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Dressed Ships

October 24, 2020 by Roger Litwiller

Dressed Ships

HMCShips VILLE DE QUEBEC and KINGSTON were joined by HMCS SACKVILLE and finely dressed overall 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. (RTL02139)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Canadian Patrol Frigate, Ceremonial, corvette, CPF, Dress Ship, Frigate, Halifax, Halifax class frigate, History, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS KINGSTON, HMCS SACKVILLE, HMCS VILLE DE QUEBEC, Kingston Class, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, MCDV, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS ST JOHN’S

October 18, 2020 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS ST JOHN’S

HMCS ST JOHN’S underway in the St. Lawrence River near Brockville, ON on 20 October 2019. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL06757)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Brockville, Canadian Patrol Frigate, CPF, GLD, Great Lakes Deployment, Halifax class frigate, HMCS, HMCS ST. JOHN's, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, St. Lawrence River, St. Lawrence Seaway

RCN Tug GLENBROOK

October 12, 2020 by Roger Litwiller

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)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, Canadian Patrol Frigate, Ceremony, CPF, Glen class Tug, Halifax, Halifax class frigate, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS VILLE DE QUEBEC, HMCTug GLENBROOK, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, tugboat

HMCS ST. JOHN’S

October 10, 2020 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS ST. JOHN’S

HMCS ST JOHN’S anchored off the historic shipyards and drydock in Kingston, Ontario on 20 October 2019. The Kingston Shipyards built many ships for operations on the Great Lakes and warships for the RCN during the First and Second World Wars, including corvettes and now is the site of the Marine Museum of the Great […]

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

Busy Jetty in HMC Dockyard

October 4, 2020 by Roger Litwiller

Busy Jetty in HMC Dockyard

HMCShips HALIFAX and SHAWINIGAN alongside NB Jetty in HMC Dockyard, with MV ASTERIX on the opposite side on 9 March 2018. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL96278)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Canadian Patrol Frigate, CPF, Federal Fleet, Halifax, Halifax class frigate, History, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS HALIFAX, HMCS SHAWINIGAN, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, MCDV, MV Asterix, Naval History, Navy, NRU ASTERIX, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS VILLE DE QUEBEC

September 17, 2020 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS VILLE DE QUEBEC

HMCS VILLE DE QUEBEC anchored near Wilson Hill on the St. Lawrence River on 12 September 2016. The Canadian Navy frigate is in route to Lake Ontario for a tour. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL20535)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Canadian Patrol Frigate, CPF, Frigate, GLD, Great Lakes Deployment, Halifax class frigate, HMCS, HMCS VILLE DE QUEBEC, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, St. Lawrence River, St. Lawrence Seaway

HMCS ST JOHN’S

September 3, 2020 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS ST JOHN’S

HMCS ST JOHN’S entering the narrows on the St. Lawrence River west of Brockville, ON on 20 October 2019. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL06809)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Brockville, Canadian Patrol Frigate, CPF, Frigate, GLD, Great Lakes Deployment, Halifax class frigate, History, HMCS, HMCS ST. JOHN's, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, St. Lawrence River, St. Lawrence Seaway

Commander Royal Canadian Navy Change-of-Command

August 30, 2020 by Roger Litwiller

Commander Royal Canadian Navy Change-of-Command

NB Jetty in HMC Dockyard in Halifax is extremely pusser with ships dressed with ceremonial signal flags for the Commander Royal Canadian Navy Change-of-Command Ceremony on 12 June 2019. Ships alongside for the event are HMCS VILLE DE QUEBEC and HMCS KINGSTON are joined by HMCS SACKVILLE. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL02147)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Canadian Patrol Frigate, Ceremonial, corvette, CPF, Dressed Ship, Frigate, Halifax, Halifax class frigate, History, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS KINGSTON, HMCS SACKVILLE, HMCS VILLE DE QUEBEC, Kingston Class, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, MCDV, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, ships

HMCS ST. JOHN’S

August 22, 2020 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS ST. JOHN’S

With cadets from RMC embarked for a day sail, HMCS ST JOHN’S performs a high speed turn on Lake Ontario, west of Kingston, ON on 20 October 2019. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL06894)

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

HMCShips TORONTO and HALIFAX

May 30, 2020 by Roger Litwiller

HMCShips TORONTO and HALIFAX

HMCS TORONTO (right) and HMCS HALIFAX alongside in HMC Dockyard, Halifax on 2 September 2018. With their masts covered in scaffolding, both ships are in various stages of upgrading radar and sensor equipment. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL28986)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Canadian Patrol Frigate, CPF, Frigate, Halifax, Halifax class frigate, Halifax-class Modernization, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS HALIFAX, HMCS TORONTO, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

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