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Ralph O’Brien

March 19, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

Ralph O’Brien

L/SMN Williams (left) and Ralph O’Brien from HMCS MAYFLOWER. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ralph O’Brien, RCNVR. (RTL -ROB002)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, corvette, HMCS MAYFLOWER, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, WWII

HMCS TRENTONIAN

March 13, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS TRENTONIAN

Two HMCS TRENTONIAN’s, AB Delmar Beaumont from Glen Williams, ON. and AB Elmer Baker from Tribune, SK. ready for shore leave, 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Tom Farrell, RCNVR. (RTL-TF078)  

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, corvette, HMCS, HMCS TRENTONIAN, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, WWII

Corvette Port Side

March 11, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

Corvette Port Side

View down the port side of unknown corvette at sea, possibly HMCS MORDEN, KITCHENER or SHAWINIGAN. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Raymond Leslie Ried, RCNVR. (RTL-RLR013)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, corvette, HMCS, HMCS KITCHENER, HMCS MORDEN, HMCS SHAWINIGAN, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, WWII

Caring for a Wounded Sailor

March 4, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

Caring for a Wounded Sailor

A critically wounded sailor from the cable ship HMTS MONARCH is carried ashore from RCN corvette HMCS TRENTONIAN on 13 June, 1944 in Portsmouth. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Douglas Campbell, RCNVR. (RTL-DC004)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, corvette, DDay, Friendly Fire, History, HMCS, HMCS TRENTONIAN, HMTS MONARCH, Invasion, Naval History, Navy, Normandy, Operation Neptune, Operation OVERLORD, Portsmouth, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Navy, ships, USS PLUNKETT, White Ensign Flying, Wounded, WWII

North Atlantic Convoy

March 2, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

North Atlantic Convoy

North Atlantic Convoy of merchant ships under RCN Escort in 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Raymond Leslie Reid, RCNVR. (RTL-RLR009)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, Convoy, corvette, HMCS, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, WWII

Sentry Duty -HMCS MAYFLOWER

February 28, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

Sentry Duty -HMCS MAYFLOWER

Unidentified sentry on HMCS MAYFLOWER’s after deck. Unknown date/place. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ralph O’Brien, RCNVR. (RTL-ROB029)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, corvette, HMCS, HMCS MAYFLOWER, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, WWII

HMCS TRENTONIAN Officers

February 24, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS TRENTONIAN Officers

HMCS TRENTONIAN’s officers. Left to right: Sub-Lieutenant Donald Dodds, Lieutenant Gordon Stephens, Lieutenant William Kinsmen, Sub-Lieutenant C. LaRose, Lieutenant L. Parr and Warrant Engineer Francis Hindle. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK184)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, corvette, HMCS, HMCS TRENTONIAN, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, WWII

HMCS BELLEVILLE Sailor

February 22, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS BELLEVILLE Sailor

A member of HMCS BELLEVILLE’s crew shows a guest the ropes during her adoption ceremony at Kingston, Ontario, 22 October 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy RCSCC QUINTE. (RTL-BB002) This photo of HMCS BELLEVILLE has been used by Roger Litwiller to create the book, Warships Of The Bay Of Quinte, published by Dundurn Publishing in 2011.

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, corvette, HMCS BELLEVILLE, Kingston, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, Warships of the Bay of Quinte, WWII

Clearing Ice -TRENTONIAN

February 14, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

Clearing Ice -TRENTONIAN

OS John Holden, AB Robert Powell and AB Delmar Beaumont take a break as the warm sun is starting to melt the ice covering HMCS TRENTONIAN in February 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Tom Farrell, RCNVR. (RTL-TF064)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, corvette, HMCS TRENTONIAN, Ice, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, WWII

HMCS NORSYD

February 12, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS NORSYD

HMCS NORSYD in Quebec City just after commissioning in December 1943. Her ship`s company are making their ship ready to slip and head for Halifax. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK027)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, corvette, HMCS, HMCS NORSYD, Ice, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, Quebec City, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, WWII

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