Demonstrating what seems to be a sailors primary duty, chipping and scraping for painting ship a group of sailors from HMCS TRENTONIAN take a moment and cross brushes for the camera while in Milford Haven, UK, February 1945. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Douglas Campbell, RCNVR. (RTL-DC055) This photo and collection […]
HMCS RCN Guard -HAIDA Flagship Ceremony
A massed Guard of Honour, Colour Party and Naval Band, consisting of sailors from five Naval Reserve Units, including HMCS STAR from Hamilton, HMCS YORK from Toronto, HMCS PREVOST from London, HMCS CATARAQUI from Kingston and HMCS GRIFFON from Thunder Bay. It was an impressive show for the dedication of HMCS HAIDA as the RCN’s […]
PRINZ EUGEN -Copenhagen, Denmark
German Navy’s Admiral Hipper class cruiser, PRINZ EUGEN surrendered at Copenhagen, Denmark in May 1945. Photo taken from HMCS IROQUOIS, who formed part of the Allied escort for the cruiser and the Leipzig class cruiser NURMBERG to Wilhelmshaven, Germany for their formal surrender to the Allies. Roger Litwiller Collection, Lynford Bourne, RCNVR photo, courtesy Battle […]
HMCS MORDEN K 170
Stern photo of HMCS MORDEN, K 170 at Lunenburg, NS. in June 1943, showing her stern depth charge and mine-sweeping arrangement. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Raymond Leslie Ried, RCNVR. (RTL-RLR005)
George Boynett, HMCS ST. CLAIR
George Boynett from Toronto in HMCS ST. CLAIR, 1943. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Howard Abbott, RCNVR. (RTL-HA100)
HMCS TRENTONIAN’s Skipper and NavO
Lieutenant Harrison (left), Commanding Officer of HMCS TRENTONIAN on the corvette’s bridge with the new Navigation Officer, Lieutenant John Macbeth, RCNVR. from British Columbia, in June 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Tom Farrell, RCNVR. (RTL-TF014) This photo and collection have been gathered from the crew of HMCS TRENTONIAN and have […]
HMS NABOB at Vancouver.
HMS NABOB taken from HMS PUNCHER at Vancouver while both escort aircraft carriers were completing in February 1943. PUNCHER (foreground) is in the builders hands, just starting conversion to RN standards, while NABOB is undergoing trials in preparation for going into service. NABOB and PUNCHER retained there HMS designation even though they were manned by […]
Memorial Day Newfoundland
HMCS WASAGA’s ships company and the Newfoundland Home Guard march off from the ceremony commemorating Memorial Day in Curling NF on 4 July 1943. Memorial Day commemorates the sacrifice of the 1st Newfoundland Regiment during WWI at the Battle of Beaumont-Hamel and held on the anniversary of the first day of the Battle of the […]
HMCS NORSYD
HMCS NORSYD on the North Atlantic in route to Halifax from Quebec City, December 1944. Photo Taken from HMCS TRENTONIAN. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Jack Harold, RCNVR. (RTL-JH026)
Shoreleave Azores
Canadian Sailor from HMCS WASAGA enjoys shore leave in Horta in the Azores in February 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM149)