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HMCS TRENTONIAN Sailors

December 6, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS TRENTONIAN Sailors

Several members of HMCS TRENTONIAN’s crew pose for a photo on the corvettes Depth Charge rail in 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Douglas Campbell, RCNVR. (RTL-DC053)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, corvette, HMCS, HMCS TRENTONIAN, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, WWII

HMCS MACKENZIE

December 5, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS MACKENZIE

HMCS MACKENZIE steams alongside it’s sister ship, HMCS SASKATCHEWAN on the Pacific Ocean in 1965. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Brian Rideout. (RTL-BR009)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Cold War, Destroyer, Far East Cruise 1965, HMCS, HMCS MACKENZIE, HMCS SASKATCHEWAN, Mackenzie class destroyer escort, Maritime Forces Pacific, Naval History, Navy, Pacific Ocean, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS MAYFLOWER Lookout

December 4, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS MAYFLOWER Lookout

Aft Lookout in HMCS MAYFLOWER, standing in the stern searchlight platform above the Pom-Pom Gun. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ralph O’Brien, RCNVR. (RTL -ROB018)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, corvette, HMCS, HMCS MAYFLOWER, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, WWII

HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN (3rd)

December 3, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN (3rd)

HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN (3rd) arriving in Halifax on 4 September 2015. Roger Litwiller collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL43502)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Frigate, Halifax, HMCS, HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN (III), Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS NAPANEE

December 2, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS NAPANEE

Hull of RCN corvette NAPANEE, dressed and ready to be launched on 31 August 1940 at Kingston Shipbuilding Yards. The raised platform at the bow is for the dignitaries and Christening ceremony. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Hank Winsor. (RTL-HW007) This photo has been used by Roger Litwiller to create the book, Warships Of The Bay […]

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, Christening, corvette, HMCS, HMCS NAPANEE, Kingston, Kingston Shipyard, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, Warships of the Bay of Quinte, WWII

Future HMCS MARGARET BROOKE

December 1, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

Future HMCS MARGARET BROOKE

Future HMCS MARGARET BROOKE alongside the AOPS jetty in HMC Dockyard in Halifax on 16 December 2021. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RL210084)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: AOPS, Arctic Offshore Patrol Ship, Halifax, Harry DeWolf Class, History, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS MARGARET BROOKE, Maritime Forces Atlantic, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS TRAIL

November 30, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS TRAIL

HMCS TRAIL, Flower class corvette. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Raymond Leslie Ried, RCNVR. (RTL-RLR024)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, corvette, HMCS, HMCS TRAIL, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, WWII

HMCS SACKVILLE Nested with MCDV’s

November 29, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS SACKVILLE Nested with MCDV’s

Five MCDV’s are nested astern of HMCS SACKVILLE on NB Jetty in Halifax on 14 December 2021. Left to Right: KINGSTON, MONCTON, SHAWINIGAN and SUMMERSIDE, with GOOSE BAY astern. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL01071)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: corvette, Flower class, Halifax, History, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS GOOSE BAY, HMCS KINGSTON, HMCS MONCTON, HMCS SACKVILLE, HMCS SHAWINIGAN, HMCS SUMMERSIDE, Kingston Class, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, Maritime Forces Atlantic, MCDV, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS ARVIDA Refueling in Convoy

November 28, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS ARVIDA Refueling in Convoy

While escorting a convoy on the North Atlantic, HMCS ARVIDA (foreground) takes on fuel from a tanker in the convoy in August 1943. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Howard Abbott, RCNVR. (RTL-HA088)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, Convoy, corvette, HMCS, HMCS ARVIDA, Merchant Ship, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RAS, RCN, Refueling, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, Tanker, WWII

HMCS GLACE BAY -Iroquois Lock

November 27, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS GLACE BAY -Iroquois Lock

Members of HMCS GLACE BAY’s ship’s company gather on her foc’s’le as she enters the Iroquois Lock on the St. Lawrence Seaway on 15 July 2013. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL56718)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: HMCS, HMCS GLACE BAY, Iroquois Lock, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, MCDV, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, St. Lawrence River, St. Lawrence Seaway

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