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