HMCS NIPIGON comes alongside HMCS OTTAWA for a Jack Stay transfer, during CARIBOPS in January 1981. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL251115092)
HMCS ATHABASKAN (III)
HMCS ATHABASKAN’s bow slices through a moderate sea while sailing alongside HMCS OTTAWA during CARIBOPS81 in Jan/Feb 1981. This photo was scanned from a 110 negative. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL251115131)
Caribbean Sunset
Caribbean sunset taken from HMCS OTTAWA during CARIBOPS in January 1981. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL251115108)
HMCS ATHABASKAN
HMCS ATHABASKAN steams ahead of HMCS OTTAWA, in route to the Caribbean in January 1981. Note: Scanned from original 110 Negative. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL300416015)
HMCS OTTAWA -Farewell to Nova Scotia
The coast of Nova Scotia slowly fades astern of HMCS OTTAWA (3rd), as the destroyer departs Halifax for CARIBOPS in January 1981. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL251115109)
CARIBOPS 1981
View of part of the RCN fleet, from HMCS OTTAWA while sailing to the Caribbean in January 1981. Note: Scanned from original 110 Negative. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL300416014)
HMCS OTTAWA -San Juan
HMCS OTTAWA steams past the forts at the entrance to San Juan, Puerto Rico in January 1981. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL251115125)
HMCS NIPIGON
HMCS NIPIGON (2nd) comes alongside HMCS OTTAWA (3rd) for a Jack Stay transfer during CARIBOPS in January 1981. When we fired our Bolo gun the line landed across NIPIGON’s Bridge sending everyone ducking for cover. This was followed by several very derogatory words from NIPIGON. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL251115093)
HMCS ATHABASKAN
HMCS ATHABASKAN (3rd) secured near the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic and open for tours, in Halifax on 27 June 2010, during the Royal Canadian Navy’s 100th Anniversary celebrations. Roger Litwiller Collection, photo courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-DSCF5736)
Shore Leave St. Thomas, VI.
Anchored in the harbour at St. Thomas, VI, HMCS OTTAWA’s ship’s company take the ships whaler for shore leave in Jan/Feb 1981. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL251115107)