SWEEPING A SAFE ROUTE FOR THE MERCHANT FLEET. 7 TO 11 NOVEMBER 1943, ON BOARD HMS SHIPPIGAN. THE 750 TONS FLEET MINESWEEPERS, MOST OF THEM BUILT IN CANADA, HAVE DURING THE LAST YEAR, ESCORTED CONVOYS, ASSISTED IN THE DESTRUCTION OF U-BOATS, AND ACTED AS RESCUE SHIPS BETWEEN SPELLS OF MINESWEEPING. - Commander M H Brown, DSC, RN, of Sidmouth, Devon, Commanding Officer of HMS SHIPPIGAN and Senior Officer of the Flotilla, with his navigating officer, Lieutenant J A Murray, RN, of Rochester Kent, watching the sweep in progress

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