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HMCS TORONTO -Iroquois Lock

March 14, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS TORONTO -Iroquois Lock

HMCS TORONTO in the Iroquois Lock on the St. Lawrence Seaway on 8 August 2017. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller (RTL82338)

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

HMCS TRENTONIAN -Montreal

February 18, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS TRENTONIAN -Montreal

HMCS TRENTONIAN in Montreal in December 1943, thin sheets of ice are starting to form on the St. Lawrence River. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Jack Harold, RCNVR. (RTL-JH050) If you enjoy the content I create and find value in the articles on this website, please feel free to click on […]

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

HMCS ST. JOHN’S -Kingston, ON.

February 11, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS ST. JOHN’S -Kingston, ON.

HMCS ST JOHN’S steams past the limestone building that line the waterfront in Kingston, ON on 20 October 2019. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL06960) If you enjoy the content I create and find value in the articles on this website, please feel free to click on the coffee icon on the bottom right […]

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Canadian Patrol Frigate, frig, GLD, Great Lakes Deployment, Halifax class frigate, History, HMCS, HMCS ST. JOHN's, Kingston ON, Lake Ontario, Maritime Forces Atlantic, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, St. Lawrence River, St. Lawrence Seaway

St. Lawrence Ice

January 5, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

St. Lawrence Ice

With HMCS NORSYD directly ahead of HMCS TRENTONIAN and Icebreaker Earnest LaPointe leading, the two new RCN corvettes sail 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-JH048) If you enjoy the content I create and […]

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, corvette, Earnest LaPointe, Flower class, History, HMCS, HMCS NORSYD, HMCS TRENTONIAN, Ice, Icebreaker, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, St. Lawrence River, St. Lawrence Seaway, WWII

HMCS TORONTO Enters Iroquois Lock

January 4, 2023 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS TORONTO Enters Iroquois Lock

HMCS TORONTO’s ships’ company keep a close eye as their frigate enters the west gates of the St. Lawrence Seaway Lock at Iroquois on the St. Lawrence River on 8 July 2017. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller (RTL82304) If you enjoy the content I create and find value in the articles on this website, […]

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

HMCS NORSYD

December 10, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS NORSYD

HMCS NORSYD in December 1943 traveling in company with HMCS TRENTONIAN, on the St. Lawrence River. The ice is now clearing for the passage to Halifax by the two newly commissioned corvettes. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Jack Harold, RCNVR. (RTL-JH047)

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

HMCS ORIOLE

December 9, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS ORIOLE

HMCS ORIOLE at Brockville, Ontario on 30 May 2022. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL02473)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: GLD, Great Lakes Deployment, HMCS, HMCS ORIOLE, Maritime Forces Atlantic, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, Sail Training Vessel, ships, St. Lawrence River, St. Lawrence Seaway

HMCS GLACE BAY -Iroquois Lock

November 27, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS GLACE BAY -Iroquois Lock

Members of HMCS GLACE BAY’s ship’s company gather on her foc’s’le as she enters the Iroquois Lock on the St. Lawrence Seaway on 15 July 2013. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL56718)

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

HMCS OJIBWA in the St. Lawrence River

November 21, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS OJIBWA in the St. Lawrence River

Ex-HMCS OJIBWA under tow in the St. Lawrence River approaching the seaway lock at Iroquois, Ontario on 3 June 2012. Loaded onto the Heddle Marine barge in Halifax, the cold war RCN submarine is being moved to Port Burwell to become a museum ship. Pushing the barge’s stern is the McKiel Marine tug Lac Manitoba, […]

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Cold War, Heddle Marine, HMCS, HMCS OJIBWA, Iroquois Lock, Lac Manitoba, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, St. Lawrence River, St. Lawrence Seaway, submarine, tugboat

HMCS KINGSTON at Iroquois Lock

November 1, 2022 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS KINGSTON at Iroquois Lock

HMCS KINGSTON, Maritime Coastal Defense Vessel, 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. (RTL78830)

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

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