HMC Dockyard in Halifax has three of the RCN’s ships alongside, frigates HMCS MONTREAL and CHARLOTTETOWN and destroyer HMCS ATHABASKAN on 5 September 2015. Roger Litwiller collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL53636)
HMCS ATHABASKAN Dressed Overall
HMCS ATHABASKAN dressed overall in celebration of the RCN Centennial in Halifax on 29 June 2010. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy David Bustin. (RTL-DB001)
ex-HMCS IROQUOIS
Ex-HMCS IROQUOIS, recently paid-off, sits in HMC Dockyard in Halifax waiting her fate on 5 September 2015. Roger Litwiller collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL53640)
HMCS HAIDA Dressed Overall
HMCS HAIDA is dressed overall for dedication as the Royal Canadian Navy’s Ceremonial Flagship on 26 May 2018 in Hamilton, ON. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy of Roger Litwiller. (RTL67597)
Ready for Home
Sailors in HMCS SASKATCHEWAN’s ships company wait on the upper deck as their ship returns to Esquimalt at the end of the Far East Cruise in 1965. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Brian Rideout. RTL-BR061)
Flying Stations -HMCS ATHABASKAN
HMCS ATHABASKAN’s flight deck and Sea King are seen from HMCS OTTAWA during CARIBOPS in Jan/Feb 1981. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL251115135)
Collision HMCS SAGUENAY (1st)
HMCS SAGUENAY (1st) with deck awash and her stern gone following a collision with the Panamanian freighter Azra, setting off several of the destroyers depth charges. The collision occurred on 15 November 1942, south of Cape Race, while SAGUENAY was escorting convoy WB13 from St. John’s, NF to Sydney, NS. Azra was extensively damaged and […]
RN Destroyer Londonderry
Unknown Royal Navy destroyer in Londonderry in 1943, photo taken from HMCS ARVIDA. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Howard Abbott, RCNVR. (RTL-HA060)
HMC Dockyard -Halifax
HMC Dockyard in Halifax on 4 August 2017. HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN is getting ready to deploy for NATO and the shield has already been installed under her bridge. Ex-HMCS ATHABASKAN is in the background with several MCDV’s alongside. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL44717)
Fleet Manoeuvres -Line Abreast
HMCShips steam in a close line abreast formation while on a Far East Cruise in 1965. HMCS SASKATCHEWAN is in the foreground with BEACON HILL alongside and MACKENZIE outboard. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Brian Rideout. RTL-BR073)