HMCS MONTREAL passing the stern of Canada’s Naval Memorial, HMCS SACKVILLE while returning to Halifax harbour on 28 August 2015. Roger Litwiller collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL83145)
The Doctor Who Changed the World with a Poppy
Remembrance Day is upon us once again, and the bright red poppy adorns our breasts. For me the simple poppy took on a new meaning in 2014 and a strengthened resolve to wear this simple message with respect, honour and humility. In 2014, my wife and I were away and missed Remembrance Day commemorations in […]
RCAF/RCN Sikorsky CH-124 Sea Kings
Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King Helicopters on display in the original RCN and later RCAF colour schemes, at the Shearwater Aviation Museum. Originally acquired for the RCN’s Canadian Naval Air Service, the Sea Kings were transferred to the Royal Canadian Air Force during unification of the Canadian Armed Forces. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL98824)
“Just Some Of The 4,000” -Normandy
Ships of all types and nationalities surround HMCS TRENTONIAN as she arrives at the invasion area on the morning of 7 June 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK078)
HMCS OTTAWA -Farewell to Nova Scotia
The coast of Nova Scotia slowly fades astern of HMCS OTTAWA (3rd), as the destroyer departs Halifax for CARIBOPS in January 1981. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL251115109)
HMCS OJIBWA
Former HMCS OJIBWA’s stern showing the arrangement of the “O” Class submarines twin propellers and aft hydroplanes. OJIBWA is now located at Port Burwell, Ont. on Lake Erie as a Museum Ship. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL02993)
SS Royalite
SS Royalite, owned by Imperial Oil Ltd in Sydney Harbour in 1942. The merchant ship was built in 1916 in Collingwood, ON and made history as the first tanker built in Canada. The Laker was immediately pressed in to ocean service during the First World War, making several Atlantic crossings. Later, Royalite returned to war […]
Misty HMCS GOOSE BAY
On a foggy, rainy morning, HMCS GOOSE BAY sits at anchor in the St. Lawrence River near Prescott, Ontario on 29 May 2017. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL91552)
Hands to Dinner
HMCS WASAGA shipmates Lew Evans and Jack Dewhurst enjoy a meal at HMC NAVAL CAMP outside of St. John’s, NF in 1942. The rest camp was provided for sailors from the escort ships a break away from normal ship routine. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-RM305)
True Cost of the Battle of the Atlantic
A critically injured sailor is transferred into HMCS TRENTONIAN. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK102)