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HMCS EDMONTON

March 22, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS EDMONTON

HMCS EDMONTON transits from Victoria, BC to CFB Esquimalt on 15 September 2019. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL04946)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: CFB Esquimalt, HMCS, HMCS EDMONTON, Kingston Class, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, Maritime Forces Pacific, MCDV, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS GOOSE BAY Sunrise

March 9, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS GOOSE BAY Sunrise

HMCS GOOSE BAY anchored off Cobourg, Ontario at sunrise on 6 July 2016. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL69674)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Cobourg ON, Great Lakes Deployment, HMCS, HMCS GOOSE BAY, Lake Ontario, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, MCDV, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS KINGSTON Dressed Ship

February 17, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS KINGSTON Dressed Ship

A welcome break from daily ships routine, HMCS KINGSTON has dressed ship for the Commander Royal Canadian Navy Change-of-Command Ceremony at HMC Dockyard in Halifax on 12 June 2019. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL02138)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Ceremonial, Change of Command, Dressed Ship, Halifax, History, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS KINGSTON, Kingston Class, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, MCDV, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS KINGSTON

February 15, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS KINGSTON

HMCS KINGSTON’s skipper, LCdr Paul Roddick, keeps a close watch on his ship while maneuvering in confined space. The ship’s company is at Harbour Stations, busy securing to the jetty at Kingston, Ontario, during a port visit to their namesake city on 12 July 2013. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller, 12 July 2013. (RTL26588)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Harbour, Harbour Stations, HMCS, HMCS KINGSTON, Kingston, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, MCDV, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS GLACE BAY

February 3, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS GLACE BAY

HMCS GLACE BAY enters the St. Lawrence Seaway Lock at Iroquois, ON on 15 July 2013. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL56724)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: HMCS GLACE BAY, Iroquois Lock, Lock, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, MCDV, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, St. Lawrence River, St. Lawrence Seaway

MCDV’s Alongside

January 12, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

MCDV’s Alongside

Kingston class MCDV’s, HMCS WHITEHORSE (right) and HMCS EDMONTON alongside at CFB Esquimalt on 19 September 2019. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL05088)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: CFB Esquimalt, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS EDMONTON, HMCS WHITEHORSE, Kingston Class, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, Maritime Forces Pacific, MCDV, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

Misty HMCS GOOSE BAY

January 4, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

Misty HMCS GOOSE BAY

On a foggy, rainy morning, HMCS GOOSE BAY sits at anchor in the St. Lawrence River near Prescott, Ontario on 29 May 2017. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL91552)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: History, HMCS, HMCS GOOSE BAY, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, MCDV, Minesweeper, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, St. Lawrence River, St. Lawrence Seaway

HMCS SHAWINIGAN

December 27, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS SHAWINIGAN

HMCS SHAWINIGAN alongside NB Jetty with HMCS HALIFAX forward on 6 March 2018. Photo taken from MV ASTERIX. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL66242)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Canadian Patrol Frigate, CPF, Frigate, Halifax, Halifax class frigate, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS HALIFAX, HMCS SHAWINIGAN, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, Maritime Forces Atlantic, MCDV, MV Asterix, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS GLACE BAY

December 11, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS GLACE BAY

HMCS GLACE BAY transits the St. Lawrence River following a successful Great Lakes Tour, 15 July 2013. Roger Litwiller Collection, Photo courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL56682)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Brockville, HMCS, HMCS GLACE BAY, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, MCDV, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, St. Lawrence River, St. Lawrence Seaway, Thousand Islands

HMCS GLACE BAY

November 1, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS GLACE BAY

HMCS GLACE BAY passing through the Iroquois Lock on the St. Lawrence Seaway on 15 July 2013. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL56730)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: GLD, Great Lakes Deployment, HMCS, HMCS GLACE BAY, Iroquois Lock, Kingston Class, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, MCDV, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, St. Lawrence River, St. Lawrence Seaway

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