WWII/Hulks

World War II and The Hulks.
The hulks played a part in the world wars, and now to this day rest st second beach in Powell River. The PR mill plans to attract more people such as divers to the little community by sinking the hulks and making a underwater attraction. What little people know, is what part they played in the war. They all have names: click on link.
YOGN 82
S.S. Henri Le Chatelier
Quartz
S.S. P. M. Anderson
S.S. Peralta
S.S. Emile N. Vidal
S.S. John Smeaton
S.S. Thaddeus Merriman
S.S. L. J. Vicat
S.S. Armand Considere
 While only ten ships stand (nine built in WWII 1 built in WWI) these huge floating concrete barges are still an attraction to the public and locals. They were mainly oil barges, and were put in such a position that they would protect the mill and logging area.

This picture shows were they are positioned and the names.

Thanks to: http://www.concreteships.org/ships/powellriver/ and http://www.prpeak.com/news/powell-river-mill-plans-to-sink-four-hulks-1.2272919 for information on the hulks.





In WW I and II the mill and community took their parts seriously. All the mills in the area were used for building plane parts and other things like that so they could be sent to the war. The community (men and boys of age) went to war. Go to this link for a huge list of men and their stories. http://pruhoww2.weebly.com/
Powell River played a huge roll in WWII for making places to stay and train for soldiers and civilians. Troops landed ashore at townsite from Comox, Vancouver B.C. in barges for training. They also used the streets and https:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandbag /sandbags to imitate the scene of war. they practiced with blanks on their cannons and guns as the public tried to ignore.