Sporting her brightly coloured camouflage, HMCS QU’APPELLE sits alongside at Londonderry in May 1944. Photo was taken from HMCS TRENTONIAN. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK071)
HMCS IROQUOIS -Storm Damage
HMCS IROQUOIS’s whaler has been smashed to pieces in the davits during severe North Atlantic storm in early 1943. Roger Litwiller Collection, Lynford Bourne, RCNVR photo, courtesy Battle of Atlantic Place. (RTL-LRB013)
Icebound -HMCS TRENTONIAN
With her forward gun rendered inoperable, HMCS TRENTONIAN enters Halifax harbour encased in ice, in February 1944. The corvette’s constant battle with the ice, winds and waves of the North Atlantic is told in Roger Litwiller’s newest book, White Ensign Flying available in the New Year from Dundurn Publishing at Amazon and Indigo online or […]
HMCS KITCHENER
HMCS KITCHENER in Halifax, ready to travel to Bermuda with TRENTONIAN in February 1944. The corvette was also known as Hollywood due to the movie, Corvette K225, filmed aboard her in 1943, staring Randolph Scott. Although if you ask any member of KITCHENER’s ships’ company, Randolph Scott played a supporting role, their ship was the […]
A Day Skating
RCN Sailors, J. McEntie, Wm. Weaver, S. Morris, Jack Glass and PO Beaulieau from HMCS WASAGA enjoy a day skating on Quiddy Vidi Lake in St. John’s, NF in January 1943. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-RM310)
Sydney, NS to St. John’s Convoy
Seven merchants ships from a Sydney, NS to St. John’s convoy approaching their destination in 1942. The convoy is escorted by HMCS WASAGA. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM048)
RCN Motor Launches -St. Lawrence
HMCS TRENTONIAN passes two Canadian Fairmile motor launches in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The ML’s are part of the local escort force, ML Q080 leads ML Q081. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK116) This photo and collection have been gathered from the crew of HMCS TRENTONIAN and […]
Sentry Duty
RCN sailor stands sentry in HMCS MAYFLOWER. Unknown date/location. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ralph O’Brien, RCNVR. (RTL-ROB041)
Troop Ship -French Canadian Regiment
Troop ship anchored near HMCS TRENTONIAN with French Canadians soldiers, begins to disembark soldiers into landing craft on 7 June 1944 off the Normandy beachhead. When the Canadian soldiers noticed the Maple Leaf on TRENTONIAN’s funnel the soldiers cheered their navy brothers, which was promptly returned by corvettes ship’s company. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. […]
HMCS WASKESIU
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)