Ships served in:

RCN BARRACKS HALIFAX - Appointed to RCN Barracks Halifax 15 Jul 1940 as an A/Lt, RCNR (Navy List Aug 1940)

HMCS CARTIER- Appointed to Cartier 01 Sep 1940 as a Lt, RCNR, XO (Navy List Feb 1941)

HMCS FRENCH - Appointed to French 27 Feb 1941 as Lt, RCNR (Navy List Mar 1941). 3rd Commanding Officer 27 Feb 1941 - 22 Jul 1941 (Macpherson-Burgess Ships of Canada's Naval Forces 1910-1981)

HMCS RACCOON - Appointed to Raccoon 23 Jul 1941 as Lt, RCNVR, Commanding Officer (Navy List Aug 1941). 4th Commanding Officer 23 Jul 1941 - 16 Nov 1941  (Macpherson-Burgess Ships of Canada's Naval Forces 1910-1981)

HMS FORT YORK - Appointed to Fort York (Royal Navy Minesweeper manned by Canadian personnel) 17 Nov 1941 as Lt, RCNR, Commanding Officer (Navy List Dec 1941)

HMCS BAYFIELD - Appointed to Bayfield 26 Feb 1942 as a Lt, RCNR, Commanding Officer (Navy List Apr 1941). 1st Commanding Officer 26 Feb 1942 - 03 Nov 1942  (Macpherson-Burgess Ships of Canada's Naval Forces 1910-1981)

HMCS BAYFIELD - Appointed to Bayfield 01 Jan 1943 as Lt, RCNR, Commanding Officer (Navy List Aug 1943). 3rd Commanding Officer 01 Jan 1943 - 19 Jan 1944  (Macpherson-Burgess Ships of Canada's Naval Forces 1910-1981)

HMCS NIOBE - Appointed to Niobe 07 Mar 1944 as a Lt, RCNVR for disposal (Navy List May 1944). Seniority backdated to 13 Jan 1939 (Navy List May 1944)

HMCS GEORGIAN - Appointed to Georgian 21 Jun 1944 as a Lt, RCNR, Commanding Officer (Navy List Sep 1944) 6th Commanding Officer 21 Jun 1944 - 23 Mar 1945  (Macpherson-Burgess Ships of Canada's Naval Forces 1910-1981). Appointed A/LCdr, RCNR (Navy List Mar 1945)

Appointment terminated - resignation commission 11 Apr 1945 (The Nauticapedia)

(1) Portrait of Lt Douglas Main  (2) German Gun  (3) German gun turret Cherbourg harbour  (4) German prisoners embarking for England at Dieppe, Oct 1944  (5) Bangor Class Minesweepers - HMCS Guysborough J52 foreground  (6) HMCS GEORGIAN J144 - censor stamp 25 Nov 1944  (7) Battleship HMS Rodney

(8-10) Bringing in a mine of Spithead, 07 Sep 1944. Photos stamped "SECRET"  (11) Depth charge exploding astern of unknown minesweeper  (12-13) General Montgomery onboard HMCS Georgian

(14) Invasion preparations off Plymouth 03 Jun 1944  (15) US Landing Ships at Fowey, England, May 1944  (16) Sailors in ship's boat - unknown minesweeper in background  (17) Cowes, Isle of Wight - Battleship USS Augusta weighing anchor preparatory for the invasion - 03 Jun 1944

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