HMCS OTTAWA’s boat crew at work. During CARIBOPS, competitions among the RCN ships were common. In February 1981 the fleet came to a stop and each of the destroyers lowered their 27 foot whalers. Each boat crew had to pull their boat around the ship once and then return aboard into the davits. The first […]
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)
HMSub TRUSTY with German U-Boat
Unknown German U-Boat, secured alongside HMSub TRUSTY (N45) possibly in Rothesay, UK, May 1945. Roger Litwiller Collection -Photo courtesy Raymond Leslie Reid, RCNVR. (RTL-RLR018)
Replacing Canadian Tribal Class Destroyer’s Guns
Canadian Tribal class destroyer receiving a new gun and turret alongside in Plymouth, Possibly HMCS HAIDA in August 1944. Photo taken by Lynford Bourne who served in HMCS IROQUOIS. Roger Litwiller Collection, Lynford Bourne, RCNVR photo, courtesy Battle of Atlantic Place. (RTL-LRB008)
RCN Tug GLENBROOK
RCN Tug GLENBROOK holds HMCS VILLE DE QUEBEC in position off Point Pleasant Park during Battle of Atlantic Commemorations on 5 May 2019. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-59680)
HMCS IROQUOIS’s Maple Leaf
HMCS IROQUOIS’s Maple Leaf on her funnel gets a fresh coat of paint in 1944. Unknown location. Roger Litwiller Collection, Lynford Bourne, RCNVR photo, courtesy Battle of Atlantic Place. (RTL-LRB011)
A/LS Arthur “Slats†Slater, RCNVR
A/LS Arthur “Slats†Slater, RCNVR, from Winnipeg, MB. volunteered to be responsible for HMCS TRENTONIAN’s mascot. The dog was named AB O’Brian and lived in the seaman’s mess with him. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen B. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK059)
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)
HMS PUNCHER Tragedy
A tragic crash landing on HMS PUNCHER. This Firefly attempted to land at too great a speed, the arrester hook snapped on contact with the wire and the plane burst through both wire barricades as the plane shot off the carriers bow and plunged into the water. The pilot, Lieutenant M.C. Malone was saved, his […]
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 […]