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HMCS QUINTE

March 17, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS QUINTE

HMCS QUINTE J166, Bangor class minesweeper, 1939-1940 Program. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Walter Gregory. (RTL-WG001) This photo has been used by Roger Litwiller to create the book, Warships Of The Bay Of Quinte, published by Dundurn Publishing in 2011.

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, HMCS, HMCS QUINTE, Minesweeper, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, Warships of the Bay of Quinte, WWII

HMS INDEFATIGABLE

March 15, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMS INDEFATIGABLE

HMS INDEFATIGABLE underway, photo taken from HMCS IROQUOIS, unknown date/location. Roger Litwiller Collection, Lynford Bourne, RCNVR photo, courtesy Battle of Atlantic Place. (RTL-LRB019)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Aircraft Carrier, Battle of Atlantic, Destroyer, History, HMCS, HMCS IROQUOIS, HMS, HMS INDEFATIGABLE, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, RN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Navy, ships, WWII

Corvette Port Side

March 11, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

Corvette Port Side

View down the port side of unknown corvette at sea, possibly HMCS MORDEN, KITCHENER or SHAWINIGAN. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Raymond Leslie Ried, RCNVR. (RTL-RLR013)

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

HMCS ST. CLAIR

March 8, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS ST. CLAIR

HMCS ST. CLAIR, a Town Class destroyer on 5 March 1944 acting as depot ship to RN submarines being used for Anti-Submarine training in St. Margaret’s Bay. ST. CLAIR was given to the RCN under the Lend-Lease program and was USS WILLIAMS with the USN. Photo taken from HMCS TRENTONIAN. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. […]

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, HMCS, HMCS ST. CLAIR, HMCS TRENTONIAN, Ice, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, St. Margaret's Bay, United States Navy, USN, USS WILLIAMS, WWII

Busy Harbour -Horta, Azores

March 6, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

Busy Harbour -Horta, Azores

The harbour at Horta in the Azores is busy during war as HMCS WASAGA makes a stop, with a Pan-American flying boat and Liberty Ship in February 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM151)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Aircraft, Azores, Bangor class, Battle of Atlantic, HMCS, HMCS WASAGA, Horta, Merchant Ship, Minesweeper, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, WWII

North Atlantic Convoy

March 2, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

North Atlantic Convoy

North Atlantic Convoy of merchant ships under RCN Escort in 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Raymond Leslie Reid, RCNVR. (RTL-RLR009)

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

Sentry Duty -HMCS MAYFLOWER

February 28, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

Sentry Duty -HMCS MAYFLOWER

Unidentified sentry on HMCS MAYFLOWER’s after deck. Unknown date/place. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ralph O’Brien, RCNVR. (RTL-ROB029)

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

HMCS HAIDA

February 27, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS HAIDA

HMCS HAIDA in Toronto, on on the ship’s 30th anniversary, 30 August 1973. Roger Litwiller Collection, Lynford Bourne, RCNVR photo, courtesy Battle of Atlantic Place. (RTL-LRB044)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, Destroyer, Friends of HMCS HAIDA, History, HMCS, HMCS HAIDA, Korean War, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, Parks Canada, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, Toronto ON, Tribal Class, WWII

HMCS TRENTONIAN Officers

February 24, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS TRENTONIAN Officers

HMCS TRENTONIAN’s officers. Left to right: Sub-Lieutenant Donald Dodds, Lieutenant Gordon Stephens, Lieutenant William Kinsmen, Sub-Lieutenant C. LaRose, Lieutenant L. Parr and Warrant Engineer Francis Hindle. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK184)

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, WWII

Clearing Ice -TRENTONIAN

February 14, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

Clearing Ice -TRENTONIAN

OS John Holden, AB Robert Powell and AB Delmar Beaumont take a break as the warm sun is starting to melt the ice covering HMCS TRENTONIAN in February 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Tom Farrell, RCNVR. (RTL-TF064)

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

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