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HMCS IROQUOIS

November 13, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS IROQUOIS

HMCS IROQUOIS alongside at the RCN Dockyard in Halifax on 7 July 2012. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL74908)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Cold War, Destroyer, Halifax, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS IROQUOIS, Iroquois class destroyer, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

Battleship Fires on Normandy

November 10, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

Battleship Fires on Normandy

Landing Craft sail past HMCS MAYFLOWER off the Normandy beachhead while in the distance, a battleship fires a broadside ashore to support the advancing Allied soldiers. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ralph O’Brien, RCNVR. (RTL -ROB055)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battleship, corvette, DDay, History, HMCS, HMCS MAYFLOWER, Invasion, Landing Craft, Naval History, Navy, Normandy, Operation Neptune, Operation OVERLORD, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, WWII

HMCS MONTREAL

November 9, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS MONTREAL

The Harbour Hopper stays clear of HMCS MONTREAL as the frigate returns to Halifax harbour on 28 August 2015, assisted by RCN tug Glenevis and a Ville class tug. Roger Litwiller collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL83190)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Canadian Patrol Frigate, CPF, Frigate, Glen class Tug, Halifax class frigate, Harbour Hopper, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS MONTREAL, HMCTug GLENEVIS, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, Ville class Tug

All-Together Now

November 8, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

All-Together Now

Sailors from HMCS TRENTONIAN taking up the mooring line at Milford Haven, in February 1945. Other corvettes and various ships are moored in the background. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Tom Farrell, RCNVR. (RTL-TF038)

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

HMCS FREDERICTON

November 7, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS FREDERICTON

HMCS FREDERICTON alongside at the RCN Dockyard in Halifax on 27 June 2011. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL71109)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Frigate, Halifax, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS FREDERICTON, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS WASAGA Stern

November 6, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS WASAGA Stern

With HMCS WASAGA`s stern fully exposed, RCN sailors Wormworth, Rivard, Bannon and Ross Milligan pose with their ship in Pictou, NS. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM157)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Bangor class, Battle of Atlantic, HMCS, HMCS WASAGA, Minesweeper, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, Pictou NS, RCN, Refit, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, WWII

HMCS VICTORIA

November 5, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS VICTORIA

The namesake of the class, HMCSubmarine Victoria undergoes an extended maintenance period alongside at HMC Dockyard in Esquimalt, BC. on 21 September 2019. HMCS REGINA is on the opposite side of the Jetty. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL05295)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Canadian Patrol Frigate, CFB Esquimalt, CPF, Frigate, Halifax class frigate, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS Regina, HMCS VICTORIA, Maritime Forces Pacific, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, submarine, Victoria Class Submarine

HMCS CORNWALLIS Obstacle Course

November 4, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS CORNWALLIS Obstacle Course

The Burma Bridge rope obstacle on the Assault (Obstacle) Course at HMCS CORNWALLIS in October 1956. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Bill Daniels. (RTL-BD012)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Basic Training, CFB CORNWALLIS, Cold War, History, HMCS, HMCS CORNWALLIS, Naval History, Navy, Obstacle Course, RCN, Royal Canadian Navy

USS DAVIS

November 2, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

USS DAVIS

USS Davis was on patrol with USS PLUNKETT off the Normandy Beachhead, when PLUNKETT opened fire on HMCS TRENTONIAN and the cablelayer, HMTS Monarch on 13 June 1944. DAVIS sent her doctor to TRENTONIAN to assist with Monarch’s wounded. Photo was taken from TRENTONIAN the morning after the incident, off the Normandy beachhead. Discover the tragic […]

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: corvette, DDay, Destroyer, Friendly Fire, History, HMCS, HMCS TRENTONIAN, HMTS MONARCH, Invasion, Naval History, Navy, Normandy, Operation Neptune, Operation OVERLORD, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, United States Navy, USN, USS PLUNKETT, USS WARD, White Ensign Flying, WWII

HMCS KINGSTON at Iroquois Lock

November 1, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS KINGSTON at Iroquois Lock

HMCS KINGSTON, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, transit Iroquois Lock on the St. Lawrence Seaway as she enters the Great Lakes for a tour on 27 June 2016. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL78830)

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

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