HMCS NIPIGON comes alongside HMCS OTTAWA for a Jack Stay transfer, during CARIBOPS in January 1981. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL251115092)
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 […]
RCN Fleet Underway
Steaming together to the Caribbean are HMCShips ASSINIBOINE, ATHABASKAN, and NIPIGON in January 1981. Photo taken from HMCS OTTAWA. Note: Scanned from original 110 Negative. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL300416006)
HMCS NIPIGON -My First RCN Photo
As the title describes, this is my very first photo of a Royal Canadian Navy ship. It was 1976 and I was twelve years old. We were on a family vacation to Eastern Ontario and as we were travelling through Kingston along the waterfront we saw two grey, sleek destroyers secured to the Government Wharf […]
HMCS NIPIGON in Kingston
HMCS NIPIGON in Kingston, Ontario just after the 1976 Olympics. The sailing Regatta portion of the Olympics took place in Kingston in Lake Ontario with the RCN providing security. HMCS ANNAPOLIS is alongside NIPIGON. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL201115005)
HMCS NIPIGON
HMCS NIPIGON (2nd) comes alongside HMCS OTTAWA (3rd) for a Jack Stay transfer during CARIBOPS in January 1981. When we fired our Bolo gun the line landed across NIPIGON’s Bridge sending everyone ducking for cover. This was followed by several very derogatory words from NIPIGON. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL251115093)
HMCShips NIPIGON and ANNAPOLIS
HMCShips NIPIGON (right) and ANNAPOLIS in Kingston, Ontario just after the 1976 Olympics. The sailing Regatta portion of the Olympics was took place in Kingston in Lake Ontario with the RCN providing security. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL201115006)
RCN Fleet Operations
HMCS OTTAWA (foreground) steams with ASSINIBOINE, ATHABASKAN and NIPIGON in route to the Caribbean in January 1981. Photo taken from HMCS OTTAWA. Note: Scanned from original 110 Negative. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL300416016)