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It is operated by Public Services and Procurement Canada and is the largest non-military hard bottom dry dock on the west coast of the Americas. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] In February 1942, RMS Queen Elizabeth spent two weeks in the Esquimalt Graving Dock refitting and adding 3,000 extra berths for troopship duty.
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 ...
Canada Victoria Shipyards [56] Esquimalt Graving Dock [57] 357 41 12 * Washington Marine Group Canada Vancouver: Vancouver Dry Dock [58] 220 45.8 8.8 *
On 23 April 2013, Winnipeg was rammed while docked at CFB Esquimalt, by American sea trawler American Dynasty of the American Seafoods Company. Six people were injured. [ 16 ] American Dynasty was being towed to the graving dock for repairs when the fishing vessel accelerated and veered to starboard, hitting the frigate.
CentrePort Canada is a tri-modal dry port and Foreign Trade Zone located partly in northwest Winnipeg, Manitoba (CentrePort South) and partly in the Rural Municipality of Rosser (CentrePort North), and situated adjacent to the Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (YWG). [1]
The frigate began her FELEX refit in May 2015 and returned to service on 29 April 2016 at CFB Esquimalt. [20] On 6 February 2019, Regina and Asterix departed Esquimalt for Pacific operations with other nations' navies. [21] On 18 February, a Cyclone helicopter from Regina was attempting to land on Asterix and was damaged in the operation.
Esquimalt Harbour is a natural harbour in Greater Victoria on the southern tip of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. The entrance to Esquimalt Harbour is from the south off the Strait of Juan de Fuca through a narrow channel known as Royal Roads. Esquimalt Harbour is situated west of Victoria Harbour, another
This is a list of corporations based in Winnipeg.. This includes businesses completely owned and operated out of Winnipeg, as well as corporations that have significant operations (manufacturing, etc.) in Winnipeg, such as American-owned companies that base their Canadian division in Winnipeg (as in the case of Lifetouch Canada). [1]