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Merchant Ship at Corner Brook

August 30, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

Merchant Ship at Corner Brook

Merchant ship alongside the Bowater Pulp and Paper Mill in Corner Brook, NF in 1943, photo taken from HMCS WASAGA’s stern (foreground). Ross Milligan wrote SS South Brook on the face of the photo and SS North Brook on the back. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-RM286)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Bangor class, Battle of Atlantic, Corner Brook NF, HMCS, Merchant Ship, Minesweeper, Naval History, Navy, Newfoundland, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, SS Corner Brook, WWII

HMCS BRAS’D’OR

August 29, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS BRAS’D’OR

The Royal Canadian Navy hydrofoil, HMCS BRAS’D’OR, FHE400, designed and built in Canada, she was ahead of her time. BRAS’D’OR is now laid up as a museum ship on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River at Musée Maritime du Québec, 55 chemin des Pionniers Est, L’Islet, Quebec and is well worth a visit. Roger […]

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Cold War, HMCS, HMCS BRAS'D'OR, Hydrofoil, L’Islet, Musee Maritime du Quebec, Museum Ship, Naval History, Navy, Quebec, RCN, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, St. Lawrence River

MAYFLOWER Sentry

August 28, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

MAYFLOWER Sentry

A Royal Canadian Navy sailor stands sentry in the corvette, HMCS MAYFLOWER. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ralph O’Brien, RCNVR. (RTL -ROB037)  

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, corvette, HMCS, HMCS MAYFLOWER, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, WWII

AOPS Bow

August 27, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

AOPS Bow

Future HMCS MARGARET BROOKE’s bow section is maneuvered around the centre section in Irving Shipyard, revealing the compartments and spaces in her bow, on 3 May 2019. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-DSC_0185)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: AOPS, Arctic Offshore Patrol Ship, Halifax, Harry DeWolf Class, History, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS MARGARET BROOKE, Irving Shipyard, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS TRENTONIAN Work Ups -Bermuda

August 26, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS TRENTONIAN Work Ups -Bermuda

Excellent photo of HMCS TRENTONIAN’s stern, looking from the port side of the bridge. A smoke float has been dropped during training evolution’s off Bermuda in February 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Jack Harold, RCNVR. (RTL-JH018) This photo has been used by Roger Litwiller to create the book, Warships Of […]

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, Bermuda, corvette, HMCS, HMCS TRENTONIAN, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, Smoke Float, Warships of the Bay of Quinte, Work Up, WWII

HMCS HAIDA Flagship Ceremony

August 25, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS HAIDA Flagship Ceremony

Combined Naval Band from HMCS STAR and HMCS YORK during the ceremony on 26 May 2018 in Hamilton, ON dedicating HMCS HAIDA as the Ceremonial Flagship of the Royal Canadian Navy. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy of Roger Litwiller. (RTL67566)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Band, Battle of Atlantic, Cold War, Destroyer, Flagship, Friends of HMCS HAIDA, Hamilton ON, HMCS, HMCS HAIDA, HMCS STAR, HMCS YORK, Korean War, Naval History, Navy, Normandy, North Atlantic, Operation Neptune, Operation OVERLORD, Parks Canada, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Naval Reserve, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, Tribal Class, WWII

North Atlantic Convoy

August 24, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

North Atlantic Convoy

North Atlantic Convoy, date/location unknown, photo taken from HMCS MAYFLOWER or TRENTONIAN. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ralph O’Brien, RCNVR. (RTL-ROB074)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, Convoy, corvette, History, HMCS, HMCS MAYFLOWER, HMCS TRENTONIAN, Merchant Ship, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, WWII

August 23, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

Firebrand, the RCN’s West Coast Fireboat passes HMCS CHICOUTIMI in Esquimalt Harbour on 19 September 2019. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL05096)

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Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: CFB Esquimalt, CNAV Firebrand, Fireboat, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS CHICOUTIMI, Maritime Forces Pacific, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, tugboat, Victoria Class Submarine

Flight Operations -HMCS PUNCHER

August 22, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

Flight Operations -HMCS PUNCHER

Arresting wire on the tail hook of a Barracuda can be seen on HMS PUNCHER’s flight deck. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Howard Abbott, RCNVR. (RTL-HA055)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Aircraft, Barracuda, Escort Aircraft Carrier, Flight Operations, History, HMCS, HMS PUNCHER, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Navy, ships, WWII

Former HMCS IROQUOIS

August 21, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

Former HMCS IROQUOIS

Ex -HMCS IROQUOIS, recently paid-off, sits in HMC Dockyard in Halifax waiting her fate on 5 September 2015. Roger Litwiller collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL53639)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Cold War, Destroyer, History, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS IROQUOIS, Iroquois class destroyer, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

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