Downtown in Charlottetown in Queens County, Prince Edward Island — The Atlantic Provinces (North America)
Canadian Merchant Navy
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Marine Marchande Canadienne
Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, October 13, 2024
1. Canadian Merchant Navy Marker
Canadian Merchant Navy
Marine Marchande Canadienne
1914-18 1939-45 1950-53
The life line of the whole world
Pour la survie du monde libre
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, World I • War, World II • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 46° 13.93′ N, 63° 7.226′ W. Memorial is in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, in Queens County. It is in Downtown. It can be reached from Prince Street. Marker is near the Confederation Landing Park along the waterfront. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2 Prince St, Charlottetown PE C1A 4J6, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Central Coastal P. E. I. It is also in Atlantic Canada. Globally, it is in North America and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Shaw's Hotel- A National Historic Site of Canada (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederation Birthplace Memorial Park/Confederation Boulevard (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Charlottetown - Fame, Flames, and Glory (about 90 meters away); The Charlottetown Conference 1861 (about 90 meters away); Prince Edward Island Delegates to the 1864 Charlottetown Conference (about 90 meters away); Survey of the Gulf and River St. Lawrence (about 90 meters away); Charlottetown - The Early Years
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Also see . . . Canadian Merchant Navy. Canada, like several other Commonwealth nations, created the Canadian Merchant Navy (French: Marine marchande Canadienne) in a large-scale effort during World War II. A total of 12,000 men and women served in Canada's Merchant Navy. By war's end, 1,500 Canadians had died, including eight women (Submitted on November 4, 2024, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.)
Credits. This page was last revised on November 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2024, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 138 times since then and 13 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on November 4, 2024, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
