As HMCS KINGSTON rounds the iconic Martello Tower at the Royal Military College, her ships company ready their ship to secure to the jetty at Kingston, Ontario. KINGSTON has returned to her namesake city for a “Show the Flag” visit on 12 July 2013. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL26530)
HMCS BELLEVILLE
HMCS BELLEVILLE during adoption ceremony in Kingston on 22 October 1944. The corvette built in Kingston was unable to visit her namesake city, due to the shallow water in the Bay of Quinte. So many Belleville citizens traveled the 100 km to Kingston to adopt their ship. The Curator of the Naval Museum of the […]
HMCS CATARAQUI -Kingston
Members of HMCS CATARAQUI line the path to TRENTONIAN for the guests on launch day 1 September 1943, at Kingston Shipyards. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Hank Winsor. (RTL-HW003)
HMCS ONTARIO Band with HMCS KINGSTON
The Sea Cadet Band from HMCS ONTARIO plays during the arrival ceremonies of HMCS KINGSTON at her namesake city of Kingston, Ontario on 12 July 2013. The ONTARIO band is made up of Sea Cadets taking part at summer training at the Royal Military College in Kingston. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL26608)
HMCS KINGSTON Arriving at Her Namesake City
The first berthing lines are secured as HMCS KINGSTON arrives at her Namesake city of Kingston, Ontario on 12 July 2013. The Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel is on a Great Lakes tour providing valuable sea time for her Naval Reserve ship’s company. The shore party receiving KINGSTON, are fellow reserve sailors from the local Naval […]
HMCS NAPANEE
HMCS NAPANEE almost complete, is undergoing sea trials at Kingston Shipbuilding yards in Kingston, Ontario in March 1941. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy of Hank Winsor. (RTL-HW005) This photo has been used by Roger Litwiller in his book, Warships Of The Bay Of Quinte, published by Dundurn Publishing in 2011.
HMCS SMITHS FALLS Christening
HMCS SMITHS FALLS during christening ceremony at Kingston Shipbuilding Yards on 19 August 1944. C.D. Howe is standing in the centre of the photo in the white hat. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy of Hank Winsor. (RTL-HW012)
I Think We’re Being Followed
HMCS KINGSTON arriving at her namesake city, Kingston, Ontario on 12 July 2013. Having just transited through the picturesque Thousand Islands of the St. Lawrence River, KINGSTON is escorted by a small harbour craft as she approaches the city at the eastern end of Lake Ontario. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL26511)
HMCS PRESCOTT
HMCS PRESCOTT, corvette is launched from Kingston Shipbuilding Yards in Kingston, Ontario on 7 January 1941 into a frozen Lake Ontario. Roger Litwiller Collection, photo courtesy of Hank Winsor. (RTL-HW013)
Remembrance
A Sailor from HMCS CATARAQUI stands vigil at the Memorial in Navy Park in Kingston during Battle of Atlantic Service on 6 May 2018. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (IMG_0375)