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HMCS SUDBURY

February 26, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS SUDBURY

HMCS SUDBURY, short foc’s’le corvette, floating in the fresh water of Lake Ontario after her launch on 31 May 1941 at Kingston Shipbuilding Yards, Kingston, Ontario. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Hank Winsor. (RTL-HW010)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, Christening, corvette, HMCS, HMCS SUDBURY, Kingston, Kingston Shipyard, Launching, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, WWII

HMCShips IROQUOIS and GOOSE BAY

February 25, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCShips IROQUOIS and GOOSE BAY

A Glen class tug moves into position to assist HMCS IROQUOIS as the destroyer returns to HMC Dockyard in Halifax on 6 July 2012. HMCS GOOSE BAY is astern of the destroyer. Roger Litwiller Collection, photo courtesy Roger Litwiller (RTL64623)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Glen class Tug, Halifax, History, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS GOOSE BAY, HMCS IROQUOIS, Iroquois class destroyer, Kingston Class, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, MCDV, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS SACKVILLE Dressed

February 23, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS SACKVILLE Dressed

Canada’s Naval Memorial, HMCS SACKVILLE was moved alongside NB Jetty in HMC Dockyard, Halifax for the Commander Royal Canadian Navy Change-of-Command Ceremony on 12 June 2019. The historic WWII corvette’s rails were manned by the Command Teams from the RCN ships in the harbour. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL02079)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, Change of Command, corvette, Dressed Ship, Halifax, History, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS SACKVILLE, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

Fleet of Corvettes -Halifax

February 22, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

Fleet of Corvettes -Halifax

View of Halifax from HMCS SUDBURY’s port bridge wing (left side of photo) looking aft. A total of eight corvettes are nested together in this picture from 1942. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM021)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, corvette, Halifax, History, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS SUDBURY, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, WWII

HMCS GOOSE BAY

February 21, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS GOOSE BAY

HMCS GOOSE BAY transits Iroquois Lock as she enters the Great Lakes for a tour on 27 June 2016. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL78858)

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

Whaler Sail

February 20, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

Whaler Sail

RCN sailors from HMCS GRIFFON in Port Arthur, ON. (Thunder Bay) rigging a whaler for a sail, sometime between 1943 and 1945. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Allan “Bud” Bruder, RCNVR. (RTL-AB004)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, HMCS GRIFFON, Naval History, Navy, RCN, RCNR, RCNVR, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Naval Reserve, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve, sail, Whaler, WWII

HMCS CHICOUTIMI

February 19, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS CHICOUTIMI

Victoria class submarine, HMCS CHICOUTIMI is assisted by RCN tug Glendale during a cold move from Victoria, BC to CFB Esquimalt on 15 September 2019. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL04971)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: CFB Esquimalt, Esquimalt, Glen class Tug, HMCS, HMCS CHICOUTIMI, HMCTug Glendale, Maritime Forces Pacific, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, submarine, Victoria Class Submarine

HMCS TRENTONIAN -Montreal

February 18, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS TRENTONIAN -Montreal

HMCS TRENTONIAN in Montreal in December 1943, thin sheets of ice are starting to form on the St. Lawrence River. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Jack Harold, RCNVR. (RTL-JH050) If you enjoy the content I create and find value in the articles on this website, please feel free to click on […]

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, corvette, HMCS, HMCS TRENTONIAN, Ice, Montreal, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, St. Lawrence River, WWII

AOPS Forward Bulkhead

February 17, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

AOPS Forward Bulkhead

The bulkhead on the centre section of future HMCS MARGARET BROOK and the spaces and compartments of the bow mega-block will be joined once the bow is moved into Future HMCS HARRY DEWOLF can be seen between the two sections at Irving Shipyard on 3 May 2019. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-DSC_0189) If […]

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: AOPS, Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessels, Halifax, History, HMCS, HMCS MARGARET BROOKE, Irving Shipyard, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, Shipbuilding, ships

HMCS MATAPEDIA’s Gun Shield Art

February 16, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS MATAPEDIA’s Gun Shield Art

Sailors from HMCS MATAPEDIA with their ships forward 4 inch gun and its distinctive gun shield art. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy William Belling, RCNVR. (RTL-WB073) If you enjoy the content I create and find value in the articles on this website, please feel free to click on the coffee icon on the bottom right of […]

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, corvette, Flower class, Gunshield Art, History, HMCS, HMCS METAPEDIA, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, WWII

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