31 March 1944 A.D. HMCS SIOUX (R-64) & HMCS ALGONQUIN (R-14) Escort Task Force to Destroy German Battleship TIRPITZ in Norwegin Fjord; Canadians Command 2 Fighter Squadron in Carrier-Based Flights

31 March 1944 A.D. HMCS SIOUX (R-64) & HMCS ALGONQUIN (R-14) Escort Task Force to Destroy German Battleship TIRPITZ in Norwegin Fjord; Canadians Command 2 Fighter Squadron in Carrier-Based Flights.



March 31, 1944 The “V” class destroyers HMCS Sioux (R64 later 225) and HMCS Algonquin (R14 later 224) escort the task force deployed to destroy the German battleship Tirpitz in Norwegian Fjord.  Canadians command two squadrons of carrier-based fighter involved in the raid.

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