Catalina patrol aircraft dropping depth charges astern of HMCS ARVIDA on 16 September 1943, possibly while escorting HX256 in the North Atlantic. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Howard Abbott, RCNVR. (RTL-HA081)
DEMS Oil Tanker in Convoy
Photo of DEMS Oil Tanker in convoy taken from convoy escort HMCS ARVIDA in 1943. The tanker has been armed with guns visible on the bow, bridge wings and stern. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Howard Abbott, RCNVR. (RTL-HA068)
HMCS ARVIDA Sentry
RCN sailor, Howard Abbott on sentry duty in HMCS ARVIDA in 1943. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Howard Abbott, RCNVR. (RTL-HA098)
RN Destroyer Londonderry
Unknown Royal Navy destroyer in Londonderry in 1943, photo taken from HMCS ARVIDA. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Howard Abbott, RCNVR. (RTL-HA060)
HMCS ARVIDA Sailors
RCN sailors Gus Flinn and Stoker Parkins, both from Montreal in HMCS ARVIDA in 1943. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Howard Abbott, RCNVR. (RTL-HA085)
HMCS KOOTENAY (1st)
HMCS KOOTENAY (1st), River class destroyer alongside HMCS ARVIDA in 1943. As a member of Canadian Escort Group-C5, KOOTENAY wears the Barber Pole Band on her funnel with a Griffin below. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Howard Abbott, RCNVR. (RTL-HA059)
HMCS ARVIDA
HMCS OTTAWA (2nd) and HMCS ARVIDA (foreground) in Larne, Scotland, August 1943. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Howard Abbott, RCNVR. (RTL-HA070)
North Atlantic Convoy
Convoy of merchant ships in the North Atlantic in June 1943, with a Merchant Aircraft Carrier (MAC ship). Photo taken from Canadian corvette HMCS ARVIDA.. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Howard Abbott, RCNVR. (RTL-HA071) If you enjoy the content I create and find value in the articles on this website, please feel free to click on […]
Leading Seaman Roger J. Oulette
Leading Seaman Roger J. Oulette is painting one of HMCS ARVIDA’s rope ladders. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Howard Abbott, RCNVR. (RTL-HA096) If you enjoy the content I create and find value in the articles on this website, please feel free to click on the coffee icon on the bottom right of the webpage and “Buy […]
HMCS ARVIDA Refueling in Convoy
While escorting a convoy on the North Atlantic, HMCS ARVIDA (foreground) takes on fuel from a tanker in the convoy in August 1943. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Howard Abbott, RCNVR. (RTL-HA088)