Roger Litwiller

Author and Naval Historian

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Corvette Gunnery Practice

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RCN corvette during gunnery exercise off Pictou, NS in 1942. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM053)

HMCS PORTAGE

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HMCS PORTAGE, Algerine class minesweeper in 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Allan “Bud” Bruder, RCNVR. (RTL-AB008)

Troopship, SS Pasteur

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Troopship, SS Pasteur taking on fuel in Halifax during WWII, 1942. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM070)

Skating in St. John’s, NF

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Ross Milligan, Lew Evans and Lew Theriault enjoy a day away from HMCS WASAGA and skating on Quiddy Vidi Lake in St. John’s, NF in January 1943. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-RM311)

Barracuda Landing -HMS PUNCHER

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A Barracuda catches the wire and lands safely on HMS PUNCHER during flight operations in late 1944 or early 1945. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Howard Abbott, RCNVR. (RTL-HA054)

HMCS MALPEQUE

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HMCS MALPEQUE, Bangor class minesweeper assigned to the 31st Minesweeping Flotilla. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM009)

Liberty Ship

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HMCS WASAGA passes an anchored Liberty Ship in Cherbourg Harbour, France in 1944 or 1945. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM120)

Wm. Black in HMCS WASAGA

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Wm. Black from Newfoundland on HMCS WASAGA’s deck in 1942. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM026)

HMCS SACKVILLE

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HMCS SACKVILLE shrouded in morning fog at it’s summer berth in Halifax on 28 June 2022. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RL210187)

HMCS KOOTENAY and WETASKIWIN

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HMCS KOOTENAY with HMCS WETASKIWIN in the Irish Sea in 1943. Photo taken from HMCS ARVIDA. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Howard Abbott, RCNVR. (RTL-HA064)