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HMCS WASAGA in Refit

July 17, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS WASAGA in Refit

Ross Milligan (sitting) with ship mate, Wm. Weaver at Dartmouth, NS while their ship HMCS WASAGA is in refit behind them in 1943. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM086)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, DartMouth NS., Drydock, History, HMCS, HMCS WASAGA, Minesweeper, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Refit, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, WWII

HMCS WINDSOR

July 15, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS WINDSOR

HMCS WINDSOR, Victoria class submarine, alongside in Halifax on 2 September 2018. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL29002)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Halifax, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS WINDSOR, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, submarine, Victoria Class Submarine

Lieutenant William Harrison, RCNR

July 14, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

Lieutenant William Harrison, RCNR

Lieutenant William Harrison, RCNR, Commanding Officer HMCS TRENTONIAN, on the boat deck of his corvette, while sailing off the Grand Banks in March 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR, courtesy of Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK052) This photo and collection have been gathered from the crew of HMCS TRENTONIAN and have been used by […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, corvette, HMCS, HMCS TRENTONIAN, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, Warships of the Bay of Quinte, White Ensign Flying, WWII

HMC Dockyard Esquimalt

July 13, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMC Dockyard Esquimalt

Photo of HMC Dockyard Esquimalt taken from HMCS SASKATCHEWAN as the Destroyer returns home in May 1965 following a Far East Cruise. HMCS GRILSE is secured alongside in the centre of the photo. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Brian Rideout. RTL-BR065)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Cold War, Destroyer, Esquimalt, Far East Cruise 1965, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS ESQUIMALT, HMCS GRILSE, HMCS SASKATCHEWAN, Mackenzie class destroyer escort, Maritime Forces Pacific, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

North Atlantic Convoy

July 12, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

North Atlantic Convoy

Convoy of thirty-seven merchant ships from Halifax to the UK. Photo taken from convoy escort HMCS WASAGA on the starboard side of the convoy in 1942. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM049)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, Convoy, corvette, HMCS, HMCS WASAGA, Merchant Ship, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, WWII

HMCS ST. JOHN’S

July 11, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS ST. JOHN’S

HMCS ST. JOHN’S alongside at Halifax on 5 September 2015. Roger Litwiller collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL53670)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Canadian Patrol Frigate, CPF, Frigate, Halifax, Halifax class frigate, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS ST. JOHN's, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

New Recruits -HMCS CORNWALLIS

July 10, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

New Recruits -HMCS CORNWALLIS

New Canadian Navy recruits outside the barracks at HMCS CORNWALLIS during WWII. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Howard Abbott, RCNVR. (RTL-HA106)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, HMCS, HMCS CORNWALLIS, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, WWII

RCN Harbour Tug MERRICKVILLE

July 9, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

RCN Harbour Tug MERRICKVILLE

With a thick puff of black smoke, RCN Harbour Tug MERRICKVILLE gets underway at Halifax on 26 June 2011. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL61000)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Halifax, Harbour, hmc, HMCS, MERRICKVILLE, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, tugboat

HMCS ELK -Paint Ship

July 9, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS ELK -Paint Ship

RCN Sailor in HMCS ELK gives the armed yacht’s wheelhouse a fresh coat of pain in 1942. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Austin Chater, RCNVR/RCNR. (RTL-AC023)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Armed Yacht, Battle of Atlantic, HMCS, HMCS ELK, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, Painting Ship, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, WWII

HMCShips MACKENZIE and BEACON HILL

July 8, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCShips MACKENZIE and BEACON HILL

HMCS MACKENZIE and HMCS BEACON HILL take up position astern of HMCS SASKATCHEWAN while operating in the Pacific in 1965. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Brian Rideout. RTL-BR007)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Cold War, Destroyer, Far East Cruise 1965, Frigate, HMCS, HMCS BEACON HILL, HMCS MACKENZIE, HMCS SASKATCHEWAN, Mackenzie class destroyer escort, Maritime Forces Pacific, Naval History, Navy, Prestonian class frigate, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

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