Canada’s Naval Memorial, HMCS SACKVILLE was moved alongside NB Jetty in HMC Dockyard, Halifax for the Commander Royal Canadian Navy Change-of-Command Ceremony on 12 June 2019. The historic WWII corvette’s rails were manned by the Command Teams from the RCN ships in the harbour. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL02079)
Fleet of Corvettes -Halifax
View of Halifax from HMCS SUDBURY’s port bridge wing (left side of photo) looking aft. A total of eight corvettes are nested together in this picture from 1942. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM021)
HMCS GOOSE BAY
HMCS GOOSE BAY transits Iroquois Lock as she enters the Great Lakes for a tour on 27 June 2016. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL78858)
Whaler Sail
RCN sailors from HMCS GRIFFON in Port Arthur, ON. (Thunder Bay) rigging a whaler for a sail, sometime between 1943 and 1945. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Allan “Bud” Bruder, RCNVR. (RTL-AB004)
HMCS CHICOUTIMI
Victoria class submarine, HMCS CHICOUTIMI is 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. (RTL04971)
HMCS TRENTONIAN -Montreal
HMCS TRENTONIAN in Montreal in December 1943, thin sheets of ice are starting to form on the St. Lawrence River. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Jack Harold, RCNVR. (RTL-JH050) If you enjoy the content I create and find value in the articles on this website, please feel free to click on […]
AOPS Forward Bulkhead
The bulkhead on the centre section of future HMCS MARGARET BROOK and the spaces and compartments of the bow mega-block will be joined once the bow is moved into Future HMCS HARRY DEWOLF can be seen between the two sections at Irving Shipyard on 3 May 2019. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-DSC_0189) If […]
HMCS MATAPEDIA’s Gun Shield Art
Sailors from HMCS MATAPEDIA with their ships forward 4 inch gun and its distinctive gun shield art. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy William Belling, RCNVR. (RTL-WB073) If you enjoy the content I create and find value in the articles on this website, please feel free to click on the coffee icon on the bottom right of […]
HMCS SASKATCHEWAN
HMCS SASKATCHEWAN makes a turn to port while on a Far East Cruise in 1965. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Brian Rideout. RTL-BR067) If you enjoy the content I create and find value in the articles on this website, please feel free to click on the coffee icon on the bottom right of the webpage and […]
Flight Operations HMS PUNCHER
An Avenger and a Barracuda from 778 Service Trails Unit from RN Air Station Arbroath is ready to takeoff from HMS PUNCHER. The Canadian manned Aircraft Carrier is carrying out Deck Landing Training on November 5th and 6th 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Howard Abbott, RCNVR. (RTL-HA035) If you enjoy the content I create and […]