SS James Stuart and SS Charles Huntley in Convoy LC44 from Sydney, NS to St. John’s, NF on 9 September 1942. The two merchant ships are part of a five ship convoy, escorted by HMCS WASAGA. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM047)
Sydney to St. John`s Convoy
Convoy LC44 sailing from Sydney, NS to St John’s, NF on 9 September 1942. The five ship convoy consisted of the merchant ships, Drumahoe, Connector, William Schupp, James Stuart and Charles Huntley, escorted by HMCS WASAGA. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM046)
Sydney, NS to St. John’s Convoy
Seven merchants ships from a Sydney, NS to St. John’s convoy approaching their destination in 1942. The convoy is escorted by HMCS WASAGA. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM048)
HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN
HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN alongside the Shearwater jetty on 29 August 2015. Roger Litwiller collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL93227)
Merchant Ship Underway
Merchant ship underway in Sydney Harbour, NS in 1942. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM045)
Best of 2017 -An RCN Photo Collection
This past year has been very interesting. I have had several opportunities to visit and record our Canadian Sailors at work, on current taskings, preparing for deployment and building our future Navy. Below are some of my favourite photos from 2017, Canada’s 150th Anniversary! All the photos are available to view in my Flickr Album, 2017 […]
USCGS EAGLE -Photo Series
Recently I had the good fortune to see the United States Coast Guard Ship EAGLE at the Tall Ships Rendezvous 2017 in Halifax, NS. During the course of the five days there were 45 Tall Ships in Halifax harbour.  The rendezvous was part of the Canada 150 celebrations. I took many photos of the ships […]
Salvaging HMCS QUINTE
HMCS QUINTE, Bangor class minesweeper, had grounded on Horse Head Shoal on 30 Novemeber 1942. She quickly began to take on water and was beached near St. Peter’s, Cape Breton. Salvage operations on QUINTE were begun by the Foundation Maritime Ltd’s ship Foundation Aranmore. She was re-floated ten days later and moved to the wall […]