The port at Cardiff, Wales as seen from HMCS TRENTONIAN in October 1944. A busy sea port with several merchants ships discharging their precious cargo’s after making the dangerous voyage across the Atlantic Ocean and attacks by the German U-Boats. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK163)
HMCS TEME
HMCS TEME, River Class frigate in drydock at Cardiff, October 1944. She was involved in a collision with the escort aircraft carrier HMS TRACKER on 10 June 1944 during the Normandy invasion. The large carrier almost cut TEME in half amidships, killing four of the frigate’s crew. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, […]
HMS PINK
Exceptional photo of the size difference between a corvette and a battleship. Bruce Keir wrote on this photo HMS PINK, Cardiff, October 1944. PINK was a Flower class corvette damaged by a torpedo from U988 on 27 June 1944 and was declared a total loss. The charring from the fire is clearly visible on her […]
HMCS TRENTONIAN -Cardiff, UK.
HMCS TRENTONIAN in Cardiff, Wales for boiler cleaning, October 1944. The corvette has been given a fresh coat of paint, changing the camouflage scheme to the “False Hull” pattern from the Western Approaches Disruptive. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Douglas Campbell, RCNVR. (RTL-DC038) This photo and collection have been gathered from the crew of HMCS TRENTONIAN […]
HMCS TRENTONIAN -Cardiff
HMCS TRENTONIAN in Cardiff, Wales for boiler cleaning, October 1944.  The corvette has been given a fresh coat of paint, changing the camouflage scheme to the “False Hull” pattern from the Western Approaches Disruptive. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Douglas Campbell, RCNVR. (RTL-DC038) This photo and collection have been gathered from the crew of HMCS TRENTONIAN and have […]