Two of HMCS MAYFLOWER’s crew show their dressings. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ralph O’Brien, RCNVR. (RTL -ROB040)
Torpedoed Merchant Tanker
A merchant tanker anchored with a large torpedo hole midships sits in St. John`s harbour on Newfoundland in 1942. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM158)
RCN Sailor -Bermuda
Unidentified Canadian Sailor in Bermuda, possibly around 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ralph O’Brien, RCNVR. RTL-ROB072)
HMCS CHAUDIERE
HMCS CHAUDIERE, River Class destroyer passes HMCS TRENTONIAN in the River Foyle early May 1944 near Londonderry. Londonderry is a busy wartime harbour and is the terminus for the ocean escort groups, bringing convoys to the UK from Halifax, Cape Breton and New York City. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce […]
HMCS TRENTONIAN
Several of HMCS TRENTONIAN’s crew were able to take an extended leave during boiler cleaning in Halifax in March 1944. Pictured: AB George Hayward, AB Robert Powell, OS Maurice Cochran, AB Darcy Graham, AB Gordon Harley, OS Lawrence Brako, AB Moyle Beck, AB Frank Barron, AB Eric Muff, AB N. Tarasick and LS Raymond Lounsbury. […]
HMCS STORMONT
HMCS STORMONT, a River class frigate in Halifax in March 1944. After the war STORMONT was sold and became the luxury yacht owned by Aristotle Onassis and renamed Christina. The yacht was sold in 1998 and refurbished. Christina (ex -STORMONT) is currently available for private charters in the Mediterranean and Caribbean. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen […]
Normandy Beachhead
HMCS MAYFLOWER sails past a DUKW and several invasion ships off the coast of Normandy in June 1944. Credit: Roger Litwiller Collection -Ralph O’Brien, RCNVR. (RTL-ROB046)
Anti-Submarine Air Patrols -Bermuda
Aircraft conduct Anti-Submarine patrols around Bermuda as this aircraft flies over HMCS TRENTONIAN during her Working Up evolution’s in February 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Jack Harold, RCNVR. (RTL-JH064)
Cleaning Stations -HMCS MAYFLOWER
Sailors from HMCS MAYFLOWER take a break from Cleaning Stations. Names on back of photo -Red Torfarsen, Stephenson, Nicol, Bob Hille, Ralph Miller. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ralph O’Brien, RCNVR. (RTL -ROB066)
Clearing Ice
RCN sailors clear HMCS WASAGA’s ice covered foc’s’le in January 1943. Listed on back of photo: S. Morris, J. McEntie, Platt, Wm. Weaver, Jack Glass and Paskavik. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM081)