Canadian ships and naval personnel took part in operations in
the Mediterranean Sea. These included convoy escort work, raids
and amphibious landings in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and the
south of France. This photograph shows HMCS Prince Robert,
probably in mid-1943 shortly after its conversion to an anti-
aircraft cruiser, at Esquimalt, British Columbia. The upgraded
Prince Robert, intended to help defend Allied ships against
German aircraft, supported convoys between Great Britain and
Gibraltar, at the western end of the Mediterranean Sea. The
ship's main anti-aircraft armament consisted of ten 4-inch guns
on five twin mountings; two are visible on the right. Upgraded
radar (upper centre) could detect and track enemy aircraft.
George Metcalf Archival Collection