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HMCS SACKVILLE Nested with MCDV’s

November 29, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS SACKVILLE Nested with MCDV’s

Five MCDV’s are nested astern of HMCS SACKVILLE on NB Jetty in Halifax on 14 December 2021. Left to Right: KINGSTON, MONCTON, SHAWINIGAN and SUMMERSIDE, with GOOSE BAY astern. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL01071)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: corvette, Flower class, Halifax, History, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS GOOSE BAY, HMCS KINGSTON, HMCS MONCTON, HMCS SACKVILLE, HMCS SHAWINIGAN, HMCS SUMMERSIDE, Kingston Class, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, Maritime Forces Atlantic, MCDV, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS KINGSTON

November 25, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS KINGSTON

HMCS KINGSTON’s ship’s company have decorated their ship for a visit to Halifax waterfront for the Evergreen Festival on 12 December 2021. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL01002)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Ceremonial, Christmas, Halifax, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS KINGSTON, Kingston Class, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, Maritime Forces Atlantic, MCDV, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS ST. JOHN’S

November 15, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS  ST. JOHN’S

HMCS ST. JOHN’S alongside at the RCN Dockyard in Halifax on 27 June 2011. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL60981)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: CPF, Frigate, Halifax, HMCS, HMCS ST. JOHN's, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

RCN Dockyard -Halifax

November 14, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

RCN Dockyard -Halifax

Four Lend-Lease Town class destroyers secured at the dockyard in Halifax in April 1944. The outer most ship is flying the Royal Norwegian Navy jack. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK044)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, Destroyer, Halifax, HMCS, Lend Lease, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Norwegian Navy, ships, Town class destroyers, WWII

HMCS IROQUOIS

November 13, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS IROQUOIS

HMCS IROQUOIS alongside at the RCN Dockyard in Halifax on 7 July 2012. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL74908)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Cold War, Destroyer, Halifax, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS IROQUOIS, Iroquois class destroyer, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS FREDERICTON

November 7, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS FREDERICTON

HMCS FREDERICTON alongside at the RCN Dockyard in Halifax on 27 June 2011. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL71109)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Frigate, Halifax, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS FREDERICTON, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS MONTREAL and Future HMCS HARRY DEWOLF

October 28, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS MONTREAL and Future HMCS HARRY DEWOLF

HMCS MONTREAL alongside in HMC Dockyard in Halifax on 12 March 2018. The future-HMCS HARRY DEWOLF is in the background under construction at Irving Shipyards. Montreal has been designated as “X” ship for the RCN and is being used to conduct new experimental procedures and equipment for the fleet. Some of which will be employed […]

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: AOPS, Arctic Offshore Patrol Ship, CPF, Frigate, Halifax, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS HARRY DEWOLF, HMCS MONTREAL, HMCS TRENTONIAN, Irving Shipyard, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS IROQUOIS

October 24, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS IROQUOIS

HMCS IROQUOIS is assisted into the RCN Dockyard in Halifax on 6 July 2012. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL64635)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Destroyer, Halifax, HMCS, HMCS IROQUOIS, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

Securing to the Jetty

October 20, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

Securing to the Jetty

Members of HMCS MONTREAL’s stern party secure their frigate to the jetty at HMC Dockyard in Halifax on 1 May 2016. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL16509)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: CPF, Frigate, Halifax, Harbour Stations, HMCS, HMCS MONTREAL, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

Ice HMCS TRENTONIAN

October 17, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

Ice HMCS TRENTONIAN

Just returning to Halifax from the North Atlantic, HMCS TRENTONIAN is heavily covered in ice in February 1944. Her crew could play hockey on the ice covered gun deck in the foreground. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Douglas Campbell, RCNVR. (RTL-DC030)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, corvette, Halifax, HMCS, HMCS TRENTONIAN, Ice, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, WWII

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