Hull of RCN corvette NAPANEE, dressed and ready to be launched on 31 August 1940 at Kingston Shipbuilding Yards. The raised platform at the bow is for the dignitaries and Christening ceremony. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Hank Winsor. (RTL-HW007) This photo has been used by Roger Litwiller to create the book, Warships Of The Bay […]
Future HMCS MARGARET BROOKE
Future HMCS MARGARET BROOKE alongside the AOPS jetty in HMC Dockyard in Halifax on 16 December 2021. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RL210084)
HMCS TRAIL
HMCS TRAIL, Flower class corvette. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Raymond Leslie Ried, RCNVR. (RTL-RLR024)
HMCS SACKVILLE Nested with MCDV’s
Five MCDV’s are nested astern of HMCS SACKVILLE on NB Jetty in Halifax on 14 December 2021. Left to Right: KINGSTON, MONCTON, SHAWINIGAN and SUMMERSIDE, with GOOSE BAY astern. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL01071)
HMCS ARVIDA Refueling in Convoy
While escorting a convoy on the North Atlantic, HMCS ARVIDA (foreground) takes on fuel from a tanker in the convoy in August 1943. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Howard Abbott, RCNVR. (RTL-HA088)
HMCS GLACE BAY -Iroquois Lock
Members of HMCS GLACE BAY’s ship’s company gather on her foc’s’le as she enters the Iroquois Lock on the St. Lawrence Seaway on 15 July 2013. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL56718)
Trafalgar Square
AB Jack Harold, RCNVR from HMCS TRENTONIAN in Trafalgar Square in London in July 1944. For many of TRENTONIAN’s crew the sights of London was their first choice when on shore leave in the UK. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Jack Harold, RCNVR. (RTL-JH074) This photo and collection have been gathered […]
HMCS KINGSTON
HMCS KINGSTON’s ship’s company have decorated their ship for a visit to Halifax waterfront for the Evergreen Festival on 12 December 2021. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL01002)
HMCS WARRIOR
HMCS WARRIOR in drydock, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Douglas Campbell, RCNVR. (RTL-DC045)
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)