HMCS TRENTONIAN (foreground) provides close escort to a burning freighter and HMS PEVENSEY CASTLE in the Irish Sea in January 1945. The RN Castle class corvette is alongside the merchant ship, assisting firefighting operations. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK157)
MV ASTERIX
MV ASTERIX alongside NB Jetty in Halifax shortly after her acceptance by the RCN on 12 March 2018. HMCS SHAWINGAN is secured on the opposite side of the Jetty. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL26566)
RN Submarine -Pictou, NS
ASW training submarine off Pictou, NS in 1942. The RN loaned submarines to the RCN to give the escort ships a “tame” submarine to hone their anti-submarine hunting skills on. Photo taken from HMCS WASAGA, sub may be HMS/M P512. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM052)
HMCS GOOSE BAY on the St. Lawrence River
HMCS GOOSE BAY underway near Upper Canada Village on the St. Lawrence River near Morrisburg, Ontario on 27 June 2016. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL78774)
Barracuda Crash -HMS PUNCHER
Crashed Barracuda is secured to HMS PUNCHER’s deck following a crash, Howard Abbott recalls this plane was later pushed over the side. HMS PUNCHER is a Canadian manned escort aircraft carrier. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Howard Abbott, RCNVR. (RTL-HA043)
HMCS ATHABASKAN Dressed Overall
HMCS ATHABASKAN dressed overall in celebration of the RCN Centennial in Halifax on 29 June 2010. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy David Bustin. (RTL-DB001)
DEMS Oil Tanker in Convoy
Photo of DEMS Oil Tanker in convoy taken from convoy escort HMCS ARVIDA in 1943. The tanker has been armed with guns visible on the bow, bridge wings and stern. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Howard Abbott, RCNVR. (RTL-HA068)
RCAF Cyclone Flypast
An RCAF Cyclone helicopter performs a fly past during the Battle of Atlantic Ceremony held aboard HMCS VILLE DE QUEBEC on 5 May 2019. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL-59699)
HMCS NIOBE, Scotland
The Royal Canadian Navy’s Manning Depot, HMCS NIOBE, located in an old castle in Scotland in February 1945. Following the torpedoing of their ship, the survivors of HMCS TRENTONIAN were transferred to NIOBE to wait for travel orders for survivors leave in Canada. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. […]
The RCN and the Grey Cup
On Monday 13 November 2023, His Majesty’s Canadian Ship HARRY DEWOLF secured alongside HMCS HAIDA in Hamilton, Ontario. On board the Royal Canadian Navy’s Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship was a precious cargo, the Canadian Football League’s Grey Cup. Canada’s Navy has a long tradition of escorting the Grey Cup to the host city for […]