Assisted by RCN tugs, HMCS IROQUOIS passes through Halifax harbour on 6 July 2012. Roger Litwiller Collection, photo courtesy Roger Litwiller (RTL64635)
MV ASTERIX -Halifax
MV ASTERIX alongside NB Jetty in HMC Dockyard on 12 March 2018. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL26527)
Canadian Patrol Frigates Maintenance Period
With masts and radars covered in scaffolding, HMCS TORONTO (left) and HMCS HALIFAX under maintenance while alongside in HMC Dockyard, Halifax on 29 August 2018. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL98679)
Millions of Lives Saved by a Canadian Navy Doctor
Many know the name of Dr Charles Best for his fame as co-founder of Insulin with Dr. Frederick Banting in 1922 at the University of Toronto. Very few people realize that Dr. Best served Canada in two World Wars and his work for the Royal Canadian Navy saved many sailors lives and continues to influence […]
HMS ANCYLUS in Halifax
Merchant Aircraft Carrier (MAC), HMS ANCYLUS in Halifax on 15 February 1944 with convoy ONS 28. The MAC ships were converted merchant tankers, given a flight deck and the aircraft could provide air cover for the convoy when shore based aircraft were out of range. Photo taken from HMCS TRENTONIAN in Halifax Harbour. Roger Litwiller […]
HMCS GOOSE BAY
HMCS GOOSE BAY in HMC Dockyard Halifax on 6 March 2018. Photo taken from MV ASTERIX’s bridge. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. RTL66191)
HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN
HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN alongside in Halifax on 12 March 2018. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL26572)
HMCS SACKVILLE
HMCS SACKVILLE at its winter berth in HMCDockyard on 10 May 2019. The last corvette is similar in size the the two Kingston class Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels, HMCS SHAWINIGAN and GOOSE BAY secured astern. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL00710)
HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN
HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN alongside the Shearwater jetty on 29 August 2015. Roger Litwiller collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL93227)
Busy Halifax Harbour
Two RCN Tugs move a mighty Iroquois class destroyer in Halifax Harbour on 28 July 2017. Once a common scene in HMC Dockyard, this is now history. Tugs GLENSIDE and LISTERVILLE move ex-HMCS ATHABASKAN. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL83238)