Usually referred to as “Bum Boats” by sailors, these peddlers in Horta in the Azores have come alongside HMCS WASAGA to sell their wares to the sailors in February 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM150)
Merchant Ship Underway
Merchant ship underway in Sydney Harbour, NS in 1942. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM045)
HMCS IROQUOIS -Ile d’Yeu
On August 26 1944, HMCS IROQUOIS met a small boat from Ile d’Yeu, a small channel Island. On board was the local school teacher who stated the Germans had left the Channel Island the day before. In their retreat the post office, radar installations and lighthouse had been destroyed, nineteen citizens and the mayor were […]
Hospital Ship
Unidentified Hospital Ship, possibly in the English Channel 1944. Photo taken from HMCS MAYFLOWER. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ralph O’Brien, RCNVR. (RTL-ROB020)
Canadian Sailors in HMS Puncher
Several of HMS Puncher’s sailors take advantage of the hot weather to tan on the carriers crowded flight deck, while ferrying aircraft to Casablanca in July 1944. Too hot to touch they cover the deck with blankets and towels. Howard Abbott is front left. The Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Howard Abbott, RCNVR. (RTL-HA050)
Kingston Class MCDV’s
Three Kingston class Maritime Coastal Defense Vessels along side in Halifax on a foggy morning, 26 June 2011. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL60984)
HMCS MORDEN’s Gunshield Art
HMCS MORDEN’s gunshield art, painted on the forward four inch gun of the corvette. Designed by the ship’s company, it is a bald eagle swooping down on the sea with outstretched talons. The photo was taken in St. John’s NF in 1943. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM170)
Three Great Lake Sailors
Three Lake sailors in HMCS WASAGA, Lt to Rt, Wm. Black, Ross Milligan and Wm. Weaver in 1942 off Newfoundland. All three served in Great Lake ships prior to the war. The merchant ship in the background is the Laker SS Drumahoe. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNVR. (RTL-REM057)
HMCS TRENTONIAN -Cardiff, UK.
HMCS TRENTONIAN in Cardiff, Wales for boiler cleaning, October 1944. The corvette has been given a fresh coat of paint, changing the camouflage scheme to the “False Hull” pattern from the Western Approaches Disruptive. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Douglas Campbell, RCNVR. (RTL-DC038) This photo and collection have been gathered from the crew of HMCS TRENTONIAN […]
Captain F.L. Houghton, RCN
Captain F.L. Houghton, RCN, Commanding Officer HMCS PRINCE ROBERT from 22 June to 31 December 1942 visiting HMCS IROQUOIS. Roger Litwiller Collection, Lynford Bourne, RCNVR photo, courtesy Battle of Atlantic Place. (RTL-LRB003)