Victoria class submarine, HMCS CHICOUTIMI assisted by RCN tug Glendale during a cold move from Victoria, BC to CFB Esquimalt on 15 September 2019. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL04964)
Women in the RCN -An Incredible Legacy
On 8 August 1914 a contingent of nursing sisters sailed in the the hastily converted, His Majesty’s Canadian Hospital Ship PRINCE GEORGE. I wonder if they realized they were making history. They were the first women to serve at sea in a ship under the control of the Royal Canadian Navy! This milestone would not be […]
HMCS WINDSOR
HMCS WINDSOR alongside at Halifax, on 5 September 2015. The RCN Victoria class submarine has just completed a long refit and is getting ready for a shake down cruise. Roger Litwiller collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL53655)
HMC Dockyard -Esquimalt, BC
HMC Dockyard at Esquimalt on 21 September 2019. The home to Canada’s West Coast Fleet is busy with HMCSubmarine VICTORIA in the foreground and HMCS REGINA secure on the opposite side of the Jetty. Two more Halifax frigates are behind Regina. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL05293)
HMCS CHICOUTIMI
Victoria class submarine, HMCS CHICOUTIMI alongside in Esquimalt, BC. on 19 September 2019. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL05100)