Retired O class submarine HMCS OJIBWA approaching Iroquois Lock on the St. Lawrence Seaway on 3 June 2012. The Cold War submarine has traveled by barge from Halifax in route to her final resting place as a museum ship on Lake Erie, with the assistance of the tugboats, Florence M. and Lac Manitoba. Roger Litwiller […]
HMCS BRAS D’OR’s Stern
Stern view of HMCS BRAS D’OR hydrofoil and propellors. BRAS D’OR is preserved at Musée maritime du Québec at L’Islet, Quebec. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL58203)
Barbed Wire Obstacle
The barbed wire obstacle on the Assault (Obstacle) Course at HMCS CORNWALLIS in October 1956. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Bill Daniels. (RTL-BD006)
RCAF/RCN Sikorsky CH-124 Sea Kings
Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King Helicopters on display in the original RCN and later RCAF colour schemes, at the Shearwater Aviation Museum. Originally acquired for the RCN’s Canadian Naval Air Service, the Sea Kings were transferred to the Royal Canadian Air Force during unification of the Canadian Armed Forces. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL98824)
HMCS OTTAWA -Farewell to Nova Scotia
The coast of Nova Scotia slowly fades astern of HMCS OTTAWA (3rd), as the destroyer departs Halifax for CARIBOPS in January 1981. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL251115109)
HMCS OJIBWA
Former HMCS OJIBWA’s stern showing the arrangement of the “O” Class submarines twin propellers and aft hydroplanes. OJIBWA is now located at Port Burwell, Ont. on Lake Erie as a Museum Ship. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL02993)
HMCS BEACON HILL
Prestonian class frigate, HMCS BEACON HILL plows through a swell alongside HMCS SASKATCHEWAN on the Pacific in 1965. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Brian Rideout. (RTL-BR002)
Replenishment-At-Sea
HMCS OTTAWA receives fuel and stores by jackstay transfer from the fleet AOR, HMCS PROTECTEUR during a RAS in the Caribbean in January 1981. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL300416026)
HMCS BEACON HILL
Prestonian class frigate, HMCS BEACON HILL rides over a heavy swell during a Jack-Stay transfer with HMCS SASKATCHEWAN on the Pacific Ocean in 1965. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Brian Rideout. (RTL-BR010)
RCN Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King Helicopter
Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King Helicopter serial number 12401 on display at the Shearwater Aviation Museum. Returned to her original Royal Canadian Navy colours, representing the longest continuously serving aircraft in the Canadian Forces. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL98695)