Ice covers HMCS TRENTONIAN and has to be cleared in February 1944, the ship will become unstable if there is too much weight on the upper decks. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Douglas Campbell, RCNVR. (RTL-DC031)
HMS CAPETOWN
HMS CAPETOWN an old Carlisle class cruiser built in 1922, off Omaha beach on 7 June 1944. She has been stripped of her main guns and has been assigned as Captain Southbound, controlling all ship traffic to the American beaches. For ease of recognition her name has been painted in large white letters on the […]
Fresh Paint for HMCS TRENTONIAN
HMCS TRENTONIAN anchored at Milford Haven, UK, freshly painted in the Western Approaches disruptive pattern, in July 1944. The davits have been swung out and the ships whaler has been lowered. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Bruce Keir. (RTL-BK149)
HMCS TRENTONIAN Killicks
Three of HMCS TRENTONIAN’s Killicks, LS Aubrey Wells is on the Left and LS John Fournier is on the right, in Millford Haven in October 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK196)
Bermuda at War
The harbour in Bermuda is full of Allied ships in February 1944. HMCS TRENTONIAN is in the foreground taking on fuel from a tanker. Several radar towers can be seen on the right of the photo. HMS MALABAR was established in 1939, the island was an active operational base for RN and RCN escorts in […]
Haul Away Together
Sailors in HMCS TRENTONIAN ready to hoist the ship’s whaler back on board in 1944-45. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Tom Farrell, RCNVR. (RTL-TF072)
ICE BREAKER EARNEST LAPOINTE
The newly built icebreaker, Earnest LaPointe is brought in to free HMCShips TRENTONIAN, NORSYD and HMCTug NORTON from the ice in Quebec City in December 1943. This icebreaker is now a museum ship at the MUSEE MARITIME DU QUEBEC, L’Islet, Quebec. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Jack Harold, RCNVR. (RTL-JH045)
Friendly Fire Incident
The cableship HMTS Monarch’s radio compartment is riddled with splinter damage following a friendly fire incident off Normandy on 13 June 1944. The cable layer and her escort, HMCS TRENTONIAN came under fire from USS PLUNKETT. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen Singleton Photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK096)
Shoreleave Cherbourg
Several of HMCS TRENTONIAN’s officers enjoy their visit to Cherbourg on 4 October 1944. This was the corvettes first shore leave in France and the recently liberated French port. In the background you can see the rubble from the intense fighting that took place in the city. Pictured left to right: Warrant Engineer Hamilton Hindle, […]
Friendly Fire Incident -Normandy
Transferring the body of Captain Eric Troops, HMTS Monarch’s Skipper, from HMCS TRENTONIAN in Portsmouth on 13 June 1944. Capt. Troops was killed during a Friendly Fire incident when his ship and TRENTONIAN were attacked by USS PLUNKETT the night before. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK101)