RCN sailors from HMCS GRIFFON in Port Arthur, ON. (Thunder Bay) rigging a whaler for a sail, sometime between 1943 and 1945. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Allan “Bud” Bruder, RCNVR. (RTL-AB004)
RCN Sailors at Port Arthur, ON
Group of RCN sailors ready to ship out at the CPR station in Port Arthur (now Thunder Bay), ON, sometime between 1943 and 1945. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Allan “Bud” Bruder, RCNVR. (RTL-AB005) If you enjoy the content I create and find value in the articles on this website, please feel free to click on […]
HMCS HAIDA Flagship Ceremony
Combined Naval Band from HMCS STAR and HMCS YORK during the ceremony on 26 May 2018 in Hamilton, ON dedicating HMCS HAIDA as the Ceremonial Flagship of the Royal Canadian Navy. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy of Roger Litwiller. (RTL67566)
HMCS KINGSTON Arriving at Her Namesake City
The first berthing lines are secured as HMCS KINGSTON arrives at her Namesake city of Kingston, Ontario on 12 July 2013. The Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel is on a Great Lakes tour providing valuable sea time for her Naval Reserve ship’s company. The shore party receiving KINGSTON, are fellow reserve sailors from the local Naval […]