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• • THE MUSEUM • • SUBMARINES • • ATLANTIC BATTLES • • NAVAL SHIPS • •
The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest battle of WWII (1939 to 1945). Its goal was to secure the sea lanes that supplied Great Britain from North American. The turning point in the battle came in mid-1943 which made the allied D-Day invasion in 1944 possible.
•• The Royal Canadian Navy escorted over 25,000 ships across the Atlantic.
•• The Royal Canadian Navy lost 24 warships and 2,300 sailors.
•• The Canadian Merchant Marine lost 71 ships and over 2,200 men and women.
•• The Royal Canadian Air Force lost 700 aircrew.
The museum displays hundreds of Canadian and German artifacts from battles fought in or near the Atlantic and the history of Canadian submarines.
This website is based on museum artifacts, naval ships and submarines.
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VANCOUVER ISLAND’S SECRET MUSEUM
Hidden away in British Columbia, Canada on Vancouver Island east of the city of Duncan, is one of Canada’s little known but most interesting private naval museums.
You will enter into George Cruickshank’s world of naval artifacts displaying the history of some of the battles in the Atlantic Ocean showing the Canadian navy’s involvement with attacking and searching for Nazi submarines during WWII. To keep up interest in the history of Canadian submarines, George has added a “Submarine Room” to the museum.
George is retired from the Canadian navy with over 35 years service on Canadian naval ships and submarines and has been a passionate collector of German and Canadian naval artifacts for over 30 years.
The museum has many of rare photos, maps, uniforms, badges, service records, flags, naval artwork, medals, and models on display. His personal tour makes it more interesting because it’s “his” museum. He is willing to tell you an interesting story about each item in the museum.
If you like naval or WWII history, you will definitely like this museum. To make an appointment to visit the museum, email George at the contact at the bottom of each page.
