RCN Sailors from HMS PUNCHER pose on the escort carriers foc’s’le. Howard Abbott in in the back row, second from right in the light shirt. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Howard Abbott, RCNVR. (RTL-HA092)
Mk 44 Torpedo -HMCS SASKATCHEWAN
A sailor from HMCS SASKATCHEWAN with a Mk 44 practice torpedo in 1965. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Brian Rideout. RTL-BR016)
Corvette Launching -Kingston Shipbuilding Yard
The completed hull of HMCS TRENTONIAN is ready for launching on 1 September 1943 at Kingston Shipbuilding, Kingston, Ontario. Several members of the shipyard can be seen below the corvette ready to knock out the timbers, releasing the ship to the fresh water of Lake Ontario. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Hank Winsor. (RTL-HW002)
HMCS ORIOLE
The oldest ship in the RCN, HMCS ORIOLE passes astern of HMCS VILLE DE QUEBEC. Both ships are attending the Battle of Atlantic Ceremony off Point Pleasant Park in Halifax on 5 May 2019. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL59687)
Catalina Coastal Patrol Aircraft
Catalina Coastal Patrol Aircraft taking off from unknown location or date, #WWII. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Raymond Leslie Reid, RCNVR. (RTL-RLR030)
HMCS CATARAQUI Sailors
Sailors from HMCS CATARAQUI are ready on Kingston’s Coal Dock to assist with HMCS GLACE BAY’s berthing lines on 12 June 2022. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL04891)
HMCS AVALON (II) St John`s, NF.
Accommodation ship HMCS AVALON II (ex SS Georgian) in St. John’s, NF in 1942. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM037)
HMCS GOOSE BAY Sunrise
With lights burning brightly, HMCS GOOSE BAY sits at anchor off Cobourg, Ontario at sunrise on 6 July 2016. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL69628)
HMCS TRENTONIAN
HMCS TRENTONIAN at anchor in Milford Haven preparing to get underway in August 1944. The corvette has been freshly painted in the Western Approaches Disruptive Camouflage scheme with her pendent numbers outlined in white. Artist Marc Magee used this photo of the ship for his painting on the cover of White Ensign Flying. Roger Litwiller […]
HMCShips TORONTO and HALIFAX
HMCS TORONTO (left and HMCS HALIFAX alongside in HMC Dockyard, Halifax on 2 September 2018. With their masts covered in scaffolding, both ships are in various stages of upgrading radar and sensor equipment. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL28986)