Iceberg, possibly taken from HMCS TRENTONIAN, while crossing North Atlantic, April 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ralph O’Brien, RCNVR. (RTL -ROB075)
HMCS TRENTONIAN Ice
HMCS TRENTONIAN in Halifax, February 1943. Looking forward from the starboard side of the bridge, you can see the corvettes gun deck and foc’s’le are more of ice rink than deck and the amount of ice that has accumulated on the stanchions and wires. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK036)
Crossing the Atlantic
Two unidentified crew members from HMCS TRENTONIAN during the North Atlantic crossing in April 1944. It is still cold on the open ocean as there are icicles hanging from the kisbie ring. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Jack Harold, RCNVR. (RTL-JH067) This photo and collection have been gathered from the crew […]
Earnest LaPointe, Icebreaker -Quebec City
Having broken the ice for HMC Ships TRENTONIAN, NORSYD and NORTON, The icebreaker, Earnest LaPointe returns to Quebec City in December 1943. This ship is now a museum ship at the Musee Maritime du Quebec, L’islet , Quebec and is open for touring. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. […]
HMCS PRESCOTT
HMCS PRESCOTT, corvette is launched from Kingston Shipbuilding Yards in Kingston, Ontario on 7 January 1941 into a frozen Lake Ontario. Roger Litwiller Collection, photo courtesy of Hank Winsor. (RTL-HW013)
HMCS MAYFLOWER’s Toy Gun
Two of MAYFLOWER’s crew clear ice and snow from the forward gun deck. HMCS MAYFLOWER commissioned into the RCN on 28 November 1940. MAYFLOWER along with sister corvette HMCS HEPATICA left Halifax on 9 February 1941 without their 4in. guns, due to a shortage of weapons. In place of the gun barrel a wood post […]
Icebound -HMCS TRENTONIAN
With her forward gun rendered inoperable, HMCS TRENTONIAN enters Halifax harbour encased in ice, in February 1944. The corvettes constant battle with the ice, winds and waves of the North Atlantic is told in Roger Litwiller’s newest book, White Ensign Flying available in the New Year from Dundurn Publishing at Amazon and Indigo online or […]
HMCS TRENTONIAN -Icebreaker
In December 1943, two newly constructed corvettes, HMCS TRENTONIAN foreground and HMCS NORSYD are attempting to leave Quebec City in route to Halifax. During a short layover in the Quebec port, the harbour has frozen over. TRENTONIAN has moved only a few feet away from the wall despite repeated attempts by the harbour pilot to use the […]
After Lookout
One of HMCS TRENTONIAN’s crew dressed for the cold as he stands watch on the stern of the corvette in December 1943. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Jack Harold, RCNVR. (RTL-JH077)
Corvette in Winter Storm Quebec City
Quebec is hit by a early winter storm, blanketing HMCS TRENTONIAN in snow in December 1943. Newly constructed in Kingston the corvette is making her way to Halifax. Due to a construction problem, it is as cold in the ship as it is outside and TRENTONIAN’s ship’s company threaten to walk off the ship when […]