Three unidentified sailors from HMCS MAYFLOWER on the corvette’s 4 inch gun platform while escorting a convoy. Ready use ammunition for the 4 in. gun is secured on deck. Unknown date/place. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ralph O’Brien, RCNVR. (RTL-ROB027)
HMCS HAIDA’s Gunners
Friend’s Of HAIDA’s Gunners fired a salvo from the destroyers “A†turret in celebration of the destroyer being designated Ceremonial Flagship of the RCN and close the ceremony on 26 May 2018. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy of Roger Litwiller. (RTL67591)
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)