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Flying Stations -HMCS ATHABASKAN

October 4, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

Flying Stations -HMCS ATHABASKAN

HMCS ATHABASKAN’s flight deck and Sea King are seen from HMCS OTTAWA during CARIBOPS in Jan/Feb 1981. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL251115135)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Destroyer, Flight Operations, HMCS, HMCS ATHABASKAN (III), HMCS OTTAWA (III), Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, Sea King, ships

Collision HMCS SAGUENAY (1st)

October 3, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

Collision HMCS SAGUENAY (1st)

HMCS SAGUENAY (1st) with deck awash and her stern gone following a collision with the Panamanian freighter Azra, setting off several of the destroyers depth charges. The collision occurred on 15 November 1942, south of Cape Race, while SAGUENAY was escorting convoy WB13 from St. John’s, NF to Sydney, NS. Azra was extensively damaged and […]

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, Collision, Convoy, Damage Control, Destroyer, History, HMCS, HMCS SAGUENAY, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, River class destroyer, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, SS Azra, WWII

HMCS KINGSTON

October 2, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS KINGSTON

HMCS KINGSTON at Kingston, Ontario dressed for for an on board reception on 12 July 2013. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL26618)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Dressed Ship, Great Lakes Deployment, History, HMCS, HMCS KINGSTON, Kingston ON, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, MCDV, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships

HMCS TORONTO’s Ready to Lock Through

September 30, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS TORONTO’s Ready to Lock Through

HMCS TORONTO’s ship’s company has closed up to prepare their ship to enter the St. Lawrence Seaway Lock at Iroquois, Ontario on 8 July 2017. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller (RTL82255)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: CPF, Frigate, Great Lakes Deployment, HMCS, HMCS TORONTO, Iroquois Lock, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, St. Lawrence River, St. Lawrence Seaway

HMCS TRENTONIAN

September 29, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS TRENTONIAN

HMCS TRENTONIAN in Halifax, April 1944, sporting a fresh coat of dark and light grey paint. Her pennant number was not fully painted at the time of the photo so Bruce Keir added the “K” in ink. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK043)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, corvette, Halifax, 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

HMCShips MONTREAL and PRESERVER

September 23, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCShips MONTREAL and PRESERVER

HMCS MONTREAL and HMCS PRESERVER alongside in HMCDockyard in Halifax on 31 August 2015. Roger Litwiller collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL13280)

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

Merchant Ship Sydney, NS.

September 22, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

Merchant Ship Sydney, NS.

Merchant ship anchored in Sydney, NS in 1942. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM038)

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

HMCS KINGSTON

September 21, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS KINGSTON

HMCS KINGSTON passing below the Ogdensburg-Prescott International Bridge on the St. Lawrence River in Johnston, Ontario on 27 June 2016. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL78872)

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

HMCS WASAGA Mascot

September 20, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS WASAGA Mascot

HMCS WASAGA’s mascot, enjoys his portion of the daily rum tot, licking the decanters clean. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNVR. (RTL-REM054)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, Grog, HMCS, HMCS WASAGA, Mascot, Minesweeper, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, Rum, ships, WWII

HMCS SACKVILLE Refit

September 19, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS SACKVILLE Refit

View of HMCS SACKVILLE from her stern looking forward in the Fleet Maintenance Facility. Photo taken at Fleet Maintenance Facility, CAPE SCOTT on 30 August 2018. Roger Litwiller Collection, Courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL08938)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, Canadian Naval Memorial Trust, corvette, Fleet Maintenance Facility Cape Scott, Halifax, History, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS SACKVILLE, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Refit, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, WWII

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