Landing Ship USS LST-376 sails past HMCS MAYFLOWER off the Normandy beachhead on 7 June 1944. Two days later on 9 June, this landing ship was torpedoed and sunk by German Torpedo Boats S172, S174, S175 and S187 in the English Channel. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ralph O’Brien, RCNVR. (RTL-ROB053)
A.B. O’Brian -HMCS TRENTONIAN Mascot
HMCS TRENTONIAN gained a new crew member in May 1944 in Londonderry when this dog wandered into the corvette and voluntarily stayed aboard. Quickly adopted as the ship’s mascot and named AB O’Brian, RCNVR, respecting his Irish origins, the stray never left. A hammock was made for him and strung between two stanchions in the […]
HMCS NORSYD
HMCS NORSYD overtakes HMCS TRENTONIAN on the North Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia, in route to Halifax from the Great Lakes, December 1943. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Jack Harold, RCNVR. (RTL-JH049)
HMCS MAYFLOWER Sailor
Unidentified sailor in HMCS MAYFLOWER takes a break in the corvette’s vent. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ralph O’Brien, RCNVR. (RTL -ROB024)
HMCS MORDEN K 170
Rudder and screw of HMCS MORDEN while in drydock at Lunenburg, NS. in June 1943. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Raymond Leslie Reid, RCNVR. (RTL-RLR007)
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)
Mayor of Napanee
Dr. Duane R. Hall, MD, Mayor of the Town of Napanee on board the flower class corvette HMCS NAPANEE during its commissioning at the Kingston Shipyards on 12 May 1941. Roger Litwiller collection, courtesy Robert F.D. Hall. (RTL-RH005) This photo has been used by Roger Litwiller to create the book, Warships Of The Bay Of […]
HMS HONESTY
HMS HONESTY built for the Royal Navy at Kingston Shipbuilding Yards and undergoing “sea trials” in Lake Ontario, late 1942. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Hank Winsor. (RTL-HW015)
HMCS TRENTONIAN Communications Division
HMCS TRENTONIAN’s Communications Division, 1944. Left to Right, Top row: Vincent Hadley (Prince Albert, SK), Peter Meyer (Regina SK.). Centre Row: John McKay (Terrebonne, PQ.), Jack Straw (Hamilton, ON.), John Manson (Winnipeg, MB.), Tom Farrell (Montreal, PQ.). Bottom Row: Jack McIver (Winnipeg, MB), Philip Kevins (Verdun, PQ.), Edmund Poulin (Ottawa, ON.) and Jack Harold (Aurora, […]
Roll Along Wavy Navy, Roll Along
Excellent photo of how much a corvette could roll on the North Atlantic. The photo does not state the ship’s name, but the donor did serve in the corvette’s HMC Ships MORDEN, KITCHENER and SHAWINIGAN. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Raymond Leslie Ried, RCNVR. (RTL-RLR012)