HMC NAVAL CAMP was located outside of St. John’s, NF, and some areas were “Off Limits” to the sailors. Ross Milligan and Wm Weaver from HMCS WASAGA, stand with one of the boundary signs in 1942. The rest camp was provided for sailors from the escort ships to have a break, away from normal ship […]
HMCS ST CLAIR Fueling
Two Town class destroyers take on fuel from a tanker in St. John’s Harbour in 1942. HMCS ST CLAIR (ex-USS WILLIAMS) is outboard. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM036)
Skating in St. John’s, NF
Ross Milligan, Lew Evans and Lew Theriault enjoy a day away from HMCS WASAGA and skating on Quiddy Vidi Lake in St. John’s, NF in January 1943. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-RM311)
HMCS AVALON (II) St John`s, NF.
Accommodation ship HMCS AVALON II (ex SS Georgian) in St. John’s, NF in 1942. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM037)
HMC NAVAL CAMP -St. John’s NF
Several sailors from HMCS WASAGA take a break at the HMC NAVAL CAMP located seven miles outside of St. John’s, NF in 1942. The rest camp was established for the sailors from the escort ships to get away from shipboard life while in port. Sailors in this photo, MacDonald, Wm Black, Wm Weaver, S. Morris, […]
Painting Ship
RCN sailors painting a Bangor class minesweeper in St. John’s, NF in 1942, possibly HMCS WASAGA. Alongside is a RN submarine on loan for ASW training of RCN ships. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM051)
SS Lady Rodney
SS Lady Rodney in St. John’s, NF in May 1943. In peacetime, this ship sailed the Caribbean with 130 passengers and cargo, during the war she was converted to carry 500 soldiers. Photo taken from HMCS WASAGA. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM165)
Torpedoed Merchant Ship
A Survivor of the Battle of the Atlantic, with a large hole in its bow from a German U-boat’s torpedo, this merchant ship waits for repair at St. John’s NF in 1943. Photo taken from HMCS WASAGA. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM166)
HMCS WASAGA Shipmates
HMCS WASAGA shipmates, Ross Milligan (right) with Wm. Weaver in St. John’s, Newfoundland in 1942. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM088)
A Busy Bee -HMCS COBALT’s Gunshield ART
Norman Baker admires the colourful gunshield art on HMCS COBALT, as designed and painted on the corvettes forward 4 inch gun by her ship’s company. The corvette is named after the town, Cobalt in Ontario, known for mining. The gunshield art depicts a busy bee drilling into the swastika. This photo was taken in St. […]