Ode to the Grilse

Originally a civilian yacht, HMCS Grilse was purchased by the Royal Canadian Navy and commissioned as a torpedo boat during the First World War. She was easily the fastest ship in the navy.

Bertrand L. Twinn, "The Assassin by Night" (1916)

card, 13.8cm x 8.9cm
War, Memory and Popular Culture Archives - The University of Western Ontario - London, Ontario
First World War