Family and friends of HMCS SASKATCHEWAN’s ships company fill the dockyard at Esquimalt waiting for the destroyer to secure alongside. SASKATCHEWAN had been on a Far East Cruise from February to May, 1965 with HMCS MACKENZIE and HMCS BEACON HILL. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Brian Rideout. RTL-BR058)
Children’s Party, Hong Kong -RCN Far East Cruise
Ships Companies from HMCShips SASKATCHEWAN, MACKENZIE and BEACON HILL entertain children with a party while in Hong Kong during the Far East Cruise in 1965. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Brian Rideout. RTL-BR041)
Mk 44 Torpedo -HMCS SASKATCHEWAN
A sailor from HMCS SASKATCHEWAN with a Mk 44 practice torpedo in 1965. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Brian Rideout. RTL-BR016)
HMCS BEACON HILL
Prestonian class frigate, HMCS BEACON HILL steams alongside HMCS SASKATCHEWAN during the Far East Cruise in 1965. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Brian Rideout. RTL-BR059)
Ready for Home
Sailors in HMCS SASKATCHEWAN’s ships company wait on the upper deck as their ship returns to Esquimalt at the end of the Far East Cruise in 1965. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Brian Rideout. RTL-BR061)
Fleet Manoeuvres -Line Abreast
HMCShips steam in a close line abreast formation while on a Far East Cruise in 1965. HMCS SASKATCHEWAN is in the foreground with BEACON HILL alongside and MACKENZIE outboard. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Brian Rideout. RTL-BR073)
HMC Dockyard Esquimalt
Photo of HMC Dockyard Esquimalt taken from HMCS SASKATCHEWAN as the Destroyer returns home in May 1965 following a Far East Cruise. HMCS GRILSE is secured alongside in the centre of the photo. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Brian Rideout. RTL-BR065)
HMCShips MACKENZIE and BEACON HILL
HMCS MACKENZIE and HMCS BEACON HILL take up position astern of HMCS SASKATCHEWAN while operating in the Pacific in 1965. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Brian Rideout. RTL-BR007)
Fleet Maneuvers -Line Astern
View from HMCS SASKATCHEWAN as HMCS BEACON HILL and HMCS MACKENZIE take up position astern, during a Far East Cruise in 1965. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Brian Rideout. RTL-BR069)
HMCS SASKATCHEWAN
HMCS SASKATCHEWAN makes a turn to port while on a Far East Cruise in 1965. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Brian Rideout. RTL-BR067) 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 […]