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)
HMCS ORIOLE
HMCS ORIOLE astern of HMCS VILLE DE QUEBEC during Battle of Atlantic Ceremony on 5 May 2019. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL59690)
HMCS ELK -Dressed Overall
The ships company of the armed yacht, HMCS ELK, has dressed their ship, possibly for Dominion Day in 1942. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Austin Chater, RCNVR/RCNR. (RTL-AC020)
Flight Operations HMS PUNCHER
Flight Operations aboard HMS PUNCHER in 1944/45, with one Barracuda safely on the flight deck, two more are making their approach to the Canadian escort carrier. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Howard Abbott, RCNVR. (RTL-HA053)
Cleaning Stations -Bermuda
HMCS TRENTONIAN’s ship’s company was given a 24 hour stand down from training evolution’s to recover and clean ship from a severe storm while sailing to Bermuda in February 1944. During the worst of the storm, crew members reported the 208 foot corvette was in 90 foot waves, causing damage to their ship. TRENTONIAN’s coxswain, […]
HMCS IROQUOIS
Returning to Halifax, HMCS IROQUOIS has past McNab’s Island and turned towards the jetty at Shearwater to return her Sea King on 6 July 2012. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL64591)
Torpedoed Merchant Ship
A Survivor of the Battle of the Atlantic, with a large hole in its bow from a German U-boat’s torpedo, this merchant ship waits for repair at St. John’s NF in 1943. Photo taken from HMCS WASAGA. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM166)
Future HMCS MAX BERNAYS
Future HMCS MAX BERNAYS alongside at Irving Shipbuilding in Halifax on 6 December 2021. The third Harry DeWolf class Arctic and Offshore Patrol ship is completing its building. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL00685)
HMCS WASAGA Shipmates
HMCS WASAGA shipmates, Ross Milligan (right) with Wm. Weaver in St. John’s, Newfoundland in 1942. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM088)
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)