HMCS SUDBURY, short foc’s’le corvette, floating in the fresh water of Lake Ontario after her launch on 31 May 1941 at Kingston Shipbuilding Yards, Kingston, Ontario. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Hank Winsor. (RTL-HW010)
HMCS SUDBURY
HMCS SUDBURY, Flower class corvette is ready for launching on 31 May 1941 at Kingston Shipbuilding Yards, Kingston, Ontario. Roger Litwiller Collection, photo courtesy Hank Winsor. (RTL-HW009) If you enjoy the content I create and find value in the articles on this website, please feel free to click on the coffee icon on the bottom […]
Launching HMCS NAPANEE
HMCS NAPANEE creates a giant wave as she is launched at Kingston Shipbuilders on 31 August 1940. She is the first corvette built at Kingston for the war effort. As soon as she was clear, the keel of the second corvette, HMCS PRESCOTT was laid. Marking the first time in Canadian history that a ship […]
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)
Ships For Victory -Can Canada Build Ships Today
This past week marked an incredible milestone in Canadian shipbuilding history. On 20 September 1943, twelve Canadian built ships were launched simultaneously from shipyards across the nation! During WWII, Canadian industry, mobilized to building for Victory. One of the largest and most important projects was a National Shipbuilding Program. Early in the war the enemy […]
HMCS TRENTONIAN
The hull of HMCS TRENTONIAN is dressed and ready for launching on 1 September 1943 at Kingston Shipbuilding, Kingston, Ontario. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Hank Winsor. (RTL-HW006)
Launching HMCS SUDBURY
HMCS SUDBURY being launched on 31 May 1941 at Kingston Shipbuilding Yards, Kingston, Ontario. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Hank Winsor. (RTL-HW011)
HMCS SUDBURY
HMCS SUDBURY being launched on 31 May 1941 at Kingston Shipbuilding Yards, Kingston, Ontario. During WWII Canada was able to construct a corvette in just over nine months from laying her keel to commissioning a finished ship into the Royal Canadian Navy. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Hank Winsor. (RTL-HW011)