An RCAF Cyclone helicopter performs a fly past during the Battle of Atlantic Ceremony held aboard HMCS VILLE DE QUEBEC on 5 May 2019. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL-59699)
Manning Ship -HMCS MONTREAL
Members of HMCS MONTREAL’s ships company Manning Ship during the on board Battle of Atlantic service on 1 May 2016. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL16424)
RCNR Massed Guard
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 […]
HMCS HAIDA Flagship Ceremony
HMCS HAIDA is dressed from stem to stern for the ceremony on 26 May 2018 in Hamilton, ON dedicating the Tribal Class Destroyer as the Honourary Flagship of the Royal Canadian Navy. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy of Roger Litwiller. (RTL67599)
MV ASTERIX
The RCN Interim Replenishment Ship, MV Asterix in the drydock at Davie Shipyards following the naming ceremony on 20 July 2017. All that is left of the champagne is the broken neck of the bottle still tied to the rope. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL02795)
Memorial Day Newfoundland
HMCS WASAGA’s ships company marches in the Memorial Day Parade 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 Somme. Curling is now a suburb of […]
MV ASTERIX Acceptance Ceremony
MV ASTERIX alongside NB Jetty in HMCDockyard Halifax on 6 March 2018. The Stadaconna Band is boarding the ship for the Acceptance celebrations. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL166131)
RCN Tug GLENBROOK
RCN Tug GLENBROOK holds HMCS VILLE DE QUEBEC in position off Point Pleasant Park during Battle of Atlantic Commemorations on 5 May 2019. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-59680)