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Shoreleave Azores

June 22, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

Shoreleave Azores

Canadian Sailor from HMCS WASAGA enjoys shore leave in Horta in the Azores in February 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM149)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Azores, Bangor class, Battle of Atlantic, History, HMCS, HMCS WASAGA, Horta, Minesweeper, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, Shoreleave, WWII

Shoreleave Cherbourg

May 19, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

Shoreleave Cherbourg

Members of HMCS TRENTONIAN’s crew gather around a central fountain in Cherbourg, France in 4 October 1944. They were given instructions to remain in large groups while taking leave in the recently liberated French port. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK137) This photo and collection have been gathered […]

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, Cherbourg, corvette, France, HMCS, HMCS TRENTONIAN, Invasion, Naval History, Navy, Normandy, Operation Neptune, Operation OVERLORD, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, Shoreleave, White Ensign Flying, WWII

Shore Leave St. Thomas, VI.

May 14, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

Shore Leave St. Thomas, VI.

Anchored in the harbour of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, HMCS OTTAWA’s ship’s company use the ship’s whaler for shore leave in Jan/Feb 1981. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL251115106)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: CARIBOPS, Cold War, Destroyer, HMCS, HMCS OTTAWA (III), Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, Shoreleave, St. Thomas VI, Whaler

RCN Sailors on Ice

April 6, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

RCN Sailors on Ice

Ross Milligan and Lew Evans from HMCS WASAGA enjoy at day skating at Quiddy Vidi Lake in St. John’s, NF in January 1943. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-RM313)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Bangor class, Battle of Atlantic, HMCS, HMCS WASAGA, Minesweeper, Naval History, Navy, Newfoundland, North Atlantic, Quiddy Vidi Lake, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, Shoreleave, Skating, St. John`s, WWII

Trafalgar Square

December 14, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

Trafalgar Square

Two RCN sailors from HMCS MAYFLOWER on leave in London’s Trafalgar Square. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ralph O’Brien, RCNVR. (RTL -ROB028)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, corvette, HMCS, HMCS MAYFLOWER, London, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, Shoreleave, Trafalgar Square, WWII

RCN Sailor -Bermuda

June 9, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

RCN Sailor -Bermuda

Unidentified Canadian Sailor in Bermuda, possibly around 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ralph O’Brien, RCNVR. RTL-ROB072)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, Bermuda, corvette, HMCS, HMCS MAYFLOWER, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Royal Canadian Navy, Shoreleave, WWII

RCN Sailor -Bermuda

March 13, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

RCN Sailor -Bermuda

Unidentified Canadian Sailor from HMCS MAYFLOWER on shore leave in Bermuda, possibly around 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ralph O’Brien, RCNVR. RTL-ROB071)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, Bermuda, HMCS, HMCS MAYFLOWER, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, Shoreleave, WWII

RCN Sailors in Casablanca

March 7, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

RCN Sailors in Casablanca

Members of HMS PUNCHER’s ships company visiting the lush gardens in Casablanca during a visit in early August 1944 by the Canadian manned escort aircraft carrier. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Howard Abbott, RCNVR. (RTL-HA118)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, Casablanca, Escort Aircraft Carrier, History, HMCS, HMS PUNCHER, Morocco, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, RN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Navy, ships, Shoreleave, WWII

Shore Leave St. Thomas, VI.

January 23, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

Shore Leave St. Thomas, VI.

Anchored in the harbour at St. Thomas, VI, HMCS OTTAWA’s ship’s company take the ships whaler for shore leave in Jan/Feb 1981. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL251115107)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Caribbean, CARIBOPS, Cold War, DDH, Destroyer, History, HMCS, HMCS OTTAWA (III), Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, Shoreleave, St. Thomas VI

RCN Sailors St. John’s, NF

October 19, 2020 by Roger Litwiller

RCN Sailors St. John’s, NF

Lew Evans and Lew Theriault from HMCS WASAGA, skating at Quiddy Vidi Lake in St. John’s, NF in January 1943. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-RM320)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Bangor class, Battle of Atlantic, HMCS WASAGA, Ice, Minesweeper, Naval History, Navy, Newfoundland, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, Shoreleave, Skating, St. John`s, WWII

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