More resembling “mine sleeping,” sailors from HMCS WASAGA take a break during minesweeping operations off the coast of France in 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM116)
Mulberry Pierhead
Part of the Mulberry Harbour known as a Spud Pierhead is being towed to Normandy, under the close escort of HMCS TRENTONIAN, in June 1944. The four pilings were secured to the sea bed allowing the deck to rise and fall with the tides, the merchant ships and LST’s could then discharge their cargo onto […]
RN Landing Ship
RN Landing Ship off Normandy in June 1944. Photo taken from HMCS WASAGA. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM143)
HMS CRANE
HMS CRANE, a modified Black Swan class sloop at anchor in Portsmouth, July 1944. Photo taken from HMCS TRENTONIAN. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK111)
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 […]
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)
Mulberry Tow -Normandy
The Mulberry Harbours were reinforced with large floating cement caissons code-named Phoenix’s. Prefabricated in the UK, each had to be towed to Normandy and then sunk in place. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK171) This photo and collection have been gathered from the crew of HMCS TRENTONIAN and […]
HMS COTSWOLD
HMS COTSWOLD, Type I -Hunt class destroyer escort, departs Portsmouth for a patrol in the English Channel in July 1944. Photo taken from HMCS TRENTONIAN. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK113)
HMCS TRENTONIAN’s Skipper and NavO
Lieutenant Harrison (left), Commanding Officer of HMCS TRENTONIAN on the corvette’s bridge with the new Navigation Officer, Lieutenant John Macbeth, RCNVR. from British Columbia, in June 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Tom Farrell, RCNVR. (RTL-TF014) This photo and collection have been gathered from the crew of HMCS TRENTONIAN and have […]
Mulberry Harbour -Arromanches
Photo of Mulberry B at Arromanches taken from HMCS TRENTONIAN. The line of block ships are visible to the left side of the photo and the Phoenix caissons can be seen on both sides of the entrance to the artificial harbour with the picturesque coast of France in the background. The Mulberry Harbours were designed […]