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Troopship, SS Pasteur

February 11, 2024 by Roger Litwiller

Troopship, SS Pasteur

Troopship, SS Pasteur taking on fuel in Halifax during WWII, 1942. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM070)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, Halifax, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, SS Pasteur, Troopship, WWII

Kingston Class MCDV’s

February 10, 2024 by Roger Litwiller

Kingston Class MCDV’s

Kingston Class MCDV’s nested alongside at Halifax on 5 September 2015. Lt to Right are HMCShip’s GOOSE BAY, SUMMERSIDE and GLACE BAY. Roger Litwiller collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL53696)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Halifax, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS GLACE BAY, HMCS GOOSE BAY, HMCS SUMMERSIDE, Kingston Class, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, MCDV, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

Skating in St. John’s, NF

February 9, 2024 by Roger Litwiller

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)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Bangor class, Battle of Atlantic, HMCS, HMCS WASAGA, Naval History, Navy, Newfoundland, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, Skating, St. John`s, WWII

50th Anniversary Sea King

February 8, 2024 by Roger Litwiller

50th Anniversary Sea King

A RCAF Sea King in the 50th Anniversary colors, fly’s over Halifax Harbour at sunset on 27 August 2015. Roger Litwiller collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL73061)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Halifax, Helicopter, Naval History, Navy, RCAF, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, Sea King

Barracuda Landing -HMS PUNCHER

February 7, 2024 by Roger Litwiller

Barracuda Landing -HMS PUNCHER

A Barracuda catches the wire and lands safely on HMS PUNCHER during flight operations in late 1944 or early 1945. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Howard Abbott, RCNVR. (RTL-HA054)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Barracuda, Battle of Atlantic, Escort Aircraft Carrier, Flight Operations, HMCS, HMS PUNCHER, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, RN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Navy, ships, WWII

HMCS MONTREAL Syncrolift

February 6, 2024 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS MONTREAL Syncrolift

HMCS MONTREAL on the sycrolift undergoing maintenance on 6 December 2021. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL00572)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: CPF, Frigate, Halifax, Halifax class frigate, History, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS MONTREAL, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Refit, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, Syncrolift

HMCS MALPEQUE

February 5, 2024 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS MALPEQUE

HMCS MALPEQUE, Bangor class minesweeper assigned to the 31st Minesweeping Flotilla. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM009)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: 31st Minesweeper Flotilla, Bangor class, Battle of Atlantic, DDay, History, HMCS, HMCS MALPEQUE, Invasion, Minesweeper, Naval History, Navy, Normandy, North Atlantic, Operation Neptune, Operation OVERLORD, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, WWII

HMCS GOOSE BAY Sunrise

February 4, 2024 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS GOOSE BAY Sunrise

Stern view of HMCS GOOSE BAY anchored on a calm Lake Ontario, off Cobourg, Ontario at sunrise on 6 July 2016. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL69763)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Cobourg ON, HMCS, HMCS GOOSE BAY, Lake Ontario, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, MCDV, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

Liberty Ship

February 3, 2024 by Roger Litwiller

Liberty Ship

HMCS WASAGA passes an anchored Liberty Ship in Cherbourg Harbour, France in 1944 or 1945. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM120)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: 31st Minesweeper Flotilla, Bangor class, Battle of Atlantic, Cherbourg, DDay, France, History, HMCS, HMCS WASAGA, Invasion, Liberty Ship, Minesweeper, Naval History, Navy, Normandy, Operation Neptune, Operation OVERLORD, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, WWII

HMCS NIPIGON

February 2, 2024 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS NIPIGON

HMCS NIPIGON comes alongside HMCS OTTAWA for a Jack Stay transfer, during CARIBOPS in January 1981. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL251115092)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: CARIBOPS, Cold War, DDH, Destroyer, HMCS, HMCS NIPIGON, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

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