MV ASTERIX in the Drydock at Davie Shipyards in Levis, QC. on 20 July 2017. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL02739)
MV ASTERIX
MV ASTERIX, interim AOR for the RCN, is dressed overall ready for her unveiling ceremony and christening at Davie Shipyard in Levis, QC. on 20 July 2017. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL02745)
MV ASTERIX
MV ASTERIX alongside NB Jetty in Halifax shortly after her acceptance by the RCN on 12 March 2018. HMCS SHAWINGAN is secured on the opposite side of the Jetty. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL26566)
View from MV ASTERIX
Commanding view from above ASTERIX’s Bridge, standing eight decks above her main deck. HMCS HALIFAX is alongside. Photo taken during Acceptance Ceremony MV ASTERIX 6 March 2018. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. RTL66217)
Bridge View -MV ASTERIX
View from MV ASTERIX’s bridge. Photo taken while Asterix was building in the Champlain Drydock at Davie Shipyard in Levis, PQ on 20 July 2017. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL02829)
MV ASTERIX Screw and Rudder
MV ASTERIX’s is propelled through the water with this massive propeller making her capable of more than 20 knots while underway. Photo taken at Davie Shipyards, Champlain drydock on 20 July 2017. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL02809)
MV ASTERIX
Still high in the water, MV ASTERIX is making final preparations to sail to Canada’s West Coast from HMC Dockyard in Halifax. Photo taken on 12 March 2018. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy of Roger Litwiller. (RTL26540)
MV ASTERIX in Champlain Dry DOCK
Full bow view of MV ASTERIX in Champlain Dry Dock, the largest dry dock in Canada at Davie Shipyard in Levis, PQ. Photo taken during the christening ceremony on 20 July 2017. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-IMG_3018)
MV ASTERIX at HMC Dockyard
MV ASTERIX alongside NB Jetty in HMC Dockyard in Halifax on 12 March 2018. The newly accepted Replenishment Ship was undergoing trails in preparation for sailing to Canada’s West Coast. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL26537)
MV Asterix Pre-Conversion
MV ASTERIX still in her container ship configuration. Davie Shipyard workers are busy mapping out the miles of cables, pipes and systems prior to converting her to an Auxiliary Oil Replenishment Ship for the RCN. CCGS HENRY LARSEN is alongside. Photo taken at Davie Shipyard in Levis, PQ on 20 October 2015. Roger Litwiller Collection, […]