RCN ML Q079 in Dartmouth, NS, sometime in 1943. Sold after WWII, this Fairmille returned to the RCN in 1949 as PTC 779, her name was changed to HMCS RACCOON in 1954. She was paid off in 1956. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNVR. (RTL-REM090)
RCN Motor Launches -St. Lawrence
HMCS TRENTONIAN passes two Canadian Fairmile motor launches in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The ML’s are part of the local escort force, ML Q080 leads ML Q081. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK116) This photo and collection have been gathered from the crew of HMCS TRENTONIAN and […]
Ships For Victory -Can Canada Build Ships Today
This past week marked an incredible milestone in Canadian shipbuilding history. On 20 September 1943, twelve Canadian built ships were launched simultaneously from shipyards across the nation! During WWII, Canadian industry, mobilized to building for Victory. One of the largest and most important projects was a National Shipbuilding Program. Early in the war the enemy […]