▁B erm uda , ▁the ▁Le ew ard ▁Islands , ▁the ▁Wind ward ▁Islands ▁and ▁Barb ados . ▁In ▁summer ▁the ▁route ▁was ▁extended ▁to ▁the ▁port ▁of ▁Montreal . ▁C N ▁named ▁each ▁of ▁its ▁five ▁new ▁lin ers ▁after ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁an ▁English ▁or ▁British ▁adm iral ▁who ▁was ▁noted ▁for ▁his ▁actions ▁in ▁the ▁Car ib bean . ▁ ▁Lady ▁N els ons ▁names ake ▁was ▁Frances ▁Nelson , ▁wife ▁of ▁the ▁famous ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁Admir al ▁Hor atio ▁Nelson . ▁ ▁War ▁service ▁Lady ▁Nelson ▁was ▁tor ped o ed ▁by ▁ ▁while ▁alongside ▁at ▁Cast ries , ▁St . ▁Lu cia . ▁Fif teen ▁passengers ▁and ▁three ▁crew men ▁were ▁killed . ▁The ▁ship ▁s ank ▁at ▁the ▁wh arf ▁but ▁was ▁ref lo ated ▁in ▁late ▁March ▁and ▁to wed ▁to ▁Mobile , ▁Alabama ▁for ▁rep airs . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Canadian ▁government ▁decided ▁to ▁convert ▁Lady ▁Nelson ▁ ▁to ▁a ▁hospital ▁ship ▁to ▁bring ▁home ▁Canadian ▁wounded . ▁Canad ians ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁sent ▁home ▁for ▁treatment ▁on ▁British ▁hospital ▁ships ▁but ▁as ▁cas ual ties ▁mounted ▁from ▁fighting ▁in ▁North ▁Africa , ▁the ▁British ▁asked ▁Canada ▁to ▁provide ▁its ▁own ▁hospital ▁ships . ▁Although ▁inform ally ▁called ▁H M CS ▁or ▁H M CH S ▁Lady ▁Nelson ▁by ▁her ▁crew , ▁she ▁remained ▁owned ▁by ▁Canadian ▁National ▁Ste am ships , ▁under ▁char ter ▁by ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Department ▁of ▁National ▁Def ence ▁and ▁retained ▁a ▁civil ian ▁crew ▁of ▁ 7 5 ▁from ▁the ▁Canadian