HMCS MACKENZIE departing HMC Dockyard Esquimalt in February 1965 on a Far East Cruise, accompanied by HMCS SASKATCHEWAN (foreground) and HMCS BEACON HILL. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Brian Rideout. RTL-BR077)
Shore Leave St. Thomas, VI.
Anchored in the harbour of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, HMCS OTTAWA’s ship’s company use the ship’s whaler for shore leave in Jan/Feb 1981. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL251115106)
Yokohama Harbour, Japan
View of Yokohama Harbour in Japan from HMCS SASKATCHEWAN during its Far East Cruise in 1965. A USN Officer checks out the RCN destroyer while a US submarine passes through the harbour. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Brian Rideout. (RTL-BR042)
HMCS NIPIGON -My First RCN Photo
As the title describes, this is my very first photo of a Royal Canadian Navy ship. It was 1976 and I was twelve years old. We were on a family vacation to Eastern Ontario and as we were travelling through Kingston along the waterfront we saw two grey, sleek destroyers secured to the Government Wharf […]
HMCS WARRIOR
HMCS WARRIOR in drydock “Wolfe” in Belfast Ireland under construction in 1945. (Caption written on photo) Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Douglas Campbell, RCNVR. (RTL-DC047A)
Caribbean Sunset
Caribbean sunset taken from HMCS OTTAWA during CARIBOPS in January 1981. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL251115108)
HMCS OTTAWA’s Sea King
HMCS OTTAWA’s Sea King fly’s past the destroyer during CARIBOPS in Jan/Feb 1981. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL251115134)
HMCS MACKENZIE Jack-Stay Transfer
A Canadian sailor is transferred by Jack-Stay between HMCS MACKENZIE (261) and HMCS SASKATCHEWAN in 1965. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Brian Rideout. RTL-BR018)
RCN Grumman Avenger TBM-3
Royal Canadian Navy Grumman Avenger TBM-3 on display at the Shearwater Aviation Museum, Air Park at the gates to CFB Shearwater. Used by the Royal Canadian Navy for anti-submarine warfare. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL98863)
HMCS ATHABASKAN
HMCS ATHABASKAN steams ahead of HMCS OTTAWA, in route to the Caribbean in January 1981. Note: Scanned from original 110 Negative. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL300416015)