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HMC Ships TORONTO and IROQUOIS

August 4, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

HMC Ships TORONTO and IROQUOIS

HMCS TORONTO -frigate with HMCS IROQUOIS -destroyer, in Halifax on 7 July 2012. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL74903)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: CPF, Destroyer, Frigate, Halifax, HMCS, HMCS IROQUOIS, HMCS TORONTO, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS REGINA Painting Ship

August 2, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS REGINA Painting Ship

HMCS REGINA receives its commemorative Western Approaches Disruptive camouflage paint scheme on 21 September 2019 at HMC Dockyard in Esquimalt, BC. The frigate is receiving this paint scheme to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of the Battle of the Atlantic. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL05281)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: CFB Esquimalt, Frigate, Halifax class frigate, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS Regina, Maritime Forces Pacific, Naval History, Navy, Painting Ship, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

Effective Damage Control

August 1, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

Effective Damage Control

Outboard ship has severe damage to her stern. The inboard ship is the Captain class frigate, HMS HOTHAM. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ralph O’Brien, RCNVR. (RTL -ROB038)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle Damage, Battle of Atlantic, Damage Control, Frigate, HMS, HMS HOTHAM, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, Roger Litwiller, Royal Navy, ships, WWII

HMCS HALIFAX

July 31, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS HALIFAX

HMCS HALIFAX, Halifax class, Canadian Patrol Frigate in Halifax, 7 July 2012. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL74906)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Canadian Patrol Frigate, CPF, Frigate, Halifax, HMCS, HMCS HALIFAX, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS TEME

July 30, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS TEME

HMCS TEME, River Class frigate in drydock at Cardiff, October 1944. She was involved in a collision with the escort aircraft carrier HMS TRACKER on 10 June 1944 during the Normandy invasion. The large carrier almost cut TEME in half amidships, killing four of the frigate’s crew. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, […]

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle Damage, Battle of Atlantic, Cardiff, Damage Control, DDay, Drydock, Escort Aircraft Carrier, Frigate, HMCS, HMCS TEME, HMS, HMS TRACKER, Invasion, Naval History, Navy, Normandy, Operation Neptune, Operation OVERLORD, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Navy, ships, Wales, WWII

HMCS MONTREAL -Harbour Stations

July 23, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS MONTREAL -Harbour Stations

HMCS MONTREAL returning to Halifax harbour on 28 August 2015 assisted by RCN tug GLENEVIS. Roger Litwiller collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL83161)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Frigate, Glen class Tug, GLENEVIS, Halifax, HMCS, HMCS MONTREAL, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS VILLE DE QUEBEC Dressed Ship

July 13, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS VILLE DE QUEBEC Dressed Ship

The RCN Sailors in HMCS VILLE DE QUEBEC have dressed their ship in preparation 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. (RTL02145)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Canadian Patrol Frigate, Dressed Ship, Frigate, Halifax, Halifax class frigate, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS VILLE DE QUEBEC, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS Montreal Sentry

July 2, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS Montreal Sentry

A Royal Canadian Navy sailor stands sentry in HMCS MONTREAL as her sister frigate, HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN proceeds to sea on 1 May 2016. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL16441)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: CPF, Frigate, Halifax, HMCS, HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN (III), HMCS MONTREAL, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS HALIFAX

June 12, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS HALIFAX

HMCS HALIFAX alongside NB Jetty in HMC Dockyard in Halifax on 6 March 2018. Photo taken from above MV ASTERIX’s bridge. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL66218)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: CPF, Frigate, Halifax, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS HALIFAX, MV Asterix, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS STORMONT

June 3, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS STORMONT

HMCS STORMONT, a River class frigate in Halifax in March 1944. After the war STORMONT was sold and became the luxury yacht owned by Aristotle Onassis and renamed Christina. The yacht was sold in 1998 and refurbished. Christina (ex -STORMONT) is currently available for private charters in the Mediterranean and Caribbean. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen […]

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, Frigate, Halifax, HMCS, HMCS STORMONT, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, WWII

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