Former Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker CCGS Earnest Lapointe and former HMCS BRAS D’OR at Museum Marine du Quebec. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL58194)
Canada’s Navy, Coast Guard and OPP Working Together
Officers from the Ontario Provincial Police Marine Unit along with sailors from CCGS CAPE MERCY, provide security as HMCS GOOSE BAY anchors off Cobourg, Ontario on Lake Ontario on 5 July 2016. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL59236)
HMCS GOOSE BAY with CCGS CAPE MERCY
CCGS CAPE MERCY makes ready to secure alongside HMCS GOOSE BAY at Cobourg, Ontario on 5 July 2016. CAPE MERCY will act as tender for GOOSE BAY while she is anchored outside of the harbour. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL59307)
Earnest LaPointe, Icebreaker -Quebec City
Having broken the ice for HMC Ships TRENTONIAN, NORSYD and NORTON, The icebreaker, Earnest LaPointe returns to Quebec City in December 1943. This ship is now a museum ship at the Musee Maritime du Quebec, Lâ islet , Quebec and is open for touring. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, […]
Ships For Victory -Can Canada Build Ships Today
This past week marked an incredible milestone in Canadian shipbuilding history. On 20 September 1943, twelve Canadian built ships were launched simultaneously from shipyards across the nation! During WWII, Canadian industry, mobilized to building for Victory. One of the largest and most important projects was a National Shipbuilding Program. Early in the war the enemy […]