Merchant Navy are also included. Canadian Battlefields This is a great site, commemorating Canada's great contributions to past battles. CanadaWebDirectory.com This is a comprehensive web directory which collects all the companies and organizations web sites of Canada, including our very own Sackville site. Canadian Military History Gateway This excellent site is very useful for the casual browser or a serious researcher. You should set an alarm so you can come out for dinner. The Ancient Order of the Pterodactyl (US Coast Guard Aviation) An interesting and fun site about USCG aviation. PORT Maritime Information Gateway This British site is described as: "A premier portal of high quality maritime resources on the internet". This is a fascinating site where it is easy to get lost. Canadian Navy of Yesterday and Today Another excellent examination of our Navy's origins and current state. Hazegray is one of the web's finest sites dedicated to ships and navies. It offers a wide array of resources related to naval history, current naval affairs, shipbuilding, maritime history, and naval and maritime photography. HMCS Venture This web site is dedicated to perpetuating the memory of HMCS Venture and the hundreds of young officers who trained there. Exchange Links My RCN This is the website of Thomas Ross Spowart, a former sailor and current drummer boy who began this site to hook up with his old wingers (friends) and it has become this magnificent site, well worth reviewing. The Crow's Nest Officer's Club, St. John's NL Visit the historic Crow's Nest, the officer's club for the Corvettes serving on WWII North Atlantic convoy escort duties. Ocean Waves Ocean Waves is an Internet based independent body dedicated to promoting the historical aspects of the Royal Navy and Commonwealth Navies. There's an interesting discussion of the RCN. Canadian Naval Review The Canadian Naval Review is published quarterly by the Centre for Foreign Policy Studies at Dalhousie University. It is a professional journal examining a wide range of naval issues from a Canadian perspective with particular emphasis on the strategic concepts, policies, procurement programs and operations of the Canadian Navy. VIP Portraits and Memorials This commercial site offers unique, personalized honour service portraits and ceramic or stainless steel photo service memorials that are beautifully crafted and designed to portray service recognition. Navy Books Here is a new link to a UK bookseller based in Cornwall, England. They are specialist publishers of books on the Royal Navy and also stock naval books and DVDs from other publishers. They provide a worldwide mail order service. They also publish a full colour bi-monthly magazine WARSHIP WORLD. Museum Links Canadian Museum of Civilization There are excellent links here, check out the Military History link. Maritime Museum of the Atlantic This splendid museum has something for everyone. Canadian War Museum Visit the incomparable Canadian War Museum. The Alberta Naval Museum A very polished and complete site, excellent details about Trafalgar 2005, commemorating Admiral Nelson his life and his final battle. The Naval Museum of Manitoba Another Naval Museum from the prairies! The Naval Museum of Quebec This is a well designed site, with much to discover. Maritime Command Museum The Museum of the Canadian Navy's Maritime Command. Visit when you come to Halifax. Site currently unavailable 25/2/2010 Juno Beach Centre Visit this amazing site, dedicated to our fighting men. Naval and Maritime Museums List International This is a great 'catalogue' of museums and websites. Sackville is not listed yet. War Monuments in Canada This site lists all the war monuments in Canada by province. visit Nova Scotia and see the new memorial for the Merchant Navy. You will also find a description of the Halifax Sailors' Memorial. Convoy PQ17 This is the wartime Diary of Jack Bowman. More specifically the diary he kept whilst taking part in one of the most infamous convoys of World War Two - the arctic convoy, Convoy PQ17. This diary details the thoughts and experiences of a seaman aboard one of the Convoy PQ17 escorts, the Flower Class corvette, HMS La Malouine.