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Clearing Ice -TRENTONIAN

May 25, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

Clearing Ice -TRENTONIAN

Ice covers HMCS TRENTONIAN and has to be cleared in February 1944, the ship will become unstable if there is too much weight on the upper decks. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Douglas Campbell, RCNVR. (RTL-DC031)

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

Merchant Ship Underway

May 17, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

Merchant Ship Underway

Merchant ship underway in Sydney Harbour, NS in 1942. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM040)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, Cape Breton, Merchant Ship, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, Nova Scotia, RCN, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, Sydney, WWII

HMCS TRENTONIAN Killicks

May 13, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS TRENTONIAN Killicks

Three of HMCS TRENTONIAN’s Killicks, LS Aubrey Wells is on the Left and LS John Fournier is on the right, in Millford Haven in October 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK196)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, corvette, HMCS, HMCS TRENTONIAN, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy

HMCS WASAGA Goes Deep Sea Fishing

May 11, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS WASAGA Goes Deep Sea Fishing

HMCS WASAGA shipmates R. Bourgon and R. LaCelle stand with the Catch-of-the-Day, after dropping Depth Charges near Pictou, NS. in 1942. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM025)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Bangor class, Battle of Atlantic, Deep Sea Fishing, HMCS, HMCS WASAGA, Minesweeper, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, NS, Pictou, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, WWII

Bermuda at War

May 7, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

Bermuda at War

The harbour in Bermuda is full of Allied ships in February 1944. HMCS TRENTONIAN is in the foreground taking on fuel from a tanker. Several radar towers can be seen on the right of the photo. HMS MALABAR was established in 1939, the island was an active operational base for RN and RCN escorts in […]

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, Bermuda, corvette, History, HMCS, HMCS TRENTONIAN, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, RN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Navy, WWII

Battle Damaged Barracuda -HMS PUNCHER

May 3, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

Battle Damaged Barracuda -HMS PUNCHER

The damaged Barracuda of Lieutenant Cornish, returns to HMS PUNCHER following a minelaying operation off Haugesund Fjord, Norway on 22 February 1945. HMS PUNCHER is a Canadian manned escort aircraft carrier. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Howard Abbott, RCNVR. (RTL-HA039)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Barracuda, Battle Damage, Battle of Atlantic, Escort Aircraft Carrier, Flight Operations, HMS, HMS PUNCHER, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, Norway, RCN, RN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Navy, WWII

Haul Away Together

May 1, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

Haul Away Together

Sailors in HMCS TRENTONIAN ready to hoist the ship’s whaler back on board in 1944-45. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Tom Farrell, RCNVR. (RTL-TF072)

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

HMCS ARVIDA

April 29, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS ARVIDA

HMCS OTTAWA (2nd) and HMCS ARVIDA (foreground) in Larne, Scotland, August 1943. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Howard Abbott, RCNVR. (RTL-HA070)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, corvette, Destroyer, HMCS, HMCS ARVIDA, HMCS OTTAWA (II), Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, WWII

HMCS VILLE DE QUEBEC’s Lookout

April 24, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS VILLE DE QUEBEC’s Lookout

HMCS VILLE DE QUEBEC’s Aft Lookout keeps watch as the frigate leaves Halifax Harbour for Battle of Atlantic Ceremony on 5 May 2019. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-59677)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, CPF, Frigate, Halifax, HMCS, HMCS VILLE DE QUEBEC, Lookout, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

RCN ML Q079

April 23, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

RCN ML Q079

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)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, DartMouth NS., Fairmille, HMCS, Motor Launch, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, RCN ML 079, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, WWII

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