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HMCS CHAUDIERE

June 7, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS CHAUDIERE

HMCS CHAUDIERE, River Class destroyer passes HMCS TRENTONIAN in the River Foyle early May 1944 near Londonderry. Londonderry is a busy wartime harbour and is the terminus for the ocean escort groups, bringing convoys to the UK from Halifax, Cape Breton and New York City. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce […]

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, Convoy, DDay, Destroyer, HMCS, HMCS CHAUDIERE, HMCS TRENTONIAN, Invasion, Londonderry, Lough Foyle, Naval History, Navy, Normandy, North Atlantic, Operation Neptune, Operation OVERLORD, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, WWII

HMCS TRENTONIAN

June 5, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS TRENTONIAN

Several of HMCS TRENTONIAN’s crew were able to take an extended leave during boiler cleaning in Halifax in March 1944. Pictured: AB George Hayward, AB Robert Powell, OS Maurice Cochran, AB Darcy Graham, AB Gordon Harley, OS Lawrence Brako, AB Moyle Beck, AB Frank Barron, AB Eric Muff, AB N. Tarasick and LS Raymond Lounsbury. […]

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, corvette, Halifax, HMCS, HMCS TRENTONIAN, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, WWII

HMCS STORMONT

June 3, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS STORMONT

HMCS STORMONT, a River class frigate in Halifax in March 1944. After the war STORMONT was sold and became the luxury yacht owned by Aristotle Onassis and renamed Christina. The yacht was sold in 1998 and refurbished. Christina (ex -STORMONT) is currently available for private charters in the Mediterranean and Caribbean. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen […]

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, Frigate, Halifax, HMCS, HMCS STORMONT, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, WWII

Normandy Beachhead

June 1, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

Normandy Beachhead

HMCS MAYFLOWER sails past a DUKW and several invasion ships off the coast of Normandy in June 1944. Credit: Roger Litwiller Collection -Ralph O’Brien, RCNVR. (RTL-ROB046)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, corvette, DDay, History, HMCS, HMCS MAYFLOWER, Invasion, Naval History, Navy, Normandy, North Atlantic, Operation Neptune, Operation OVERLORD, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, WWII

HMS RENOWN

May 30, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

HMS RENOWN

HMS RENOWN in Rosyth, UK. Photo taken from HMCS IROQUOIS, unknown date. Roger Litwiller Collection, Lynford Bourne, RCNVR photo, courtesy Battle of Atlantic Place. (RTL-LRB016)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, Battlecruiser, Destroyer, History, HMCS, HMCS IROQUOIS, HMS RENOWN, Naval History, Navy, RCN, RN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Navy, ships, Tribal Class, WWII

Anti-Submarine Air Patrols -Bermuda

May 28, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

Anti-Submarine Air Patrols -Bermuda

Aircraft conduct Anti-Submarine patrols around Bermuda as this aircraft flies over HMCS TRENTONIAN during her Working Up evolution’s in February 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Jack Harold, RCNVR. (RTL-JH064)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Air Patrol, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Battle of Atlantic, Bermuda, Coastal Aircraft, corvette, HMCS, HMCS TRENTONIAN, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, White Ensign Flying, Work Up, WWII

Cleaning Stations -HMCS MAYFLOWER

May 26, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

Cleaning Stations -HMCS MAYFLOWER

Sailors from HMCS MAYFLOWER take a break from Cleaning Stations. Names on back of photo -Red Torfarsen, Stephenson, Nicol, Bob Hille, Ralph Miller. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ralph O’Brien, RCNVR. (RTL -ROB066)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, corvette, HMCS, HMCS MAYFLOWER, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, WWII

Clearing Ice

May 24, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

Clearing Ice

RCN sailors clear HMCS WASAGA’s ice covered foc’s’le in January 1943. Listed on back of photo: S. Morris, J. McEntie, Platt, Wm. Weaver, Jack Glass and Paskavik. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM081)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Bangor class, Battle of Atlantic, History, HMCS, HMCS WASAGA, Ice, Minesweeper, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, WWII

HMCS ST. CATHARINES

May 22, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS ST. CATHARINES

HMCS ST. CATHARINES, River class frigate. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Lee Abrams. (RTL-LA001)

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, Frigate, HMCS, HMCS ST. CATHARINES, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, WWII

HMCS TRENTONIAN Ice

May 20, 2021 by Roger Litwiller

HMCS TRENTONIAN Ice

HMCS TRENTONIAN in Halifax, February 1943. Looking forward from the starboard side of the bridge, you can see the corvettes gun deck and foc’s’le are more of ice rink than deck and the amount of ice that has accumulated on the stanchions and wires. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, […]

Filed Under: Photo of the Day Tagged With: Battle of Atlantic, corvette, Halifax, HMCS, HMCS TRENTONIAN, Ice, Naval History, Navy, North Atlantic, RCN, Roger Litwiller, Royal Canadian Navy, ships, TRENTONIAN, Winter, WWII

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