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HMCS MONTREAL on the Syncrolift

November 23, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS MONTREAL on the Syncrolift

HMCS MONTREAL undergoing maintenance on the Syncrolift at HMC Dockyard in Halifax on 10 December 2021. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL00834)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Canadian Patrol Frigate, CPF, Fleet Maintenance Facility Cape Scott, Frigate, Halifax class frigate, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS MONTREAL, Maritime Forces Atlantic, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Refit, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, Syncrolift

HMCS WASAGA Stern

November 6, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS WASAGA Stern

With HMCS WASAGA`s stern fully exposed, RCN sailors Wormworth, Rivard, Bannon and Ross Milligan pose with their ship in Pictou, NS. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM157)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Bangor class, Battle of Atlantic, HMCS, HMCS WASAGA, Minesweeper, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, Pictou NS, RCN, Refit, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, WWII

HMCS MORDEN in Drydock

September 25, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS MORDEN in Drydock

HMCS MORDEN K 170 in refit, Lunenburg, NS -June 1943. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Raymond Leslie Ried, RCNVR. (RTL-RLR004)

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

HMCS ST. JOHN`S

September 8, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS ST. JOHN`S

HMCS ST. JOHN’S sits on the Syncrolift at Fleet Maintenance Facility CAPE SCOTT in Halifax on 2 September 2018. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL98647)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: CPF, Fleet Maintenance Facility Cape Scott, Frigate, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS ST. JOHN's, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Refit, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, Syncrolift

HMCS VILLE DE QUEBEC -FELEX

May 24, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS VILLE DE QUEBEC -FELEX

Almost hidden by scaffolding, HMCS VILLE DE QUEBEC undergoing her FELEX modernization at the Irving Shipyards in Halifax on 5 September 2015. Roger Litwiller collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL53686)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: CPF, FELEX, Halifax, HMCS, HMCS VILLE DE QUEBEC, Irving Shipyard, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Refit, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS WINDSOR

May 2, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS WINDSOR

HMCS WINDSOR alongside at Canada’s East Coast Dockyard in Halifax during an extended refit on 1 July 2012. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL14137)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Halifax, HMCS, HMCS WINDSOR, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Refit, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, submarine

HMCS FREDERICTON

February 19, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS FREDERICTON

HMCS FREDERICTON during refit in Halifax, 26 June 2011. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL60947)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: CPF, Frigate, Halifax, HMCS, HMCS FREDERICTON, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Refit, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS SACKVILLE Refit

December 9, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS SACKVILLE Refit

In 2018 HMCS SACKVILLE underwent an extensive refit to it’s hull, adding additional steel plating below the waterline. This work will ensure the preservation of the last corvette for many years. Thank you to the members of the Fleet Maintenance Facility, CAPE SCOTT and Canada’s Naval Memorial Trust for a fascinating day with HMCS SACKVILLE. […]

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, Canadian Naval Memorial Trust, corvette, Fleet Maintenance Facility Cape Scott, Flower class, Halifax, History, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS SACKVILLE, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Refit, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, WWII

November 29, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

The namesake of the class, HMCSubmarine Victoria undergoes an extended maintenance period alongside at HMC Dockyard in Esquimalt, BC. on 21 September 2019. HMCS REGINA is on the opposite side of the Jetty. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL05293)

https://www.rogerlitwiller.com/2021/11/29/7373/

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: CFB Esquimalt, CPF, Frigate, Halifax class frigate, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS Regina, HMCS VICTORIA, Maritime Forces Pacific, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Refit, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, submarine, Victoria Class Submarine

HMC Dockyard -Halifax

May 31, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

HMC Dockyard -Halifax

HMCS ST. JOHN’S is on the Syncrolift while HALIFAX and TORONTO are under maintenance at the home to Canada’s East Coast Fleet in Halifax on 29 August 2018. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL98667)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Canadian Patrol Frigate, Fleet Maintenance Facility Cape Scott, Frigate, Halifax, Halifax class frigate, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS HALIFAX, HMCS ST. JOHN's, HMCS TORONTO, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Refit, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, Syncrolift

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