HMCS Somers Isles to do during the war once activated. By May 1945, 119 Canadian ships had passed through the facility. Towards the end of the war, the base was used to prepare frigates for service in the Pacific theatre. The RCN abandoned HMCS "Somers Isles" at the end of the war, one of eleven facilities that was disbanded by March 1946. Prior to closure, the RCN had intended to keep four motor launches at "Somers Isles" for target practice, but this idea was abandoned when the base was shuttered and the motor launches were deemed obsolete. HMCS Somers Isles HMCS "Somers Isles"
Preston Somers Expedition and two other vessels out of Southampton which they met at sea. As a test for training the soldiers they disembarked and attacked the Portuguese settlement at Porto Santo on Madeira and successfully plundered small villages. By 18 May Preston and Somers had reached Dominica and after refreshing for six days on the island they sailed south to Los Testigos Islands. Here they celebrated a muster ashore on 28 May and continued south west against Margarita Island which they soon sighted and came ashore on the following day. They explored nearby Coche Island the next day and captured a Spanish