A tug tows a Phoenix caisson past HMCS MAYFLOWER off Normady, part of the Mulberry harbour. Roger Litwiller Collection -Ralph O’Brien, RCNVR. (RTL-ROB056)
Minesweeping
HMCS WASAGA during minesweeping operations off the coast of France. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM110)
Troopship -June 1944
Heavily armed, large troopship leaving Portsmouth in route to Normandy, June 1944. Photo taken from HMCS TRENTONIAN. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Jack Harold, RCNVR. (RTL-JH027)
“Just Some Of The 4,000” -Normandy
Ships of all types and nationalities surround HMCS TRENTONIAN as she arrives at the invasion area on the morning of 7 June 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK078)
HMS ORION
HMS ORION, Leander class light cruiser, returning to Portsmouth 10 June 1944, while supporting the invasion she has worn out her gun barrels and has returned for replacements. Photo taken from HMCS TRENTONIAN. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Jack Harold, RCNVR. (RTL-JH036)
HMCS FORT WILLIAM
HMCS FORT WILLIAM, Bangor class minesweeper assigned to the 31st Minesweeping Flotilla. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM005)
Landing Ship Londonderry
By the end of May 1944 there was a great amount of activity in harbour at Londonderry. In this photo, USN Landing Ship 335 is being loaded astern of HMCS TRENTONIAN. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR, photo courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK067)
True Cost of the Battle of the Atlantic
A critically injured sailor is transferred into HMCS TRENTONIAN. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK102)
HMS WARSPITE
HMS WARSPITE off Spithead, September 1944. Photo taken from HMCS MAYFLOWER. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ralph O’Brien, RCNVR. (RTL -ROB065)
Hospital Ship -Portsmouth
British Hospital Ship NAUSHON arriving Portsmouth from Normandy in July 1944. Photo taken from HMCS TRENTONIAN. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK115) This photo and collection have been gathered from the crew of HMCS TRENTONIAN and have been used by Roger Litwiller to create the book, White Ensign […]