HMCS WASAGA shipmates, Ross Milligan, sitting on gun barrel, with Wm. Weaver in St. John’s, Newfoundland in 1942. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM087)
HMCS GOOSE BAY Weapons Systems
HMCS GOOSE BAY’s weapons systems include the Nanuk 50 cal. Remote Weapons System and two 12.7 machine guns. Photo taken while GOOSE BAY transiting the St. Lawrence River near Prescott, Ontario on 29 May 2017. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL91744)
Oelikon Gunner
Ralph O’Brien at HMCS MAYFLOWER’s Oelikon gun. The caging around the gun restricts the line of fire, preventing a eager sailor from “shooting” their own ship in the heat of battle. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ralph O’Brien, RCNVR. (RTL-ROB078)