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HMCS KINGSTON at Iroquois Lock

April 19, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS KINGSTON at Iroquois Lock

HMCS KINGSTON transit Iroquois Lock on the St. Lawrence Seaway the MCDV enters the Great Lakes for a tour on 27 June 2016. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL78834)

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

HMCS OJIBWA

April 7, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS OJIBWA

Ex-HMCS OJIBWA under tow in the St. Lawrence River approaching the seaway lock at Iroquois, Ontario on 3 June 2012. The former Cold War RCN submarine is being moved to Port Burwell to become a museum ship. Roger Litwiller Collection, photo courtesy Alex Litwiller. (RTL -AJL DSCF9634)

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

Old Meets New -HMCS GLACE BAY

April 5, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

Old Meets New -HMCS GLACE BAY

HMCS GLACE BAY passes a tall ship on the St. Lawrence River near Iroquois, Ontario on 15 July 2013. The MCDV is returning to Halifax following a successful Great Lakes tour. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL56754)

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, Tall Ship

HMCS GOOSE BAY meets MV Resko

March 28, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS GOOSE BAY meets MV Resko

HMCS GOOSE BAY passing the bulk carrier MV Resko on the St. Lawrence River near Prescott, Ontario on 29 May 2017. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL91653)

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

Earnest LaPointe, Icebreaker -Quebec City

March 19, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

Earnest LaPointe, Icebreaker -Quebec City

Having broken the ice for HMC Ships TRENTONIAN, NORSYD and NORTON, The icebreaker, Earnest LaPointe returns to Quebec City in December 1943. This ship is now a museum ship at the Musee Maritime du Quebec, Lâ islet , Quebec and is open for touring. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, […]

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, Canadian Coast Guard, Earnest LaPointe, HMCS, HMCS NORSYD, HMCS Norton, HMCS TRENTONIAN, Ice, Ice Breaker, Musee Maritime du Quebec, Naval History, Navy, Quebec City, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, St. Lawrence River, White Ensign Flying, Writing, WWII

HMCS GLACE BAY

February 28, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS GLACE BAY

HMCS GLACE BAY approaching the entrance to the Iroquois Lock on the St. Lawrence River on 15 July 2013. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL56717)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: History, 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

Ex-HMCS OJIBWA in the St. Lawrence River

February 12, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

Ex-HMCS OJIBWA in the St. Lawrence River

Former HMCS OJIBWA under tow in the St. Lawrence River approaching the seaway lock at Iroquois, Ontario on 3 June 2012. The cold war RCN submarine is being moved to Port Burwell, Ontario and will become a museum ship at the Museum of Naval History. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL33769).

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Cold War, Florence M, History, HMCS, HMCS OJIBWA, Iroquois Lock, Museum of Naval History, Naval History, Navy, Port Burwell ON, Project Ojibwa, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, St. Lawrence River, St. Lawrence Seaway, submarine

HMCS GLACE BAY

February 8, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS GLACE BAY

HMCS GLACE BAY transits the St. Lawrence River near Brockville, following a successful Great Lakes Tour, 15 July 2013. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL56674)

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

RCN Motor Launches -St. Lawrence

February 7, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

RCN Motor Launches -St. Lawrence

HMCS TRENTONIAN passes two Canadian Fairmile motor launches in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The ML’s are part of the local escort force, ML Q080 leads ML Q081. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK116) This photo and collection have been gathered from the crew of HMCS TRENTONIAN and […]

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, HMCS, HMCS TRENTONIAN, ML Q080, Motor Launch, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, St. Lawrence River, White Ensign Flying, WWII

HMCS GOOSE BAY with MV Pearl Mist

January 29, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS GOOSE BAY with MV Pearl Mist

HMCS GOOSE BAY takes up a position astern of MV Pearl Mist while transiting the St. Lawrence River on 29 May 2017. GOOSE BAY is heading into the Great Lakes to take part in the Canada 150 celebrations. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL91691)

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

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