RCN examination vessel inspecting Merchant Ships arriving from a convoy at Sydney, NS in 1942. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM039)
PIPE THE SIDE -Admirals Arriving
Rear-Admiral Fairbain, RN (FOIC) Milford Haven arrives to inspect HMCS TRENTONIAN in October 1944. The navy, stooped in traditions has a ceremony when receiving an Admiral aboard. The side is piped, orders called out and the ship’s officers stand ready. With all the ceremony the Admiral still has to climb the rope ladder up TRENTONIAN’s […]
Collision HMCS SAGUENAY (1st)
HMCS SAGUENAY (1st) with deck awash and her stern gone following a collision with the Panamanian freighter Azra, setting off several of the destroyers depth charges. The collision occurred on 15 November 1942, south of Cape Race, while SAGUENAY was escorting convoy WB13 from St. John’s, NF to Sydney, NS. Azra was extensively damaged and […]
HMCS MINAS
HMCS MINAS, Bangor class minesweeper assigned to the 31st Minesweeping Flotilla in 1944. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM008)
HMCS TRENTONIAN
HMCS TRENTONIAN in Halifax, April 1944, sporting a fresh coat of dark and light grey paint. Her pennant number was not fully painted at the time of the photo so Bruce Keir added the “K” in ink. Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK043)
Merchant Ship Sydney, NS.
Merchant ship anchored in Sydney, NS in 1942. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM038)
HMCS WASAGA Mascot
HMCS WASAGA’s mascot, enjoys his portion of the daily rum tot, licking the decanters clean. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNVR. (RTL-REM054)
HMCS SACKVILLE Refit
View of HMCS SACKVILLE from her stern looking forward in the Fleet Maintenance Facility. Photo taken at Fleet Maintenance Facility, CAPE SCOTT on 30 August 2018. Roger Litwiller Collection, Courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL08938)
Mulberry Caisson -Phoenix 194 and Tug Hisperia
Concrete caisson, Phoenix 194 and tug Hisperia, underway to Normandy under the escort of HMCS TRENTONIAN in October 1944. The giant caisson will be sunk as part of the Mulberry Harbour off Normandy. The size of the caisson is deceiving in this photo as Hisperia is closer to TRENTONIAN, a second tug, Saucy, is visible behind Hisperia. […]
North Atlantic Winter Operations
In January 1943, HMCS WASAGA returns to Halifax, heavily covered in ice. The anchor windlass is completely covered in ice. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM074)