Rear Admiral Fairbairn, RN Flag Officer In Charge (FOIC) Milford Haven, moves through HMCS TRENTONIAN inspecting the ship and crew in October 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK192) This photo and collection have been gathered from the crew of HMCS TRENTONIAN and have been used by Roger […]
HMCS KINGSTON -Harbour Stations
With her ship’s company formed up at Harbour Stations, HMCS KINGSTON approaches the waterfront at Kingston, Ontario on 12 July 2013 for a visit to her namesake city in Ontario. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL26516)
HMCS MULGRAVE
HMCS MULGRAVE, Bangor class minesweeper assigned to the 31st Minesweeping Flotilla for mine sweeping operations during Operation NEPTUNE. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM011)
Work Party -HMCS SASKATCHEWAN
Sailors in HMCS SASKATCHEWAN are assigned a job on the ship’s foc’sle during the Far East Cruise in 1965. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Brian Rideout. RTL-BR054)
HMS PUNCHER’s Flight Deck
Several of HMS PUNCHER’s Canadian sailors take advantage of the hot weather to tan on the carriers crowded flight deck, while ferrying aircraft to Casablanca in July 1944. Too hot to touch they cover the deck with blankets and towels. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Howard Abbott, RCNVR. (RTL-HA049)
HMCS IROQUOIS Halifax
With ship’s company at Harbour Stations, HMCS IROQUOIS sails through Halifax harbour on 6 July 2012. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL64613)
Halifax Harbour
Halifax Harbour is the home to Canada’s East Coast Navy. Canadian Patrol frigates HMCS HALIFAX, MONTREAL and CHARLOTTETOWN are in port with newly acquired Interim Oiler and Replenishment Ship, MV Asterix on 15 March 2018. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL57461)
Mulberry Tow -Normandy
The Mulberry Harbours were reinforced with large floating cement caissons code-named Phoenix’s. Prefabricated in the UK, each had to be towed to Normandy and then sunk in place. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK171) This photo and collection have been gathered from the crew of HMCS TRENTONIAN and […]
HMCS WINNIPEG
HMCS WINNIPEG taking on fuel at the jetty at HMC Dockyard in Esquimalt, BC. on 19 September 2019. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL05256)
HMCS TRENTONIAN Refueling
HMCS TRENTONIAN covered in ice, takes on fuel before leaving the bone chilling cold of Halifax for warmer weather in Bermuda in February 1944. The corvette and her crew will spend almost two weeks in Bermuda for work up and training evolution’s, getting their newly commissioned ship ready for Convoy Operations on the North Atlantic. […]