Convoy of Merchant ships taken from unknown corvette, possibly HMCS MAYFLOWER. Unknown date/location. Roger Litwiller Collection -Photo courtesy Raymond Leslie Ried, RCNVR. (RTL-RLR036)
HMCS SACKVILLE Sunrise
The rising sun silhouettes Canada’s Naval Memorial, HMCS SACKVILLE secured on Halifax’s waterfront at Sackville Landing on 5 September 2015. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL53510)
HMCS WASAGA Sailor
Jack Glass from HMCS WASAGA sits on the forward gun of the Bangor class minesweeper. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM098)
HMCS WASKESIU
HMCS WASKESIU, River class frigate, alongside HMCS ARVIDA in 1943. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Howard Abbott, RCNVR. (RTL-HA078)
HMCS ST. JOHN’S
HMCS ST JOHN’S starts making headway after departing from Johnston, ON on the St. Lawrence River on 20 October 2019. The frigates decks are filled with RMC cadets that have joined the ship for a day sail on the river and Lake Ontario. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL06696)
Letter from the Normandy Invasion
Many letters were sent home from Royal Canadian Navy sailors during World War II. On occasion a letter would be sent from the Commanding officer of a Canadian ship to the namesake community that supported the ship. This letter by Wm. Harrison, CO of HMCS TRENTONIAN was written to the City of Trenton shortly after […]
Anti-Submarine Patrol Craft
Unknown Patrol Craft with depth charges visible on stern. Unknown location or date. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Raymond Leslie Reid, RCNVR. (RTL-RLR029)
Ex-HMCS PROVIDER
Ex-HMCS PROVIDER sits alongside in Halifax waiting disposal in 2001. The AOR was paid-off on 24 June 1998. HMCS SUMMERSIDE is in the foreground. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-_2004)
Future HARRY DEWOLF
The future HMCS HARRY DE WOLF under construction at the Irving Shipyard in Halifax on 15 March 2018. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL57448)
Deep Sea Fishing the RCN Way
In March 1944, HMCS TRENTONIAN dropped a single depth charge while in the Grand Banks, off Newfoundland. Thomas Williams of Winnipeg, MB. inspects one of the larger fish caught. Once the fish were cleaned the cooks immediately cooked the fresh bounty in milk. The crew remember this as one of the best meals they had […]