This is the story of six of Canadas Warships HMCS NAPANEE, HMCS BELLEVILLE, HMCS HALLOWELL, HMCS TRENTONIAN, HMCS QUINTE (I), and the HMCS QUINTE (II). These histories give a unique account of the small ships that have been the backbone of the Canadian Navy during the Second World War and the Cold War. The stories record the accomplishments of these hardworking ships as well as the mistakes. This rich and vivid account of an important part of Canadas Naval Service draws from the records of the ships, interviews with their crews, letters, diaries, newspaper articles, community libraries and photographs.

You will learn about the HMCS NAPANEE as she fights a five day battle against twenty-four German submarines in on one of Canadas most tragic convoy battles. Be with HMCS BELLEVILLE as she fights to rescue a torpedoed merchant ship and find out about how a German submarine sinks the HMCS TRENTONIAN late in the war killing six of her crew.

This is the story of six of Canada's warships: HMCS Napanee, Belleville, Hallowell, Trentonian, Quinte (I), and Quinte (II). The histories in Warships of the Bay of Quinte provide a unique account of the small vessels that formed the backbone of the Canadian navy during the Second World War and the Cold War, detailing the accomplishments of the people who served on these hard-working ships, as well as their mistakes. This vivid chronicle of an important part of Canada's navy draws from the records of the ships, interviews with their crews, letters, diaries, newspaper articles, community libraries, and photographs.

We learn how the HMCS Napanee spent five days in combat against twenty-four German submarines in one of Canada's most tragic convoy battles; how the HMCS Belleville attempted to rescue a torpedoed merchant ship; and how a German submarine sank the HMCS Trentonian late in the war, killing six of its crew.