How are Tall Ships and Saint Lucia connected to Canadian Naval history? One of the more dramatic events in Saint Lucia’s history occurred on March 10, 1942 in Castries harbour. The story starts three years earlier…………………………. In May 1939 the tall ship Gorch Fock, a German naval training ship, visited the Saint Lucian port of Castries. The ship’s company of 200 were welcomed by friendly Saint Lucians eager to show off their beautiful island. Unfortunately Saint Lucian officials were not aware of their true agenda. The German officers and trainees were not just interested in photographing the iconic Pitons, they had a plan to carefully document military and naval installations.…