by Charles Dumaresq
Announcing the publication of a new book!
Charles Dumaresq writes, “As an outgrowth of my long-standing interest in the history of Cobalt, I have written a book about the Second World War Royal Canadian Navy ship named after Cobalt – the Flower Class corvette HMCS Cobalt. The book is now available, free of charge.
“Given my interest in Cobalt, one of the areas I tried to learn more about was the relationship between the town and the ship and her crew. There are some unsolved mysteries for sure, but I am happy with how much information I was able to find on this. It is a topic often overlooked in ships’ histories.
“Many thanks to Maggie Wilson with the Cobalt Historical Society, as well as the Cobalt Mining Museum and the Bunker for helping with this aspect of the book.”
and How to Contact the Author
More to the story
You may recognize the artwork Dumaresq used on the cover. Last year, we shared the news when he was able to reunite the original gunsheild art and the ship’s bell.
Just a day before Dumaresq announced the publication of the book, we found the two artifacts together in a 1952 photo!
From the John Hunt digital collection at the Cobalt Public Library
The HMCS Cobalt bell is on the end table and
the gunshield artwork is above the fireplace
Updates
We’ve added a link to the book on our Research Page. The file is large, over 70MB.
As well, we’ve updated the bibliography. HMCS Cobalt – Cobalt’s Namesake Goes to War is the first new title of 2024!
If you have more information to share about a family member who was attached to the HMCS Cobalt, or if you know anything about the other artifacts that are mentioned in the story (framed portrait photos of the corvette, for instance) please contact Charles Dumaresq. His contact email is in the image above.