List of Royal Canadian Navy bases (1911–1968) explained

This is a list of shore-based facilities operated by the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) from its creation in 1911 until unification into the Canadian Forces on February 1, 1968.

All RCN shore-based facilities in this period followed the naming tradition of the Royal Navy, whereby the prefix HMCS or Naval Radio Station (NRS), was affixed. This tradition is somewhat maintained under the RCN's successor, Canadian Forces Maritime Command where certain facilities such as HMCS Trinity and NRS Aldergrove, are still formally referred to in this fashion, likely out of tradition, however the entire bases at the deep water ports of Victoria and Halifax are now referred to as a Canadian Forces Base or CFB. For Canadian Forces Bases operated by the modern Royal Canadian Navy see Canadian Forces Bases#Royal Canadian Navy.

Primary deep water ports

British Columbia

Nova Scotia

Naval Air Stations

British Columbia

Nova Scotia

Auxiliary bases and stations

British Columbia

New Brunswick

Nova Scotia

Bermuda

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Canadian Military History by Bruce Forsyth - A Short History of Abandoned and Downsized Canadian Military Bases . 2011-03-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110718091828/http://www.militarybruce.com/history/base-history_21.html . 2011-07-18 .
  2. Web site: Lux Ex Umbra: Stations of the past: HMCS Coverdale.