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Troopship -June 1944

February 16, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

Troopship -June 1944

Heavily armed, large troopship leaving Portsmouth in route to Normandy, June 1944. Photo taken from HMCS TRENTONIAN. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Jack Harold, RCNVR. (RTL-JH027)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: DDay, History, HMCS, HMCS TRENTONIAN, Invasion, Naval History, Navy, Normandy, Operation Neptune, Operation OVERLORD, Portsmouth, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, Troop Ship, WWII

HMS ORION

January 19, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMS ORION

HMS ORION, Leander class light cruiser, returning to Portsmouth 10 June 1944, while supporting the invasion she has worn out her gun barrels and has returned for replacements. Photo taken from HMCS TRENTONIAN. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Jack Harold, RCNVR. (RTL-JH036)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Cruiser, DDay, HMCS TRENTONIAN, HMS ORION, Invasion, Naval History, Navy, Normandy, Operation Neptune, Operation OVERLORD, Portsmouth, RN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Navy, ships, WWII

Hospital Ship -Portsmouth

December 4, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

Hospital Ship -Portsmouth

British Hospital Ship NAUSHON arriving Portsmouth from Normandy in July 1944. Photo taken from HMCS TRENTONIAN. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK115) This photo and collection have been gathered from the crew of HMCS TRENTONIAN and have been used by Roger Litwiller to create the book, White Ensign […]

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: corvette, DDay, History, HMCS, HMCS TRENTONIAN, Hospital Ship, Invasion, Naval History, Navy, Normandy, Operation Neptune, Operation OVERLORD, Portsmouth, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, White Ensign Flying, WWII

HMCS PRINCE DAVID

September 6, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS PRINCE DAVID

HMCS PRINCE DAVID, infantry landing ship, at Portsmouth 8 June 1944. Many of the ships allocated to the initial phases of the invasion had to return for supplies. All of PRINCE DAVID’s landing craft were damaged, sunk or beached during the first day, requiring replacements. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton photo, courtesy of Bruce […]

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Canadian Army, DDay, HMCS, HMCS PRINCE DAVID, Invasion, Landing Ship, Naval History, Navy, Normandy, Operation Neptune, Operation OVERLORD, Portsmouth, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, Troop Ship, White Ensign Flying, WWII

HMS ROYAL SOVEREIGN

March 29, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

HMS ROYAL SOVEREIGN

HMS ROYAL SOVEREIGN seen from HMCS TRENTONIAN in Portsmouth in June 1944. The battleship had just returned from bombardment duties off Normandy. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Jack Harold, RCNVR. (RTL-JH022)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battleship, DDay, HMCS, HMS, HMS ROYAL SOVEREIGN, Invasion, Naval History, Navy, Normandy, Operation Neptune, Operation OVERLORD, Portsmouth, RCN, RN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Navy, WWII

HMCS TRENTONIAN -Portsmouth

December 24, 2016 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS TRENTONIAN -Portsmouth

HMCS TRENTONIAN landed wounded from the cablelayer HMTS MONARCH in Portsmouth on 13 June 1944. The two ships had been fired on by USS PLUNKETT during the night, with deadly consequences,  The crew of TRENTONIAN gather around the gangway after the wounded have been moved ashore. There will be no shore leave and this will be […]

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