The Royal Canadian Navy is judged essential to fighting the Battle of the Atlantic. Its contribution shows the importance of the corvette and destroyer fleet discussed earlier. The Norwegian navy is used as a comparison, with Canada performing the kind of wartime role Norway aspired to fill. That operational achievement sits alongside the criticism that the RCN did too little to establish public understanding of its importance.
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The RCN became essential to the Battle of the Atlantic
Canada's Atlantic contribution explains why a fleet centered on smaller escort vessels mattered so much to the Allied war effort.