RCN Sailor Mackay stands sentry duty in HMCS WASAGA in 1942. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM024)
Sentry HMCS PORTAGE
RCN Sailor stands sentry in HMCS PORTAGE in early 1944. HMCS ARNPRIOR is alongside in the background. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Allan “Bud” Bruder, RCNVR. (RTL-AB016)
HMCS MAYFLOWER’s Lookout
With glasses in hand, HMCS MAYFLOWER’s aft lookout keeps a sharp eye from the corvette’s searchlight platform above the after Pom-Pom in 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ralph O’Brien, RCNVR. (RTL-ROB051)
HMCS MAYFLOWER Sentry
HMCS MAYFLOWER’s sentry. Name/place/date unknown. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ralph O’Brien, RCNVR. (RTL-ROB011)
HMCS IROQUOIS Sentries
Two HMCS IROQUOIS sailors standing sentry with the Lanchester sub-machine gun, with 50 round magazines and long bayonets in 1945. Unknown location. Roger Litwiller Collection, Lynford Bourne, RCNVR photo, courtesy Battle of Atlantic Place. (RTL-LRB012)
Sentry Duty
RCN sailor stands sentry in HMCS MAYFLOWER. Unknown date/location. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ralph O’Brien, RCNVR. (RTL-ROB041)
HMCS IROQUOIS Exploits After VE Day
Great detail has been recorded of the Royal Canadian Navy’s ships during the Second World War, including the Battle of the Atlantic, Operations in the Arctic, Mediterranean and many other ocean battlefronts. Sadly very little has been written about what happened to our ships after VE Day? Recently I have received a large collection of […]