RCN harbour tug GLENEVIS turns away from HMCS MONTREAL returning to Halifax harbour on 28 August 2015. Roger Litwiller collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL83162)
RCN Tug GLENSIDE
RCN Tug GLENSIDE holds HMCS VILLE DE QUEBEC in position off Point Pleasant Park during Battle of Atlantic Commemorations on 5 May 2019. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-59681)
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 CHICOUTIMI
Victoria class submarine, HMCS CHICOUTIMI is assisted by RCN tug Glendale during a cold move from Victoria, BC to CFB Esquimalt on 15 September 2019. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL04981)
Busy Halifax Harbour
Two RCN Tugs move a mighty Iroquois class destroyer in Halifax Harbour on 28 July 2017. Once a common scene in HMC Dockyard, this is now history. Tugs GLENSIDE and LISTERVILLE move ex-HMCS ATHABASKAN. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL83238)
HMCS CHICOUTIMI
Victoria class submarine, HMCS CHICOUTIMI is assisted by RCN tug Glendale during a cold move from Victoria, BC to CFB Esquimalt on 15 September 2019. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL04987)
RCN Tug GLENBROOK
RCN Tug GLENBROOK holds HMCS VILLE DE QUEBEC in position off Point Pleasant Park during Battle of Atlantic Commemorations on 5 May 2019. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-59680)
Best of 2017 -An RCN Photo Collection
This past year has been very interesting. I have had several opportunities to visit and record our Canadian Sailors at work, on current taskings, preparing for deployment and building our future Navy. Below are some of my favourite photos from 2017, Canada’s 150th Anniversary! All the photos are available to view in my Flickr Album, 2017 […]
Ships For Victory -Can Canada Build Ships Today
This past week marked an incredible milestone in Canadian shipbuilding history. On 20 September 1943, twelve Canadian built ships were launched simultaneously from shipyards across the nation! During WWII, Canadian industry, mobilized to building for Victory. One of the largest and most important projects was a National Shipbuilding Program. Early in the war the enemy […]