Victoria class submarine, HMCS CHICOUTIMI assisted by RCN tug Glendale during a cold move from Victoria, BC to CFB Esquimalt on 15 September 2019. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL04964)
HMC Dockyard -Esquimalt
HMC Dockyard, Esquimalt is home to Canada’s West Coast Fleet and is buzzing with activity on 21 September 2019. In this photo are Kingston class MCDV’s EDMONTON and WHITHORSE, Victoria class submarines CHICOUTIMI and VICTORIA. On the far side of the jetty is Halifax class frigates, REGINA alongside and two others behind. Roger Litwiller Collection, […]
OJIBWA at Iroquois Lock
HMCS OJIBWA under tow by Florence M. enters the Iroquois Lock on the St. Lawrence Seaway on 4 June 2012. The former, Royal Canadian Navy submarine was towed from Halifax to Hamilton on Lake Ontario, where she underwent modifications to become a museum ship located at Port Burwell on Lake Erie. Roger Litwiller Collection, photo […]
Former HMCS OJIBWA
Former HMCS OJIBWA at the Iroquois Lock on 3 June 2012, to start it’s next career. The decommissioned Canadian “O” class submarine was being towed and refitted as a museum ship and now resides at Port Burwell, Ontario as a memorial to the Canadian men and women who fought the Cold War. This photo was […]
Women in the RCN -An Incredible Legacy
On 8 August 1914 a contingent of nursing sisters sailed in the the hastily converted, His Majesty’s Canadian Hospital Ship PRINCE GEORGE. I wonder if they realized they were making history. They were the first women to serve at sea in a ship under the control of the Royal Canadian Navy! This milestone would not be […]
HMCS CHICOUTIMI
Victoria class submarine, HMCS CHICOUTIMI alongside in Esquimalt, BC. on 19 September 2019. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL05100)
HMCS OJIBWA
HMCS OJIBWA leaving Halifax in January 1981 for OP CARIBOPS. Roger Litwiller Collection, Roger Litwiller Photo. (RTL -Rl_0004)
HMCS VICTORIA
HMCS VICTORIA undergoes extended maintenance at the RCN Dockyard in Esquimalt, BC. on 19 September 2019. HMCS REGINA is in the background receiving its Battle of the Atlantic 75th Anniversary Commemorative camouflage paint scheme. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL05101)
HMCS OJIBWA
Former HMCS OJIBWA’s stern showing the arrangement of the starboard side propeller, aft hydroplanes and rudder. OJIBWA is preserved as a museum ship located at Port Burwell, ON on Lake Erie. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL02992)
Victoria class submarine, HMCS CHICOUTIMI is assisted by RCN tug Glendale during a cold move from Victoria, BC to CFB Esquimalt on 15 September 2019. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL04984)