Part Six: Perilous Waters

Overview

Covers the Battle of the Atlantic, giving us many views of Flower Class corvettes, frigates, destroyers, etc., along with many scenes showing the work of the Royal Canadian Navy and the Merchant Navy, including: · The 2nd Escort group's Starling, Magpie, Wild Goose, and Wren, hunting their U-boat adversaries, along with their return to Gladstone Dock in Liverpool and the internment of survivors from U-264 · The burial at sea of Captain Frederic John Walker, CB, DSO & Three Bars onboard HMS Hesperus, following his sudden death in July 1944 · A feature on the takeover of the former US Navy's 'Four-Stacker' destroyers · Rare views of the RCN's operations from Halifax · Further scenes of merchant ships in convoy and their attendant escorts in heavy weather