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Busy Halifax Harbour

June 22, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

Busy Halifax Harbour

HMCS TORONTO with HMCS IROQUOIS in Halifax , 7 July 2012. HMCS HALIFAX is in the left foreground and HMCS PRESERVER in the background. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL74901)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: AOR, CPF, Destroyer, Frigate, Halifax, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS HALIFAX, HMCS IROQUOIS, HMCS PRESERVER, HMCS TORONTO, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS HALIFAX -HCM/FELEX

June 17, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS HALIFAX -HCM/FELEX

HMCS HALIFAX completing her Halifax-class Modernization/Frigate Life Extension (HCM/FELEX) project, in Halifax, 1 July 2012. Roger Litwiller Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL74900)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: CPF, Frigate, Frigate Life Extension, Halifax, Halifax-class Modernization, HCM/FELEX, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS HALIFAX, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS WASAGA’s Bridge Iced

June 14, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS WASAGA’s Bridge Iced

With only a single window cleared on HMCS WASAGA’s bridge and her upper-works encased in ice, the minesweeper steams off Halifax in 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNVR. (RTL-REM076)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: 31st Minesweeper Flotilla, Bangor class, Battle of Atlantic, Halifax, HMCS, HMCS WASAGA, Ice, Minesweeper, Naval History, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, ships, WWII

HMC Dockyard

June 11, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMC Dockyard

Alongside in HMC Dockyard, HMCS TORONTO with former HMCS ATHABASKAN. On the left is the stern of HNoMS ROALD AMUNDSEN, visiting from Norway on 12 March 2018. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL26560)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: CPF, Destroyer, Frigate, Halifax, Halifax class frigate, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS ATHABASKAN (III), HMCS TORONTO, HNoMS ROALD AMUNDSEN, Iroquois class destroyer, Naval History, Navy, Norway, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS SHAWINIGAN (II)

June 3, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS SHAWINIGAN (II)

HMCS SHAWINIGAN (2nd), Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel (MCDV), departing Halifax Harbour on 30 April 2016. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL06312)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Halifax, HMCS, HMCS SHAWINIGAN, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, MCDV, Naval History, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, WWII

RCN Tug GLENBROOK

June 1, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

RCN Tug GLENBROOK

RCN Tug GLENBROOK passing the stern of HMCS VILLE DE QUEBEC as the frigate is moved in Halifax Harbour for the Battle of Atlantic Ceremony on 5 May 2019. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-59653)

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

HMCS GOOSE BAY Returns to Dockyard

May 28, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS GOOSE BAY Returns to Dockyard

HMCS GOOSE BAY assisted by Glen class tug Glenevis and a Ville class tug returns to HMC Dockyard in Halifax on 10 December 2021 following a brief working up period. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL00710)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Glen class Tug, Halifax, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS GOOSE BAY, HMCTug GLENEVIS, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, MCDV, Naval History, Navy, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, Ville class Tug

Training Submarine

May 27, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

Training Submarine

Post card of an unidentified training submarine off the coast of Canada during WWII. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Austin Chater, RCNVR/RCNR. (RTL-AC004)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, Halifax, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, submarine

HMCS MONTREAL With Tugs

May 26, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS MONTREAL With Tugs

HMCS MONTREAL is moved from her slip with assistance of RCN Harbour Tugs on 31 August 2015. Theodore Tugboat appears to be leading the evolution with the Halifax Harbour Hopper watching. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL13322)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: CPF, Frigate, Glen class Tug, Halifax, Harbour Hopper, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS MONTREAL, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, Theodore Tugboat, tugboat

RCN Tug GLENEVIS

May 24, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

RCN Tug GLENEVIS

RCN Tug GLENEVIS underway in Halifax harbour on 28 August 2015. Roger Litwiller collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL83172)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Glen class Tug, GLENEVIS, Halifax, HMCS, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, tugboat

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