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CFB Halifax

Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Halifax is Canada's east coast naval base and home port to the Royal Canadian Navy Atlantic fleet, known as Canadian Fleet Atlantic (CANFLTLANT), that forms part of the formation Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT).

Canadian Forces Base Halifax
Halifax, Nova Scotia in Canada
HMCS Fredericton docked at His Majesty's Canadian Dockyard Halifax
Coordinates44°39′23.63″N 63°34′44.69″W / 44.6565639°N 63.5790806°W / 44.6565639; -63.5790806
Site information
OwnerDepartment of National Defence
OperatorRoyal Canadian Navy
Controlled byMaritime Forces Atlantic
Websitehttp://www.navy-marine.forces.gc.ca/en/about/structure-marlant-units.page
Garrison information
Current
commander
Captain(N) Sean Williams[1]

It is the largest Canadian Forces Base in terms of the number of posted personnel[2] and is formed from an amalgamation of military properties situated around the strategic Halifax Harbour in Nova Scotia.

His Majesty's Canadian Dockyard (HMC Dockyard Halifax) edit

History edit

HMC Dockyard Halifax was acquired by the Canadian government from the Royal Navy following the withdrawal of British military forces from Canada in 1906. Prior to 1906, it was known as Royal Naval Dockyard, Halifax and is one of the oldest defence establishments in Canada, having been established by the Royal Navy during the 18th century as HM Dockyard. While awaiting transfer to Canada, the dockyard fell into disrepair. The dockyard was formally taken over from the British government by Canada in 1910, with no changes to the layout. The dockyard in 1910 comprised a naval hospital, a blacksmith shop, workshops, three slipways, five jetties, residences, coal and victualling stores and 75 other miscellaneous buildings.[3]

During World War I, the dockyard underwent significant expansion, acting as headquarters for the Royal Canadian Navy and as the North American headquarters for the Royal Navy. During the 1917 Halifax Explosion, the dockyard was severely damaged, with many of its buildings demolished. New ones were swiftly erected for the war effort. However, following the end of the war in 1918, the number of dockyard staff was reduced significantly.[3]

In 1939, the dockyards were extended to the north and south. With the onset of World War II, this was still not large enough and the lands of the French Cable Company in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia were acquired and integrated into the base. In 1942, the Royal Canadian Navy acquired the Army Ordnance Depot in Dartmouth and an area on the east side of Bedford Basin was turned into an ammunition depot. During the war, new construction replaced nearly every building that had existed prior to the war. HMC Dockyard encompassed 508 hectares (1,255 acres) after all the acquisitions. In 1943, the dockyard's lands were augmented with property in Renous, New Brunswick and another ammunition depot at Newcastle, New Brunswick. The Army Gun Wharf in Halifax became the victualling depot and two communications stations were established, one at Albro and one at Newport Corners. The barracks building that became HMCS Scotian was erected during the war.[3]

In 1948, the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic was established on the premises of the dockyard. In the 1950s, an Underwater Training Unit, the School of ABCD Warfare and the Damage Control School were under the administration of HMCS Stadacona and operated out of dockyard facilities. The dockyard maintained a 35-ton lift crane on Jetty 3, a 45-ton lift crane on Jetty 4 and a 50-ton lift crane on the Gun Wharf. In 1953, a seaward defence base was constructed between Pier "B" and the yacht anchorage in the south end of Halifax.[3]

Current status edit

HMC Dockyard Halifax is located on the western side of Halifax Harbour at the southern end of The Narrows. It hosts the headquarters of Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT), the formal name for the Atlantic Fleet. HMC Dockyard Halifax contains berths for Canadian and foreign warships, Formation Supply Facility, Fleet Maintenance Facility Cape Scott, shore-based training facilities as well as operations buildings for MARLANT and other organizations such as Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Halifax (JRCC Halifax).

HMC Dockyard Halifax also has an adjunct facility directly across the harbour on the Dartmouth shoreline with jetties and various buildings, including Defence Research and Development Canada – Atlantic.

HMC Dockyard Halifax maintains exclusive control of several anchorage areas within the limits of Halifax Harbour and prevents civilian vessels from sailing in the vicinity of military facilities; a floating force protection boom system was constructed to prevent small vessels from unauthorized passage near warships and pierside facilities.

The original Naval Yard clock has been restored and moved to the Halifax Ferry Terminal entrance while the original Naval Yard bell is preserved at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax, a museum which also features a large diorama depicting the Naval Yard in 1813 at its height in the Age of Sail. The dockyard was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1923,[4] while Admiralty House was designated a National Historic Site in 1978.[5]

Stadacona edit

Stadacona, referred to as HMCS Stadacona before 1968 and frequently referred to as "Stad", is an adjunct to HMC Dockyard located west of the waterfront in the North End of the Halifax peninsula. Prior to the arrival of the French, the location that would become Quebec was the home of a small Iroquois village called "Stadacona", after which the base is named.[6] Stadacona contains the Canadian Forces Naval Engineering School (with facilities at Herring Cove/York Redoubt, south of Halifax), the Canadian Forces Naval Operations School, the base hospital, the Canadian Forces Maritime Warfare Centre, and various messes. Stadacona is also home to the headquarters of 5th Canadian Division and the Maritime Command Museum.

Stadacona was built as the British Army's Wellington Barracks, later known as the Nelson Barracks, as part of the Halifax Defence Complex. The British military forces departed from Canada in 1906. During World War II, the Royal Canadian Navy appropriated the site from the army and it was transformed into HMCS Stadacona.

Historic structures edit

Admiralty's Residence edit

 
Admiralty House, Halifax (1819)

Almost all the original Royal Navy 18th and 19th century buildings were demolished in World War II to make way for machine shops, stores buildings and drill halls needed to man and maintain the hundreds of corvettes being commissioned during the crash expansion of the Royal Canadian Navy during the Battle of the Atlantic. Only one residence from 1814 and the Admiral's Residence from 1819 survived. The Admiral's residence (Admiralty House) is now the Naval Museum of Halifax.

Wellington Barracks edit

Wellington Barracks, also known as Wellington House is located next to the former parade square within CFB Halifax. It was constructed by the Royal Engineers between 1852 and 1860 and is of neoclassical design.[8]

Wellington Gate edit

 
Wellington Gate, Göttingen Street (1850)

Wellington Gate was created in 1850 and named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. The gate is lined on either side with two columns listing the battle honours of the Royal Canadian Regiment, which was stationed at Wellington Barracks for several years.

Admiralty Garden edit

 
Admiralty Garden CFB Halifax

The Admiralty Garden was created c. 1814 and has plaques and monuments displayed to honour persons and mark events, significant to Halifax's naval history. In 1972 the "Wall of Valour" was created to recognize the bravery decorations awarded to regular and reserve members of the Royal Canadian Navy.

There are a series plaques of Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.

 
Plaque commemorating George Augustus Westphal who participated in the Battle of Trafalgar

Faith Centre edit

 
South row of Faith Centre plaques, CFB Halifax
 
East row of Faith Centre plaques, CFB Halifax
 
Window for HMCS Shawinigan
 
HMS Good Hope commemorating the first four casualties of the RCN[9] at the Battle of Coronel in 1914

The Faith Centre has numerous plaques and stained glass windows that are dedicated to naval personnel who died in service aboard Canadian warships.

Royal Navy Burying Ground edit

 
Royal Navy Burial Ground – Gravestones for the casualties of the USS Chesapeake (left) and HMS Shannon (right), CFB Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia

The Royal Navy Burying Ground at Halifax has monuments to those served and lost in the medical facility as a result of capture of USS Chesapeake by HMS Shannon. There are 84 grave markers, but as many as 500 people buried.[10][11][12][13]

Shearwater Heliport edit

Shearwater Heliport is an airfield located on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour in the community of Eastern Passage that supports CH-148 Cyclone helicopters used on the RCN's warships based at CFB Halifax.

Formerly a separate base known as CFB Shearwater, the airfield was realigned as part of CFB Halifax during the mid-1990s. 12 Wing, a Royal Canadian Air Force unit that reports to 1 Canadian Air Division, is the primary user of Shearwater Heliport and is headquartered there. DND properties that were formerly aligned to CFB Shearwater, such as the Hartlen Point Golf Course and the Shearwater Jetty, are now part of CFB Halifax.

12 Wing operates from two locations with four squadrons:

  • Shearwater Heliport
    • 406 Maritime Operational Training Squadron is an operational training squadron for training all maritime helicopter aircrew in the Canadian Forces.
    • 423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron is an operational squadron at Shearwater Heliport which provides CH-148 Cyclone helicopters for Maritime Forces Atlantic warships.
    • 12 Air Maintenance Squadron provides aircraft maintenance and engineering support to 12 Wing's operational squadrons.
    • Helicopter Operational Evaluation and Test Facility (HOTEF) is responsible for researching and testing state-of-the-art equipment for the CH-148 Cyclone to enable crews to operate efficiently, ashore or while deployed.
  • Patricia Bay Heliport

Royal Artillery Park edit

 
Cambridge Military Library, Royal Artillery Park

Royal Artillery Park is a military park, which is part of CFB Halifax. In the far corner of the Royal Artillery Park, is a diminutive red brick building, the Cambridge Military Library. This building was the social and literary centre of military Halifax. The Library opened in 1817 at Grafton Street, as an alternative to the more notorious choices of city entertainment. It moved to its present location in Royal Artillery Park in 1886 and was renamed Cambridge Military Library in 1902. The library was funded in part from Customs receipts collected by the British Army during its occupation of the port of Castine, Maine, during the War of 1812.

CFAD Bedford edit

The Canadian Forces Ammunition Depot Bedford, informally referred to as the "Bedford Magazine", is a major Canadian Forces property occupying the entire northern shore of Bedford Basin. It houses all of the ordnance for MARLANT vessels and has a loading jetty and several nearby anchorages.

HMCS Trinity edit

HMCS Trinity is the organization housed at Stadacona which is tasked with maintaining MARLANT communications with vessels and other Canadian Forces and allied units, as well as developing strategic and tactical operational intelligence for unit commanders.

HMCS Trinity operates two remote radio transmitter/receiver stations near Halifax:

Windsor Park edit

Windsor Park contains the Military Police Unit (Halifax), Health Promotion Services (PSP), Integrated Personnel Service Centre (IPSC), the Military Family Resource Centre, CFB Halifax Curling Club, 3 Intelligence Company Headquarters as well as the Canex.

Housing edit

Housing for CFB Halifax is provided to Canadian Forces personnel and their dependants at Windsor Park, a housing area built by the Department of National Defence in the West End of Halifax. Stadacona is home to Tribute Tower, a barracks for JR Ranks members. Base housing also used to be provided at Shannon Park and Wallis Heights in the North End of Dartmouth, however with defence cutbacks in the 1990s, this area has been sold for civilian use. Housing is available at the 12 Wing Shearwater site, which is part of CFB Halifax. A large number of service personnel own or rent civilian property in the area.

CFB Halifax Emergency Services edit

The base is equipped with their own fire and rescue service with mostly land based vehicles.[14] Royal Canadian Navy ships are also equipped to fight fires including tugs with the auxiliary branch. The City of Halifax's Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency can provide additional marine fire support if needed.

Commemorations and monuments edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "The Maple Leaf". 16 September 2020.
  2. ^ "The Military in Nova Scotia - Key Facts | novascotia.ca". novascotia.ca. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  3. ^ a b c d "Gateway to the North Atlantic". The Crowsnest. Vol. 6, no. 2. Queen's Printer. December 1953. pp. 4–6.
  4. ^ Halifax Dockyard National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
  5. ^ Admiralty House National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  6. ^ Bumsted, J. M. Canada's Diverse Peoples: A Reference Sourcebook. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2003. 35.
  7. ^ "Commissionaires may be affected in 'deep' DND cuts". CBC News. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Historic Places: Wellington Barracks". Canada's Historic Places. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  9. ^ "First Canadian Casualties in the RCN". The War at Sea. 24 December 2001. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  10. ^ "Unmarked graves sought in navy cemetery". CBC. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  11. ^ "The Naval chronicle : containing a general and biographical history of the royal navy of the United kingdom with a variety of original papers on nautical subjects". London : J. Gold. Retrieved 9 December 2017 – via Internet Archive.
  12. ^ "The Naval Chronicle, for 1813: Containing a General and Biographical History of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom; with a Variety of Original Papers on Nautical Subjects. Under the Guidance of Several Literary and Professional Men. Vol. XXIX. (from January to June.)". Joyce Gold. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017 – via Internet Archive.
  13. ^ "The Naval chronicle : containing a general and biographical history of the royal navy of the United kingdom with a variety of original papers on nautical subjects". London : J. Gold. Retrieved 9 December 2017 – via Internet Archive.
  14. ^ "Truckfax: CFB Halifax Fire Apparatus". 21 September 2012.
  15. ^ "Carroll". Awards to the Royal Canadian Navy. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  16. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Lady Nelson (Canadian Steam passenger ship)". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 21 October 2014.

External links edit

  • MARLANT – Maritime Forces Atlantic, CFB Halifax

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Canadian Forces Base CFB Halifax is Canada s east coast naval base and home port to the Royal Canadian Navy Atlantic fleet known as Canadian Fleet Atlantic CANFLTLANT that forms part of the formation Maritime Forces Atlantic MARLANT Canadian Forces Base HalifaxHalifax Nova Scotia in CanadaHMCS Fredericton docked at His Majesty s Canadian Dockyard HalifaxCoordinates44 39 23 63 N 63 34 44 69 W 44 6565639 N 63 5790806 W 44 6565639 63 5790806Site informationOwnerDepartment of National DefenceOperatorRoyal Canadian NavyControlled byMaritime Forces AtlanticWebsitehttp www navy marine forces gc ca en about structure marlant units pageGarrison informationCurrentcommanderCaptain N Sean Williams 1 It is the largest Canadian Forces Base in terms of the number of posted personnel 2 and is formed from an amalgamation of military properties situated around the strategic Halifax Harbour in Nova Scotia Contents 1 His Majesty s Canadian Dockyard HMC Dockyard Halifax 1 1 History 1 2 Current status 2 Stadacona 2 1 Historic structures 2 1 1 Admiralty s Residence 2 1 2 Wellington Barracks 2 1 3 Wellington Gate 2 1 4 Admiralty Garden 2 1 5 Faith Centre 2 1 6 Royal Navy Burying Ground 3 Shearwater Heliport 4 Royal Artillery Park 5 CFAD Bedford 6 HMCS Trinity 7 Windsor Park 8 Housing 9 CFB Halifax Emergency Services 10 Commemorations and monuments 11 See also 12 References 13 External linksHis Majesty s Canadian Dockyard HMC Dockyard Halifax editHistory edit HMC Dockyard Halifax was acquired by the Canadian government from the Royal Navy following the withdrawal of British military forces from Canada in 1906 Prior to 1906 it was known as Royal Naval Dockyard Halifax and is one of the oldest defence establishments in Canada having been established by the Royal Navy during the 18th century as HM Dockyard While awaiting transfer to Canada the dockyard fell into disrepair The dockyard was formally taken over from the British government by Canada in 1910 with no changes to the layout The dockyard in 1910 comprised a naval hospital a blacksmith shop workshops three slipways five jetties residences coal and victualling stores and 75 other miscellaneous buildings 3 During World War I the dockyard underwent significant expansion acting as headquarters for the Royal Canadian Navy and as the North American headquarters for the Royal Navy During the 1917 Halifax Explosion the dockyard was severely damaged with many of its buildings demolished New ones were swiftly erected for the war effort However following the end of the war in 1918 the number of dockyard staff was reduced significantly 3 In 1939 the dockyards were extended to the north and south With the onset of World War II this was still not large enough and the lands of the French Cable Company in Dartmouth Nova Scotia were acquired and integrated into the base In 1942 the Royal Canadian Navy acquired the Army Ordnance Depot in Dartmouth and an area on the east side of Bedford Basin was turned into an ammunition depot During the war new construction replaced nearly every building that had existed prior to the war HMC Dockyard encompassed 508 hectares 1 255 acres after all the acquisitions In 1943 the dockyard s lands were augmented with property in Renous New Brunswick and another ammunition depot at Newcastle New Brunswick The Army Gun Wharf in Halifax became the victualling depot and two communications stations were established one at Albro and one at Newport Corners The barracks building that became HMCS Scotian was erected during the war 3 In 1948 the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic was established on the premises of the dockyard In the 1950s an Underwater Training Unit the School of ABCD Warfare and the Damage Control School were under the administration of HMCS Stadacona and operated out of dockyard facilities The dockyard maintained a 35 ton lift crane on Jetty 3 a 45 ton lift crane on Jetty 4 and a 50 ton lift crane on the Gun Wharf In 1953 a seaward defence base was constructed between Pier B and the yacht anchorage in the south end of Halifax 3 Current status edit HMC Dockyard Halifax is located on the western side of Halifax Harbour at the southern end of The Narrows It hosts the headquarters of Maritime Forces Atlantic MARLANT the formal name for the Atlantic Fleet HMC Dockyard Halifax contains berths for Canadian and foreign warships Formation Supply Facility Fleet Maintenance Facility Cape Scott shore based training facilities as well as operations buildings for MARLANT and other organizations such as Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Halifax JRCC Halifax HMC Dockyard Halifax also has an adjunct facility directly across the harbour on the Dartmouth shoreline with jetties and various buildings including Defence Research and Development Canada Atlantic HMC Dockyard Halifax maintains exclusive control of several anchorage areas within the limits of Halifax Harbour and prevents civilian vessels from sailing in the vicinity of military facilities a floating force protection boom system was constructed to prevent small vessels from unauthorized passage near warships and pierside facilities The original Naval Yard clock has been restored and moved to the Halifax Ferry Terminal entrance while the original Naval Yard bell is preserved at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax a museum which also features a large diorama depicting the Naval Yard in 1813 at its height in the Age of Sail The dockyard was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1923 4 while Admiralty House was designated a National Historic Site in 1978 5 Stadacona editStadacona referred to as HMCS Stadacona before 1968 and frequently referred to as Stad is an adjunct to HMC Dockyard located west of the waterfront in the North End of the Halifax peninsula Prior to the arrival of the French the location that would become Quebec was the home of a small Iroquois village called Stadacona after which the base is named 6 Stadacona contains the Canadian Forces Naval Engineering School with facilities at Herring Cove York Redoubt south of Halifax the Canadian Forces Naval Operations School the base hospital the Canadian Forces Maritime Warfare Centre and various messes Stadacona is also home to the headquarters of 5th Canadian Division and the Maritime Command Museum Stadacona was built as the British Army s Wellington Barracks later known as the Nelson Barracks as part of the Halifax Defence Complex The British military forces departed from Canada in 1906 During World War II the Royal Canadian Navy appropriated the site from the army and it was transformed into HMCS Stadacona nbsp Stadacona Entrance Building demolished in March 2013 7 nbsp Wellington Barracks nbsp Leonard W Murray Naval Fleet School Atlantic Building CFB Halifax nbsp Gravestones for casualties of HMS Shannon s Capture of USS Chesapeake Royal Navy Burying Ground nbsp Battle of Trafalgar mural by William Lionel Wyllie Juno Tower nbsp HMHS Llandovery Castle 210 dead 24 survivors June 1918 plaque Stadacona Health Centre nbsp HMCS Lady Nelson returned 25 000 wounded from battlefront in Second World War Commemoration Display Stadacona Health Centre nbsp Queen s Steps staircase used by Queen Elizabeth II on the day she departed Canada 1 August 1959 CFB Halifax Nova ScotiaHistoric structures edit Admiralty s Residence edit nbsp Admiralty House Halifax 1819 Almost all the original Royal Navy 18th and 19th century buildings were demolished in World War II to make way for machine shops stores buildings and drill halls needed to man and maintain the hundreds of corvettes being commissioned during the crash expansion of the Royal Canadian Navy during the Battle of the Atlantic Only one residence from 1814 and the Admiral s Residence from 1819 survived The Admiral s residence Admiralty House is now the Naval Museum of Halifax Wellington Barracks edit Wellington Barracks also known as Wellington House is located next to the former parade square within CFB Halifax It was constructed by the Royal Engineers between 1852 and 1860 and is of neoclassical design 8 Wellington Gate edit nbsp Wellington Gate Gottingen Street 1850 Wellington Gate was created in 1850 and named after Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke of Wellington The gate is lined on either side with two columns listing the battle honours of the Royal Canadian Regiment which was stationed at Wellington Barracks for several years Admiralty Garden edit nbsp Admiralty Garden CFB HalifaxThe Admiralty Garden was created c 1814 and has plaques and monuments displayed to honour persons and mark events significant to Halifax s naval history In 1972 the Wall of Valour was created to recognize the bravery decorations awarded to regular and reserve members of the Royal Canadian Navy There are a series plaques of Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada nbsp Plaque commemorating George Augustus Westphal who participated in the Battle of TrafalgarFaith Centre edit nbsp South row of Faith Centre plaques CFB Halifax nbsp East row of Faith Centre plaques CFB Halifax nbsp Window for HMCS Shawinigan nbsp HMS Good Hope commemorating the first four casualties of the RCN 9 at the Battle of Coronel in 1914The Faith Centre has numerous plaques and stained glass windows that are dedicated to naval personnel who died in service aboard Canadian warships Royal Navy Burying Ground edit nbsp Royal Navy Burial Ground Gravestones for the casualties of the USS Chesapeake left and HMS Shannon right CFB Halifax Halifax Nova ScotiaThe Royal Navy Burying Ground at Halifax has monuments to those served and lost in the medical facility as a result of capture of USS Chesapeake by HMS Shannon There are 84 grave markers but as many as 500 people buried 10 11 12 13 Shearwater Heliport editShearwater Heliport is an airfield located on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour in the community of Eastern Passage that supports CH 148 Cyclone helicopters used on the RCN s warships based at CFB Halifax Formerly a separate base known as CFB Shearwater the airfield was realigned as part of CFB Halifax during the mid 1990s 12 Wing a Royal Canadian Air Force unit that reports to 1 Canadian Air Division is the primary user of Shearwater Heliport and is headquartered there DND properties that were formerly aligned to CFB Shearwater such as the Hartlen Point Golf Course and the Shearwater Jetty are now part of CFB Halifax 12 Wing operates from two locations with four squadrons Shearwater Heliport 406 Maritime Operational Training Squadron is an operational training squadron for training all maritime helicopter aircrew in the Canadian Forces 423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron is an operational squadron at Shearwater Heliport which provides CH 148 Cyclone helicopters for Maritime Forces Atlantic warships 12 Air Maintenance Squadron provides aircraft maintenance and engineering support to 12 Wing s operational squadrons Helicopter Operational Evaluation and Test Facility HOTEF is responsible for researching and testing state of the art equipment for the CH 148 Cyclone to enable crews to operate efficiently ashore or while deployed Patricia Bay Heliport 443 Maritime Helicopter Squadron is an operational squadron which provides CH 148 Cyclone helicopters for Maritime Forces Pacific warships Royal Artillery Park edit nbsp Cambridge Military Library Royal Artillery ParkRoyal Artillery Park is a military park which is part of CFB Halifax In the far corner of the Royal Artillery Park is a diminutive red brick building the Cambridge Military Library This building was the social and literary centre of military Halifax The Library opened in 1817 at Grafton Street as an alternative to the more notorious choices of city entertainment It moved to its present location in Royal Artillery Park in 1886 and was renamed Cambridge Military Library in 1902 The library was funded in part from Customs receipts collected by the British Army during its occupation of the port of Castine Maine during the War of 1812 CFAD Bedford editThe Canadian Forces Ammunition Depot Bedford informally referred to as the Bedford Magazine is a major Canadian Forces property occupying the entire northern shore of Bedford Basin It houses all of the ordnance for MARLANT vessels and has a loading jetty and several nearby anchorages HMCS Trinity editHMCS Trinity is the organization housed at Stadacona which is tasked with maintaining MARLANT communications with vessels and other Canadian Forces and allied units as well as developing strategic and tactical operational intelligence for unit commanders HMCS Trinity operates two remote radio transmitter receiver stations near Halifax Naval Radio Station Newport Corner Naval Radio Station Mill CoveWindsor Park editWindsor Park contains the Military Police Unit Halifax Health Promotion Services PSP Integrated Personnel Service Centre IPSC the Military Family Resource Centre CFB Halifax Curling Club 3 Intelligence Company Headquarters as well as the Canex Housing editHousing for CFB Halifax is provided to Canadian Forces personnel and their dependants at Windsor Park a housing area built by the Department of National Defence in the West End of Halifax Stadacona is home to Tribute Tower a barracks for JR Ranks members Base housing also used to be provided at Shannon Park and Wallis Heights in the North End of Dartmouth however with defence cutbacks in the 1990s this area has been sold for civilian use Housing is available at the 12 Wing Shearwater site which is part of CFB Halifax A large number of service personnel own or rent civilian property in the area CFB Halifax Emergency Services editThe base is equipped with their own fire and rescue service with mostly land based vehicles 14 Royal Canadian Navy ships are also equipped to fight fires including tugs with the auxiliary branch The City of Halifax s Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency can provide additional marine fire support if needed Commemorations and monuments editWallis Heights Nova Scotia and Provo Wallis St is named after Nova Scotian Provo Wallis Stadacona is the indigenous name for Quebec City Monuments in the graveyard to HMS Shannon and USS Chesapeake Wellington Barracks named after Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke of Wellington renamed Nelson Barracks named after Horatio Nelson Shannon Park is named after HMS Shannon the Murray Building Naval Fleet School Atlantic is named after Admiral Leonard W Murray the Carroll Building Naval Fleet School Atlantic is named after Lieutenant Commander George Alvin Carroll 1921 1963 born Stockton Manitoba Distinguished Service Medal 15 Lady Nelson Road is named after HMCS Lady Nelson that was hit by U 161 16 See also edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to CFB Halifax nbsp Canada portalRoyal Naval Dockyard Halifax Military history of Nova Scotia History of the Royal Canadian NavyReferences edit The Maple Leaf 16 September 2020 The Military in Nova Scotia Key Facts novascotia ca novascotia ca Retrieved 2023 04 10 a b c d Gateway to the North Atlantic The Crowsnest Vol 6 no 2 Queen s Printer December 1953 pp 4 6 Halifax Dockyard National Historic Site of Canada Canadian Register of Historic Places Retrieved 9 March 2013 Admiralty House National Historic Site of Canada Canadian Register of Historic Places Retrieved 22 August 2012 Bumsted J M Canada s Diverse Peoples A Reference Sourcebook Santa Barbara CA ABC CLIO 2003 35 Commissionaires may be affected in deep DND cuts CBC News 22 February 2013 Retrieved 2 April 2023 Historic Places Wellington Barracks Canada s Historic Places Retrieved 2 April 2023 First Canadian Casualties in the RCN The War at Sea 24 December 2001 Retrieved 21 October 2014 Unmarked graves sought in navy cemetery CBC 18 July 2011 Retrieved 21 October 2014 The Naval chronicle containing a general and biographical history of the royal navy of the United kingdom with a variety of original papers on nautical subjects London J Gold Retrieved 9 December 2017 via Internet Archive The Naval Chronicle for 1813 Containing a General and Biographical History of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom with a Variety of Original Papers on Nautical Subjects Under the Guidance of Several Literary and Professional Men Vol XXIX from January to June Joyce Gold 9 December 2017 Retrieved 9 December 2017 via Internet Archive The Naval chronicle containing a general and biographical history of the royal navy of the United kingdom with a variety of original papers on nautical subjects London J Gold Retrieved 9 December 2017 via Internet Archive Truckfax CFB Halifax Fire Apparatus 21 September 2012 Carroll Awards to the Royal Canadian Navy Retrieved 21 October 2014 Helgason Gudmundur Lady Nelson Canadian Steam passenger ship German U boats of WWII uboat net Retrieved 21 October 2014 External links editMARLANT Maritime Forces Atlantic CFB Halifax Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title CFB Halifax amp oldid 1205803513 HMCS Trinity, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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