HMCS WASAGA during minesweeping operations off the coast of France. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM110)
Troopship -June 1944
Heavily armed, large troopship leaving Portsmouth in route to Normandy, June 1944. Photo taken from HMCS TRENTONIAN. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Jack Harold, RCNVR. (RTL-JH027)
Clearing Ice -TRENTONIAN
OS John Holden, AB Robert Powell and AB Delmar Beaumont take a break as the warm sun is starting to melt the ice covering HMCS TRENTONIAN in February 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Tom Farrell, RCNVR. (RTL-TF064)
HMCS NORSYD
HMCS NORSYD in Quebec City just after commissioning in December 1943. Her ship`s company are making their ship ready to slip and head for Halifax. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK027)
HMSub UNSHAKEN
RN submarine P54, HMSub UNSHAKEN -“U” class. Photo possibly taken from TRENTONIAN off Oban Scotland, May 1944. An RN Sub surfaced among the RCN escort group as they were forming their convoy of blockships destined for the Normandy beachhead. Ralph O’Brien served in TRENTONIAN during this time. Roger Litwiller Collection, photo courtesy Ralph O’Brien, RCNVR. […]
Basic Traing HMCS CORNWALLIS
Basic Training Division of Howard Abbott, RCNVR at HMCS CORNWALLIS around 1943. Abbott is middle row, second from left. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Howard Abbott, RCNVR. (RTL-HA028)
HMCS SHAWINIGAN
HMCS SHAWINIGAN (1st), Flower class corvette, during WWII. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Raymond Leslie Reid, RCNVR. (RTL-RLR023)
Banana Plantation
A Canadian sailor from HMCS WASAGA stands in a banana grove while his ship is visiting Horta in the Azores in February 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM148)
HMCS TRENTONIAN Christening
The daughter of one of the employees of Kingston Shipyards presents Mrs Cory, wife of the Mayor of Trenton flowers at the christening ceremony of HMCS TRENTONIAN, 1 September 1943. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Trenton Branch, Royal Canadian Legion. (RTL -TBRCL001)
HMCS MONTREAL Passing HMCS SACKVILLE
HMCS MONTREAL passing the stern of Canada’s Naval Memorial, HMCS SACKVILLE while returning to Halifax harbour on 28 August 2015. Roger Litwiller collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL83145)