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HMCS GATINEAU and TERRA NOVA

April 17, 2018 by Roger Litwiller Leave a Comment

HMCS GATINEAU and TERRA NOVA

Decommissioned Canadian Restigouche class destroyer escorts (DDE), GATINEAU and TERRA NOVA waiting disposal in Halifax, 17 July 2003. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-GATINEAU)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Cold War, DDE, Destroyer Escort, Halifax, HMCS, HMCS GATINEAU, HMCS TERRA NOVA, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Restigouche, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS WARRIOR

April 7, 2018 by Roger Litwiller Leave a Comment

HMCS WARRIOR

HMCS WARRIOR in drydock, Belfast, Northern Ireland. (Caption on back of photo) WARRIOR was an improved Colossus class light fleet aircraft carrier and commissioned into the RCN on 24 January 1946. Roger Litwiller Collection, photo Courtesy Douglas Campbell, RCNVR. (RTL-DC045 )

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Aircraft Carrier, Belfast, Cold War, Drydock, HMCS, HMCS WARRIOR, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

Sea Kings Over Rosie Roads

April 6, 2018 by Roger Litwiller Leave a Comment

Sea Kings Over Rosie Roads

Four Sea Kings fly over the harbour as the Canadian fleet prepares to leave Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico and return to Halifax,  at the conclusion of CARIBOPS in February 1981. Photo taken from HMCS OTTAWA. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL251115127)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Caribbean, CARIBOPS, Cold War, Destroyer, HMCS, HMCS OTTAWA (III), Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Roosevelt Roads, Royal Canadian Navy, Sea King, ships

HMCS IROQUOIS

April 3, 2018 by Roger Litwiller Leave a Comment

HMCS IROQUOIS

Assisted by RCN tugs, HMCS IROQUOIS passes through Halifax harbour on 6 July 2012. Roger Litwiller Collection, photo courtesy Roger Litwiller (RTL64635)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Cold War, DDH, Destroyer, Halifax, HMCS, HMCS IROQUOIS, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS PROTECTEUR Launching Sea King

March 26, 2018 by Roger Litwiller Leave a Comment

HMCS PROTECTEUR Launching Sea King

HMCS PROTECTEUR launches a Sea King helicopter from her flight deck while sailing to the Caribbean in January 1981. Photo taken from HMCS OTTAWA with HMCS ATHABASKAN between. Note: Scanned from original 110 Negative. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL300416010)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: AOR, Caribbean, CARIBOPS, Cold War, Destroyer, Flight Operations, HMCS, HMCS ATHABASKAN (III), HMCS OTTAWA (III), HMCS PROTECTEUR, Iroquois class destroyer, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, Sea King, ships

HMCS CORNWALLIS Obstacle Course

March 18, 2018 by Roger Litwiller Leave a Comment

HMCS CORNWALLIS Obstacle Course

The log obstacle on the Assault (Obstacle) Course at HMCS CORNWALIS in October 1956. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Bill Daniels. (RTL-BD009)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Basic Training, CFB CORNWALLIS, Cold War, HMCS, HMCS CORNWALLIS, Naval History, Navy, Obstacle Course, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy

HMCS ASSINIBOINE

March 8, 2018 by Roger Litwiller Leave a Comment

HMCS ASSINIBOINE

HMCS ASSINIBOINE steams alongside of HMCS OTTAWA in route to the Caribbean in January 1981. Note: Scanned from original 110 Negative. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL300416008)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: CARIBOPS, Cold War, Destroyer, History, HMCS, HMCS ASSINIBOINE, Naval History, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

Women in the RCN -An Incredible Legacy

March 4, 2018 by Roger Litwiller 11 Comments

Women in the RCN -An Incredible Legacy

I wonder if the women who sailed from Esquimalt, BC on 8 August 1914 as nurses in the hastily converted, His Majesty’s Canadian Hospital Ship PRINCE GEORGE, realized they were making history. They were the first women to serve at sea in a ship under the control of the Royal Canadian Navy! This milestone would not be […]

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Away Boats Crew

February 16, 2018 by Roger Litwiller Leave a Comment

Away Boats Crew

HMCS OTTAWA’s boat crew at work. During CARIBOPS, competitions among the RCN ships were common. In February 1981 the fleet came to a stop and each of the destroyers lowered their 27 foot whalers. Each boat crew had to pull their boat around the ship once and then return aboard into the davits. The first […]

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TOWEX HMCS ATHABASKAN

January 14, 2018 by Roger Litwiller Leave a Comment

TOWEX HMCS ATHABASKAN

HMCS OTTAWA approaching HMCS IROQUOIS to take the destroyer in tow during working up excersises during CARIBOPS81 in January 1981. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL251115113)

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