HMCS FREDERICTON, alongside at HMCDockyard in Halifax on 5 September 2015. The bow of HMCS PRESERVER is in the foreground. Roger Litwiller collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL53692)
HMCS HALIFAX
HMCS HALIFAX, Halifax class Canadian Patrol Frigate, alongside at Halifax on 5 September 2015. HMCS PRESERVER is in the foreground. Roger Litwiller collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-53672)
Best of 2017 -An RCN Photo Collection
This past year has been very interesting. I have had several opportunities to visit and record our Canadian Sailors at work, on current taskings, preparing for deployment and building our future Navy. Below are some of my favourite photos from 2017, Canada’s 150th Anniversary! All the photos are available to view in my Flickr Album, 2017 […]
Safety Briefing -HMCS MONTREAL
Pre-sailing safety briefing to the families and invited guests, by CPO1 Lazotte, Coxswain of HMCS MONTREAL. Prior to the frigate slipping her lines for the at sea, Battle of Atlantic Service on 1 May 2016. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (IMG_1868)
Ships For Victory -Can Canada Build Ships Today
This past week marked an incredible milestone in Canadian shipbuilding history. On 20 September 1943, twelve Canadian built ships were launched simultaneously from shipyards across the nation! During WWII, Canadian industry, mobilized to building for Victory. One of the largest and most important projects was a National Shipbuilding Program. Early in the war the enemy […]
HMCSships CHARLOTTETOWN and SACKVILLE
In a fitting tribute, HMCS MONTREAL sails past HMCS SACKVILLE, Canada’s last corvette from WWII and the Battle Of The Atlantic as the modern frigate proceeds through Halifax harbour for the at sea Battle of Atlantic Service on 1 May 2016. HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN is secured to the near jetty. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. […]
HMCS VILLE DE QUEBEC 2017 Great Lakes Tour
Now is your opportunity to see the Canadian Patrol Frigate, HMCS VILLE DE QUEBEC. She is on her way to tour the St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes. Commonly referred to as “VDQ,” she is one of the Royal Canadian Navy’s most modern warships, having finished her modernization refit. VDQ will be visiting several ports […]
2016 -TOP 10 RCN PHOTOS
Personal Blog by Roger Litwiller This has been a very productive and fortunate year for me. I have had the good fortune to be able to attend Battle of Atlantic services in Halifax and Ottawa. I was honoured to attend the service and committal ceremony in HMCS MONTREAL off Halifax’s Point Pleasant Park on the […]
The Canadian Navy Has Arrived!
For the next two weeks the Royal Canadian Navy ships, HMCS KINGSTON and HMCS GOOSE BAY will be sailing in Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence Seaway. The tour is part of a Great Lakes deployment that brings together the Canada’s Navy and our sailors with Canadians, that normally would not have a chance to […]