Fred Thearle’s painting depicts the Flower-class corvette HMCS Snowberry seas CWM 20060128-003
Snowberry Painted by Fread Thearle in 1988 Beaverbrook Collection of War Art. “Thearle’s painting depicts her crashing through heavy seas. Wind and weather constantly challenged Canada’s navy in its wartime roles during the Second World War. Large numbers of corvettes were produced during the war and used as convoy escorts. Their simple design made it possible to build them quickly in smaller shipyards, like the one at Lauzon, Québec, where the Snowberry was launched in 1940.” CWM 20060128-003