CNAV SECHELT, dive tender, underway in Halifax on 1 August 2017. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL14445)
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 […]
RCN Harbour Tug GRANVILLE
RCN Harbour Tug GRANVILLE alongside at Halifax on 26 June 2011. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL60900)
CNAV QUEST
CNAV QUEST in the Maritime Forces Atlantic Dockyard Annex in Dartmouth on 28 June 2010. An Iroquois class destroyer is on the other side of the harbour. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy David Bustin. (RTL-DB025)
PCT-58 Renard
Orca class Patrol Craft Training Vessel, PCT-58 Renard in transit from Victoria to CFB Esquimalt on 15 September 2019. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL04925)
MV Asterix -Why Not HMCS ASTERIX?
I have received several questions on social media, why is Asterix, MV and not HMCS or CNAV? First, lets look at what these abbreviations mean. MV stands for Motor Vessel and is a designation for any merchant ship owned by a civilian company with a motor/engine. Pretty simple. SS stands for Steam Ship and SV stands […]