'' Gulnare '' was placed under naval control in 1914 . The RCN initially planned the use the vessel as an auxiliary minesweeper . In 1916 '' Gulnare '' was assigned to patrol the coast of Labrador from Belle Isle to Natashkwan . The ship was serving as a guard vessel for Bedford Basin in Halifax , Nova Scotia at the time of the Halifax Explosion on 6 December 1917 , but suffered minimal damage . Following the end of the war in 1918 , '' Gulnare '' was kept in reserve by the RCN
Halifax Explosion
Halifax Explosion
HMCS Gulnare