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The Battle of the Atlantic Memorial

The Battle of the Atlantic Memorial is a national military memorial listed in the National Inventory of Canadian Military Memorials.

The memorial is located on the grounds of HMCS Prevost, the Royal Canadian Navy Reserve Division in London, Ontario.

The memorial is a dramatic monument composed of 25 granite stones spanning over 300 meters along a hillside. Each stone is engraved with the name of an individual Royal Canadian Navy ship which was lost during the Battle of the Atlantic. Each stone is also engraved with the image of the ship, its hull number, and the date the ship was lost. The stones are set in chronological order along the hillside. Each stone is over a quarter tonne of blue granite.

The memorial was dedicated on Battle of the Atlantic Sunday on 4 May 2010.

Three information panels were added in summer of 2011. These panels give a general history of the Battle of the Atlantic, and specific history of the individual ships. There is also a stone commemorating the sacrifice of the Merchant Navy.
The memorial is accessible from HMCS Prevost parking lot or from the municipal pathway running along the riverbank adjacent to the memorial. It is open to the public.

The memorial anticipates the addition of sidewalks which will make the memorial more handicapped accessible.

It also anticipates the addition of the 3”50 gun from HMCS Fraser (DDH 233). This is the gun from the dismantled last St. Laurent class ship. The HMCS Fraser gun will be placed on a mount on the grounds of HMCS Prevost and will compliment the naval park which includes the Battle of the Atlantic Memorial.

It is anticipated that the dedication of this new installation will be on Battle of the Atlantic Sunday, 6 May 2012. Public is welcome to attend.