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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

HMCS GOOSE BAY

August 19, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS GOOSE BAY

With her ship’s company closed up and keeping a sharp eye, HMCS GOOSE BAY transits Iroquois Lock on the St. Lawrence River as she enters the Great Lakes for a tour on 27 June 2016. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL78852)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: HMCS, HMCS GOOSE BAY, Iroquois Lock, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, MCDV, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, St. Lawrence River, St. Lawrence Seaway

“Needles Parade” HMCS TRENTONIAN

August 18, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

“Needles Parade” HMCS TRENTONIAN

The entire ship’s company of HMCS TRENTONIAN is lined up in September 1944, for “needles parade” prior to steaming to Cherbourg, and their first shore leave in France. LS Aubrey Wells (right) is in charge of the group. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK168) This photo and collection […]

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

CNAV SECHELT

August 17, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

CNAV SECHELT

CNAV SECHELT, dive tender, underway in Halifax on 1 August 2017. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL13747)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: CNAV SECHELT, Halifax, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, Maritime Forces Atlantic, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS QUINTE Beached

August 16, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS QUINTE Beached

A closer view of HMCS QUINTE beached and partially submerged in St. Peter’s Bay, Cape Breton in November 1942. Roger Litwiller Collection -Photo Courtesy Walter Gregory. (RTL-WG004) This photo has been used by Roger Litwiller to create the book, Warships Of The Bay Of Quinte, published by Dundurn Publishing in 2011.

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, Cape Breton, Damage Control, History, HMCS, HMCS QUINTE, Minesweeper, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, Warships of the Bay of Quinte, WWII

HMCS PRESERVER

August 15, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS PRESERVER

HMCS PRESERVER at Halifax, 27 June 2011. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL71107)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: AOR, Halifax, HMCS, HMCS PRESERVER, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

RN Landing Ship

August 14, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

RN Landing Ship

RN Landing Ship off Normandy in June 1944. Photo taken from HMCS WASAGA. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM143)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Bangor class, DDay, HMCS, HMCS WASAGA, HMS, Invasion, Landing Craft, Naval History, Navy, Normandy, Operation Neptune, Operation OVERLORD, RCN, RN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Navy, ships, WWII

Former HMCS OJIBWA

August 13, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

Former HMCS OJIBWA

Former HMCS OJIBWA at the Iroquois Lock on 3 June 2012, to start it’s next career. The decommissioned Canadian “O” class submarine was being towed and refitted as a museum ship and now resides at Port Burwell, Ontario as a memorial to the Canadian men and women who fought the Cold War.  This photo was […]

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Cold War, History, HMCS, HMCS OJIBWA, Iroquois Lock, Museum of Naval History, Museum Ship, Naval History, Navy, O Class Submarine, Project Ojibwa, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, St. Lawrence River, St. Lawrence Seaway, submarine, Tugboats

HMS CRANE

August 12, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMS CRANE

HMS CRANE, a modified Black Swan class sloop at anchor in Portsmouth, July 1944. Photo taken from HMCS TRENTONIAN. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK111)

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

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