HMCS GOOSE BAY in St. John’s, Newfoundland along the wall at the Naval Reserve Unit HMCS CABOT, to make minor repairs following a storm while on patrol off Canada’s east coast on 22 June 2011. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL20884)
HMCS SAGUENAY -Fighting to Save the Ship
Fighting to save their ship, HMCS SAGUENAY’s (I) ship’s company have moved to the bow of the destroyer, with her stern gone and after deck completely awash. The ship was cut in two following a collision with the Panamanian freighter Azra, setting off several of the destroyers depth charges. The collision occurred on 15 November […]
Up Spirits HMC NAVAL CAMP
HMCS WASAGA sailors, MacDonald, Wm Black, Wm Weaver, Lew Theriault, S. Morris and Ross Milligan enjoy a beer at HMC NAVAL CAMP outside of St. John’s, NF in 1942. The rest camp was set up for sailors from the escort ships to have a break away from ship board routine. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross […]
Memorial Day Newfoundland
HMCS WASAGA’s ships company marches in the Memorial Day Parade in Curling NF on 4 July 1943. Memorial Day commemorates the sacrifice of the 1st Newfoundland Regiment during WWI at the Battle of Beaumont-Hamel and held on the anniversary of the first day of the Battle of the Somme. Curling is now a suburb of […]
HMCS WASAGA Shipmates
HMCS WASAGA shipmates, Ross Milligan, sitting on gun barrel, with Wm. Weaver in St. John’s, Newfoundland in 1942. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM087)
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)
RCN Sailors St. John’s, NF
Lew Evans and Lew Theriault from HMCS WASAGA, skating at Quiddy Vidi Lake in St. John’s, NF in January 1943. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-RM320)
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)
Collision -HMCS SAGUENAY (1st)
HMCS SAGUENAY (1st) with her stern missing, following a collision with the Panamanian freighter Azra, setting off several of the destroyers depth charges. The collision occurred on 15 November 1942, south of Cape Race, while SAGUENAY was escorting convoy WB13 from St. John’s, NF to Sydney, NS. Azra was extensively damaged and sank, following the […]
HMCS WASAGA Sailors
HMCS WASAGA sailors, Wm. Black, Ross Milligan and Wm. Weaver in St. John’s in 1942. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM035)