The Cunard liner RMS Queen Elizabeth in her ghost colours, in Halifax late February or early March 1944. The luxury liner was converted as a troopship, capable of carrying 15,000 troops at a time, she was photographed from HMCS TRENTONIAN while secured at Pier 21. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce […]
Camouflage Ship
Unidentified camouflaged ship, picture taken from HMCS MAYFLOWER in 1944, possibly around Normandy invasion. If you can identify this ship, please leave a comment. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ralph O’Brien, RCNVR. (RTL -ROB025)
Refueling At Sea
A Canadian warship takes on fuel from a tanker in the convoy. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy of the Port Hope Branch of the Navy League of Canada. (RTL-PHNL002)
HMCS WASAGA Refueling-At-Sea
HMCS WASAGA conducts a Refueling-At-Sea with a merchant tanker on the North Atlantic. The minesweepers foc`s`le party raises the heavy hose onto the ship. The hose is capped to prevent sea water from contaminating the fuel. It is then connected to the fuel stand pipe. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM154)
U-Boat Survivor -St. John’s, NF.
For many of the younger crew members in HMCS TRENTONIAN this merchant ship, possibly the Dutch freighter SS Moderita, was their first taste of why they were escorting convoys. She was torpedoed by a German U-boat on the North Atlantic, blowing a large hole in her bow, she was able to make her way to […]
HMCS TRENTONIAN’s Invasion Convoy
Labelled by Bruce Keir as Milford Haven, Whales, other members of TRENTONIAN state this was a photo of the Convoy they escorted from Oban, Scotland to Normandy for the Invasion in May/June 1944.  The convoy is made up of worn-out merchant ships and old warships stripped of their weapons and fittings, they are to be […]
Merchant Ship Underway
Merchant ship underway in Sydney Harbour, NS in 1942. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM045)
Three Great Lake Sailors
Three Lake sailors in HMCS WASAGA, Lt to Rt, Wm. Black, Ross Milligan and Wm. Weaver in 1942 off Newfoundland. All three served in Great Lake ships prior to the war. The merchant ship in the background is the Laker SS Drumahoe. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNVR. (RTL-REM057)
Torpedoed Tanker
Worth its weight in gold, a torpedoed tanker waits for repairs in St. John’s, Newfoundland during WWII, 1943. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM085)
Busy St. John`s Harbour
During WWII, St, John`s Harbour is exceptional busy with merchant ships, and escorts using every space. Six merchant ships are nested together in the middle of the harbour. Photo taken from HMCS WASAGA in 1942. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM159)