HMCS HURON (1st) in the Toulon Drydock in France on 1 December 1958. The destroyer was involved in a collision with the French destroyer MAILLE-BREZE on 15 November 1958 during the NATO exercise MEDASWEX 27 in the Mediterranean. Ten feet of HURON’s bow was crumpled as far back as frame 10 and displaced 50 degrees […]
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. (RL210089)
HMS ROBERTS -Normandy
HMS ROBERTS, classed as a Monitor, passing HMCS TRENTONIAN on 7 June 1944 off the Normandy Beachhead. She has the size of a cruiser but mounted with a battleship turret. She is designed to anchor off shore and bombard enemy positions in shore with her two heavy 15 inch guns. Anchored close, the concussion from […]
Mail Call
Sailors from HMCS WASAGA arrive for Mail Call at HMC NAVAL CAMP outside St. John’s, NF in 1942. The rest camp was built to provide sailors from the escort ships a break from normal ship’s routine. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-RM303)
Women in the RCN -An Incredible Legacy
On 8 August 1914 a contingent of nursing sisters sailed in the the hastily converted, His Majesty’s Canadian Hospital Ship PRINCE GEORGE. I wonder if they realized they were making history. They were the first women to serve at sea in a ship under the control of the Royal Canadian Navy! This milestone would not be […]
HMCS CHICOUTIMI
Victoria class submarine, HMCS CHICOUTIMI alongside in Esquimalt, BC. on 19 September 2019. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL05100)
Admirals Inspection
Rear Admiral Fairbairn, RN Flag Officer In Charge (FOIC) Milford Haven, moves through HMCS TRENTONIAN inspecting the ship and crew in October 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK192) This photo and collection have been gathered from the crew of HMCS TRENTONIAN and have been used by Roger […]
HMCS KINGSTON -Harbour Stations
With her ship’s company formed up at Harbour Stations, HMCS KINGSTON approaches the waterfront at Kingston, Ontario on 12 July 2013 for a visit to her namesake city in Ontario. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL26516)
HMCS MULGRAVE
HMCS MULGRAVE, Bangor class minesweeper assigned to the 31st Minesweeping Flotilla for mine sweeping operations during Operation NEPTUNE. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM011)
Work Party -HMCS SASKATCHEWAN
Sailors in HMCS SASKATCHEWAN are assigned a job on the ship’s foc’sle during the Far East Cruise in 1965. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Brian Rideout. RTL-BR054)