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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

HMS PINK

March 21, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

HMS PINK

Exceptional photo of the size difference between a corvette and a battleship. Bruce Keir wrote on this photo HMS PINK, Cardiff, October 1944. PINK was a Flower class corvette damaged by a torpedo from U988 on 27 June 1944 and was declared a total loss. The charring from the fire is clearly visible on her […]

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle Damage, Battle of Atlantic, Battleship, Cardiff, corvette, Fire, HMCS TRENTONIAN, HMS, HMS PINK, HMS RODNEY, Navy, North Atlantic, RN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Navy, submarine, Torpedo, White Ensign Flying, Writing, WWII

HMCS WINDSOR Ready for Sea

February 24, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS WINDSOR Ready for Sea

HMCS WINDSOR alongside at Halifax, on 5 September 2015. The RCN submarine has just completed a long refit and is getting ready for a shake down cruise. Roger Litwiller collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL53658)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Halifax, HMCS, HMCS WINDSOR, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, submarine

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 CHICOUTIMI

January 27, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS CHICOUTIMI

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. (RTL04981)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Esquimalt, Glen class Tug, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS CHICOUTIMI, HMCTug Glendale, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, submarine, Victoria Class Submarine

Former -HMCS OJIBWA

December 19, 2020 by Roger Litwiller

Former -HMCS OJIBWA

HMCS OJIBWA under tow in the St. Lawrence river approaching the seaway lock at Iroquois, Ontario on 3 June 2012 with Nadro Marine tugs, Florence M (leading) and Lac Manitoba. The cold war RCN submarine is being moved to Port Burwell and will become a museum ship. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Alex Litwiller. (RTL-AJL DSCF9645)

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

HMCS CHICOUTIMI

December 7, 2020 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS CHICOUTIMI

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. (RTL04987)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: CFB Esquimalt, Glen class Tug, HMC Dockyard, HMCS, HMCS CHICOUTIMI, HMCTug Glendale, Maritime Forces Pacific, Naval History, Navy, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, submarine, Victoria BC, Victoria Class Submarine

HMCS ONONDAGA

November 19, 2020 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS ONONDAGA

HMCS ONONDAGA on display on 26 August 2018. The former RCN O class submarine is a Museum Ship at the Le Site historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père in Rimouski, QC. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL68434)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Cold War, HMCS ONONDAGA, Museum Ship, Naval History, Navy, Quebec, RCN, Rimouski, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, submarine

Torpedoed Tanker

October 23, 2020 by Roger Litwiller

Torpedoed Tanker

Worth its weight in gold, a torpedoed tanker waits for repairs in St. John’s, Newfoundland during WWII, 1943. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM085)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle Damage, Battle of Atlantic, Damage Control, History, HMCS, Merchant Ship, Naval History, Navy, Newfoundland, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, St. John`s, submarine, Tanker, Torpedo, WWII

HMSub TRUSTY with German U-Boat

October 17, 2020 by Roger Litwiller

HMSub TRUSTY with German U-Boat

Unknown German U-Boat, secured alongside HMSub TRUSTY (N45) possibly in Rothesay, UK, May 1945. Roger Litwiller Collection -Photo courtesy Raymond Leslie Reid, RCNVR. (RTL-RLR018)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, HMS, HMSub TRUSTY, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RN, Roger Litwiller, Rothesay UK, Royal Navy, submarine, U-Boat, WWII

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