The harbour at Horta in the Azores is busy during war as HMCS WASAGA makes a stop, with a Pan-American flying boat and Liberty Ship in February 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM151)
Caring for a Wounded Sailor
A critically wounded sailor from the cable ship HMTS MONARCH is carried ashore from RCN corvette HMCS TRENTONIAN on 13 June, 1944 in Portsmouth. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Douglas Campbell, RCNVR. (RTL-DC004)
North Atlantic Convoy
North Atlantic Convoy of merchant ships under RCN Escort in 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Raymond Leslie Reid, RCNVR. (RTL-RLR009)
Sentry Duty -HMCS MAYFLOWER
Unidentified sentry on HMCS MAYFLOWER’s after deck. Unknown date/place. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ralph O’Brien, RCNVR. (RTL-ROB029)
HMCS HAIDA
HMCS HAIDA in Toronto, on on the ship’s 30th anniversary, 30 August 1973. Roger Litwiller Collection, Lynford Bourne, RCNVR photo, courtesy Battle of Atlantic Place. (RTL-LRB044)
USN Destroyer Escorts
Four USN Destroyer escorts in the River Foyle in May 1944. Photo taken from HMCS TRENTONIAN. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK062)
HMCS TRENTONIAN Officers
HMCS TRENTONIAN’s officers. Left to right: Sub-Lieutenant Donald Dodds, Lieutenant Gordon Stephens, Lieutenant William Kinsmen, Sub-Lieutenant C. LaRose, Lieutenant L. Parr and Warrant Engineer Francis Hindle. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK184)
HMCS BELLEVILLE Sailor
A member of HMCS BELLEVILLE’s crew shows a guest the ropes during her adoption ceremony at Kingston, Ontario, 22 October 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy RCSCC QUINTE. (RTL-BB002) This photo of HMCS BELLEVILLE has been used by Roger Litwiller to create the book, Warships Of The Bay Of Quinte, published by Dundurn Publishing in 2011.
Minesweeping
HMCS WASAGA during minesweeping operations off the coast of France. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM110)
Clearing Ice -TRENTONIAN
OS John Holden, AB Robert Powell and AB Delmar Beaumont take a break as the warm sun is starting to melt the ice covering HMCS TRENTONIAN in February 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Tom Farrell, RCNVR. (RTL-TF064)