Unidentified RCN sailor aloft in a Bosun’s Chair in HMCS MATAPEDIA. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy William Belling, RCNVR. (RTL-WB042)
HMCS MATAPEDIA’s Gun Shield Art
Sailors from HMCS MATAPEDIA with their ships forward 4 inch gun and its distinctive gun shield art. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy William Belling, RCNVR. (RTL-WB073) If you enjoy the content I create and find value in the articles on this website, please feel free to click on the coffee icon on the bottom right of […]
Dressed Ship
HMCS KINGSTON and HMCS SACKVILLE look very pusser for the Commander Royal Canadian Navy Change-of-Command Ceremony at HMC Dockyard in Halifax on 12 June 2019. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL02135) If you enjoy the content I create and find value in the articles on this website, please feel free to click on the […]
St. Lawrence Ice
With HMCS NORSYD directly ahead of HMCS TRENTONIAN and Icebreaker Earnest LaPointe leading, the two new RCN corvettes sail through the ice of the St. Lawrence River in route to Halifax in December 1943. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Jack Harold, RCNVR. (RTL-JH048) If you enjoy the content I create and […]
Refueling at Sea
The tanker’s stern (possibly SS Beaconstreet) towers over HMCS MATAPEDIA as the corvette takes on fuel during a North Atlantic convoy. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy William Belling, RCNVR. (RTL-WB055) If you enjoy the content I create and find value in the articles on this website, please feel free to click on the coffee icon on […]
HMCS SACKVILLE Nested with MCDV’s
Five MCDV’s are nested astern of HMCS SACKVILLE on NB Jetty in Halifax on 14 December 2021. Left to Right: KINGSTON, MONCTON, SHAWINIGAN and SUMMERSIDE, with GOOSE BAY astern. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL01071)
HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN
HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN passes the stern of HMCS SACKVILLE while underway in Halifax Harbour on 7 July 2003. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (100_1593)
HMCS MONTREAL Passing HMCS SACKVILLE
HMCS MONTREAL passing the stern of Canada’s Naval Memorial, HMCS SACKVILLE while returning to Halifax harbour on 28 August 2015. Roger Litwiller collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL83145)
HMCS SACKVILLE Refit
In 2018 HMCS SACKVILLE underwent an extensive refit to it’s hull, adding additional steel plating below the waterline. This work will ensure the preservation of the last corvette for many years. Thank you to the members of the Fleet Maintenance Facility, CAPE SCOTT and Canada’s Naval Memorial Trust for a fascinating day with HMCS SACKVILLE. […]
HMCS SACKVILLE -Modernizing a WWII Corvette
In 2018, HMCS SACKVILLE entered the submarine maintenance shed at Fleet Maintenance Facility, CAPE SCOTT at HMC Dockyard in Halifax for badly needed repairs to her hull. This might not seem to be exciting on the surface, but when you realize SACKVILLE is a Second World War veteran of the Battle of the Atlantic and […]