Mystery ships of the Musquash Estuary, New Brunswick, Canada (WWII Ships Found!) 75th anniversary 

I am a veteran and work for the U.S. Navy in Amphibs. I have letter written by LT. Frederick R. Edwards (signed the letter as "Randy"), the Captain of LSM 46 on 4 Mar 1945 to the Captain of LSM 45 from the beaches of Iwo Jima. Here is a quote from the letter: "It is a real nightmare Don. The beaches are under mortar fire all the time - and yet we fill our deck with ammo - aviation gas etc. and grit our teeth and go in - the other L.S.Ms are beat up, but the closest one to us only has 3 minor cases of cuts aboard - our casualties are the highest of the L.S.M.s - I guess you were right when you said we were a 'hit ship.' Our ship's office was the scene of one hit. We had a .50 cal above it and that's where we rec'd the worst hit - blew the men on the .50 cal to shreds and caused a fire in the ships office. All the desks were blown up and records all charred . . . " Many thanks for the video! I hope this adds to the memory of LSM-46 and honors those who served and lost their lives in defense of their nation.

Thanks for bringing important history to those of us who live here.

I have drove by there hundreds of times and look down that River and wondered how they got there. I had no idea what they were. Such a fantastic story!!

So basically treated like every other veteran. Once their service was done, thrown away like old worn out scrap and forgotten....

Lest we forget the greatest generation an the sacrifices they made for our freedom.... SALUTE 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇬🇧🇫🇷🇦🇺

I live at Brown’s Flat in NB. Never knew about these. I’m a WW2 Battle of the Atlantic buff. Need to make a trip to see these. Thank you for sharing.

Lived in the area my entire life. Remember as a kid on the school bus driving by and always wondered about them. Back then they were in much better shape. Thanks for the info.

wow....who knew that these historical ships where near Saint John?

Lived in Saint John all my life. Never knew these Battlestars were here. What an amazing tribute! And seeing those flags adorn them after all those decades? What a sight! You did these vessels, and the men who served on them, proud. From Pacific Theatre, to Saint John. That is crazy!!!

I was shocked to see this! Terrific video and tribute. My dad, Jack, served on the LSM 46. He operated the trigger and elevation on the left side of the 40 mm gun on the bow and can be seen in the picture, at the end of the video, of the 46 offloading tanks on the morning of the 19th. A few details. As was mentioned in the video, they were struck by enemy shells on Feb. 23. Not sure how many other ships were on shore at the time, around 7:30 in the evening, but the 46 and at least one other ship, an LST, were being shelled heavily. Jack and crew had been ordered to fire into specific openings in Mt. Suribachi, and were having some success, when they were struck by a shell at the port side 50 cal. position that can also be seen in the same picture. One of Jack's friends, Raymond Anderson, was killed there, along with Thomas Winters. 17 others were wounded. Richard Kromer, stationed on the 20 mm, forward of the con, starboard side, later died from his wounds. A second shell struck the forward hull on the starboard side below the waterline. Soon after that the LST on their port side was struck by a shell through the starboard hull and the skipper of the 46 decided it would be a good time to get off of the beach. So there's a little story to go along with your great video. Strangely enough, the 46 and the 56 were used together to film the wartime movie introducing LSMs. And here they lie together. Thank you so much for putting this out. And I thank you for Jack and the whole crew. Sadly, Jack passed away in 2019. He would have loved this. Here's another one. I was with my dad when he died, and it's on his death cert., he passed at 6:25 in the morning on Feb. 19, 2019.

I'm from Moncton and I litterly had no idea this existed. Road trip! Thank you for bringing this history to us.

love the content, well done

Drove by those ships on the highway for years wondering how they got thee or why they were scuttled. Some said that they were used as barges for wood but not a reliable source of information. They are quite massive when you get right up on them. Thanks for posting.

Really cool video, thanks for sharing! I especially liked the Drone footage. It really gave a different perspective... the bigger picture!

"first start in 70 years, yeah its got some minor weight reduction but i'll buff out like always xd

My grandfather, Thomas Foster, was the captain of the LSM 89! Thank you so much for posting this video!

Very interesting. Thanks for the tour, and the history of the ships. The Mr. Wilson you mention of was the main principal of the Saint John Drydock, before it was sold to the Irving family. As a young boy I recall seeing similar ships tied up at Pokiok, in the north end of Saint John, just above the Reversing Falls, and wondered about their story. This helps with the missing details, even after all those years.

"Thank you for your service" feels like an insult, when you see how they are left to rot away in the mud, I have a feeling a lot of veterans feel this way in many nations.

Re: not seeing this type of vehicle represented much in film. I'm guessing these are more the kind of ship you see in film/ film reels landing vehicles and troops after the beach was already secure and the fighting had moved inland, but in the episode of 'The Pacific' where they attack Peleilu, the ships the Marines' LVTs come off of have split bows like those. It might not be quite as intense as the LCI landings in SPR, but that moment when the doors crack open and the blistering Pacific Sun hits Slate in the eyes, and the sights and sounds of the landing already underway floods in, it does convey the sinking feeling of, 'what have I got myself into?'

Glad to see people making content like this! After discovering this video I checked out the rest of your channel and really enjoy it. There's SO much to see here in the Maritime that many of the locals and those native to the provinces seem to take it for granted.

My dad was in the Navy and served on the LSM 46! I can't believe the ship he served on was found. I wish he was still here to see this. He always wondered what happened to the LSM 46.

Thank you young man,well done.

Fascinating Mike!!! Never knew these existed! Thank you for your research and for sharing this information.

Very interesting story and some great footage. Thanks for taking the time to make this video I really enjoyed watching it! 👍👍👍

Amazing how these wrecks will still outlive all the men who traversed on them. Thanks, class act you two.

Wow just found your channel. Awesome info here. Can't wait for more

Thank you very much for this, nice work.

A story worthy of sharing , excellently illustrated and well told 👍Thank you from the UK 🇬🇧

It's really cool to finally know what was up with these! And super awesome to see someone from the same city on YT. Great work, enjoyed the video a lot!

Great history and footage. Thanks guys a great job!

Thanks for sharing. Well done. Awesome tribute!

Terrific vid, guys! Thanks for sharing our history.

And so, the legend is true... I have been seeking this, so a great thanks be to you good young Sir. with your ship mate. It was very good also to present the photographs of the said ships as they once where in the past.

So amazing, thanks for sharing!

Very nice video and great information. Thank you for doing this. A big part of history.

Excellent video. Very informative.

I just kayaked in there on the weekend, they are huge. Very interesting video,thanks so much.

Very Much Enjoyed this video!! Thank you, and Thanks to all those that served aboard them!! 🌍🌎🌏

Great video, Very cool and informative. Thank you my friend.

great video, thanks for doing it!

Thank you for doing this video, the history is really important to us all.

Excellent video gentlemen, thanks for sharing and your respect for Men that served. In a troubled world, its nice to see we still have good young Men like yourselves out there.

Fascinating. Really great to hear the history of the ships too.

Seen these many times from Route 1 and never knew the history. Thanks for this video. The story of these ships is really interesting!

I spent years trying to figure out what these were, traveling through Prince of Wales, in the '60-'70s I saw these boats and often wondered how they got there it took 50 years to find out, thank you. You solved a great mystery for me. About 1975 or so I actually drove along that logging road and di get down on the gravel shown in the video, I took pictures in 35mm and I can not find them anymore, Great job, and thank you, and to the men who served thank you too.

Definitely gotta take a drive over there for a look. Thanks for this!

Very cool Mike thanks for sharing and great job on your research. Keep up the good work

Wow. Thanks for the the work to share your knowledge and passion for history.

Thank you for your efforts and glad it is now preserved for generations to look at.

Great video, never new these ships existed this close to me! Thoroughly enjoyed your commentary.

Love this Video. I'm from Saint John NB & have been to Musquash many times over the years.

Well done. Thank you

absolutely the best piece of Saint John history Ive seen in years well done!

Great story, thanks for taking the time to make the video and to research.

you have no idea how glad I am you made this video! I grew up in Pennfield and would always ask my family what those boats were when we drove by on the highway and no one had any idea! Thank you for this!! :)

Wow ! Thank you for sharing !

Cool video, lots of interesting information and shots.

What a great video! I had no idea of this bit of New Brunswick history. Nice work!

Love watching the tide go out and seeing all the old wooden ships at the bottom in the bay of fundy. Most people have no idea how many ships there are from centuries ago just sitting there.

Nice tour ty

This needs a DOUBLE like! Thank you for posting.

We hiked the ATV trail yesterday to go see these ship because of your video. from St Mark's Ventures and Scouters Thank you.

Great video!

Thank you! I’ve seen them in the distance my whole life and all I knew it was a graveyard for ships but not the story.. thank you showing them respect and showing us why we should too. Great job on the video.

Thanks for this video. As a young man on the south shore I often passed thes wrecks on my trips from St. Andrews to St. John. One day in the Summer of 1982 or so I visited them. I had to use a rope to climb up from the shore side. Kayaks were not nearly as common in NB at the time. I spent an afternoon walking around and taking photos. Finding the history was a lot harder without the Google. That was a beautiful spot for wildlife at the time and the experience was sombre as I thought about the experiences that these ships would have had in the war. I assumed their service would have been European. Thanks for the information about Iwo Jima... the ships came a long way to end up in N.B.

I'm really glad you showed this now...in 20 years there will be nothing left...it's amazing how badly they have decomposed in the time they've been there. It would be impossible to remove them, being filled with heavy wet mud and the tide coming in and leaving constantly. It is a sad end to some great boats important to WW2... Thanks for posting this, I love the drone shots and history lessons. 😊

Thank you for sharing this. Great to see such respect for history and the brave folks that secured our future

Dude, awesome vid!!!

Very cool, thank you 💞

Thanks for this very informative post.

Such an interesting place. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for sharing this! I it's cool that you did all this.

Very cool. Thanks

Great vid thanks for doin the hard work for us to see some history

I was glad you included aerial shots of the site because it helped with being able to tell how big theses vessels actually were. Thx for the history lesson it is very interesting.👍👍

Good job, thanks for sharing the history. It is nice to know that there are people out there who still care to remember the sacrifices that were made by our predecessors.

Thank you for documenting this.

Thank you so much for this video a lot of history here. My grandfather was on ship 46 and I couldn’t help but think of him. I never wanted to go to Canada so badly!

This is so cool! Love the video :)

Wow you're so brave to go an look at those ships. I'd be so scared to even float by them in a kayak and then you actually went and walked by and on them. Fascinating history and great job filming and documenting them. Also, Thank You Ships!

Wow. Thanks so much for filming this, & telling the story of these landing crafts I often try to catch a glance at the two that are visible from the highway. In the 60s there was more there...above the main decks.

Mike, well done! Interesting. Thanks for this video

That's pretty cool thanks for taking the time to pass the history on.

Thank you for showing these historic ships

Wow a huge part of history forgotten. Thank you for bringing them back to life 🙏🏻❤️

Great video,thank you sir

Extremely excellent video. I've looked at those barges from the highway for as long as I can remember while driving to our camp on the Lepreau River and never knew anything about them. Thanks for the education!

Great Job!!! thank you for putting in the time and effort to educate us.

Thanks for the video. I grew up in SJ and didn't know about these ships. Like your t-shirt, I visited Vimy, Nov. 11, 1988 in the afternoon after visiting the Commonwealth cemetary in Adgem, Belguim first at 11 am. Dana, Sussex, NB.

Thank you, that was really interesting.

Thank you so much !!! As a kid I always wondered about these craft when going to Chance Harbour with my father .

Did you notice that the keel for LSM 46 was laid on D-Day? Interesting. I spent several years as a youth growing up on an American Air base on Okinawa. I learned a lot about it then but never really understood the extent or importance of the battle that took place there until I grew up and learned more about it. Prayers for all of those who lost their lives there and throughout the war.

Awesome video

Well done!

Awesome Video. I have been to the Estuary many times but never saw those. I did not know they were there. Very interesting. Thanks for sharing this information with us... Take care...

Great information ... would love to have you share this on my NB Traveler podcast.

This is pretty interesting material. I'm from the East Coast and had no idea this existed. Thanks for sharing.

Fascinating one! Great job, from Moncton. 👍

Thank you for this video record. Semper Fi

Great video and a great young guy with a sense of history