HMCS TRENTONIAN in Montreal in December 1943, thin sheets of ice are starting to form on the St. Lawrence River. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Jack Harold, RCNVR. (RTL-JH050) If you enjoy the content I create and find value in the articles on this website, please feel free to click on […]
AOPS Forward Bulkhead
The bulkhead on the centre section of future HMCS MARGARET BROOK and the spaces and compartments of the bow mega-block will be joined once the bow is moved into Future HMCS HARRY DEWOLF can be seen between the two sections at Irving Shipyard on 3 May 2019. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-DSC_0189) If […]
HMCS MATAPEDIA’s Gun Shield Art
Sailors from HMCS MATAPEDIA with their ships forward 4 inch gun and its distinctive gun shield art. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy William Belling, RCNVR. (RTL-WB073) 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 […]
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 […]
HMCS VILLE DE QUEBEC -FELEX
HMCS VILLE DE QUEBEC undergoing her FELEX modernization at the Irving Shipyards in Halifax on 5 September 2015. Roger Litwiller collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL53689) 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 […]
Operation NEPTUNE
View from HMCS TRENTONIAN on 7 June 1944 while the RCN corvette was in the Normandy invasion area. Stoker Bruce Keir wrote on this photo, “D-Day -Just a few of the 4,000.” Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK086) This photo and collection have been gathered from the crew […]
HMCS ST. JOHN’S -Kingston, ON.
HMCS ST JOHN’S steams past the limestone building that line the waterfront in Kingston, ON on 20 October 2019. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL06960) 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 […]
HMCS CORNWALLIS Obstacle Course
The log obstacle on the Assault (Obstacle) Course at HMCS CORNWALLIS in October 1956. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Bill Daniels. (RTL-BD008) 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 “Buy […]
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 […]
HMCS PORTAGE Mast
An unidentified RCN sailor from HMCS PORTAGE has taken station in the minesweepers crow’s nest in early 1944. Excellent photo of the rigging and radar of an Algerine mast. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Allan “Bud” Bruder, RCNVR. (RTL-AB012) If you enjoy the content I create and find value in the articles on this website, please […]