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Future HMCS MARGARET BROOKE

December 1, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

Future HMCS MARGARET BROOKE

Future HMCS MARGARET BROOKE alongside the AOPS jetty in HMC Dockyard in Halifax on 16 December 2021. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RL210084)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: AOPS, Arctic Offshore Patrol Ship, Halifax, Harry DeWolf Class, History, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS MARGARET BROOKE, Maritime Forces Atlantic, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS TRAIL

November 30, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS TRAIL

HMCS TRAIL, Flower class corvette. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Raymond Leslie Ried, RCNVR. (RTL-RLR024)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, corvette, HMCS, HMCS TRAIL, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, WWII

HMCS SACKVILLE Nested with MCDV’s

November 29, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS SACKVILLE Nested with MCDV’s

Five MCDV’s are nested astern of HMCS SACKVILLE on NB Jetty in Halifax on 14 December 2021. Left to Right: KINGSTON, MONCTON, SHAWINIGAN and SUMMERSIDE, with GOOSE BAY astern. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL01071)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: corvette, Flower class, Halifax, History, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS GOOSE BAY, HMCS KINGSTON, HMCS MONCTON, HMCS SACKVILLE, HMCS SHAWINIGAN, HMCS SUMMERSIDE, Kingston Class, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, Maritime Forces Atlantic, MCDV, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS ARVIDA Refueling in Convoy

November 28, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS ARVIDA Refueling in Convoy

While escorting a convoy on the North Atlantic, HMCS ARVIDA (foreground) takes on fuel from a tanker in the convoy in August 1943. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Howard Abbott, RCNVR. (RTL-HA088)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, Convoy, corvette, HMCS, HMCS ARVIDA, Merchant Ship, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RAS, RCN, Refueling, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, Tanker, WWII

HMCS GLACE BAY -Iroquois Lock

November 27, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS GLACE BAY -Iroquois Lock

Members of HMCS GLACE BAY’s ship’s company gather on her foc’s’le as she enters the Iroquois Lock on the St. Lawrence Seaway on 15 July 2013. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL56718)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: HMCS, HMCS GLACE BAY, Iroquois Lock, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, MCDV, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, St. Lawrence River, St. Lawrence Seaway

Trafalgar Square

November 26, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

Trafalgar Square

AB Jack Harold, RCNVR from HMCS TRENTONIAN in Trafalgar Square in London in July 1944. For many of TRENTONIAN’s crew the sights of London was their first choice when on shore leave in the UK. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Jack Harold, RCNVR. (RTL-JH074) This photo and collection have been gathered […]

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, corvette, HMCS, HMCS TRENTONIAN, London, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, Shoreleave, Trafalgar Square, White Ensign Flying, WWII

HMCS KINGSTON

November 25, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS KINGSTON

HMCS KINGSTON’s ship’s company have decorated their ship for a visit to Halifax waterfront for the Evergreen Festival on 12 December 2021. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL01002)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Ceremonial, Christmas, Halifax, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS KINGSTON, Kingston Class, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, Maritime Forces Atlantic, MCDV, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS WARRIOR

November 24, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS WARRIOR

HMCS WARRIOR in drydock, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Douglas Campbell, RCNVR. (RTL-DC045)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Aircraft Carrier, Belfast, Drydock, HMCS, HMCS WARRIOR, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS MONTREAL on the Syncrolift

November 23, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS MONTREAL on the Syncrolift

HMCS MONTREAL undergoing maintenance on the Syncrolift at HMC Dockyard in Halifax on 10 December 2021. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL00834)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Canadian Patrol Frigate, CPF, Fleet Maintenance Facility Cape Scott, Frigate, Halifax class frigate, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS MONTREAL, Maritime Forces Atlantic, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Refit, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, Syncrolift

HMS LARK

November 22, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMS LARK

HMS LARK, sloop, photographed from HMCS TRENTONIAN, 7 July 1944 off the Normandy Beachhead. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK079)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: corvette, DDay, HMCS, HMCS TRENTONIAN, HMS, HMS LARK, Invasion, Naval History, Navy, Normandy, Operation Neptune, Operation OVERLORD, RCN, RN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Navy, ships, Sloop, WWII

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