List of Canadian Forces Naval Reserve divisions explained

This is a list of Canadian Naval Reserve divisions, shore based reserve training facilities of the Royal Canadian Navy.

Naval reserve divisionCityProvince
Saint JohnNew Brunswick
St John'sNewfoundland and Labrador
OttawaOntario
KingstonOntario
SaguenayQuebec
WinnipegManitoba
RimouskiQuebec
VancouverBritish Columbia
MontrealQuebec
Thunder BayOntario
WindsorOntario
Sept-ÎlesQuebec
VictoriaBritish Columbia
Quebec CityQuebec
EdmontonAlberta
LondonOntario
ReginaSaskatchewan
CharlottetownPrince Edward Island
Trois-RivièresQuebec
HalifaxNova Scotia
HamiltonOntario
CalgaryAlberta
SaskatoonSaskatchewan
TorontoOntario

Christening bells

According to naval custom, the children of the ship's company baptized can also have their names inscribed on the ship's bell. The CFB Esquimalt Naval and Military Museum archive includes christening information from naval reserve divisions: HMCS Scotian; HMCS Queen Charlotte; HMCS Queen; HMCS Hunter; HMCS Hochelaga; HMCS Cataraqui; HMCS Hunter; HMCS Burlington.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.navalandmilitarymuseum.org/resource_pages/bells/bells.asp Christening Bells