Ex-HMCS OJIBWA under tow, passes through the St. Lawrence Seaway lock at Iroquois, Ontario on 3 June 2012. The cold war RCN submarine is being moved to Port Burwell and will become a museum ship. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL33782)
CARIBOPS 1981
View of part of the RCN fleet, from HMCS OTTAWA while sailing to the Caribbean in January 1981. Note: Scanned from original 110 Negative. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL300416014)
HMCS MACKENZIE
HMCS MACKENZIE’s bow lifts out of the Pacific Ocean as the destroyer conducts a Jack-Stay transfer with its sister, HMCS SASKATCHEWAN during the Far East Cruise in 1965. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Brian Rideout. (RTL-BR011)
RCAF/RCN Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King
Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King Helicopter serial number 12431 on display 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. (RTL98699)
HMCS ASSINIBOINE
HMCS ASSINIBOINE steams alongside HMCS OTTAWA during CARIBOPS in January 1981. Note: Scanned from original 110 Negative. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL300416001)
HMCS OJIBWA
HMCS OJIBWA being towed along the St. Lawrence waterway near Iroquois Lock, 4 June 2012. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Alex Litwiller. (RTL-AJL DSCF9634r)
HMCS NIPIGON in Kingston
HMCS NIPIGON in Kingston, Ontario just after the 1976 Olympics. The sailing Regatta portion of the Olympics took place in Kingston in Lake Ontario with the RCN providing security. HMCS ANNAPOLIS is alongside NIPIGON. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL201115005)
HMCS QUINTE (2nd)
HMCS QUINTE (2nd), Bay class minesweeper, commissioned on 15 October 1954. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy RCSCC QUINTE. (RTL-BB003) This photo has been used by Roger Litwiller in his book, Warships Of The Bay Of Quinte, published by Dundurn Publishing in 2011.
Away Boats Crew
HMCS OTTAWA’s boat crew at work. During CARIBOPS, competitions among the RCN ships were common. In February 1981 the fleet came to a stop and each of the destroyers lowered their 27 foot whalers. Each boat crew had to pull their boat around the ship once and then return aboard into the davits. The first […]
Former HMCS OJIBWA
Ex-HMCS OJIBWA under tow passes through the St. Lawrence Seaway lock at Iroquois, Ontario on 3 June 2012 with Nadro Marine tugs, Florence M (leading) and Lac Manitoba. The cold war RCN submarine is being moved to Port Burwell and will become a museum ship. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Alex Litwiller. (RTL-AJL DSCF9645)