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RAS -HMCS PROTECTEUR

March 5, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

RAS -HMCS PROTECTEUR

HMCS OTTAWA moves alongside of HMCS PROTECTEUR for a RAS in February 1981. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL300416024)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: AOR, Caribbean, CARIBOPS, Cold War, Destroyer, HMCS, HMCS OTTAWA (III), HMCS PROTECTEUR, Naval History, Navy, RAS, RCN, Replenishment at Sea, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS PRESERVER

February 27, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS PRESERVER

HMCS PRESERVER sits along the jetty at HMC Dockyard on a foggy East Coast morning in Halifax, 26 June 2011. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL60985)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: AOR, Halifax, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS PRESERVER, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

MV ASTERIX

February 7, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

MV ASTERIX

MV ASTERIX at HMC Dockyard in Halifax, HMCS Montreal is in the background on 12 March 2018. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL26510) If you enjoy the content I create and find value in the articles on this website, please feel free to click on the coffee icon on the bottom right of the […]

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: AOR, Canadian Naval Auxiliary Vessel, CPF, Frigate, Halifax, History, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS MONTREAL, MV Asterix, Naval History, Navy, NRU ASTERIX, RCN, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

Harbour Hopper Sail Past

December 17, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

Harbour Hopper Sail Past

The Halifax Harbour Hopper passes HMCShips MONTREAL and PRESERVER at the RCN Dockyard on 31 August 2015. Roger Litwiller collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL13293) If you enjoy the content I create and find value in the articles on this website, please feel free to click on the coffee icon on the bottom right of the […]

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: AOR, Frigate, Halifax, Harbour Hopper, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS MONTREAL, HMCS PRESERVER, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

RAS HMCS PROTECTEUR

November 17, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

RAS HMCS PROTECTEUR

HMCS OTTAWA approaches the port side of the fleet oiler, HMCS PROTECTEUR in the Caribbean in February 1981. Note: Scanned from original 110 Negative. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL300416020)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: AOR, Caribbean, CARIBOPS, Cold War, Destroyer, HMCS, HMCS OTTAWA (III), HMCS PROTECTEUR, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RAS, RCN, Replenishment at Sea, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

Bridge View -MV ASTERIX

November 3, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

Bridge View -MV ASTERIX

View from MV ASTERIX’s bridge. Photo taken while Asterix was building in the Champlain Drydock at Davie Shipyard in Levis, PQ on 20 July 2017. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL02829)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: AOR, Champlain Dry Dock, Chantier Davie Canada Inc, Federal Fleet, History, Interim Replenishment Ship, Levis PQ, MV Asterix, Naval History, Navy, NRU ASTERIX, Project Resolve, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMC Dockyard -Halifax

October 14, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMC Dockyard -Halifax

HMC Dockyard in Halifax is full of activity as the newly accepted MV ASTERIX is made ready for her first deployment. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL26675)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: AOR, Federal Fleet, Halifax, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, MCDV, MV Asterix, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, NRU ASTERIX, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

Hopping Halifax Harbour

October 6, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

Hopping Halifax Harbour

The Halifax Harbour Hopper passes HMCShips MONTREAL and PRESERVER on 31 August 2015. Roger Litwiller collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL13294)

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

HMCS ST. JOHN’S

September 18, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS ST. JOHN’S

HMCS ST. JOHNS and PRESERVER with a second frigate in Halifax, 27 June 2011. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL71108)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: AOR, Canadian Patrol Frigate, CPF, Frigate, Halifax, Halifax class frigate, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS PRESERVER, HMCS ST. JOHN's, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS PRESERVER

August 15, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS PRESERVER

HMCS PRESERVER at Halifax, 27 June 2011. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL71107)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: AOR, Halifax, HMCS, HMCS PRESERVER, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

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