Convoy of Merchant ships taken from unknown corvette, possibly HMCS MAYFLOWER. Unknown date/location. Roger Litwiller Collection -Photo courtesy Raymond Leslie Ried, RCNVR. (RTL-RLR036)
Merchant Ships
Merchant ships at anchor in unknown port, photo taken from HMCS MAYFLOWER. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ralph O’Brien, RCNVR. (RTL -ROB026)
North Atlantic Convoy
North Atlantic Convoy of merchant ships under RCN Escort in 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Raymond Leslie Reid, RCNVR. (RTL-RLR009)
US Navy Blimp
Protection of the convoys was primarily done by the escort ships and augmented by coastal patrol aircraft of various types. In this picture a US Navy blimp is photographed from HMCS TRENTONIAN while escorting a convoy in March 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Jack Harold, RCNVR. (RTL-JH055)
RCN Corvette and Convoy
An RCN Corvette with convoy, possibly HMCS SHAWINIGAN, unknown date/location. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Raymond Leslie Reid, RCNVR. (RTL-RLR025)
UK Harbour During WWII
Merchant ships in an unknown harbour in the UK, being unloaded with vital supplies. Roger Litwiller Collection, Ralph O’Brien, RCNVR. (RTL -ROB032)
Convoy LC44 from Sydney, NS
SS James Stuart and SS Charles Huntley in Convoy LC44 from Sydney, NS to St. John’s, NF on 9 September 1942. The two merchant ships are part of a five ship convoy, escorted by HMCS WASAGA. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM047)
North Atlantic Convoy
One of the merchant ships from HMCS TRENTONIAN’s first convoy, HX 283. The convoy had departed from New York City bound for the Untied Kingdom in March 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Jack Harold, RCNVR. (RTL-JH032) This photo and collection have been gathered from the crew of HMCS TRENTONIAN and […]
HMCS WASAGA Refueling-At-Sea
HMCS WASAGA conducts a Refueling-At-Sea with a merchant tanker on the North Atlantic. With both ships carefully maintaining speed and coarse, the fuel hose is dragged astern of the tanker, through the bull ring of the minesweeper and connected to the fuel stand pipe on deck. With all connections secured the tanker commences pumping operations […]
Argentia, Newfoundland
HMCS TRENTONIAN was briefly secured ahead of this merchant ship unloading cargo in the harbour at Argentia, NF. in March 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK056)