In this undated photograph, stokers group around HMCS Huron's "A" gun while the ship is alongside another destroyer (right).

Visible on many of their right arms are the three-bladed propeller badges indicating their specialty. These sailors were part of a team that prided itself on being able to give Huron's captain, Lieutenant-Commander Herbert S. Rayner, the power and manoeuvrability needed during battles around Arctic convoys and against German destroyers in the English Channel. Huron had three oil-fired boilers feeding two powerful steam turbine engines that could drive the ship as fast as 36 knots (over 66 kph).

George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19890282-003