Future HMCS MAX BERNAYS alongside at Irving Shipbuilding in Halifax on 6 December 2021. The third Harry DeWolf class Arctic and Offshore Patrol ship is completing its building. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL00685)
HMCS WASAGA Shipmates
HMCS WASAGA shipmates, Ross Milligan (right) with Wm. Weaver in St. John’s, Newfoundland in 1942. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM088)
HMCS ATHABASKAN (III)
HMCS ATHABASKAN’s bow slices through a moderate sea while sailing alongside HMCS OTTAWA during CARIBOPS81 in Jan/Feb 1981. This photo was scanned from a 110 negative. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL251115131)
HMCS TRENTONIAN’s Killicks
HMCS TRENTONIAN’s Killicks pose beside the 4 inch gun in October 1944. Left to Right: Top Row: -Arthur Slater, Colin Harvey, Jack Straw, Raymond Lounsbury, Ken McDonald. Bottom Row: -Aubrey Wells, Thomas Williams and John Founier. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Douglas Campbell, RCNVR. (RTL-DC065)
HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN
HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN, Halifax class Canadian Patrol Frigate, alongside at Halifax on 5 September 2015. Roger Litwiller collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL53642)
HMS Westlyn (Z154)
UK Harbour Defenses, HMS WESTLYN (Z154), Gate Vessel with anti-submarine net in 1944. Photo taken from HMCS WASAGA. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM144)
Busy Halifax Harbour
HMCS TORONTO with HMCS IROQUOIS in Halifax , 7 July 2012. HMCS HALIFAX is in the left foreground and HMCS PRESERVER in the background. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL74901)
HMCS KINGSTON Lookout
While transiting Iroquois Lock in the St. Lawrence Seaway, Grace Aikens in HMCS KINGSTON peers through the binoculars at her parents holding a welcome banner on 27 June 2016. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL78836)
Clearing Ice and Snow
Sailors clear snow and ice from HMCS MATAPEDIA’s forward gun deck in early spring 1941 at Quebec City. The shield for the 4 inch gun has not yet been installed. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy William Belling, RCNVR. (RTL-WB063)
A RCN Sailor
Serving in HMCS TRENTONIAN, AB Joe King, RCNVR, from Newfoundland, had been a fisherman before the war. The heavy oil skin coat he is wearing was to protect our sailors from the raging North Atlantic. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK051)