A closer view of HMCS QUINTE beached and partially submerged in St. Peter’s Bay, Cape Breton in November 1942. Roger Litwiller Collection -Photo Courtesy Walter Gregory. (RTL-WG004) This photo has been used by Roger Litwiller to create the book, Warships Of The Bay Of Quinte, published by Dundurn Publishing in 2011.
Former HMCS OJIBWA
Former HMCS OJIBWA at the Iroquois Lock on 3 June 2012, to start it’s next career. The decommissioned Canadian “O” class submarine was being towed and refitted as a museum ship and now resides at Port Burwell, Ontario as a memorial to the Canadian men and women who fought the Cold War. This photo was […]
HMS CRANE
HMS CRANE, a modified Black Swan class sloop at anchor in Portsmouth, July 1944. Photo taken from HMCS TRENTONIAN. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK111)
HMCS NAPANEE
HMCS NAPANEE now completed, leaving Kingston on 12 May 1941. Her completion and commissioning was delayed until spring, after grounding in the St. Lawrence River on 30 November 1940, requiring the corvette to return to Kingston Shipyards for repairs. NAPANEE was to be the first corvette commissioned into the RCN, because of the delay in […]
Committal Service -HMCS MONTREAL
Committal Service in HMCS MONTREAL during Battle of the Atlantic service on 1 May 2016. On completion of each veterans service, the Piping Party would sound the still on the bosun’s Pipes and all in uniform would salute as the veterans remains were released over the side of the frigate. Roger Litwiller collection, courtesy Roger […]
HMS ROBERTS -Normandy
HMS ROBERTS, classed as a Monitor, passing HMCS TRENTONIAN on 7 June 1944 off the Normandy Beachhead. She has the size of a cruiser but mounted with a battleship turret. She is designed to anchor off shore and bombard enemy positions in shore with her two heavy 15 inch guns. Anchored close, the concussion from […]
Women in the RCN -An Incredible Legacy
On 8 August 1914 a contingent of nursing sisters sailed in the the hastily converted, His Majesty’s Canadian Hospital Ship PRINCE GEORGE. I wonder if they realized they were making history. They were the first women to serve at sea in a ship under the control of the Royal Canadian Navy! This milestone would not be […]
HMCS MULGRAVE
HMCS MULGRAVE, Bangor class minesweeper assigned to the 31st Minesweeping Flotilla for mine sweeping operations during Operation NEPTUNE. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM011)
Halifax Harbour
Halifax Harbour is the home to Canada’s East Coast Navy. Canadian Patrol frigates HMCS HALIFAX, MONTREAL and CHARLOTTETOWN are in port with newly acquired Interim Oiler and Replenishment Ship, MV Asterix on 15 March 2018. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL57461)
Mulberry Tow -Normandy
The Mulberry Harbours were reinforced with large floating cement caissons code-named Phoenix’s. Prefabricated in the UK, each had to be towed to Normandy and then sunk in place. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK171) This photo and collection have been gathered from the crew of HMCS TRENTONIAN and […]