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CFB Esquimalt

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CFB Esquimalt
Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada
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Canadian naval ships docked at CFB Esquimalt
Coordinates48°25′52″N 123°25′54″W / 48.43111°N 123.43167°W / 48.43111; -123.43167Coordinates: 48°25′52″N 123°25′54″W / 48.43111°N 123.43167°W / 48.43111; -123.43167
TypeNaval base
Site information
Controlled byCanadian Armed Forces
Site history
Built1860 to present
In use1860 –present
Battles/wars
Official nameEsquimalt Naval Sites National Historic Site of Canada
Designated1995
Garrison information
GarrisonRoyal Canadian Navy

Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt (CFB Esquimalt) is Canada's Pacific Coast naval base and home port to Maritime Forces Pacific and Joint Task Force Pacific Headquarters.[1] As of 2018, 4,411 military personnel and 2,762 civilians work at CFB Esquimalt.[2]

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CFB Esquimalt
CFB Esquimalt
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Location of the base

Geography

The base occupies approximately 41 km2 (10,000 acres) at the southern tip of Vancouver Island on the Strait of Juan de Fuca, in the municipality of Esquimalt, adjacent to the western limit of the provincial capital, Victoria.[3]

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Vancouver Island

Vancouver Island

Vancouver Island is an island in the northeastern Pacific Ocean and part of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The island is 456 km (283 mi) in length, 100 km (62 mi) in width at its widest point, and 32,100 km2 (12,400 sq mi) in total area, while 31,285 km2 (12,079 sq mi) are of land. The island is the largest by area and the most populous along the west coasts of the Americas.

Strait of Juan de Fuca

Strait of Juan de Fuca

The Strait of Juan de Fuca is a body of water about 96 miles long that is the Salish Sea's main outlet to the Pacific Ocean. The international boundary between Canada and the United States runs down the centre of the Strait.

Esquimalt

Esquimalt

The Township of Esquimalt is a municipality at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It is bordered to the east by the provincial capital, Victoria, to the south by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, to the west by Esquimalt Harbour and Royal Roads, to the northwest by the New Songhees 1A Indian reserve and the town of View Royal, and to the north by a narrow inlet of water called the Gorge, across which is the district municipality of Saanich. It is almost tangential to Esquimalt 1 Indian Reserve near Admirals Road. It is one of the 13 municipalities of Greater Victoria and part of the Capital Regional District.

Victoria, British Columbia

Victoria, British Columbia

Victoria is the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of 91,867, and the Greater Victoria area has a population of 397,237. The city of Victoria is the 7th most densely populated city in Canada with 4,405.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (11,411/sq mi).

Facilities

CFB Esquimalt comprises facilities that include Naden (formerly HMCS Naden),[4] Her Majesty's Canadian (HMC)[5] Dockyard Esquimalt, Fleet Maintenance Facility – Cape Breton (FMF CB), a Fire Fighting and Damage Control School, the Naval Officer Training Centre (NOTC) Venture, and extensive housing including 716 personnel married quarters located at nine sites such as Belmont Park, WorkPoint, and Royal Roads.

The present dockyard and dry dock, known as HMC Dockyard Esquimalt, dates to the Royal Navy's Esquimalt Royal Navy Dockyard (1842–1905) and was the Royal Navy's Pacific Station until 1911. Today it serves as the Canadian Naval Headquarters in the Pacific.

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PMQ (military housing)

PMQ (military housing)

A PMQ is military housing located near Canadian military stations provided to families of Canadian Forces service personnel. Married quarters are now called Residential Housing Units (RHUs). Military housing is managed by the Canadian Forces Housing Agency (CFHA).

Hatley Park, Greater Victoria

Hatley Park, Greater Victoria

Hatley Park is a neighbourhood in Colwood, British Columbia. Named after Hatley Park National Historic Site, it is the home of Royal Roads University. Another notable landmark in the area is the Hatley Memorial Gardens, a large cemetery located opposite Hatley Park National Historic Site.

Dry dock

Dry dock

A dry dock is a narrow basin or vessel that can be flooded to allow a load to be floated in, then drained to allow that load to come to rest on a dry platform. Dry docks are used for the construction, maintenance, and repair of ships, boats, and other watercraft.

Royal Navy

Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against France. The modern Royal Navy traces its origins to the early 16th century; the oldest of the UK's armed services, it is consequently known as the Senior Service.

Esquimalt Royal Navy Dockyard

Esquimalt Royal Navy Dockyard

Esquimalt Royal Naval Dockyard was a major British Royal Navy yard on Canada's Pacific coast from 1842 to 1905, subsequently operated by the Canadian government as HMC Dockyard Esquimalt, now part of CFB Esquimalt, to the present day.

Pacific Station

Pacific Station

The Pacific Station was created in 1837 as one of the geographical military formations into which the Royal Navy divided its worldwide responsibilities. The South America Station was split into the Pacific Station and the South East Coast of America Station.

Operational and support units

Major units of the base are:[2]

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Maritime Forces Pacific

Maritime Forces Pacific

In the Canadian Forces, Maritime Forces Pacific is responsible for the fleet training and operational readiness of the Royal Canadian Navy in the Pacific Ocean. It was once referred to as Canadian Pacific Station.

Naval Security Team

Naval Security Team

The Naval Security Team is a deployable and self-sustained Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) force protection unit established in 2016 tasked to augment the Canadian naval fleet's existing force protection assets in expeditionary or domestic environments.

Canadian Joint Operations Command

Canadian Joint Operations Command

The Canadian Joint Operations Command is one of the two unified commands of the Canadian Armed Forces, the other one being the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command. CJOC was announced in May 2012 as the result of the cost-cutting measures in the 2012 federal budget through the merger of Canada Command, the Canadian Expeditionary Force Command and the Canadian Operational Support Command under an integrated command-and-control structure. The command was stood up on 5 October 2012 to officially replace the three former organizations.

443 Maritime Helicopter Squadron

443 Maritime Helicopter Squadron

443 Maritime Helicopter Squadron is a Canadian Armed Forces helicopter squadron under the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. It was originally a Second World War RCAF squadron that operated as part of RAF Fighter Command in Europe with the Supermarine Spitfire.

Canadian Forces Health Services Group

Canadian Forces Health Services Group

The Canadian Forces Health Services Group is a formation of the Canadian Forces within the Military Personnel Command. It includes personnel from both the Royal Canadian Medical Service and the Royal Canadian Dental Corps, fulfills all military health system functions from education and clinical services to research and public health, and is composed of health professionals from over 40 occupations and specialties in over 120 units and detachments across Canada and abroad.

5th (British Columbia) Field Artillery Regiment, RCA

5th (British Columbia) Field Artillery Regiment, RCA

The 5th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA is a Canadian Army Reserve artillery regiment based at the Bay Street Armoury in Victoria, British Columbia. It is part of the 3rd Canadian Division's 39 Canadian Brigade Group. Although having served for nearly one-hundred and sixty years as a field artillery unit, the early history of the regiment is inextricably intertwined with the defences of the naval base at Esquimalt. The regiment is currently equipped with C3 towed 105mm gun-howitzers.

Historic site

HMCS Aurora, HMCS Patriot, and HMCS Patrician at Esquimalt in 1921.
HMCS Aurora, HMCS Patriot, and HMCS Patrician at Esquimalt in 1921.

Due to their significance in Canadian naval history, four sites at CFB Esquimalt (the Dockyard, the former Royal Navy Hospital, the Veterans' Cemetery, and the Cole Island Magazine) have been designated the Esquimalt Naval Sites National Historic Site of Canada.[6]

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HMS Aurora (1913)

HMS Aurora (1913)

HMS Aurora was an Arethusa-class light cruiser that saw service in World War I with the Royal Navy. During the war, the cruiser participated in the Battle of Dogger Bank and was a member of the Grand Fleet when the main fleet of the Imperial German Navy surrendered to it in 1918. Following the war, Aurora was placed in reserve and in 1920, the cruiser was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy. Her service with the Royal Canadian Navy was brief, being paid off in 1922. The cruiser was sold for scrap in 1927 and broken up.

HMS Patriot (1916)

HMS Patriot (1916)

HMS Patriot was a Thornycroft M-class destroyer that served in the British Royal Navy. The destroyer entered service in 1915 during the First World War and saw service with the Grand Fleet. Following the war, the destroyer was declared surplus and in 1920, the ship was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy. Recommissioned as HMCS Patriot, the destroyer was used primarily as a training ship. Patriot was taken out of service in 1927, sold for scrap in 1929 and broken up.

HMS Patrician (1916)

HMS Patrician (1916)

HMS Patrician was a Thornycroft M-class destroyer that served in the British Royal Navy during World War I. The destroyer entered service in 1916 and served with the Grand Fleet. Following the war, the destroyer was deemed surplus and she was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy in 1920 and served there until 1928. She was sold for scrap in 1929.

History of the Royal Canadian Navy

History of the Royal Canadian Navy

The history of the Royal Canadian Navy goes back to 1910, when the naval force was created as the Naval Service of Canada and renamed a year later by King George V. The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) is one of the three environmental commands of the Canadian Forces. Over the course of its history, the RCN has played a role in the First World War, contributed significantly to the Battle of the Atlantic during the Second World War, and was a part of NATO's force buildup during the Cold War. In 1968, the RCN was amalgamated with the Canadian Army and the Royal Canadian Air Force to form what is today the unified Canadian Armed Forces. The naval force was known as Maritime Command until 2011, when the environmental command was renamed as the Royal Canadian Navy.

Esquimalt Royal Navy Dockyard

Esquimalt Royal Navy Dockyard

Esquimalt Royal Naval Dockyard was a major British Royal Navy yard on Canada's Pacific coast from 1842 to 1905, subsequently operated by the Canadian government as HMC Dockyard Esquimalt, now part of CFB Esquimalt, to the present day.

National Historic Sites of Canada

National Historic Sites of Canada

National Historic Sites of Canada are places that have been designated by the federal Minister of the Environment on the advice of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada (HSMBC), as being of national historic significance. Parks Canada, a federal agency, manages the National Historic Sites program. As of July 2021, there were 999 National Historic Sites, 172 of which are administered by Parks Canada; the remainder are administered or owned by other levels of government or private entities. The sites are located across all ten provinces and three territories, with two sites located in France.

Ships

HMCS Whitehorse and HMCS Brandon in port
HMCS Whitehorse and HMCS Brandon in port
Orca of the Orca-class patrol vessels cruises among the Gulf Islands, 1 August 2007.
Orca of the Orca-class patrol vessels cruises among the Gulf Islands, 1 August 2007.
HMCS Brandon, minesweeper based out of CFB Esquimalt.
HMCS Brandon, minesweeper based out of CFB Esquimalt.

As of March 2013, CFB Esquimalt services the following ships assigned to Canadian Fleet Pacific

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HMCS Whitehorse

HMCS Whitehorse

HMCS Whitehorse is a Kingston-class coastal defence vessel that has served in the Canadian Forces since 1998. Whitehorse is the sixth ship of her class. The first vessel named for the city in the Yukon, the ship is assigned to Maritime Forces Pacific (MARPAC) and is homeported at CFB Esquimalt.

HMCS Brandon (MM 710)

HMCS Brandon (MM 710)

HMCS Brandon is a Kingston-class coastal defence vessel that has served in the Canadian Forces since 1999. Brandon is the eleventh ship of her class. She is the second vessel to use the name HMCS Brandon. The Brandon is assigned to Maritime Forces Pacific (MARPAC) and is homeported at CFB Esquimalt.

Gulf Islands

Gulf Islands

The Gulf Islands are a group of islands in the Salish Sea between Vancouver Island and the mainland coast of British Columbia.

Halifax-class frigate

Halifax-class frigate

The Halifax-class frigate, also referred to as the City class, is a class of multi-role patrol frigates that have served the Royal Canadian Navy since 1992. The class is the outcome of the Canadian Patrol Frigate Project, which dates to the mid-1970s. HMCS Halifax was the first of an eventual twelve Canadian-designed and Canadian-built vessels which combine traditional anti-submarine capabilities with systems to deal with surface and air threats as well. All ships of the class are named after a major city in each province plus the cities of Ottawa and Montreal.

HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331)

HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331)

HMCS Vancouver is a Halifax-class frigate, of the Royal Canadian Navy launched on 8 July 1989, as the second vessel of her class. She is based at CFB Esquimalt on the west coast of Canada, and is the third vessel to be named after Vancouver, British Columbia.

HMCS Regina (FFH 334)

HMCS Regina (FFH 334)

HMCS Regina is a Halifax-class frigate that has served in the Canadian Forces and Royal Canadian Navy since 1993. Regina is the fifth vessel in her class which is the name for the Canadian Patrol Frigate Project. She is the second vessel to carry the designation HMCS Regina. She is assigned to Maritime Forces Pacific (MARPAC) and is homeported at CFB Esquimalt.

HMCS Calgary (FFH 335)

HMCS Calgary (FFH 335)

HMCS Calgary is a Halifax-class frigate that has served in the Canadian Forces and Royal Canadian Navy since 1995. Calgary is the sixth vessel in her class and the second vessel to carry the designation HMCS Calgary. She was built as part of the Canadian Patrol Frigate Project. Calgary began the FELEX refit in June 2012. She is assigned to Maritime Forces Pacific (MARPAC) and is homeported at CFB Esquimalt. Calgary serves on MARPAC missions protecting Canada's sovereignty in the Pacific Ocean and enforcing Canadian laws in its territorial sea and exclusive economic zone.

HMCS Winnipeg (FFH 338)

HMCS Winnipeg (FFH 338)

HMCS Winnipeg is a Halifax-class frigate that has served in the Royal Canadian Navy since 1996. Winnipeg is the ninth ship in her class, whose design emerged from the Canadian Patrol Frigate Project. She is the second Canadian warship to carry the name HMCS Winnipeg. Winnipeg serves on Canadian Forces MARPAC missions protecting Canada's sovereignty in the Pacific Ocean and the Arctic Ocean and in enforcing Canadian laws on its territorial oceans and Exclusive Economic Zone. The vessel has been deployed on missions throughout the Pacific, and also to the Indian Ocean; specifically on anti-terrorism operations in the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea, and counter-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia. The ship is assigned to the Maritime Forces Pacific (MARPAC), and she has her home port at the Canadian Forces Maritime Base at Esquimalt.

HMCS Ottawa (FFH 341)

HMCS Ottawa (FFH 341)

HMCS Ottawa is a Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate. Ottawa is the twelfth and final ship of the Halifax class that were built as part of the Canadian Patrol Frigate Project. She is the fourth vessel to carry the name HMCS Ottawa. The first three were named for the Ottawa River. This ship is the first named for Canada's national capital, the City of Ottawa. She is assigned to Maritime Forces Pacific (MARPAC) and is homeported at HMC Dockyard, CFB Esquimalt. Ottawa serves on MARPAC missions protecting Canada's sovereignty in the Pacific Ocean and enforcing Canadian laws in its territorial sea and Exclusive Economic Zone. Ottawa has also been deployed on missions throughout the Pacific and to the Indian Ocean; specifically the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea on anti-terrorism operations.

HMCS Nanaimo (MM 702)

HMCS Nanaimo (MM 702)

HMCS Nanaimo is a Kingston-class coastal defence vessel that has served in the Canadian Forces and Royal Canadian Navy since 1997. Nanaimo is the third ship of her class. She is the second vessel to use the designation HMCS Nanaimo. She is assigned to Joint Task Force Pacific and is homeported at CFB Esquimalt.

HMCS Saskatoon (MM 709)

HMCS Saskatoon (MM 709)

HMCS Saskatoon is a Kingston-class coastal defence vessel delivered to the Canadian Forces in 1998. Saskatoon is the tenth ship of her class and is the second vessel to use the designation HMCS Saskatoon. Named after the Canadian city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, other references to the city are found on the ship with the ships captains desk named Cranberry Flats and a main corridor in the ship named after Idylwyld Drive. Saskatoon is assigned to Maritime Forces Pacific (MARPAC) of the Royal Canadian Navy and is homeported at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Esquimalt.

HMCS Victoria (SSK 876)

HMCS Victoria (SSK 876)

HMCS Victoria is a long-range hunter-killer (SSK) submarine of the Royal Canadian Navy, the lead ship of her class. She is named after the city of Victoria, British Columbia. She was purchased from the Royal Navy, and is the former HMS Unseen (S41). The class was also renamed from the Upholder class.

Architecture

CFB Esquimalt on Vancouver Island, in the background the Olympic Peninsula.
CFB Esquimalt on Vancouver Island, in the background the Olympic Peninsula.
Map showing the three areas of the base.
Map showing the three areas of the base.

CFB Esquimalt contains several recognized and classified federal heritage buildings on the Register of the Government of Canada Heritage Buildings.[10]

  • Colwood Site
    • Guard House Building 38 Recognized – 2002[11]
    • Belmont Road Main Gatehouse BEL 13 Recognized – 2000[12]
    • Cow Barn / Dairy RR6 Recognized – 2000[13]
    • Gatehouse Lodge RR8 Recognized – 2000[14]
    • Grant Block, Building 24 Recognized – 1990[15]
    • Gymnasium RR22 Recognized – 2000[16]
    • Hatley Castle Classified – 1986[17]
    • Nixon Block RR24A Recognized – 2000[18]
    • Stable / Garage RR4 Recognized – 2000[19]
    • Swimming Pool RR22A Recognized – 2000[20]
  • Dockyard
    • Admiral's Residence, former Naval Storekeeper's Residence, Building D101 Classified – 1991[21]
    • Aldergrove Building DY 199 Recognized – 2001[22]
    • Bickford Tower, Building D118 Recognized – 1988[23]
    • Clothing / Receiving Stores, Building D211 Recognized – 1991[24]
    • Cordage / Furniture Stores, Building D80 Recognized – 1991[25]
    • Dry Dock Pumphouse, Building D175 Recognized – 1991[26]
    • Electrical Shop Building DY 141 Recognized – 2001
    • Engineer's Residence, Building D1 Recognized – 1991[27]
    • Factory, Building 51 Recognized – 1991[28]
    • Guard House Building D214 Recognized – 1991[29]
    • Main Office, Building D70 Recognized – 1991[30]
    • Oil Stores Building D83 Recognized – 1991[31]
    • Ordnance Stores, Building D77 Recognized – 1991[32]
    • Pump House, Graving Dock No. 1 Recognized – 1991[33]
    • Royal Navy Prison, Building D26 Recognized – 1991[34]
    • Rum / Salt Meats Stores, Building D75-D76 Recognized – 1991[35]
    • Sail Loft / Oil Stores, Building D109 Recognized – 1991[36]
    • Shipwrights' Shed / Spar Shed, Building D113 Recognized – 1991[37]
    • Stone Frigate Building D38 Recognized – 1991[38]
    • Transformer House, Graving Dock No. 11 Recognized – 1991[39]
    • Veterans' Cemetery Chapel Recognized – 1996[40]
    • Warehouse Building D85 Recognized – 1986[41]
    • Fleet Maintenance Facility Cape Breton, Buildings D250 & D252 Recognized – 1991; Final Construction Completed – 2020[42][43]
  • Naden
    • Administration Block, Building 37 Recognized – 1990[44]
    • Administration Office, former Offices of the Officer-in-Charge, Building 5 Recognized – 1991[45]
    • Catholic Chapel, Building 35 Recognized – 1990[46]
    • Communications School, Building 67 Recognized – 1991[47]
    • Drill Hall Building 33-33A-33B Recognized – 1991[48]
    • Gunnery School, former Building 50 Recognized – 1991[49]
    • Nelles Block, Building 34 Recognized – 1994[50]
    • Officer's Ward / Base Museum, Building 20 Recognized – 1990[51]
    • Protestant Chapel Building 39 Recognized – 1990[52]
    • Radar Training Building 92A Recognized – 2006[53]
    • Stores / Museum Warehouse, Building 29 Recognized – 1990[54]
    • Torpedo School, former Building 2 Recognized – 1991[55]
    • Trades Training Building 92 Recognized – 2006[56]
  • Signal Hill
    • Armament Artificer's and Sergeant's Quarters, former Building 522 Recognized – 1991[57]
    • Gun Emplacement, Building 578 Recognized – 1990[58]
    • Private Married Quarters, former Building 523 Recognized – 1991[59]
    • Reserve Ordnance Stores, former Building 508 Recognized – 1991[60]
  • Work Point Barracks
    • Administration Building 1020 Recognized – 1991[61]
    • Artillery Barracks, Building 1075 Recognized – 1991[62]
    • Barracks Building 1004 Recognized – 1991[63]
    • Work Point Guard House Recognized – 2011[64]

The Institute for Stained Glass in Canada has documented the stained glass at the Multi-Faith Naval Chapel[65] and the stained glass at the Old Naval and Garrison Church (1866), now known as St Paul's Anglican.[66]

Esquimalt Naval and Military Museum

CFB Esquimalt Naval & Military Museum is located at HMCS Naden.[67] Building 20 (c. 1891), part of Naden Museum Square is a Municipal Heritage Property.[51] Building 37 (c. 1889) part of the Naden Museum Square is also a Municipal Heritage Property and is also on the Canadian Register of Historic Places.[44] HMCS Naden was named after the Dominion Government Ship Naden, which was commissioned as a tender for the Royal Naval College of Canada from 1918 to 1922 for training in sail.[68] The museum is affiliated with: Canadian Museums Association (CMA), Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN), Organization of Military Museums of Canada (OMMC) and Virtual Museum of Canada.

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Canadian Register of Historic Places

Canadian Register of Historic Places

The Canadian Register of Historic Places, also known as Canada's Historic Places, is an online directory of historic sites in Canada which have been formally recognized for their heritage value by a federal, provincial, territorial or municipal authority.

Royal Naval College of Canada

Royal Naval College of Canada

The Royal Naval College of Canada (RNCC) was established by the Department of the Naval Service after the formation of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) in 1910. The college was placed under the auspices of the Minister of Naval Service and controlled by the Director of the Naval Service, Rear-Admiral Charles Kingsmill. The initial goal was to train a new generation of Canadian naval officers for the RCN. The college existed from 1911 to 1922 and educated about 150 students until it was closed due to declining numbers and budget cuts by the government of Canada. As the RCN did not have large ships of its own other than HMCS Niobe and HMCS Rainbow, the cadets followed a course of study that would qualify them for eventual service on British warships. The graduated midshipmen were required to serve approximately one year of "big ship duty" as part of their training.

Canadian Museums Association

Canadian Museums Association

The Canadian Museums Association, is a national non-profit organization for the promotion of museums in Canada. It represents Canadian museum professionals both within Canada and internationally. As with most trade associations, it aims to improve the recognition, growth and stability of its constituency. Its staff supports their nearly 2,000 members with conferences, publications, and networking opportunities.

Canadian Heritage Information Network

Canadian Heritage Information Network

The Canadian Heritage Information Network is a special operating agency within the federal Department of Canadian Heritage that provides a networked interface to Canada's heritage institutions. It is based in Gatineau, Quebec, and is administratively merged with the Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI), another special operating agency of Canadian Heritage.

Organization of Military Museums of Canada

Organization of Military Museums of Canada

The Organization of Military Museums of Canada is a national organization for the promotion of military museums in Canada.

Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada

The Digital Museums Canada is a funding program in Canada "dedicated to online projects by the museum and heritage community," helping organizations to build digital capacity.

Other facilities

CFB Esquimalt operates a bus service to provide intra-base transportation. The Lookout is the base newspaper, which covers local, national and international news with specific interest to Navy and Canadian Forces members and family issues.[69]

Other properties that are part of CFB Esquimalt include the Albert Head training area near Albert Head, Metchosin, located approximately 30 km (19 mi) by road southwest of downtown Victoria. It occupies approximately 88 hectares (220 acres), four of which are developed as training facilities. Fort Albert Head was established in the late 1800s along with Fort Rodd Hill and other installations, to provide shore defence for the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Victoria Harbour. The training area is used for Regular and Reserve Force training throughout nine months of the year and is home to the Regional Cadet Instructor School (Pacific) that trains Canadian Forces Cadet Instructors Cadre (CIC) Branch that deliver the cadet program. During the summer months of June, July and August the area houses the Albert Head Air Cadet Summer Training Centre. Canadian Forces Maritime Experimental Test Range at Nanoose Bay is also part of CFB Esquimalt. The facility provides non-explosive technical testing of sonobuoys, torpedoes and other equipment. Naval Radio Section Aldergrove in the Fraser Valley houses transmitting and receiving equipment for long-distance communications. Also, the CFB Esquimalt Base Fire Hall & Emergency Response Centre was founded to provide services to CFB Esquimalt and the civil community in the way of fire intervention and emergency response.[70]

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Albert Head, Metchosin

Albert Head, Metchosin

Albert Head is a neighbourhood in Metchosin, British Columbia, Canada, part of the Western Communities area of Greater Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It is located around and named after the headland of Albert Head, which is Department of National Defence property. Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Esquimalt operates CFB Albert Head which contains the British Columbia Canadian Ranger Company of the 4th Canadian Ranger Patrol Group, CFB Esquimalt Range Control, and the Regional Cadet Support Unit (Pacific) which hosts Cadet summer training at the camp. Albert Head Lagoon derives its name from the headland that was named by the Royal Navy for Prince Albert.

Downtown Victoria

Downtown Victoria

Downtown Victoria is a neighbourhood of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada that serves as the city centre and the central business district for the City of Victoria, and the Greater Victoria regions.

Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site

Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site

Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site is a 19th-century coastal artillery fort on the Colwood, British Columbia side of Esquimalt Harbour,. The site is adjacent to Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Site, the first lighthouse on the west coast of Canada. Both the fort and lighthouse are managed and presented to the public by Parks Canada.

Strait of Juan de Fuca

Strait of Juan de Fuca

The Strait of Juan de Fuca is a body of water about 96 miles long that is the Salish Sea's main outlet to the Pacific Ocean. The international boundary between Canada and the United States runs down the centre of the Strait.

Victoria Harbour (British Columbia)

Victoria Harbour (British Columbia)

Victoria Harbour is a harbour, seaport, and seaplane airport in the Canadian city of Victoria, British Columbia. It serves as a cruise ship and ferry destination for tourists and visitors to the city and Vancouver Island. It is both a port of entry and an airport of entry for general aviation. Historically it was a shipbuilding and commercial fishing centre. While the Inner Harbour is fully within the City of Victoria, separating the city's downtown on its east side from the Victoria West neighbourhood, the Upper Harbour serves as the boundary between the City of Victoria and the district municipality of Esquimalt. The inner reaches are also bordered by the district of Saanich and the town of View Royal. Victoria is a federal "public harbour" as defined by Transport Canada. Several port facilities in the harbour are overseen and developed by the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority, however the harbour master's position is with Transport Canada.

Cadet Instructors Cadre

Cadet Instructors Cadre

The Cadet Instructors Cadre consists of approximately 7,500 Canadian Forces (CF) officers whose primary duty is the safety, supervision, administration and training of Royal Canadian Sea, Army, and Air Cadets. The branch is the largest single group within the Canadian Forces reserve force subcomponent Cadet Organizations Administration and Training Service (COATS) and is the largest officer branch in the Canadian Forces. The COATS subcomponent of the Reserve Force employs members from all branches and occupations of the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army, and Royal Canadian Air Force of the Canadian Forces.

Nanoose Bay

Nanoose Bay

Nanoose Bay is a community on the east coast of southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The location off BC Highway 19 is by road about 26 kilometres (16 mi) north of Nanaimo, and 16 kilometres (10 mi) south of Parksville.

Sonobuoy

Sonobuoy

A sonobuoy is a relatively small buoy – typically 13 cm (5 in) diameter and 91 cm (3 ft) long – expendable sonar system that is dropped/ejected from aircraft or ships conducting anti-submarine warfare or underwater acoustic research.

Naval Radio Section Aldergrove

Naval Radio Section Aldergrove

Naval Radio Section Aldergrove, or NRS Aldergrove, is a Canadian Forces naval radio communications facility located in both Aldergrove and Matsqui, British Columbia.

Fraser Valley

Fraser Valley

The Fraser Valley is a geographical region in southwestern British Columbia, Canada and northwestern Washington State. It starts just west of Hope in a narrow valley encompassing the Fraser River and ends at the Pacific Ocean stretching from the North Shore Mountains, opposite the city of Vancouver BC, to just south of Bellingham, Washington.

Firefighting

Firefighting

Firefighting is the act of extinguishing or preventing the spread of unwanted fires, in order to protect human lives, property, and the environment. A person who engages in firefighting is known as a firefighter.

Emergency service

Emergency service

Emergency services and rescue services are organizations that ensure public safety, security, and health by addressing and resolving different emergencies. Some of these agencies exist solely for addressing certain types of emergencies, while others deal with ad hoc emergencies as part of their normal responsibilities. Many of these agencies engage in community awareness and prevention programs to help the public avoid, detect, and report emergencies effectively. Emergency services are often considered first responders, and typically have dedicated emergency vehicles.

Economic facts

  • CFB Esquimalt contributes nearly $600 million into the local community annually.[71][72]
  • CFB Esquimalt is the largest community employer.[73]
  • CFB Esquimalt provides 7,866 jobs in the community.[2]
  • CFB Esquimalt spends locally 770,847,000 dollars annually.[2]

Source: "CFB Esquimalt", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, March 27th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CFB_Esquimalt.

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Further Reading

List of current ships of the Royal Canadian Navy

Pacific Station

Orca-class patrol vessel

CFB Halifax

HMCS Ottawa (FFH 341)

Esquimalt Royal Navy Dockyard

Maritime Forces Atlantic

Maritime Forces Pacific

CFAV Glendyne (YTB 640)

Esquimalt Harbour

HMCS Beacon Hill

HMCS Nonsuch

Naden Band of Maritime Forces Pacific

CFAV Badger (YAG 319)

CFAV Grizzly (YAG 306)

Navy bands in Canada
See also

Historical background

References
  1. ^ Joint Task Force Pacific
  2. ^ a b c d CFB Esquimalt
  3. ^ "Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt". Archived from the original on 31 January 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  4. ^ Naden lost its "HMCS" designation in unification when all Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) shore establishments became part of the Canadian Forces Base system."Canada – National Defence: CFB Esquimalt – History Archived 13 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine"
  5. ^ Her Majesty’s Canadian Ships return from outstanding deployment
  6. ^ Esquimalt Naval Sites National Historic Site of Canada. Directory of Federal Heritage Designations. Parks Canada.
  7. ^ HMCS Yellowknife
  8. ^ "Canadian Navy: MARPAC – Maritime Forces Pacific – Esquimalt Harbour". 13 December 2006. Archived from the original on 13 June 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  9. ^ The History of the ORCA
  10. ^ "Search Results: CFB Esquimalt". Directory of Federal Heritage Designations. Parks Canada. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  11. ^ Guard House Building 38. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  12. ^ Belmont Road Main Gatehouse. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  13. ^ Cow Barn and Dairy RR6. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  14. ^ Gatehouse Lodge. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  15. ^ Grant Block, Building 24. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  16. ^ Gymnasium RR22. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  17. ^ Hatley Castle. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  18. ^ Nixon Block RR24A. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  19. ^ Stable / Garage RR4. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  20. ^ Swimming Pool RR22A. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  21. ^ Building D101. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  22. ^ CFB Esquimalt, Dockyard, Aldergrove Building, DY 199. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  23. ^ CFB Esquimalt, Bickford Tower, Building D118. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  24. ^ Building D211. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  25. ^ Building D80, former Cordage / Furniture Stores. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  26. ^ Building D175. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  27. ^ Building D1. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  28. ^ Building D51. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  29. ^ Building D214. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  30. ^ Building D70. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  31. ^ Building D83. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  32. ^ Building D77. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  33. ^ Pump House. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  34. ^ Building D26. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  35. ^ Building D75-D76. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  36. ^ Building D109. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  37. ^ Shipwrights' Shed / Spar Shed, Building D113. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  38. ^ Building D38. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  39. ^ Transformer House. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  40. ^ Veterans' Cemetery Chapel. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  41. ^ Warehouse Building D85. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  42. ^ "EllisDon – Fleet Maintenance Facility Cape Breton". www.ellisdon.com. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  43. ^ DCC. "Pacific Fleet Maintenance Facility Cape Breton approaching final construction phase completion". Defence Construction Canada. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  44. ^ a b Naden Museum Square, Building 37. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  45. ^ Former Offices of the Officer-in-Charge. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  46. ^ Naden, Museum Square, Building No. 35. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  47. ^ Communications School, Building 67. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  48. ^ Naden, Building Nos. 33, 33A, 33B. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  49. ^ Gunnery School, former Building 50. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  50. ^ Building 34. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  51. ^ a b Naden Museum Square, Building 20. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  52. ^ Protestant Chapel Building 39. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  53. ^ Radar Training Building. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  54. ^ Stores / Museum Warehouse, Building 29. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  55. ^ Torpedo School, former Building 2. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  56. ^ Trades Training Building. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  57. ^ Former Armament Artificer's and Sergeant's Quarters, Building 522. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  58. ^ Gun Emplacement, Building 578. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  59. ^ Former Married Privates' Quarters, Building 523. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  60. ^ Signal Hill No. 508. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  61. ^ Work Point Barracks No. 1020. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  62. ^ Royal Garrison Artillery Barracks’ Blocks, Building 1075. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  63. ^ Work Point Barracks No. 1004. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  64. ^ Work Point Guard House. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  65. ^ "Multi-Faith Naval Chapel". Institute for Stained Glass In Canada.
  66. ^ "Old Naval and Garrison Church (1866)". Institute for Stained Glass In Canada.
  67. ^ "CFB Esquimalt Naval & Military Museum Home Page". Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  68. ^ Reference: Esquimalt Naval Base: A History of Its Works and Its Defences, by Major F.V. Longstaff, 1941,
  69. ^ "The Look-Out". Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  70. ^ Minister Findlay announces the opening of the Base Fire Hall and Emergency Response Centre at Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt
  71. ^ Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt
  72. ^ "Maritime Forces Pacific". Royal Canadian Navy. 19 April 2013.
  73. ^ An Economic Development Strategy for the Township of Esquimalt
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