HMCS ATHABASKAN passing HMCS OTTAWA in a moderate Caribbean Sea, during CARIBOPS in Jan/Feb 1981. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL251115130)
HMCS ATHABASKAN
HMCS ATHABASKAN (3rd) secured near the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic and open for tours, in Halifax on 27 June 2010, during the Royal Canadian Navy’s 100th Anniversary celebrations. Roger Litwiller Collection, photo courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-DSCF5736)
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)
RCN Tugs at Work
RCN Tugs GLENSIDE and LISTERVILLE move ex-HMCS ATHABASKAN into HMC Dockyard, Halifax on 28 July 2017. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL83247)
HMCS IROQUOIS -Storm Damage
HMCS IROQUOIS’s whaler has been smashed to pieces in the davits during severe North Atlantic storm in early 1943. Roger Litwiller Collection, Lynford Bourne, RCNVR photo, courtesy Battle of Atlantic Place. (RTL-LRB013)
HMCS OTTAWA (3rd) with HMCS ATHABASKAN (3rd)
HMCS OTTAWA (3rd) with HMCS ATHABASKAN (3rd) outboard, at Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico during CARIBOPS in February 1981. Both ships are classed as DDH, this photos shows the significant difference in size between the St. Laurent class and the Iroquois class destroyers. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL201115022)
HMCS SAGUENAY -Fighting to Save the Ship
Fighting to save their ship, HMCS SAGUENAY’s (I) ship’s company have moved to the bow of the destroyer, with her stern gone and after deck completely awash. The ship was cut in two following a collision with the Panamanian freighter Azra, setting off several of the destroyers depth charges. The collision occurred on 15 November […]
Shore Leave St. Thomas, VI.
Anchored in the harbour at St. Thomas, VI, HMCS OTTAWA’s ship’s company take the ships whaler for shore leave in Jan/Feb 1981. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL251115107)
HMCS IROQUOIS
Assisted by RCN tugs, HMCS IROQUOIS passes through Halifax harbour on 6 July 2012. Roger Litwiller Collection, photo courtesy Roger Litwiller (RTL64635)
Sea Kings Over Rosie Roads
Four Sea Kings fly over the harbour as the Canadian fleet prepares to leave Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico and return to Halifax,  at the conclusion of CARIBOPS in February 1981. Photo taken from HMCS OTTAWA. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL251115127)