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HMCS GOOSE BAY on Lake Ontario

October 8, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS GOOSE BAY on Lake Ontario

HMCS GOOSE BAY steaming along the north shore of Lake Ontario, between Port Hope and Cobourg on 5 July 2016. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL59017)

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

HMCS KINGSTON

October 2, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS KINGSTON

HMCS KINGSTON at Kingston, Ontario dressed for for an on board reception on 12 July 2013. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL26618)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Dressed Ship, Great Lakes Deployment, History, HMCS, HMCS KINGSTON, Kingston ON, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, MCDV, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS KINGSTON

September 21, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS KINGSTON

HMCS KINGSTON passing below the Ogdensburg-Prescott International Bridge on the St. Lawrence River in Johnston, Ontario on 27 June 2016. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL78872)

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

HMC Dockyard -Halifax

September 13, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMC Dockyard -Halifax

HMC Dockyard in Halifax on 4 August 2017. HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN is getting ready to deploy for NATO and the shield has already been installed under her bridge. Ex-HMCS ATHABASKAN is in the background with several MCDV’s alongside. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL44717)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: CPF, Destroyer, Frigate, Halifax, History, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS ATHABASKAN (III), HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN (III), Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, MCDV, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

Kingston Class MCDV’s

September 9, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

Kingston Class MCDV’s

Three Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels nested together at HMC Dockyard in Halifax on 5 September 2015. They are from left to right, HMCS GOOSE BAY, HMCS SUMMERSIDE and HMCS GLACE BAY. Roger Litwiller Collection, Photo courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL53646)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Halifax, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS GLACE BAY, HMCS GOOSE BAY, HMCS SUMMERSIDE, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, MCDV, Minesweeper, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS SACKVILLE and HMCS GOOSE BAY

August 24, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS SACKVILLE and HMCS GOOSE BAY

HMCS SACKVILLE and HMCS GOOSE Bay alongside in HMC Dockyard in Halifax from HMCS VILLE DE QUEBEC on 5 May 2019. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL59650)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, corvette, CPF, Frigate, Halifax, History, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS GOOSE BAY, HMCS SACKVILLE, HMCS VILLE DE QUEBEC, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, MCDV, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS SACKVILLE and MCDV’s

August 20, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS SACKVILLE and MCDV’s

Kingston class MCDV’s, HMCS KINGSTON and MONCTON sit astern of HMCS SACKVILLE in Halifax on 14 December 2021. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL01056)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Halifax, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS KINGSTON, HMCS MONCTON, HMCS SACKVILLE, Kingston Class, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, Maritime Forces Atlantic, MCDV, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS GOOSE BAY

August 18, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS GOOSE BAY

HMCS GOOSE BAY anchored off Cobourg, Ontario at sunrise on 6 July 2016. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL69679)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Cobourg, HMCS, HMCS GOOSE BAY, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, MCDV, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, Sunrise

HMCS WHITEHORSE

August 14, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS WHITEHORSE

Kingston class MCDV’s HMCS WHITEHORSE (foreground) and EDMONTON (outboard) alongside in HMC Dockyard in Esquimalt on 19 September 2019. A Disney cruise ship is in the Esquimalt Graving Dock undergoing maintenance. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL05071)

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

HMCS GOOSE BAY at Johnston

July 29, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS GOOSE BAY at Johnston

HMCS GOOSE BAY passing below the Ogdensburg-Prescott International Bridge on the St. Lawrence River in Johnston, Ontario on 27 June 2016. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL78873)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: History, HMCS, HMCS GOOSE BAY, Johnstown, 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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