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HMCS ATHABASKAN (III)

June 26, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS ATHABASKAN (III)

HMCS ATHABASKAN’s bow slices through a moderate sea while sailing alongside HMCS OTTAWA during CARIBOPS81 in Jan/Feb 1981. This photo was scanned from a 110 negative. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL251115131)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Caribbean, CARIBOPS, Cold War, DDH, Destroyer, HMCS, HMCS ATHABASKAN, HMCS OTTAWA, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS TRENTONIAN’s Killicks

June 25, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS TRENTONIAN’s Killicks

HMCS TRENTONIAN’s Killicks pose beside the 4 inch gun in October 1944. Left to Right: Top Row: -Arthur Slater, Colin Harvey, Jack Straw, Raymond Lounsbury, Ken McDonald. Bottom Row: -Aubrey Wells, Thomas Williams and John Founier. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Douglas Campbell, RCNVR. (RTL-DC065)

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

HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN

June 24, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN

HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN, Halifax class Canadian Patrol Frigate, alongside at Halifax on 5 September 2015. Roger Litwiller collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL53642)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: CPF, Frigate, Halifax, HMCS, HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN (III), Naval History, Navy, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMS Westlyn (Z154)

June 23, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMS Westlyn (Z154)

UK Harbour Defenses, HMS WESTLYN (Z154), Gate Vessel with anti-submarine net in 1944. Photo taken from HMCS WASAGA. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM144)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Ant-Submarine Net, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Battle of Atlantic, Gate Vessel, Harbour Defenses, History, HMCS, HMCS WASAGA, HMS, HMS Westlyn (Z154), Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Navy, WWII

Busy Halifax Harbour

June 22, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

Busy Halifax Harbour

HMCS TORONTO with HMCS IROQUOIS in Halifax , 7 July 2012. HMCS HALIFAX is in the left foreground and HMCS PRESERVER in the background. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL74901)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: AOR, CPF, Destroyer, Frigate, Halifax, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS HALIFAX, HMCS IROQUOIS, HMCS PRESERVER, HMCS TORONTO, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS KINGSTON Lookout

June 20, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS KINGSTON Lookout

While transiting Iroquois Lock in the St. Lawrence Seaway, Grace Aikens in HMCS KINGSTON peers through the binoculars at her parents holding a welcome banner on 27 June 2016. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL78836)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: HMCS, HMCS KINGSTON, Iroquois Lock, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, MCDV, Naval History, RCN, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, St. Lawrence River, St. Lawrence Seaway

Clearing Ice and Snow

June 19, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

Clearing Ice and Snow

Sailors clear snow and ice from HMCS MATAPEDIA’s forward gun deck in early spring 1941 at Quebec City. The shield for the 4 inch gun has not yet been installed. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy William Belling, RCNVR. (RTL-WB063)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, corvette, Flower class, HMCS, HMCS MATAPEDIA, Naval History, Navy, Quebec City, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, WWII

A RCN Sailor

June 18, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

A RCN Sailor

Serving in HMCS TRENTONIAN, AB Joe King, RCNVR, from Newfoundland, had been a fisherman before the war. The heavy oil skin coat he is wearing was to protect our sailors from the raging North Atlantic. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK051)

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

HMCS HALIFAX -HCM/FELEX

June 17, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS HALIFAX -HCM/FELEX

HMCS HALIFAX completing her Halifax-class Modernization/Frigate Life Extension (HCM/FELEX) project, in Halifax, 1 July 2012. Roger Litwiller Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL74900)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: CPF, Frigate, Frigate Life Extension, Halifax, Halifax-class Modernization, HCM/FELEX, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS HALIFAX, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS OJIBWA

June 14, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS OJIBWA

With only a few inches of clearance on either side of the barge, Florence M. pulls OJIBWA through the Iroquois lock. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL33788)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Cold War, Florence M, History, HMCS, HMCS OJIBWA, Iroquois Lock, Museum Ship, Naval History, Navy, O Class Submarine, Project Ojibwa, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, St. Lawrence River, St. Lawrence Seaway, submarine, tugboat

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