HMCS KOOTENAY with HMCS WETASKIWIN in the Irish Sea in 1943. Photo taken from HMCS ARVIDA. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Howard Abbott, RCNVR. (RTL-HA064)
HMCS LA MALBAIE
HMCS LA MALBAIE in the Irish Sea in July 1943, photo taken from HMCS ARVIDA. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Howard Abbott, RCNVR. (RTL-HA065)
Merchant Ship Fire
HMCS TRENTONIAN (foreground) provides close escort to a burning freighter and HMS PEVENSEY CASTLE in the Irish Sea in January 1945. The RN Castle class corvette is alongside the merchant ship, assisting firefighting operations. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK157)
HMS PEVENSEY CASTLE
HMS PEVENSEY CASTLE, Castle class corvette comes alongside a burning freighter, the MV Cromarty to assist with firefighting. HMCS TRENTONIAN (foreground) has already gone alongside the burning ship and transferred over firefighting equipment and has now started an Asdic sweep around the freighter and Castle class corvette in January 1945 in the Irish Sea. Roger […]
Merchant Ship on Fire -Irish sea
HMCS TRENTONIAN (foreground) and HMS PEVENSEY CASTLE stand by the burning freighter in the Irish Sea in January 1945. Photo taken from TRENTONIAN. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK156)
FIRE, FIRE, FIRE!
HMCS TRENTONIAN was sent into the Irish Sea to assist this merchant ship on fire. Photo taken from TRENTONIAN on 16 January 1945. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Tom Farrell, RCNVR. (RTL-TF059)
Ready to Assist Burning Freighter
HMCS TRENTONIAN’s crew have been closed up to assist with firefighting operations for a freighter on fire in the Irish sea. This group watch the events from the corvette’s foc’s’le and gun deck in January 1945. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK194) This photo and collection have been […]