HMCS TRENTONIAN freshly painted and anchored in Milford Haven, UK with a destroyer sailing up from astern in July 1944. The corvette’s davits have been swung out and the ships whaler has been lowered. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Tom Farrell, RCNVR. (RTL-TF033)
HMCS TRENTONIAN at Quebec City
RCN corvette, HMCS TRENTONIAN alongside the sea wall, on a frozen St. Lawrence River in Quebec City in December 1943. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy of Jack Harold, RCNVR. (RTL-JH079)
HMCS TRENTONIAN -Cardiff, UK.
HMCS TRENTONIAN in Cardiff, Wales for boiler cleaning, October 1944. The corvette has been given a fresh coat of paint, changing the camouflage scheme to the “False Hull” pattern from the Western Approaches Disruptive. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Douglas Campbell, RCNVR. (RTL-DC038) This photo and collection have been gathered from the crew of HMCS TRENTONIAN […]
A/LS Arthur “Slats†Slater, RCNVR
A/LS Arthur “Slats†Slater, RCNVR, from Winnipeg, MB. volunteered to be responsible for HMCS TRENTONIAN’s mascot. The dog was named AB O’Brian and lived in the seaman’s mess with him. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen B. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK059)
“The Wedding”
TRENTONIAN’s crew “blow off some steam.” With continuous operations in support of the invasion and no shore leave the men decide to have a party in the form of a wedding. Reading from the “Good Book of Seamanship,” Raymond Lounsbury in the black toque acts as Padre with Joe Gosskie behind him, Jim Rickard is the […]
Crossing the North Atlantic
An unidentified RCN sailor in HMCS TRENTONIAN while the corvette is crossing the Atlantic Ocean to join the invasion in April 1944. He is standing above the port side depth charge throwers. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy of Jack Harold, RCNVR. (RTL-JH069)
German POW’s -Cherbourg, FR.
HMCS TRENTONIAN had escorted several convoys to Cherbourg France, starting shortly after the port was liberated. On one of early trips, her skipper, Wm Harrison, gave his crew four hours of leave in the city in October 1944. The crew was instructed to stay in large groups of 10 or more. Reason being, German soldiers […]
HMCS TRENTONIAN Smoke Screen
HMCS TRENTONIAN lays a thick smoke screen while escorting a convoy in the English Channel in August 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen Singleton Photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK170)
HMC(Icebreaker)S TRENTONIAN
Newly constructed corvettes, HMCShips TRENTONIAN (foreground) and NORSYD received orders to sail from Quebec City to Halifax on 26 December 1943. NORSYD remains secured on the wall, while the local pilot uses TRENTONIAN to break the dense ice blocking the ships from sailing. The pilot continues to ram TRENTONIAN’s bow into the thick ice, despite her […]
Cherbourg Harbour
Cherbourg’s waterfront normally a postcard in real life, now shows the signs of battle, with windows broken and damage to the buildings in October 1944. Photo taken from HMCS TRENTONIAN as the corvette approaches the French harbour with a convoy for the advancing armies. Roger Litwiller Collection, A. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy of Bruce Keir, […]