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HMCS GOOSE BAY Sunrise

January 8, 2024 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS GOOSE BAY Sunrise

With lights burning brightly, HMCS GOOSE BAY sits at anchor off Cobourg, Ontario at sunrise on 6 July 2016. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL69628)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Cobourg ON, GLD, Great Lakes, Great Lakes Deployment, HMCS, HMCS GOOSE BAY, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, MCDV, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS GOOSE BAY on Lake Ontario

October 8, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS GOOSE BAY on Lake Ontario

HMCS GOOSE BAY steaming along the north shore of Lake Ontario, between Port Hope and Cobourg on 5 July 2016. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL59017)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Cobourg ON, Great Lakes, Great Lakes Deployment, History, HMCS GOOSE BAY, Lake Ontario, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, MCDV, Naval History, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

SS Drumahoe Pressed into Ocean Service

June 8, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

SS Drumahoe Pressed into Ocean Service

SS Drumahoe underway to join an ocean convoy out of Sydney Harbour, in her wartime colours in 1942. Owned by Sarnia Steamships Ltd, the Laker has been pressed into wartime ocean service.  Photo was taken from HMCS WASAGA. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM041)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, Convoy, Great Lakes, Laker, Merchant Ship, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, Nova Scotia, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, SS Drumahoe, Sydney, WWII

HMCS GOOSE BAY with CCGS CAPE MERCY

April 16, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS GOOSE BAY with CCGS CAPE MERCY

HMCS GOOSE BAY anchors in Lake Ontario off Cobourg, Ontario on 5 July 2016. CCGS CAPE MERCY ensures curious boaters are kept at a safe distance. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL59343)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: CCGS CAPE MERCY, Cobourg, Great Lakes, HMCS, HMCS GOOSE BAY, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, MCDV, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

Canada’s Navy, Coast Guard and OPP Working Together

March 18, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

Canada’s Navy, Coast Guard and OPP Working Together

Officers from the Ontario Provincial Police Marine Unit along with sailors from CCGS CAPE MERCY, provide security as HMCS GOOSE BAY anchors off Cobourg, Ontario on Lake Ontario on 5 July 2016. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL59236)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Canadian Coast Guard, CCGS CAPE MERCY, Cobourg ON, Great Lakes, Great Lakes Deployment, History, HMCS, HMCS GOOSE BAY, Lake Ontario, Marine Unit, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, MCDV, Naval History, Navy, Ontario Provincial Police, OPP, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS GOOSE BAY

February 21, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS GOOSE BAY

HMCS GOOSE BAY transits Iroquois Lock as she enters the Great Lakes for a tour on 27 June 2016. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL78858)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Great Lakes, HMCS, HMCS GOOSE BAY, Iroquois Lock, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, MCDV, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS KINGSTON at Prescott.

March 30, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS KINGSTON at Prescott.

HMCS KINGSTON underway in the St. Lawrence River at Prescott, Ontario as she enters the Great Lakes for a tour on 27 June 2016. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL78876)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: GLD, Great Lakes, HMCS, HMCS KINGSTON, Kingston Class, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, MCDV, Naval History, Navy, Prescott ON, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, St. Lawrence River, St. Lawrence Seaway

HMCS ST JOHN’S

January 14, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS ST JOHN’S

HMCS ST JOHN’S conducts several high speed turns on Lake Ontario off Kingston, ON. on 20 October 2019. A group of cadets from RMC in Kingston have been embarked for a day sail in the frigate. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL06921)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Canadian Patrol Frigate, CPF, Frigate, Great Lakes, Great Lakes Deployment, Halifax class frigate, HMCS, HMCS ST. JOHN's, Kingston ON, Lake Ontario, Maritime Forces Atlantic, Naval History, Navy, RCN, RMC, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Military College, ships

HMCS GOOSE BAY Anchored Cobourg

June 16, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS GOOSE BAY Anchored Cobourg

With the starboard anchor set, HMCS GOOSE BAY’s ships company secures their ship at Cobourg on Lake Ontario on 5 July 2016. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL59209)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: atla, Cobourg ON, GLD, Great Lakes, Great Lakes Deployment, HMCS, HMCS GOOSE BAY, Lake Ontario, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, MCDV, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS ST. JOHN’S

April 21, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS ST. JOHN’S

HMCS ST JOHN’S steams past the old Penitentiary in Kingston, ON on 20 October 2019. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL06987)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: CPF, Frigate, GLD, Great Lakes, Great Lakes Deployment, Halifax class frigate, HMCS, HMCS ST. JOHN's, Kingston ON, Lake Ontario, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

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