View of Polyarnoe, Russia from HMCS IROQUOIS during on of her stops while escorting Arctic convoys in late 1943 or early 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, Lynford Bourne, RCNVR photo, courtesy Battle of Atlantic Place. (RTL-LRB024)
Halifax Harbour
Halifax Harbour is the home to Canada’s East Coast Navy. Canadian Patrol frigates HMCS HALIFAX, MONTREAL and CHARLOTTETOWN are in port with newly acquired Interim Oiler and Replenishment Ship, MV Asterix on 15 March 2018. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL57461)
Mulberry Tow -Normandy
The Mulberry Harbours were reinforced with large floating cement caissons code-named Phoenix’s. Prefabricated in the UK, each had to be towed to Normandy and then sunk in place. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK171) This photo and collection have been gathered from the crew of HMCS TRENTONIAN and […]
HMCS WINNIPEG
HMCS WINNIPEG taking on fuel at the jetty at HMC Dockyard in Esquimalt, BC. on 19 September 2019. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL05256)
HMCS TRENTONIAN Refueling
HMCS TRENTONIAN covered in ice, takes on fuel before leaving the bone chilling cold of Halifax for warmer weather in Bermuda in February 1944. The corvette and her crew will spend almost two weeks in Bermuda for work up and training evolution’s, getting their newly commissioned ship ready for Convoy Operations on the North Atlantic. […]
RCN Avenger and RCAF Sea King
RCN Avenger and RCAF Sea King at the Shearwater Aviation Museum Air Park on 6 December 2021. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL00666)
HMCS WASAGA at Sea
Looking more like a recruiting poster, an unknown sailor climbs the starboard side life-rafts in HMCS WASAGA, while the Bangor class minesweeper is at sea in 1942-43. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM099)
HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN Proceeds to Sea
Outbound from Halifax, HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN passes the container ship, Allise P inbound to discharge her multi-million dollar cargo, fueling Canada’s economy on 1 May 2016. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL16453)
Unloading Merchant Ships
Unloading large cargo from Merchant Ships in a UK Harbour, photo taken from HMCS MAYFLOWER. Unknown date/location. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ralph O’Brien, RCNVR. (RTL-ROB031)
HMCS EDMONTON
HMCS EDMONTON transits from Victoria, BC to CFB Esquimalt on 15 September 2019. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL04950)