. ▁ ▁Following ▁her ▁ref it , ▁she ▁was ▁sa iled ▁to ▁the ▁Hal if ax ▁approaches ▁to ▁search ▁for ▁a ▁w reck . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁w reck ▁of ▁. ▁The ▁Royal ▁Canadian ▁Navy ' s ▁last ▁victim ▁of ▁the ▁sub marine , ▁the ▁Bang or ▁class ▁vessel ▁had ▁been ▁tor ped o ed ▁off ▁Hal if ax ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁with ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁ 3 9 ▁men . ▁The ▁w reck ▁had ▁never ▁been ▁found ▁and , ▁on ▁ 1 6 – 1 7 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁and ▁again ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 th , ▁in ▁the ▁latter ▁case ▁being ▁assist ed ▁by ▁, ▁Border ▁C ities ▁carried ▁out ▁an ▁int ensive ▁search . ▁ ▁Each ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁search , ▁an ▁AS D IC ▁expert , ▁Lieutenant ▁R ▁A ▁N air n ▁( a / s ), ▁R CN V R , ▁was ▁emb ark ed . ▁The ▁search ers ▁were ▁fort un ate ▁in ▁that ▁weather ▁and ▁water ▁conditions ▁were ▁fav ou rable ▁on ▁all ▁occasions . ▁Every ▁effort ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁use ▁any ▁information , ▁such ▁as ▁surv iv ors ' ▁reports , ▁which ▁might ▁be ▁helpful ▁toward ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁loc ating ▁the ▁w reck . ▁The ▁Hal if ax ▁East ▁Light ▁V essel ▁No ▁ 6 , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁accur ately ▁fixed ▁and ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁dat um ▁point ▁for ▁the ▁search , ▁was ▁closed ▁and ▁in qui ries ▁made ▁from ▁the ▁Captain