HMCS ATHABASKAN in Halifax on 5 September 2015. Roger Litwiller collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL53682)
St. Lawrence Ice
With HMCS NORSYD directly ahead, HMCS TRENTONIAN sails through the ice of the St. Lawrence River in route to Halifax in December 1943. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Jack Harold, RCNVR. (RTL-JH044)
Three Generations of RCN ships
Three generations of RCN ships alongside HMC Dockyard in Halifax on 1 May 2016. The modern frigate, HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN is on the left, Cold War era destroyer, ex-HMCS IROQUOIS lays on the right and the last WWII corvette, HMCS SACKVILLE is on the far wall. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL16383)
HMCS LA MALBAIE
HMCS LA MALBAIE in the Irish Sea in July 1943, photo taken from HMCS ARVIDA. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Howard Abbott, RCNVR. (RTL-HA065)
TOWEX HMCS ATHABASKAN
A sharp watch is kept on the towline as HMCS OTTAWA takes HMCS ATHABASKAN under tow during workup evolution’s while on CARIBOPS in January 1981. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL251115114)
HMCS WASAGA Refueling-At-Sea
HMCS WASAGA conducts a Refueling-At-Sea with a merchant tanker on the North Atlantic. The minesweeper takes up a position astern of the tanker. The foc`s`le party takes up a hose dragging astern of the tanker and connects it to a standpipe on the ship, fuel is then pumped from the tanker to the receiving ship. […]
Harbour Stations -HMCS MONTREAL
HMCS MONTREAL’s ships company prepares their frigate for return to HMC Dockyard as they pass through the busy harbour in Halifax on 1 May 2016. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (IMG_1889)
After Lookout
One of HMCS TRENTONIAN’s crew dressed for the cold as he stands watch on the stern of the corvette in December 1943. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Jack Harold, RCNVR. (RTL-JH077)
MV ASTERIX
MV ASTERIX, interim AOR for the RCN, is dressed overall ready for her unveiling ceremony and christening at Davie Shipyard in Levis, QC. on 20 July 2017. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL02745)
HMC NAVAL CAMP -St. John’s NF
Several sailors from HMCS WASAGA take a break at the HMC NAVAL CAMP located seven miles outside of St. John’s, NF in 1942. The rest camp was established for the sailors from the escort ships to get away from shipboard life while in port. Sailors in this photo, MacDonald, Wm Black, Wm Weaver, S. Morris, […]