Roger Litwiller

Author and Naval Historian

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Bluenose meets Freddy

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HMCS FREDERICTON and Canadian icon Bluenose meet in Halifax Harbour on 13 June 2019. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL02188)

HMS PUNCHER Ready for Launch

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Eleven of the twelve Barracuda’s from HMS PUNCHER’s 821 Squadron sit ready for take-off on the Canadian manned escort carriers flight deck in January 1945. The ship’s company and squadron personnel were undergoing flight training operations in January 1945. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Howard Abbott, RCNVR. (RTL-HA057)

HMCS MONTREAL Dressed for Canada Day

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HMCS MONTREAL dressed for Canada Day in Halifax, 1 July 2012. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (DSCF9749)

Friendly Fire Incident -Normandy

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Transferring the body of Captain Eric Troops, HMTS Monarch’s Skipper, from HMCS TRENTONIAN in Portsmouth on 13 June 1944. Capt. Troops was killed during a Friendly Fire incident when his ship and TRENTONIAN were attacked by USS PLUNKETT the night before. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK101)

HMCS BLAIRMORE

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HMCS BLAIRMORE, Bangor class minesweeper assigned to the 31st Minesweeping Flotilla. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM012)

CNAV SECHELT

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CNAV SECHELT, dive tender, underway in Halifax on 1 August 2017. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL14445)

Ross Milligan, RCNR

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Ross Milligan, RCNR in HMCS WASAGA, Plymouth, UK in 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM001)

Fleet Maneuvers -Line Astern

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View from HMCS SASKATCHEWAN as HMCS BEACON HILL and HMCS MACKENZIE take up position astern, during a Far East Cruise in 1965. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Brian Rideout. RTL-BR069)

Howard Abbott, RCNVR

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Howard Abbott, RCNVR in  the Canadian manned Escort Aircraft Carrier, HMS PUNCHER, off the coast of Norway, Jan/Feb 1945. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Howard Abbott, RCNVR. (RTL-HA082)

Canada’s Navy, Coast Guard and OPP Working Together

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Officers from the Ontario Provincial Police Marine Unit along with sailors from CCGS CAPE MERCY, provide security as HMCS GOOSE BAY anchors off Cobourg, Ontario on Lake Ontario on 5 July 2016. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL59236)