The Royal Canadian Navy hydrofoil, HMCS BRAS’D’OR, FHE400, designed and built in Canada, she was ahead of her time. BRAS’D’OR is now laid up as a museum ship on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River at Musée Maritime du Québec, 55 chemin des Pionniers Est, L’Islet, Quebec and is well worth a visit. Roger […]
HMCS BRAS D’OR’s Stern
Stern view of HMCS BRAS D’OR hydrofoil and propellors. BRAS D’OR is preserved at Musée maritime du Québec at L’Islet, Quebec. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL58203)
HMCS BRAS D’OR
HMCS BRAS D’OR at Museum Marine du Quebec. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL58195)
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, Lâ islet , Quebec and is open for touring. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, […]