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HMCS ST. JOHN’S

February 28, 2024 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS ST. JOHN’S

HMCS ST JOHN’S approaching Brockville, ON in the St. Lawrence River in route to Lake Ontario on 20 October 2019. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL06743)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Brockville, Canadian Patrol Frigate, CPF, Frigate, GLD, Great Lakes Deployment, Halifax class frigate, History, HMCS, HMCS ST. JOHN's, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, St. Lawrence River, St. Lawrence Seaway

HMCShips KINGSTON and GOOSE BAY at Iroquois Lock

February 16, 2024 by Roger Litwiller

HMCShips KINGSTON and GOOSE BAY at Iroquois Lock

HMCS KINGSTON leads HMCS GOOSE BAY through the final lock at Iroquois in the St. Lawrence Seaway system for the summer Great Lakes tour on 27 June 2016. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL78819)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: GLD, Great Lakes Deployment, HMCS, HMCS GOOSE BAY, HMCS KINGSTON, Iroquois Lock, Kingston Class, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, MCDV, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, St. Lawrence River, St. Lawrence Seaway

HMCS ST. JOHN’S

February 12, 2024 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS ST. JOHN’S

HMCS ST JOHN’S ships company has closed up to stations for leaving harbour as the frigate makes final preparations to slip from the wall at Johnstown on the St. Lawrence River on 20 October 2019. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL06670)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Frigate, GLD, Great Lakes Deployment, HMCS, HMCS ST. JOHN's, Johnstown, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, St. Lawrence River, St. Lawrence Seaway

HMCS GOOSE BAY at Prescott

January 18, 2024 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS GOOSE BAY at Prescott

HMCS GOOSE BAY underway in the St. Lawrence River at Prescott, Ontario as she enters the Great Lakes for a tour on 27 June 2016. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL78881)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Great Lakes Deployment, HMCS, HMCS GOOSE BAY, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, MCDV, Naval History, Navy, Prescott ON, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, St. Lawrence River, St. Lawrence Seaway

St. Lawrence Ice

January 1, 2024 by Roger Litwiller

St. Lawrence Ice

With HMCS NORSYD directly ahead, HMCS TRENTONIAN sails through the ice of the St. Lawrence River in route to Halifax in December 1943. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Jack Harold, RCNVR. (RTL-JH044)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, corvette, History, HMCS, HMCS TRENTONIAN, Ice, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, St. Lawrence River, WWII

MV ASTERIX

December 25, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

MV ASTERIX

MV ASTERIX, interim AOR for the RCN, is dressed overall ready for her unveiling ceremony and christening at Davie Shipyard in Levis, QC. on 20 July 2017. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL02745)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: AOR, Chantier Davie Canada Inc, Christening, HMCS, MV Asterix, Naval History, Navy, Quebec City, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, Shipyard, St. Lawrence River

HMCS TORONTO in the St. Lawrence River

December 21, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS TORONTO in the St. Lawrence River

HMCS TORONTO in the St. Lawrence River, east of Iroquois, Ontario on 8 July 2017. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller (RTL82377)

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

HMCS KINGSTON at Iroquois Lock

December 17, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS KINGSTON at Iroquois Lock

HMCS KINGSTON transit Iroquois Lock on the St. Lawrence Seaway as she enters the Great Lakes for a tour on 27 June 2016. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL78831)

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

HMCS TRENTONIAN -Quebec City

December 14, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS TRENTONIAN -Quebec City

Quebec City is hit by a early winter storm, blanketing HMCS TRENTONIAN in snow, in December 1943. Due to a construction problem in the corvettes ventilating system, it is as cold in the ship as it is outside. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Jack Harold, RCNVR. (RTL-JH052)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, corvette, HMCS, HMCS TRENTONIAN, Ice, Naval History, Navy, Quebec City, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, snow, St. Lawrence River, Warships of the Bay of Quinte, White Ensign Flying, WWII

HMCS GOOSE BAY Locking Through

November 16, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS GOOSE BAY Locking Through

HMCS GOOSE BAY clears the gates of Iroquois Lock on the St. Lawrence seaway as she proceeds to Lake Ontario for a tour on 27 June 2016. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger litwiller. (RTL78865)

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

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