A Wildcat from HMS PUNCHER damages it’s landing gear as the aircraft lands on the pitching deck of the escort carrier in rough weather. HMS PUNCHER was manned and commanded by sailors from the Royal Canadian Navy. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Howard Abbott, RCNVR. (RTL-HA036)
HMS WARSPITE
HMS WARSPITE off Spithead, September 1944. Photo taken from HMCS MAYFLOWER. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ralph O’Brien, RCNVR. (RTL -ROB065)
RCN Sailor in Casablanca
An RCN Petty Officer from the Canadian manned escort aircraft carrier, HMS Puncher poses with a Palace Guard in Casablanca in early August 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Howard Abbott, RCNVR. (RTL-HA117)
HMS PUNCHER’s Boat
HMS PUNCHER’s ships boat looks toy-like, set alongside the steel wall of the Canadian manned escort aircraft carrier’s hull in 1943. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Howard Abbott, RCNVR. (RTL-HA097)
HMS HONESTY
HMS HONESTY built for the Royal Navy at Kingston Shipbuilding Yards and undergoing “sea trials” in Lake Ontario, late 1942. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Hank Winsor. (RTL-HW015)
HMSubmarine SEA NYMPH
HMCS TRENTONIAN was diverted from St. John’s, NF. to find and rescue HMSubmarine SEA NYMPH (P225) off the cost of Newfoundland on 4 April 1944. Her dive planes were damaged by pack ice while on patrol in the North Atlantic. Unable to dive, the submarine was vulnerable to attack by both Allied and Axis forces. […]
St. John’s NF at War
View of St. John’s harbour during the war in 1943. The ship repair facilities are on the left side of the photo, with several merchant ships anchored in the harbour for waiting repairs of damage sustained from UBoats. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-RM276)
Funeral Capt F. J. Walker, RN
HMCS IROQUOIS ships company provides the Guard of Honor during the funeral of Captain, Frederic John Walker, RN, CB, DSO & Three Bars in Liverpool on 11 July 1944. The funeral was attended by more than 1000 people, RN ratings carried his body on a gun carraige, escorted by sailors from IROQUOIS, through the streets […]
Londonderry Harbour at War
HMCS WASAGA underway in the River Foyle, approaching the busy harbour of Londonderry, Ireland in 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM101)
HMCS WASAGA Collision
With a sister ship alongside, sailors from both ships inspect the damage to HMCS WASAGA port side hull following a collision with the dan layer HMS SURSAY on 11 April 1945. The collision opened up the seaman’s mess and playing cards can be seen strewn on the deck. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. […]