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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.
CFB Esquimalt comprises facilities that include Naden (formerly HMCS Naden), [4] His 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 at nine sites such as Belmont Park, WorkPoint, and ...
The dockyards remains in use as HMC Dockyard Esquimalt at CFB Esquimalt, a Canadian Forces base built around the dockyards. The King's Harbour Master (KHM) for CFB Esquimalt has served as the harbour authority for the entire Esquimalt Harbour since Transport Canada transferred responsibility of the harbour to the Department of National Defence. [1]
The Township of Esquimalt (/ ɪ ˈ s k w aɪ m ɔː l t /) 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 ...
Esquimalt Graving Dock [57] 357 41 12 * Washington Marine Group Canada ... Land Level Facility Graving Dock 188.1 29.4 10.7 * * Floating Dry Dock 187 42.7
The floating dry dock Bermuda, sheerlegs, Storehouse, and Casemates Barracks at HM Dockyard Bermuda Dockyard Commissioner's House in Bermuda (1823–31) HMD Bermuda circa 1899, showing the new South Yard under construction (left) and the old fortified North Yard (right) 1933 HMS Norfolk Summer cruise map. Bermuda (1795) (Imperial fortress)
Esquimalt Royal Navy Dockyard; N. Naval Shipyards, York (Upper Canada) R. Royal Naval Dockyard, Halifax This page was last edited on 16 November 2024, at 14:58 (UTC ...
It is likely that these islands were so named after the practise of sailing refitted British naval ships from the Esquimalt Royal Navy Dockyard to these islands and back as a trial run before heading into open seas.