Just returning to Halifax from the North Atlantic, HMCS TRENTONIAN is heavily covered in ice in February 1944. Her crew could play hockey on the ice covered gun deck in the foreground. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Douglas Campbell, RCNVR. (RTL-DC030)
MAC Ship Recovering Aircraft
Merchant Aircraft Carrier (MAC) ship recovering aircraft while in convoy. One aircraft is just astern of the MAC ship, with a second aircraft already on the forward flight deck. An additional fifteen merchant ships can be seen in the convoy. MAC ships were converted merchant tankers, given a flight deck and up to four fighter […]
HMCS REGINA Painting Ship
HMCS REGINA receives its commemorative Western Approaches Disruptive camouflage paint scheme on 21 September 2019 at HMC Dockyard in Esquimalt, BC. The frigate is receiving this paint scheme to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of the Battle of the Atlantic. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL05283)
Roy Evans, RCNVR
HMCS TRENTONIAN’s Leading Steward Roy Evans, RCNVR, from Saskatoon, SK in HMC Dockyard in Halifax in March 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK045)
HMS PUNCHER Deck Landing
The Batsman coaches a Firefly onto HMS PUNCHER’s deck in 1945. The escort aircraft carrier is manned by Canadians and is considered to be Canada’s second aircraft carrier. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Howard Abbott, RCNVR. (RTL-HA037)
HMS VICTORY -Portsmouth
HMCS TRENTONIAN delivered wounded sailors from the cable layer HMTS MONARCH, at Portsmouth on 13 June 1944. The corvette was secured close to Nelson’s flagship HMS VICTORY. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK106)
HMCS MAYFLOWER
HMCS MAYFLOWER, Flower class corvette with foc’s’le extended and mine-sweeping equipment still located on her stern, has had a fresh coat of paint. The green triple maple leaf can be clearly seen on the funnel. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ralph O’Brien, RCNVR. (RTL -ROB069)
FIRE, FIRE, FIRE!
HMCS TRENTONIAN was sent into the Irish Sea to assist this merchant ship on fire. Photo taken from TRENTONIAN on 16 January 1945. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Tom Farrell, RCNVR. (RTL-TF059)
HMCS MORDEN in Drydock
HMCS MORDEN K 170 in refit, Lunenburg, NS -June 1943. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Raymond Leslie Ried, RCNVR. (RTL-RLR004)
Sunderland Seaplane
A Sunderland seaplane takes flight in the harbour at Milford Haven. Photo from HMCS TRENTONIAN, secured alongside the Free French corvette RENONCULE. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen B. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK144)