On June 3 2012, my son Alex and I traveled to Iroquois Lock on the St. Lawrence River west of Cornwall to witness a historic occasion. The retired Cold War submarine HMCS OJIBWA was being moved from Halifax through the St. Lawrence Seaway. HMCSubmarie OJIBWA began her career as the Royal Navy’s Oberon class, HMS […]
Guest Speaker -Battle of Atlantic Dinner in Port Hope, Ontario
On 4 May 2012, Roger was invited by the Port Hope Branch of the Navy League of Canada to be the guest speaker at the annual Battle of Atlantic Dinner. A wonderful meal was served by Branch 30, Royal Canadian Legion to the approx. 60 guests and dignitaries. Also attending the dinner was renowned Canadian […]
Warships of the Bay of Quinte Receives an International Book Review
Sea Breezes Magazine based in the United Kingdom recently published a review of Warships of the Bay of Quinte. Sea Breezes has been in publications since 1919 and is considered to be the leading international authority on shipping and maritime news. Roger would like to thank Sea Breezes for taking the time to review his […]
HMS PUNCHER Ferrying Aircraft
The Canadian manned escort aircraft carrier, HMS PUNCHER ferrying a deck load of aircraft to Glasgow in September or October 1944. This Avenger is destined for delivery to an RCAF Squadron. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Howard Abbott, RCNVR. (RTL-HA058)
HMCS SACKVILLE Book Signing and Luncheon
On Friday June 17th, Roger and his wife Rhonda were invited aboard HMCS SACKVILLE, Canada’s Naval Memorial located in Halifax Harbour for a luncheon with the trustees and members of Canada’s Naval Memorial Trust. The wardroom was elbow room only during the event. Roger was able to meet several members including the Commanding Officer and […]
Warships of the Bay of Quinte Book Launch -Archives and Collections Society in Picton
On April 29, 2011 Roger’s book Warships of the Bay of Quinte was officially launched at The Victory building, home of the Archives and Collections Society in Picton, Ontario. Activities commenced at 1 pm with a brief welcome by the host Dr. Paul Adamthwaite. Beth Bruder, Vice-President of Dundurn Publishing then spoke on behalf of […]
Drifting Barges
HMCS TRENTONIAN takes in tow these two drifting fuel barges while in the English Channel on 5 August 1944. The drifting barges posed a serious collision threat to navigation. What should have been a simple evolution became extremely dangerous as TRENTONIAN and the barges drifted into a mine field. Fortunately the corvette and barges were […]