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Kingston Class MCDV’s

February 10, 2024 by Roger Litwiller

Kingston Class MCDV’s

Kingston Class MCDV’s nested alongside at Halifax on 5 September 2015. Lt to Right are HMCShip’s GOOSE BAY, SUMMERSIDE and GLACE BAY. Roger Litwiller collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL53696)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Halifax, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS GLACE BAY, HMCS GOOSE BAY, HMCS SUMMERSIDE, Kingston Class, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, MCDV, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS CATARAQUI Sailors

January 10, 2024 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS CATARAQUI Sailors

Sailors from HMCS CATARAQUI are ready on Kingston’s Coal Dock to assist with HMCS GLACE BAY’s berthing lines on 12 June 2022. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL04891)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: GLD, Great Lakes Deployment, HMCS, HMCS CATARAQUI, HMCS GLACE BAY, Kingston Class, Kingston ON, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, MCDV, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

Kingston Class MCDV’s

September 9, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

Kingston Class MCDV’s

Three Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels nested together at HMC Dockyard in Halifax on 5 September 2015. They are from left to right, HMCS GOOSE BAY, HMCS SUMMERSIDE and HMCS GLACE BAY. Roger Litwiller Collection, Photo courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL53646)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Halifax, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS GLACE BAY, HMCS GOOSE BAY, HMCS SUMMERSIDE, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, MCDV, Minesweeper, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels

February 9, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels

Three Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels nested together at HMC Dockyard in Halifax on 31 August 2015. They are from left to right, HMCS GOOSE BAY, HMCS SUMMERSIDE and HMCS GLACE BAY. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL13285) If you enjoy the content I create and find value in the articles on this website, please […]

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Halifax, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS GLACE BAY, HMCS GOOSE BAY, HMCS SUMMERSIDE, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, MCDV, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS GLACE BAY -Iroquois Lock

November 27, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS GLACE BAY -Iroquois Lock

Members of HMCS GLACE BAY’s ship’s company gather on her foc’s’le as she enters the Iroquois Lock on the St. Lawrence Seaway on 15 July 2013. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL56718)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: HMCS, HMCS GLACE BAY, Iroquois Lock, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, MCDV, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, St. Lawrence River, St. Lawrence Seaway

Women in the RCN -An Incredible Legacy

July 31, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

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 […]

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HMCShips GLACE BAY and SHAWINIGAN

June 19, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCShips GLACE BAY and SHAWINIGAN

HMCS GLACE BAY with HMCS SHAWINIGAN astern at the RCN Dockyard in Halifax on 1 July 2012. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL14148)

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

HMCS GLACE BAY

April 21, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS GLACE BAY

HMCS GLACE BAY transits the St. Lawrence River near Brockville, Ontario following a successful Great Lakes Tour, 15 July 2013. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL56689)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Brockville, HMCS, HMCS GLACE BAY, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, MCDV, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, St. Lawrence River, St. Lawrence Seaway

HMCS GLACE BAY

March 24, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS GLACE BAY

HMCS GLACE BAY in Halifax, 1 July 2012. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL14131)

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

HMCS GLACE BAY

February 3, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS GLACE BAY

HMCS GLACE BAY enters the St. Lawrence Seaway Lock at Iroquois, ON on 15 July 2013. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL56724)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: HMCS GLACE BAY, Iroquois Lock, Lock, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, MCDV, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, St. Lawrence River, St. Lawrence Seaway

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