Several of HMCS TRENTONIAN’s officers enjoy their visit to Cherbourg on 4 October 1944. This was the corvettes first shore leave in France and the recently liberated French port. In the background you can see the rubble from the intense fighting that took place in the city. Pictured left to right: Warrant Engineer Hamilton Hindle, […]
Future HMCS MARGARET BROOKE
All three sections of future HMCS MARGARET BROOKE have been joined at Irving Shipyard in Halifax on 8 May 2019. Construction of the second Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessel will continue on land until she is ready to be launched later in the year. She is scheduled to be turned over to Canada’s Navy in […]
Sentry HMCS PORTAGE
RCN Sailor stands sentry in HMCS PORTAGE in early 1944. HMCS ARNPRIOR is alongside in the background. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Allan “Bud” Bruder, RCNVR. (RTL-AB016)
RCN Tugs at Work
HMCTugs GLENSIDE and GLENEVIS (forward) assist HMCS MONTREAL into position off Point Pleasant Park, Halifax for the Battle of Atlantic Service on 1 May 2016. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL16404)
Bluenose meets Freddy
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
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
HMCS MONTREAL dressed for Canada Day in Halifax, 1 July 2012. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (DSCF9749)
Friendly Fire Incident -Normandy
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
HMCS BLAIRMORE, Bangor class minesweeper assigned to the 31st Minesweeping Flotilla. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM012)
CNAV SECHELT
CNAV SECHELT, dive tender, underway in Halifax on 1 August 2017. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL14445)