Prestonian class frigate, HMCS BEACON HILL steams alongside HMCS SASKATCHEWAN during the Far East Cruise in 1965. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Brian Rideout. RTL-BR059)
RCN Ships -Line Abreast
HMCShips SASKATCHEWAN (Photo taken from), BEACON HILL and MACKENZIE steam in line abreast formation while in the Pacific on a Far East Cruise in 1965. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Brian Rideout. RTL-BR060) If you enjoy the content I create and find value in the articles on this website, please feel free to click on the […]
HMCS MACKENZIE
HMCS MACKENZIE steams alongside it’s sister ship, HMCS SASKATCHEWAN on the Pacific Ocean in 1965. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Brian Rideout. (RTL-BR009)
HMCS SASKATCHEWAN Boat Drill
HMCS SASKATCHEWAN conducts “man overboard” drills with the ships 27 foot whaler on the Pacific Ocean in 1965. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Brian Rideout. (RTL-BR006)
HMCS BEACON HILL
Prestonian class frigate, HMCS BEACON HILL rides over a heavy swell during a Jack-Stay transfer with HMCS SASKATCHEWAN on the Pacific Ocean in 1965. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Brian Rideout. (RTL-BR010)
HMCS MACKENZIE
HMCS MACKENZIE’s bow lifts out of the Pacific Ocean as the destroyer conducts a Jack-Stay transfer with its sister, HMCS SASKATCHEWAN during the Far East Cruise in 1965. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Brian Rideout. (RTL-BR011)
The First Women to Serve in Canada’s Navy
The legacy of women serving in Canada’s Navy is legendary, beginning in 1914 in the early days of the First World War. Six nurses joined the Royal Canadian Navy and served in His Majesty’s Canadian Hospital Ship (HMCHS) PRINCE GEORGE. At the time, concern was not given to making history or furthering women’s rights, in […]
Ships For Victory -Can Canada Build Ships Today
This past week marked an incredible milestone in Canadian shipbuilding history. On 20 September 1943, twelve Canadian built ships were launched simultaneously from shipyards across the nation! During WWII, Canadian industry, mobilized to building for Victory. One of the largest and most important projects was a National Shipbuilding Program. Early in the war the enemy […]