I served on HMCS Snowberry as a submarine detector operator from April 1941 to November 1941. I joined the ship at Greenock/Gourock on loan to the RCN. Snowberry was one of the original flower class ...

CORVETTES WERE DESIGNED FOR COASTAL CONVOY DUTY BUT WERE USED FOR NORTH ATLANTIC CONVOYS FOR WHICH THEY WERE UNSUITED .AS SUCH CREWS RECIEVED DOUBLE "HARD LYING MONET " BECAUSE OF THE DISCOMFORT ...