More resembling “mine sleeping,” sailors from HMCS WASAGA take a break during minesweeping operations off the coast of France in 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM116)
HMCS MAYFLOWER
HMCS MAYFLOWER, Flower class corvette with foc’s’le extended and mine-sweeping equipment still located on her stern, has had a fresh coat of paint. The green triple maple leaf can be clearly seen on the funnel. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ralph O’Brien, RCNVR. (RTL -ROB069)
HMCS MORDEN K 170
Stern photo of HMCS MORDEN, K 170 at Lunenburg, NS. in June 1943, showing her stern depth charge and mine-sweeping arrangement. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Raymond Leslie Ried, RCNVR. (RTL-RLR005)
Minesweeping
HMCS WASAGA during minesweeping operations off the coast of France. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM110)
HMCS WASAGA Minesweeping Gear
HMCS WASAGA’s minesweeping gear in 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM118)
HMCS MULGRAVE
HMCS MULGRAVE, Bangor class minesweeper in Cherbourg, France. She is part of the 31st Canadian Minesweeping Squadron, clearing the French port of mines. Photo taken from HMCS WASAGA. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM106)