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"
Rabbit Island, Falkland Islands very steep slopes up to to the north and west, but it slopes gently to the east. The highest points are about . It was heavily grazed by sheep in the past and there is an old shanty in the valley. Rats have been confirmed on the island. Rabbit Island, Falkland Islands Rabbit Island is one of the Falkland Islands in the Hummock Island group. It is near West Falkland, to its west, at the mouth of King George Bay. With a land area of square miles (1.78 km) it is the second largest of the three main islands in