Painted in a disruptive camouflage scheme, HMCS WASKESIU, River class frigate passes HMCS TRENTONIAN in Lough Foyle in May 1944. The famous Canadian frigate had attacked and sunk the German submarine, U-257 earlier in the year. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK68)
Newfoundland Fishing Schooner
Fishing off the Grand Banks continued during the war, in this photo HMCS TRENTONIAN passes a typical east coast fishing schooner as the corvette enters St. John’s harbour in April 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Jack Harold, RCNVR. (RTL-JH037)
Gunnery Practice
To keep a Ship’s Company at peak fighting efficiency, every opportunity to train was used to hone the sailors skills and ability. Â In this picture, the forward gun crew practices loading HMCS TRENTONIAN’s 4 inch gun while in Londonderry harbour in May 1944, just prior to the corvette’s participation in the invasion of Normandy. Roger […]
Gunnery Practice -HMCS TRENTONIAN
HMCS TRENTONIAN’s gunners testing the new 20mm oerlikons fitted to increase the ships Anti-Aircraft defenses in April 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK148) This photo and collection have been gathered from the crew of HMCS TRENTONIAN and have been used by Roger Litwiller to create the book, […]
HMCS TRENTONIAN’s Invasion Convoy
Labelled by Bruce Keir as Milford Haven, Whales, other members of TRENTONIAN state this was a photo of the Convoy they escorted from Oban, Scotland to Normandy for the Invasion in May/June 1944. Â The convoy is made up of worn-out merchant ships and old warships stripped of their weapons and fittings, they are to be […]
HMCS TRENTONIAN anchored Milford Haven
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 […]