translate English to French: The decision to create the R.C.N.A.S. was taken in the spring of 1918, and arrangements were made to recruit and train a force of 500 officers and men while suitable bases were being built at Dartmouth and Sydney.
Les plans pour 1918 prévoyaient un Service de patrouille de 112 navires, sous le commandement du capitaine Walter Hose, officier retraité de la Marine royale qui servait dans la Marine canadienne depuis 1911.