HMCS WASAGA shipmates R. Bourgon and R. LaCelle stand with the Catch-of-the-Day, after dropping Depth Charges near Pictou, NS. in 1942. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM025)
Deep Sea Fishing the RCN Way
In March 1944, HMCS TRENTONIAN dropped a single depth charge while in the Grand Banks, off Newfoundland. Thomas Williams of Winnipeg, MB. inspects one of the larger fish caught. Once the fish were cleaned the cooks immediately cooked the fresh bounty in milk. The crew remember this as one of the best meals they had […]
MAYFLOWER’s Catch-of-the-Day
RCN sailor from HMCS MAYFLOWER shows the corvettes “catch-of-the-day” from the North Atlantic. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ralph O’Brien, RCNVR. (RTL -ROB023)