14

HMCS Burlington Gunshield/Crest
Circa 1940
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
TEXT ATTACHMENT


15

The RCMP officer riding the U-boat acknowledges that her skipper, Lt. Cdr. R.A.S.McNeil, was a former member of the RCMP Marine Division.

16

HMCS Dauphin
Circa 1941
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada

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Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships RCN Gunshield
Circa 1941
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
TEXT ATTACHMENT


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Naval supply and service units got in on the action and created gunshield art to be displayed in their work areas and offices.

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A/S Maintenance Gunshield
Circa 1941
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada

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Fleetmail Office Gunshield
Circa 1943
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
TEXT ATTACHMENT


21

Engineering Repair Staff Gunshield
Circa 1941
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
TEXT ATTACHMENT


22

The tools of the trade, a cannon and a torpedo, are paired with the target, a damaged U-boat, in a ring formation.

23

Armament Ring Gunshield
Circa 1941
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
TEXT ATTACHMENT


Credits:
JO

24

Shipwrights Gunshield
Circa 1941
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
TEXT ATTACHMENT


25

HMCS Avalon Naval Fire Service Badge
30 June 1945
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
TEXT ATTACHMENT


Credits:
Back of plaque: C.O. J.E. Beales RCNVR, Base Naval Fire Chief, St. John's Newfoundland 30-6-45.

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Presumably because of his sailor outfit, Donald Duck was a favorite subject for gunhields. This one depicts Donald scooping up a U-boat with a fish dip net. It is one of the first two gunshield to be hung in the Crow's Nest.

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HMCS Trillium Gunshield
Circa 1941
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
TEXT ATTACHMENT


Credits:
Lt. Larry Moffard