Unknown Royal Navy destroyer in Londonderry in 1943, photo taken from HMCS ARVIDA. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Howard Abbott, RCNVR. (RTL-HA060)
Shipmates HMCS TRENTONIAN
Stoker Bruce Keir (left) from Scarborough, ON and AB Weldon Runtz, RCNVR of Arnprior, ON. in their number one uniform ready for leave in Londonderry in May 1944. The K368 has been removed from the Kisby ring by censor for photo to be mailed home. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce […]
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)
A.B. O’Brian -HMCS TRENTONIAN Mascot
HMCS TRENTONIAN gained a new crew member in May 1944 in Londonderry when this dog wandered into the corvette and voluntarily stayed aboard. Quickly adopted as the ship’s mascot and named AB O’Brian, RCNVR, respecting his Irish origins, the stray never left. A hammock was made for him and strung between two stanchions in the […]
Londonderry Harbour at War
HMCS WASAGA underway in the River Foyle, approaching the busy harbour of Londonderry, Ireland in 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM101)
HMCS LINDSAY
HMCS LINDSAY, Flower class corvette, crossing the Atlantic in April 1944. LINDSAY, together with sister corvettes, HMCS TRENTONIAN and HMCS LOUISBURG (II) departed Halifax on 23 April and arrived in Londonderry on 1 May 1944.  Photo taken from HMCS TRENTONIAN. Artist Marc Magee used this photo in his painting of TRENTONIAN, for the cover of […]
HMCS CHAUDIERE
HMCS CHAUDIERE, River Class destroyer passes HMCS TRENTONIAN in the River Foyle early May 1944 near Londonderry. Londonderry is a busy wartime harbour and is the terminus for the ocean escort groups, bringing convoys to the UK from Halifax, Cape Breton and New York City. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce […]
HMCS QU’APPELLE
Sporting her brightly coloured camouflage, HMCS QU’APPELLE sits alongside at Londonderry in May 1944. Photo was taken from HMCS TRENTONIAN. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK071)
Gunnery Practice
To keep a Ship’s Company at peak fighting efficiency, every opportunity to train was used to hone the sailors skills and ability.  In this picture, the forward gun crew practices loading HMCS TRENTONIAN’s 4 inch gun while in Londonderry harbour in May 1944, just prior to the corvette’s participation in the invasion of Normandy. Roger […]