Objects and Photographs

This section brings together the approximately 700 objects and photographs used in Canada's Naval History. Use this section to directly access objects and photographs grouped by type, as shown below, or use the search function above to search through them by title.




MP28/2 Sub-machine Gun

Canadian sailors took this weapon from the German U-Boat (submarine) U-190 after its May 1945 surrender.

In addition to torpedoes and anti-aircraft guns, U-190, like other U-Boats, carried firearms for its crew. Sub-machine guns like this MP28/2 combined a relatively small size with a high rate of fire. Following its seizure, this particular weapon was displayed at Naval Service Headquarters in Ottawa until 1959, when the navy transferred it to the Canadian War Museum.

Sub-machine Gun, MP28/2
CWM 19590008-001