RCN sailors painting a Bangor class minesweeper in St. John’s, NF in 1942, possibly HMCS WASAGA. Alongside is a RN submarine on loan for ASW training of RCN ships. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM051)
CS2F Tracker
CS2F Tracker 1557 at Shearwater Aviation Museum, Nova Scotia. First flown with the RCN and later taken over by the RCAF. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL44371)
HMCS TRENTONIAN at the Fish Dock
Resembling a scene from a Hitchcock movie, seagulls line every surface at the fish dock in Milford Haven. The trawlers would unload their catch and the fish was gutted, cleaned and the meat went into the plant for processing. The heads, tails and everything else was simply shoveled into the water for “disposal.” This photo […]
HMCS MONTREAL
HMCS MONTREAL on the syncrolift undergoing maintenance work in HMC Dockyard in Halifax on 10 December 2021. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL00792)
MAC Ship in Convoy
Merchant Aircraft Carrier (MAC) ship in convoy. MAC ships were converted merchant tankers, given a flight deck and up to four fighter aircraft to ward off U-Boats. Photo taken from HMCS WASAGA in 1943. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM146)
HMCS IROQUOIS
HMCS IROQUOIS alongside at the RCN Dockyard in Halifax on 7 July 2012. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL74908)
Jack Stay Transfer -HMCS CARLPLACE
HMCS CARLPLACE conducting a Jack Stay transfer with HMCS WASKESIU in late 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Austin Chater, RCNVR/RCNR. (RTL-AC030)
HMCS MONTREAL
HMCS MONTREAL is moved from her slip at HMCDockyard, with the assistance of RCN Harbour Tugs in Halifax on 31 August 2015. Roger Litwiller collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL13303)
HMCS TRENTONIAN Sailors
Several of HMCS TRENTONIAN crew members pose for a photo in Bermuda in February 1944. Top Row: Wilfred Thompson (Vancouver, BC), Robert Powell (Portreeve, SK) and Arthur “Slats” Slater (Winnipeg, MB). Bottom Row: Roy Evans (Saskatoon, SK) and Joe Gosskie (Birnie, MB). Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Tom Farrell, RCNVR. (RTL-TF099)
RCN Tug GLENBROOK
RCN Tug CNAV GLENBROOK in Halifax on 1 August 2017. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL14439)