HMCS SlimjimKevin MacLean Oceanwood, wire, surplus obsolete hardware, found objects, watch parts, metal scraps 7. 5" X 20" x 2. 25" With a width of only 6 feet, the SLIMJIM was a terror to be posted aboard. Always cramped and quite at the mercy of rough seas, crews would often wedge themselves upright with many pillows to avoid being thrown against the hull walls. She was retired from service when an enemy round went clean through the hull just above the