The crew of HMCS TRENTONIAN were awestruck by the famous battleship HMS RODNEY, when they passed her off Juno Beach in her unique camouflage on 7 June 1944. RODNEY had fired her guns in support of the 3rd Canadian Division attacking a fortified farm held by the 12th SS Panzer Division in Normandy. Roger Litwiller […]
HMS PINK
Exceptional photo of the size difference between a corvette and a battleship. Bruce Keir wrote on this photo HMS PINK, Cardiff, October 1944. PINK was a Flower class corvette damaged by a torpedo from U988 on 27 June 1944 and was declared a total loss. The charring from the fire is clearly visible on her […]