by the end of 1944 the situation in europe had evolved to the advantage of the allies and by october 1 of that year the first shore batteries at hmcs "fort ramsay" began to be dismantled. on march 31, 1946, the last remaining regiment, the gaspé-bonaventure regiment (the 3rd battalion of les fusiliers du s-laurent having changed their name in august 1944) was officially disbanded. in total 26 ships were torpedoed by german submarines in the battle of the st. lawrence.