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SS Walnut
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<p>SS <i>Walnut</i> was a refugee ship converted from a British <a href="/facts/Minesweeping/dbmsqbME">minesweeping</a> <a href="/facts/Tree-class_trawler/ANYgTfXs">Tree-class trawler</a> which carried Baltic refugees from Sweden to Canada in 1948. The refugees' arrival at <a href="/facts/Pier_21/PIYVI4x3">Pier 21</a> in <a href="/facts/Halifax%2c_Nova_Scotia/Tcm27J9I">Halifax, Nova Scotia</a> led to a controversy which played an important role in shaping Canada's postwar refugee policies. </p><p>Initially entering service during the <a href="/facts/Second_World_War/2efV5L1U">Second World War</a> as HMS <i>Walnut</i>, the trawler was sold for commercial purposes following the war. Converted for use as a cargo ship, the vessel retained the name <i>Walnut</i> until 1959 when sold and renamed <i>Keta</i>. The ship was <a href="/facts/Ship_breaking/qh49CobX">broken up</a> in 1976. </p>