Flower-class corvettes were one of the premier convoy escorts of WWII, boasting a wide range of useful weaponry for engaging enemy submarines and aircraft, despite the class’ flawed structural design. The HMCS Alberni was known as a modified flower-class corvette and served as one of the most state-of-the-art convoy escorts during WWII. She was most prominent during the Battle of the Atlantic and the D-Day landings in Normandy, but was eventually sunk by a torpedo on August 2

Listen to our Facility Coordinator, Jenn Preedy, do a Speech on the Swan steam ship for the at the Port Alberni Rotary meeting. #TheSwan #PortAlberni #discovery #Steamboat

The Malahat was built in 1917 by Cameron Genoa Mills Ltd, in Victoria BC. It was a 1543 ton schooner made of wood, mainly fir, which was 245 feet long. It also had hard wood bolts, since there was no steel to build the ship at the time. This five-masted vessel was able to get around by just its sails as it was needed before the engines could be installed. The engines that were installed after her maiden voyage were 24 cylinder Bolinger engines. This ship was designed to haul