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 […]
“The Wedding”
TRENTONIAN’s crew “blow off some steam.” With continuous operations in support of the invasion and no shore leave the men decide to have a party in the form of a wedding. Reading from the “Good Book of Seamanship,” Raymond Lounsbury in the black toque acts as Padre with Joe Gosskie behind him, Jim Rickard is the […]
HMCS MAYFLOWER -Operation Neptune
The invasion areas are crowded as HMCS MAYFLOWER passes all sorts of vessels involved in the landings on 7 June 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ralph O’Brien, RCNVR. (RTL-ROB047)
HMCS COWICHAN
HMCS COWICHAN, Bangor class minesweeper assigned to the 31st Minesweeping Flotilla. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM007)
German POW’s -Cherbourg, FR.
HMCS TRENTONIAN had escorted several convoys to Cherbourg France, starting shortly after the port was liberated. On one of early trips, her skipper, Wm Harrison, gave his crew four hours of leave in the city in October 1944. The crew was instructed to stay in large groups of 10 or more. Reason being, German soldiers […]
Approaching Invasion Area
A single Landing Craft sails past HMCS MAYFLOWER as the corvette approaches the Normandy Invasion Area on 7 June 1944. Hundreds of ships of all types can be seen on the horizon. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ralph O’Brien, RCNVR. (RTL-ROB052)
HMCS TRENTONIAN Smoke Screen
HMCS TRENTONIAN lays a thick smoke screen while escorting a convoy in the English Channel in August 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen Singleton Photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK170)
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 […]
HMCS WASAGA Mine Sweeping
HMCS WASAGA during mine sweeping operations off the coast of Normandy, France, post D-Day 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM111)
Cherbourg Harbour
Cherbourg’s waterfront normally a postcard in real life, now shows the signs of battle, with windows broken and damage to the buildings in October 1944. Photo taken from HMCS TRENTONIAN as the corvette approaches the French harbour with a convoy for the advancing armies. Roger Litwiller Collection, A. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy of Bruce Keir, […]