HMS ROYAL SOVEREIGN seen from HMCS TRENTONIAN in Portsmouth in June 1944. The battleship had just returned from bombardment duties off Normandy. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Jack Harold, RCNVR. (RTL-JH022)
HMS NELSON
HMS NELSON was off Gold Beach in her unique camouflage on 16 June 1944. Operating off Gold and Juno beaches her massive 16 inch guns were used to support the soldiers advancing inshore, firing over 1000 rounds at the enemy. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK092)
Landing Ship -Normandy
A landing ship drives towards the beaches of Normandy, with a multitude of ships in the background. Photo taken from HMCS TRENTONIAN on 7 June 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK091)
HMCS QU’APPELLE
Sporting her brightly coloured camouflage, HMCS QU’APPELLE sits alongside at Londonderry in May 1944. Photo was taken from HMCS TRENTONIAN. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK071)
Troop Ship -French Canadian Regiment
Troop ship anchored near HMCS TRENTONIAN with French Canadians soldiers, begins to disembark soldiers into landing craft on 7 June 1944 off the Normandy beachhead. When the Canadian soldiers noticed the Maple Leaf on TRENTONIAN’s funnel the soldiers cheered their navy brothers, which was promptly returned by corvettes ship’s company. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. […]
HMCS WASKESIU
Painted in a disruptive camouflage scheme, HMCS WASKESIU, River class frigate passes HMCS TRENTONIAN in Lough Foyle in May 1944. The famous Canadian frigate had attacked and sunk the German submarine, U-257 earlier in the year. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK68)
Gunnery Practice
To keep a Ship’s Company at peak fighting efficiency, every opportunity to train was used to hone the sailors skills and ability.  In this picture, the forward gun crew practices loading HMCS TRENTONIAN’s 4 inch gun while in Londonderry harbour in May 1944, just prior to the corvette’s participation in the invasion of Normandy. Roger […]
Minesweeping Operations
Sailors from HMCS WASAGA take a break during minesweeping operations off the coast of France in 1944/45. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM112)
31st Minesweeping Flotilla Badge
HMCS WASAGA’s funnel with the 31st Minesweeping Flotilla badge. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM109)
HMCS TRENTONIAN’s Invasion Convoy
Labelled by Bruce Keir as Milford Haven, Whales, other members of TRENTONIAN state this was a photo of the Convoy they escorted from Oban, Scotland to Normandy for the Invasion in May/June 1944.  The convoy is made up of worn-out merchant ships and old warships stripped of their weapons and fittings, they are to be […]