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Post by pyeknu on May 17, 2019 10:31:39 GMT
And here is part two of the introduction of Maritime Forces Atlantic...
FLEET DIVING GROUP ATLANTIC/GROUPE DE PLONGÉE DE LA FLOTTE (ATLANTIQUE)
His Majesty's Canadian Ship O'Neill/Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté O'Neill (HMCS O'NEILL/NCSM O'NEILL)
Captain (Navy), Fleet Diving Group Atlantic/Capitaine de Vaisseau, Groupe de Plongée de la Flotte (Atlantique) (CAPT(N) FDGLANT/CAPV GPF LANT)
Headquarters/Quartier-Général - Shearwater Heliport, DARTMOUTH, Nova Scotia
Fleet Diving Unit Halifax
Fleet Diving Unit Avalon (FDU AVALON)
Headquarters - ARGENTIA, Newfoundland and Labrador
Unité de Plongée de la Flotte Blanc-Sabon (UPF BLANC-SABON)
Quartier-Général - BLANC-SABON, Québec
Unité de Plongée de la Flotte Bouctouche (UPF BOUCTOUCHE)
Quartier-Général - BOUCTOUCHE, New Brunswick
Fleet Diving Unit Fredericton (FDU FREDERICTON)
Headquarters - FREDERICTON, New Brunswick
Unité de Plongée de la Flotte du Haut-Richelieu (UPF HAUT-RICHELIEU)
Quartier-Général - Arsenal Navale de la Garnison Saint-Jean, SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, Québec
Unité de Plongée de la Flotte du Haut-Saint-Laurent (UPF HSL)
Quartier-Général - VAUDREUIL-DORION, Québec
Unité de Plongée de la Flotte de l'Île-Dorval/Fleet Diving Unit Île-Dorval (UPF ÎLE-DORVAL/FDU ÎLE-DORVAL)
Quartier-Général/Headquarters - Arsenal Navale d'Avenue Dollard, MONTRÉAL, Québec
Unité de Plongée de la Flotte Lac Saint-Jean (UPF LAC SAINT-JEAN)
Quartier-Général - ROBERVAL, Québec
Unité de Plongée de la Flotte Lac Saint-Pierre (UPF LAC SAINT-PIERRE)
Quartier-Général - LOUISEVILLE, Québec
Unité de Plongée de la Flotte Lauzon (UPF LAUZON)
Quartier-Général - Complexe Naval de Lauzon, LÉVIS, Québec
Unité de Plongée de la Flotte de Longue-Pointe/Fleet Diving Unit Longue-Pointe (UPF LONGUE-POINTE/FDU LONGUE-POINTE)
Quartier-Général/Headquarters - Arsenal Navale de Longue-Pointe, MONTRÉAL, Québec
Unité de Plongée de la Flotte Memphrémagog (UPF MEMPHRÉMAGOG)
Quartier-Général - MAGOG, Québec
Unité de Plongée de la Flotte des Mille-Îsles (UPF MILLE-ÎSLES)
Quartier-Général - TERREBONNE, Québec
Unité de Plongée de la Flotte Rimouski (UPF RIMOUSKI)
Quartier-Général - RIMOUSKI, Québec
Unité de Plongée de la Flotte Saguenay (UPF SAGUENAY)
Quartier-Général - Arsenal Navale de La Baie, SAGUENAY, Québec
Unité de Plongée de la Flotte du Saint-Lambert (UPF SAINT-LAMBERT)
Quartier-Général - BROSSARD, Québec
Fleet Diving Unit Summerside (FDU SUMMERSIDE)
Headquarters - SUMMERSIDE, Prince Edward Island
Unité de Plongée de la Flotte de la Vallée d'Outaouais (UPF VALLÉE D'OUTAOUAIS)
Quartier-Général - LACHUTE, Québec
Unité de Plongée de la Flotte de Vallée-du-Richelieu (UPF VALLÉE-DU-RICHELIEU)
Quartier-Général - CHAMBLY, Québec
Unité de Plongée de la Flotte Yamaska (UPF YAMASKA)
Quartier-Général - DRUMMONDVILLE, Québec
As with all other elements of the Navy, the Fleet Diving Unit Atlantic based at the NA jetty on the Dartmouth side of Halifax Harbour by Shearwater Heliport would expand in size to a diving group with multiple units answering to her from across Québec and the Atlantic provinces. Officially christened as Fleet Diving Group Atlantic and commissioned as HMCS O'Neill, named in honour of CPO1 Patrick O'Neill, a former diver who died while still serving as part of the Atlantic diving group (the precursor of FDU) in 1963. While the Regular Force core of the Fleet Diving Group Atlantic would remain at about company-strength, the Naval Reserve fleet diving units would be about platoon strength. Fleet Diving Unit Halifax would take care of clearance diver training while the reserve fleet diving units would handle standard ship's diving training and preparing future port inspection divers for the Naval Reserve underwater port security teams (which will be explained in a future post). To better help the divers in their mission, the building of a new class of diving support tenders based on the recently decommissioned HMCS Cormorant is being discussed at Navy headquarters.
With all that, the bedrock of the future Atlantic fleet is created, thus permitting the following ships and submarines to fall into place when they are completed and commissioned...
SUBMARINE FLOTILLA ATLANTIC/FLOTTILLE SOUS-MARIN (ATLANTIQUE)
Captain (Navy), Submarine Flotilla Atlantic/Capitaine de Vaisseau de la Flottille Sous-Marin (Atlantique) (CAPT[N] SUBFLOTLANT/CAPV FLOTSMLANT)
Headquarters, Eleventh Canadian Submarine Division/Quartier-Général de la Onzième Division Canadien de Sous-Marine (HQ CANSUBDIV ELEVEN/QG 11e DIVCANSM)
Headquarters/Quartier-Général - Clemensport Barracks, CORNWALLIS PARK, Nova Scotia
His Majesty's Canadian Submarine Superior (HMCS/M SUPERIOR) (SSK-878)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - Port Arthur Naval Arsenal, THUNDER BAY, Ontario
Submarine's Home Port - CORNWALLIS PARK, Nova Scotia
His Majesty's Canadian Submarine Ontario (HMCS/M ONTARIO) (SSK-879)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - OSHAWA, Ontario
Submarine's Home Port - CORNWALLIS PARK, Nova Scotia
His Majesty's Canadian Submarine Waayaahtanonki (HMCS/M WAAYAAHTANONKI) (SSK-880)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - SARNIA, Ontario
Submarine's Home Port - CORNWALLIS PARK, Nova Scotia
His Majesty's Canadian Submarine Erie (HMCS/M ERIE) (SSK-881)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - PORT STANLEY, Ontario
Submarine's Home Port - CORNWALLIS PARK, Nova Scotia
Sous-Marin Canadien de Sa Majesté Karegnondi (SMCSM KAREGNONDI) (SSK-882)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - GODERICH, Ontario
Quartier Maritime du Sous-Marin - CORNWALLIS PARK, Nova Scotia
Sous-Marin Canadien de Sa Majesté Bras d'Or (SMCSM BRAS D'OR) (SSK-883)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - NORTH SYDNEY, Nova Scotia
Quartier Maritime du Sous-Marin - CORNWALLIS PARK, Nova Scotia
Sous-Marin Canadien de Sa Majesté Smallwood (SMCSM SMALLWOOD) (SSK-893)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - LABRADOR CITY, Newfoundland and Labrador
Quartier Maritime du Sous-Marin - CORNWALLIS PARK, Nova Scotia
His Majesty's Canadian Submarine Nettilling (HMCS/M NETTILLING) (SSK-894)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division/Pre-Commissioning Division - IQALUIT, Nunavut
Submarine's Home Port - CORNWALLIS PARK, Nova Scotia
Sous-Marin Canadien de Sa Majesté Caniapiscau (SMCSM CANIAPISCAU) (SSK-895)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - FERMONT, Québec
Quartier Maritime du Sous-Marin - CORNWALLIS PARK, Nova Scotia
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Sherwood (NCSM SHERWOOD) (AWS-672)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - Arsenal Navale de la Pointe-du-Marigot, LONGUEUIL, Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire - CORNWALLIS PARK, Nova Scotia
As stated before, all of Canada's submarines would once again return to the control of a single formation, the First Canadian Submarine Squadron; the commander of which would also be dual-hatted as the commander of First Maritime Operations Group, which will be responsible also for all Arctic operations out of Nanisivik. And while the idea of having nuclear submarines is clearly not in the works at this time, getting a decent-enough force of diesel-electric boats with limited AIP technology for limited under-ice usage would serve as a perfect stop-gap until the Dominion finally launches its own version of USS Nautilus sometime in the near future. Given the projected harsh environments that the boats of CANSUBRON ONE would operate in, having a submarine depot ship with ice-breaking capabilities would be paramount. To that end, NCSM Sherwood would be the first vessel of the Eleventh Submarine Division commissioned, with projected in-service date of 1943. She would serve as tender to HMC Submarines Windsor and Corner Brook until the commissioning of HMCS/M Superior, now projected for sometime in 1945, with her sisters following shortly afterwards. After both HMC Submarines Superior and Ontario are commissioned if peace has finally come (and pending neither war loss or constructive casualty), both Windsor and Corner Brook would be regulated to Naval Reserve training submarines based out of HMC Ships Hunter in Windsor and Caribou in Corner Brook for their respectively-named submarines.
And as for the surface fleet...
SURFACE FLOTILLA ATLANTIC/FLOTTILLE D'ACTION NAVALE (ATLANTIQUE)
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Iroquois (HMCS IROQUOIS) (DDH-284)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - ONONDAGA, Ontario
Ship's Home Port - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Huron (NCSM HURON) (DDH-285)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - Arsenal Navale de l'Anse-des-Mères, VILLE DE QUÉBEC, Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Algonquin (NCSM ALGONQUIN) (DDH-287)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - CHELSEA, Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Micmac (HMCS MICMAC) (DDH-288)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - SYDNEY, Nova Scotia
Ship's Home Port - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Cayuga (HMCS CAYUGA) (DDH-290)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - ONONDAGA, Ontario
Ship's Home Port - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Inuktitut (HMCS INUKTITUT) (DDH-294)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - NAIN, Newfoundland and Labrador
Ship's Home Port - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Innu (NCSM INNU) (DDH-296)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - ALMA, Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Seneca (NCSM SENECA) (DDH-299)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - Fort George Naval Arsenal, NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ontario
Quartier Maritime de Navire - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Tuscarora (HMCS TUSCARORA) (DDH-300)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - Fort George Naval Arsenal, NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ontario
Ship's Home Port - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
The new Iroquois-class destroyers would fall into the role that their predecessor class built in the 1970s fulfilled after their TRUMP conversions in the late 1980s; becoming area defence ships that would best serve as flagships for task forces deployed out of Halifax.
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Bathurst (NCSM BATHURST) (FFH-344)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - BATHURST, New Brunswick
Quartier Maritime de Navire - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Trois-Rivières (NCSM TROIS-RIVIÈRES) (FFH-345)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - TROIS-RIVIÈRES, Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Laval (NCSM LAVAL) (FFH-346)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - LAVAL, Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
The three third flight Halifax-class frigates deployed to the Atlantic Fleet would effectively serve as replacement ships for HMC Ships Halifax, Ville de Québec and Montréal respectively; note that HMCS Toronto would be sent to the Pacific Fleet to even the number of Halifax-class frigates once peace in Europe comes. With Navires CSM Bathurst, Trois-Rivières and Laval commissioned, their older sisters would (pending neither war loss or constructive write off) be regulated to the Naval Reserves as training ships and flagships for the reserve maritime operations groups based around the frigates' namesake cities. Halifax would be the flagship of the Sixth Maritime Operations Group based out of HMCS Scotian at the south end of HMC Dockyard in Nova Scotia's capital city. Ville de Québec would become the flagship of the Deuxième Groupe des Opérations Maritimes based out of NCSM Montcalm at her new naval arsenal at l'Anse-des-Mères, located on the Promenade Samuel-de-Champlain just below the Plains of Abraham. And Montréal would become the flagship of the Onzième Groupe des Opérations Maritimes/Eleventh Maritime Operations Group based out of NCSM Donnacona; she would be home ported at Fleet Maintenance Facility Île-Sainte-Hélène's annex dockyard just across the Rue Notre-Dame from BFC Montréal's Longue-Pointe Garrison. During the winter months when the Saint Lawrence freezes up, both Ville de Québec and Montréal would be shifted to the Fleet Maintenance Facility Bathurst on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence coast in northeast New Brunswick.
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Chambly (NCSM CHAMBLY) (FFH-354)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - CHAMBLY, Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Napanee (HMCS NAPANEE) (FFH-361)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - GREATER NAPANEE, Ontario
Ship's Home Port - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Shediac (NCSM SHEDIAC) (FFH-362)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - SHEDIAC, New Brunswick
Quartier Maritime de Navire - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Prescott (HMCS PRESCOTT) (FFH-363)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - PRESCOTT, Ontario
Ship's Home Port - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Swansea (HMCS SWANSEA) (FFH-369)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - Fort York Naval Arsenal, TORONTO, Ontario
Ship's Home Port - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Matane (NCSM MATANE) (FFH-371)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - MATANE, Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Měnagwĕs (HMCS MĚNAGWĚS) (FFH-372) †
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick
Ship's Home Port - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté La Hulloise (NCSM LA HULLOISE) (FFH-374)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - GATINEAU, Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Thetford Mines (NCSM THETFORD MINES) (FFH-375)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - THETFORD-MINES, Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Strathadam (HMCS STRATHADAM) (FFH-376)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - MIRAMICHI, New Brunswick
Ship's Home Port - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship New Glasgow (HMCS NEW GLASGOW) (FFH-377)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - NEW GLASGOW, Nova Scotia
Ship's Home Port - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Lévis (NCSM LÉVIS) (FFH-379)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - Complexe Naval de Lauzon, LÉVIS, Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Trentonian (HMCS TRENTONIAN) (FFH-382)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - TRENTON, Ontario
Ship's Home Port - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Valleyfield (NCSM VALLEYFIELD) (FFH-383)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - SALABERRY-DE-VALLEYFIELD, Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Chebogue (HMCS CHEBOGUE) (FFH-384)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - YARMOUTH, Nova Scotia
Ship's Home Port - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Magog (NCSM MAGOG) (FFH-385)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - MAGOG, Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Guysborough (HMCS GUYSBOROUGH) (FFH-387)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - MULGRAVE, Nova Scotia
Ship's Home Port - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Louisbourg (HMCS LOUISBOURG) (FFH-389)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - LOUISBOURG, Nova Scotia
Ship's Home Port - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
The first three of the Chambly-class frigates - Navires CSM Chambly, Napanee and Shediac - would take the place of the last of the second flight Halifax-class ships, HMC Ships Fredericton, Charlottetown and Saint John's. Again, as with their older sisters and pending things like continued mobilization emergencies, war losses or constructive casualties, the three older frigates would be assigned as flagships of the naval reserve maritime operations groups based around their namesake cities. Fredericton would be home ported at Fleet Maintenance Facility Saint John on the shores of the Bay of Fundy, acting as the flagship of the bilingual Third Maritime Operations Group/Troisième Groupe des Opérations Maritimes based out of HMCS Brunswicker in the same city. Charlottetown would become the flagship of the bilingual Septième Groupe des Opérations Maritimes/Seventh Maritime Operations Group headquartered at NCSM Jolliet in Sept-Îles; the frigate herself would be home ported at Fleet Maintenance Facility Port-la-Joye's main docks at the capital city of Prince Edward Island. And Saint John's would become the flagship of the Eighth Maritime Operations Group, being home ported at the old American naval air station at Argentia on the southern coast of the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland; the Fleet Maintenance Facility Argentia would be located there for all Newfoundland-based naval reserve ships.
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Saguenay (NCSM SAGUENAY) (PCH-401)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - Arsenal Navale de La Baie, SAGUENAY, Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire - SAGUENAY, Québec
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Restigouche (NCSM RESTIGOUCHE) (PCH-405)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - CAMPBELLTON, New Brunswick
Quartier Maritime de Navire - BATHURST, New Brunswick
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Saint-Laurent (NCSM SAINT-LAURENT) (PCH-406)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - SEPT-ÎLES, Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire - BAIE-COMEAU, Québec
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Margaree (HMCS MARGAREE) (PCH-408)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - PORT HAWKESBURY, Nova Scotia
Ship's Home Port - SYDNEY, Nova Scotia
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Gatineau (NCSM GATINEAU) (PCH-409) ⁑
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - GATINEAU, Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire en Été - MONTRÉAL (ÎLE-SAINTE-HÉLÈNE), Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire en Hiver - BATHURST, New Brunswick
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Chaudière (NCSM CHAUDIÈRE) (PCH-411)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - Arsenal Navale de l'Anse-des-Mères, VILLE DE QUÉBEC, Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire en Été- LÉVIS, Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire en Hiver - BATHURST, New Brunswick
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Annapolis (HMCS ANNAPOLIS) (PCH-413)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - Clemensport Barracks, CORNWALLIS PARK, Nova Scotia
Ship's Home Port - CORNWALLIS PARK, Nova Scotia
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Niagara (NCSM NIAGARA) (PCH-414) ‡
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - Fort George Naval Arsenal, NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ontario
Quartier Maritime de Navire en Été - Port Weller Naval Annex, SAINT CATHARINES, Ontario
Quartier Maritime de Navire en Hiver - BATHURST, New Brunswick
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Saint Clair (HMCS SAINT CLAIR) (PCH-415)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - SARNIA, Ontario
Ship's Home Port (Summer) - WINDSOR, Ontario
Ship's Home Port (Winter) - SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Saint Francis (NCSM SAINT FRANCIS) (PCH-416)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - EDMUNSTON, New Brunswick
Quartier Maritime de Navire - BATHURST, New Brunswick
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Saint Croix (HMCS SAINT CROIX) (PCH-417)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - SAINT STEPHEN, New Brunswick
Ship's Home Port - SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Terra Nova (HMCS TERRA NOVA) (PCH-418)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - CLARENVILLE, Newfoundland and Labrador
Ship's Home Port - ARGENTIA, Newfoundland and Labrador
Designed from the start to be crewed almost totally by reservists, the Saguenay-class corvettes would be manned and home ported with their reserve maritime operations groups' fleet maintenance facilities as indicated above.
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Harry DeWolf (HMCS HARRY DeWOLF) (AOPV-430)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - HMC Dockyard, HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
Ship's Home Port - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
Instead of effectively becoming the first Arctic-capable warship since the old icebreaker HMCS Labrador was decommissioned and sent to the Canadian Coast Guard in 1957, HMCS Harry DeWolf would be regulated to naval reserve coastal patrol and training work, assigned as part of the Sixth Maritime Operations Group alongside Halifax. The Sedna-class icebreakers would ultimately take over the mission that Harry DeWolf became no longer suited to perform thanks to the Shift.
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Anticosti (NCSM ANTICOSTI) (MCMV-712)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - HAVRE-SAINT-PIERRE, Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire - BAIE-COMEAU, Québec
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Baffin (HMCS BAFFIN) (MCMV-715)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - IQALUIT, Nunavut
Ship's Home Port (Summer) - IQALUIT, Nunavut
Ship's Home Port (Winter) - ARGENTIA, Newfoundland and Labrador
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Manitoulin (HMCS MANITOULIN) (MCMV-716)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - GORE BAY, Ontario
Ship's Home Port (Summer) - Fort William Naval Annex, THUNDER BAY, Ontario
Ship's Home Port (Winter) - SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Akimiski (HMCS AKIMISKI) (MCMV-717)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - TIMMINS, Ontario
Ship's Home Port (Summer) - Fort William Naval Annex, THUNDER BAY, Ontario
Ship's Home Port (Winter) - SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Îles de la Madeleine (NCSM ÎLES DE LA MADELEINE) (MCMV-722)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - CAP-AUX-MEULES, Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire - CAP-AUX-MEULES, Québec
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Bylot (NCSM BYLOT) (MCMV-723)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - CHARLOTTETOWN, Prince Edward Island
Quartier Maritime de Navire - CHARLOTTETOWN, Prince Edward Island
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Île Royale (NCSM ÎLE ROYALE) (MCMV-724)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - SYDNEY, Nova Scotia
Quartier Maritime de Navire - SYDNEY, Nova Scotia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Avalon (HMCS AVALON) (MCMV-725)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - SAINT JOHN'S, Newfoundland and Labrador
Ship's Home Port - ARGENTIA, Newfoundland and Labrador
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Glace Bay (HMCS GLACE BAY) (MCMV-728) ⁂
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - NORTH SYDNEY, Nova Scotia
Ship's Home Port - SYDNEY, Nova Scotia
The Anticosti-class, like the Saguenay-class, would be designed from the start for manning totally by the Naval Reserves, thus they would be based with their reserve maritime operations groups unless required for wartime mobilization. With the loss of the Kingston-class HMCS Glace Bay in 1941, a new Anticosti-class Glace Bay was built to be commissioned in her place. Pending any further war losses or constructive write offs once peace had finally come, the Atlantic Fleet Kingston-class ships would be relegated to Naval Reserve training duties with units based in their namesake cities. HMCS Kingston would be based in the summer at Fleet Maintenance Facility Prescott's Cataraqui annex at CFB Kingston across from the downtown section of her namesake city; in winter months, she would be shifted to Fleet Maintenance Facility Protector's docks at Sydney on Cape Breton Island. NCSM Shawinigan would be based in the summer at l'Installation de Maintenance de la Flotte Saint-Maurice at Trois-Rivières; in winter, she would be shifted to Installation de Maintenance de la Flotte Bathurst in New Brunswick. HMCS Goose Bay would spend summer months at Fleet Maintenance Facility Argentia's annex dockyard in Happy Valley-Goose Bay; she would winter at Argentia itself. NCSM Moncton would be permanently based at Fleet Maintenance Facility Saint John on the Bay of Fundy. And HMCS Summerside would be based at Fleet Maintenance Facility Port-de-Joye in Charlottetown.
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Protecteur (NCSM PROTECTEUR) (AOR-511)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - Arsenal Navale de la Garnison Saint-Jean, SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
Her Majesty's Canadian Ship Preserver (HMCS PRESERVER) (AOR-512)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR, Newfoundland and Labrador
Ship's Home Port - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
Once commissioned, the two Protecteur-class replenishment ships would take a lot of pressure off NCSM Resolve. This would eventually allow the converted container ship to be regulated to the Naval Reserves at l'Installation de Maintenance de la Flotte Lauzon in Lévis during the summertime; in winter months, she would shift to l'Installation de Maintenance de la Flotte Bathurst in New Brunswick.
As for some special notes:
† - There would be a renaming in this case. Since there's already an HMCS Saint John's in commission (named after the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador), the Navy would take the unprecedented step in renaming HMCS Saint John (named after the city in New Brunswick) as HMCS Měnagwĕs (using its Mi'kmaq name) as well as allowing the new Měnagwĕs to inherit the old Saint John's battle honours from World War Two IOTL.
⁑ - As effectively demonstrated above, thanks to the return of intensive winter conditions, all ships of the Atlantic Naval Reserve flotilla that would reinforce the Atlantic Fleet when required whose NRADs hail from inland Québec, Ontario and Nunavut would have two home ports, a summer port in the Great Lakes-Saint Lawrence Seaway (or Iqaluit in Nunavut for HMCS Baffin) and a winter port at an ice-free harbour on the Atlantic coast.
‡ - It was decided at Navy headquarters that NCSM Richelieu (named after the river in southwest Québec) would be renamed HMCS Yukon (after the river flowing through the territory itself); this would prevent confusion with GC Richelieu of the French Navy. To balance this, HMCS Niagara was assigned to the Atlantic Naval Reserve flotilla and made a French-language unit.
⁂ - As stated before, the Anticosti-class HMCS Glace Bay is to be built to replace the lost Kingston-class HMCS Glace Bay.
Finally, it was decided that there would be no effective replication of the Saguenay-class corvettes in the Gaspé-class vessels. Orders for the latter class would be cancelled, to be replaced with something the Royal Canadian Navy hasn't had use of since Unification...
But that will be announced in a future post.
Next: Maritime Forces Pacific and the Canadian Pacific fleet!
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Post by lordroel on May 17, 2019 10:44:05 GMT
And here is part two of the introduction of Maritime Forces Atlantic...
FLEET DIVING GROUP ATLANTIC/GROUPE DE PLONGÉE DE LA FLOTTE (ATLANTIQUE)
His Majesty's Canadian Ship O'Neill/Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté O'Neill (HMCS O'NEILL/NCSM O'NEILL)
Captain (Navy), Fleet Diving Group Atlantic/Capitaine de Vaisseau, Groupe de Plongée de la Flotte (Atlantique) (CAPT(N) FDGLANT/CAPV GPF)
Headquarters/Quartier-Général - Shearwater Heliport, DARTMOUTH, Nova Scotia
Fleet Diving Unit Halifax
Fleet Diving Unit Avalon (FDU AVALON)
Headquarters - ARGENTIA, Newfoundland and Labrador
Unité de Plongée de la Flotte Blanc-Sabon (UPF BLANC-SABON)
Quartier-Général - BLANC-SABON, Québec
Unité de Plongée de la Flotte Bouctouche (UPF BOUCTOUCHE)
Quartier-Général - BOUCTOUCHE, New Brunswick
Fleet Diving Unit Fredericton (FDU FREDERICTON)
Headquarters - FREDERICTON, New Brunswick
Unité de Plongée de la Flotte du Haut-Richelieu (UPF HAUT-RICHELIEU)
Quartier-Général - Arsenal Navale de la Garnison Saint-Jean, SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, Québec
Unité de Plongée de la Flotte du Haut-Saint-Laurent (UPF HSL)
Quartier-Général - VAUDREUIL-DORION, Québec
Unité de Plongée de la Flotte de l'Île-Dorval/Fleet Diving Unit Île-Dorval (UPF ÎLE-DORVAL/FDU ÎLE-DORVAL)
Quartier-Général/Headquarters - Arsenal Navale d'Avenue Dollard, MONTRÉAL, Québec
Unité de Plongée de la Flotte Lac Saint-Jean (UPF LAC SAINT-JEAN)
Quartier-Général - ROBERVAL, Québec
Unité de Plongée de la Flotte Lac Saint-Pierre (UPF LAC SAINT-PIERRE)
Quartier-Général - LOUISEVILLE, Québec
Unité de Plongée de la Flotte Lauzon (UPF LAUZON)
Quartier-Général - Complexe Naval de Lauzon, LÉVIS, Québec
Unité de Plongée de la Flotte de Longue-Pointe/Fleet Diving Unit Longue-Pointe (UPF LONGUE-POINTE/FDU LONGUE-POINTE)
Quartier-Général/Headquarters - Arsenal Navale de Longue-Pointe, MONTRÉAL, Québec
Unité de Plongée de la Flotte Memphrémagog (UPF MEMPHRÉMAGOG)
Quartier-Général - MAGOG, Québec
Unité de Plongée de la Flotte des Mille-Îsles (UPF MILLE-ÎSLES)
Quartier-Général - TERREBONNE, Québec
Unité de Plongée de la Flotte Rimouski (UPF RIMOUSKI)
Quartier-Général - RIMOUSKI, Québec
Unité de Plongée de la Flotte Saguenay (UPF SAGUENAY)
Quartier-Général - Arsenal Navale de La Baie, SAGUENAY, Québec
Unité de Plongée de la Flotte du Saint-Lambert (UPF SAINT-LAMBERT)
Quartier-Général - BROSSARD, Québec
Fleet Diving Unit Summerside (FDU SUMMERSIDE)
Headquarters - SUMMERSIDE, Prince Edward Island
Unité de Plongée de la Flotte de la Vallée d'Outaouais (UPF VALLÉE D'OUTAOUAIS)
Quartier-Général - LACHUTE, Québec
Unité de Plongée de la Flotte de Vallée-du-Richelieu (UPF VALLÉE-DU-RICHELIEU)
Quartier-Général - CHAMBLY, Québec
Unité de Plongée de la Flotte Yamaska (UPF YAMASKA)
Quartier-Général - DRUMMONDVILLE, Québec
As with all other elements of the Navy, the Fleet Diving Unit Atlantic based at the NA jetty on the Dartmouth side of Halifax Harbour by Shearwater Heliport would expand in size to a diving group with multiple units answering to her from across Québec and the Atlantic provinces. Officially christened as Fleet Diving Group Atlantic and commissioned as HMCS O'Neill, named in honour of CPO1 Patrick O'Neill, a former diver who died while still serving as part of the Atlantic diving group (the precursor of FDU) in 1963. While the Regular Force core of the Fleet Diving Group Atlantic would remain at about company-strength, the Naval Reserve fleet diving units would be about platoon strength. Fleet Diving Unit Halifax would take care of clearance diver training while the reserve fleet diving units would handle standard ship's diving training and preparing future port inspection divers for the Naval Reserve underwater port security teams (which will be explained in a future post). To better help the divers in their mission, the building of a new class of diving support tenders based on the recently decommissioned HMCS Cormorant is being discussed at Navy headquarters.
With all that, the bedrock of the future Atlantic fleet is created, thus permitting the following ships and submarines to fall into place when they are completed and commissioned...
SUBMARINE FLOTILLA ATLANTIC/FLOTTILLE SOUS-MARIN (ATLANTIQUE)
Captain (Navy), Submarine Flotilla Atlantic/Capitaine de Vaisseau de la Flottille Sous-Marin (Atlantique) (CAPT[N] SUBFLOTLANT/CAPV FLOTSM)
Headquarters, Eleventh Canadian Submarine Division/Quartier-Général de la Onzième Division Canadien de Sous-Marine (HQ CANSUBDIV ELEVEN/QG 11e DIVCANSM)
Headquarters/Quartier-Général - Clemensport Barracks, CORNWALLIS PARK, Nova Scotia
His Majesty's Canadian Submarine Superior (HMCS/M SUPERIOR) (SSK-878)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - Port Arthur Naval Arsenal, THUNDER BAY, Ontario
Submarine's Home Port - CORNWALLIS PARK, Nova Scotia
His Majesty's Canadian Submarine Ontario (HMCS/M ONTARIO) (SSK-879)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - OSHAWA, Ontario
Submarine's Home Port - CORNWALLIS PARK, Nova Scotia
His Majesty's Canadian Submarine Waayaahtanonki (HMCS/M WAAYAAHTANONKI) (SSK-880)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - SARNIA, Ontario
Submarine's Home Port - CORNWALLIS PARK, Nova Scotia
His Majesty's Canadian Submarine Erie (HMCS/M ERIE) (SSK-881)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - PORT STANLEY, Ontario
Submarine's Home Port - CORNWALLIS PARK, Nova Scotia
Sous-Marin Canadien de Sa Majesté Karegnondi (SMCSM KAREGNONDI) (SSK-882)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - GODERICH, Ontario
Quartier Maritime du Sous-Marin - CORNWALLIS PARK, Nova Scotia
Sous-Marin Canadien de Sa Majesté Bras d'Or (SMCSM BRAS D'OR) (SSK-883)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - NORTH SYDNEY, Nova Scotia
Quartier Maritime du Sous-Marin - CORNWALLIS PARK, Nova Scotia
Sous-Marin Canadien de Sa Majesté Smallwood (SMCSM SMALLWOOD) (SSK-893)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - LABRADOR CITY, Newfoundland and Labrador
Quartier Maritime du Sous-Marin - CORNWALLIS PARK, Nova Scotia
His Majesty's Canadian Submarine Nettilling (HMCS/M NETTILLING) (SSK-894)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division/Pre-Commissioning Division - IQALUIT, Nunavut
Submarine's Home Port - CORNWALLIS PARK, Nova Scotia
Sous-Marin Canadien de Sa Majesté Caniapiscau (SMCSM CANIAPISCAU) (SSK-895)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - FERMONT, Québec
Quartier Maritime du Sous-Marin - CORNWALLIS PARK, Nova Scotia
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Sherwood (NCSM SHERWOOD) (AWS-672)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - Arsenal Navale de la Pointe-du-Marigot, LONGUEUIL, Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire - CORNWALLIS PARK, Nova Scotia
As stated before, all of Canada's submarines would once again return to the control of a single formation, the First Canadian Submarine Squadron; the commander of which would also be dual-hatted as the commander of First Maritime Operations Group, which will be responsible also for all Arctic operations out of Nanisivik. And while the idea of having nuclear submarines is clearly not in the works at this time, getting a decent-enough force of diesel-electric boats with limited AIP technology for limited under-ice usage would serve as a perfect stop-gap until the Dominion finally launches its own version of USS Nautilus sometime in the near future. Given the projected harsh environments that the boats of CANSUBRON ONE would operate in, having a submarine depot ship with ice-breaking capabilities would be paramount. To that end, NCSM Sherwood would be the first vessel of the Eleventh Submarine Division commissioned, with projected in-service date of 1943. She would serve as tender to HMC Submarines Windsor and Corner Brook until the commissioning of HMCS/M Superior, now projected for sometime in 1945, with her sisters following shortly afterwards.
And as for the surface fleet...
SURFACE FLOTILLA ATLANTIC/FLOTTILLE D'ACTION NAVALE (ATLANTIQUE)
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Iroquois (HMCS IROQUOIS) (DDH-284)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - ONONDAGA, Ontario
Ship's Home Port - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Huron (NCSM HURON) (DDH-285)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - Arsenal Navale de l'Anse-des-Mères, VILLE DE QUÉBEC, Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Algonquin (NCSM ALGONQUIN) (DDH-287)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - CHELSEA, Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Micmac (HMCS MICMAC) (DDH-288)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - SYDNEY, Nova Scotia
Ship's Home Port - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Cayuga (HMCS CAYUGA) (DDH-290)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - ONONDAGA, Ontario
Ship's Home Port - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Inuktitut (HMCS INUKTITUT) (DDH-294)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - NAIN, Newfoundland and Labrador
Ship's Home Port - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Innu (NCSM INNU) (DDH-296)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - ALMA, Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Seneca (NCSM SENECA) (DDH-299)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - Fort George Naval Arsenal, NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ontario
Quartier Maritime de Navire - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Tuscarora (HMCS TUSCARORA) (DDH-300)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - Fort George Naval Arsenal, NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ontario
Ship's Home Port - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Bathurst (NCSM BATHURST) (FFH-344)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - BATHURST, New Brunswick
Quartier Maritime de Navire - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Trois-Rivières (NCSM TROIS-RIVIÈRES) (FFH-345)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - TROIS-RIVIÈRES, Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Laval (NCSM LAVAL) (FFH-346)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - LAVAL, Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Chambly (NCSM CHAMBLY) (FFH-354)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - CHAMBLY, Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Napanee (HMCS NAPANEE) (FFH-361)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - GREATER NAPANEE, Ontario
Ship's Home Port - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Shediac (NCSM SHEDIAC) (FFH-362)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - SHEDIAC, New Brunswick
Quartier Maritime de Navire - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Prescott (HMCS PRESCOTT) (FFH-363)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - PRESCOTT, Ontario
Ship's Home Port - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Swansea (HMCS SWANSEA) (FFH-369)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - Fort York Naval Arsenal, TORONTO, Ontario
Ship's Home Port - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Matane (NCSM MATANE) (FFH-371)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - MATANE, Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Měnagwĕs (HMCS MĚNAGWĚS) (FFH-372) †
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick
Ship's Home Port - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté La Hulloise (NCSM LA HULLOISE) (FFH-374)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - GATINEAU, Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Thetford Mines (NCSM THETFORD MINES) (FFH-375)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - THETFORD-MINES, Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Strathadam (HMCS STRATHADAM) (FFH-376)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - MIRAMICHI, New Brunswick
Ship's Home Port - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship New Glasgow (HMCS NEW GLASGOW) (FFH-377)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - NEW GLASGOW, Nova Scotia
Ship's Home Port - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Lévis (NCSM LÉVIS) (FFH-379)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - Complexe Naval de Lauzon, LÉVIS, Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Trentonian (HMCS TRENTONIAN) (FFH-382)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - TRENTON, Ontario
Ship's Home Port - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Valleyfield (NCSM VALLEYFIELD) (FFH-383)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - SALABERRY-DE-VALLEYFIELD, Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Chebogue (HMCS CHEBOGUE) (FFH-384)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - YARMOUTH, Nova Scotia
Ship's Home Port - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Magog (NCSM MAGOG) (FFH-385)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - MAGOG, Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Guysborough (HMCS GUYSBOROUGH) (FFH-387)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - MULGRAVE, Nova Scotia
Ship's Home Port - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Louisbourg (HMCS LOUISBOURG) (FFH-389)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - LOUISBOURG, Nova Scotia
Ship's Home Port - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Saguenay (NCSM SAGUENAY) (PCH-401)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - Arsenal Navale de La Baie, SAGUENAY, Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire - SAGUENAY, Québec
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Restigouche (NCSM RESTIGOUCHE) (PCH-405)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - CAMPBELLTON, New Brunswick
Quartier Maritime de Navire - BATHURST, New Brunswick
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Saint-Laurent (NCSM SAINT-LAURENT) (PCH-406)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - SEPT-ÎLES, Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire - BAIE-COMEAU, Québec
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Margaree (HMCS MARGAREE) (PCH-408)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - PORT HAWKESBURY, Nova Scotia
Ship's Home Port - SYDNEY, Nova Scotia
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Gatineau (NCSM GATINEAU) (PCH-409) ⁑
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - GATINEAU, Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire en Été - MONTRÉAL (ÎLE-SAINTE-HÉLÈNE), Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire en Hiver - BATHURST, New Brunswick
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Chaudière (NCSM CHAUDIÈRE) (PCH-411)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - Arsenal Navale de l'Anse-des-Mères, VILLE DE QUÉBEC, Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire en Été- LÉVIS, Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire en Hiver - BATHURST, New Brunswick
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Annapolis (HMCS ANNAPOLIS) (PCH-413)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - Clemensport Barracks, CORNWALLIS PARK, Nova Scotia
Ship's Home Port - CORNWALLIS PARK, Nova Scotia
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Niagara (NCSM NIAGARA) (PCH-414) ‡
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - Fort George Naval Arsenal, NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ontario
Quartier Maritime de Navire en Été - Port Weller Naval Annex, SAINT CATHARINES, Ontario
Quartier Maritime de Navire en Hiver - BATHURST, New Brunswick
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Saint Clair (HMCS SAINT CLAIR) (PCH-415)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - SARNIA, Ontario
Ship's Home Port (Summer) - WINDSOR, Ontario
Ship's Home Port (Winter) - SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Saint Francis (NCSM SAINT FRANCIS) (PCH-416)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - EDMUNSTON, New Brunswick
Quartier Maritime de Navire - BATHURST, New Brunswick
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Saint Croix (HMCS SAINT CROIX) (PCH-417)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - SAINT STEPHEN, New Brunswick
Ship's Home Port - SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Terra Nova (HMCS TERRA NOVA) (PCH-418)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - CLARENVILLE, Newfoundland and Labrador
Ship's Home Port - ARGENTIA, Newfoundland and Labrador
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Harry DeWolf (HMCS HARRY DeWOLF) (AOPV-430)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - HMC Dockyard, HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
Ship's Home Port - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Anticosti (NCSM ANTICOSTI) (MCMV-712)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - HAVRE-SAINT-PIERRE, Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire - BAIE-COMEAU, Québec
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Baffin (HMCS BAFFIN) (MCMV-715)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - IQALUIT, Nunavut
Ship's Home Port (Summer) - IQALUIT, Nunavut
Ship's Home Port (Winter) - ARGENTIA, Newfoundland and Labrador
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Manitoulin (HMCS MANITOULIN) (MCMV-716)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - GORE BAY, Ontario
Ship's Home Port (Summer) - Fort William Naval Annex, THUNDER BAY, Ontario
Ship's Home Port (Winter) - SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Akimiski (HMCS AKIMISKI) (MCMV-717)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - TIMMINS, Ontario
Ship's Home Port (Summer) - Fort William Naval Annex, THUNDER BAY, Ontario
Ship's Home Port (Winter) - SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Îles de la Madeleine (NCSM ÎLES DE LA MADELEINE) (MCMV-722)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - CAP-AUX-MEULES, Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire - CAP-AUX-MEULES, Québec
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Bylot (NCSM BYLOT) (MCMV-723)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - CHARLOTTETOWN, Prince Edward Island
Quartier Maritime de Navire - CHARLOTTETOWN, Prince Edward Island
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Île Royale (NCSM ÎLE ROYALE) (MCMV-724)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - SYDNEY, Nova Scotia
Quartier Maritime de Navire - SYDNEY, Nova Scotia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Avalon (HMCS AVALON) (MCMV-725)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - SAINT JOHN'S, Newfoundland and Labrador
Ship's Home Port - ARGENTIA, Newfoundland and Labrador
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Glace Bay (HMCS GLACE BAY) (MCMV-728) ⁂
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - NORTH SYDNEY, Nova Scotia
Ship's Home Port - SYDNEY, Nova Scotia
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Protecteur (NCSM PROTECTEUR) (AOR-511)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - Arsenal Navale de la Garnison Saint-Jean, SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
Her Majesty's Canadian Ship Preserver (HMCS PRESERVER) (AOR-512)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR, Newfoundland and Labrador
Ship's Home Port - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
As for some special notes:
† - There would be a renaming in this case. Since there's already an HMCS Saint John's in commission (named after the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador), the Navy would take the unprecedented step in renaming HMCS Saint John (named after the city in New Brunswick) as HMCS Měnagwĕs (using its Mi'kmaq name) as well as allowing the new Měnagwĕs to inherit the old Saint John's battle honours from World War Two IOTL.
⁑ - Thanks now to the return of intensive winter conditions, all ships of the Atlantic Naval Reserve flotilla that would reinforce the Atlantic Fleet when required whose NRADs hail from inland Québec, Ontario and Nunavut would have two home ports, a summer port in the Great Lakes-Saint Lawrence Seaway (or Iqaluit in Nunavut for HMCS Baffin) and a winter port at an ice-free harbour on the Atlantic coast.
‡ - It was decided at Navy headquarters that NCSM Richelieu (named after the river in southwest Québec) would be renamed HMCS Yukon (after the river flowing through the territory itself); this would prevent confusion with GC Richelieu of the French Navy. To balance this, HMCS Niagara was assigned to the Atlantic Naval Reserve flotilla and made a French-language unit.
⁂ - As stated before, the Anticosti-class HMCS Glace Bay is to be built to replace the lost Kingston-class HMCS Glace Bay.
Finally, it was decided that there would be no effective replication of the Saguenay-class corvettes in the Gaspé-class vessels. Orders for the latter class would be cancelled, to be replaced with something the Royal Canadian Navy hasn't had use of since Unification...
But that will be announced in a future post.
Next: Maritime Forces Pacific and the Canadian Pacific fleet! First another good Orbat as always pyeknu . Second, that is a heck of a Atlantic fleet and cannot see which i guess at this time would be the smaller Maritime Forces Pacific and the Canadian Pacific fleet. |
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Post by pyeknu on May 17, 2019 10:49:10 GMT
First another good Orbat as always pyeknu . Second, that is a heck of a Atlantic fleet and cannot see which i guess at this time would be the smaller Maritime Forces Pacific and the Canadian Pacific fleet. Only a little bit smaller. The active Pacific Fleet has only five Halifax-class ships; I'd put HMCS Toronto in with CANPACFLT to even the numbers. |
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Post by stevep on May 17, 2019 10:51:39 GMT
pyeknu Given the cooler climate and the far more limited capacity of any real threat is there much need for significant naval forces in the Arctic? It does seem rather pointless for a decade or so at least until there's a threat of possible nuclear powered subs and the like?
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Post by lordroel on May 17, 2019 10:52:22 GMT
First another good Orbat as always pyeknu . Second, that is a heck of a Atlantic fleet and cannot see which i guess at this time would be the smaller Maritime Forces Pacific and the Canadian Pacific fleet. Only a little bit smaller. The active Pacific Fleet has only five Halifax-class ships; I'd put HMCS Toronto in with CANPACFLT to even the numbers. Would be a sight to see one Halifax-class entering Pearl Harbor and passing the USS Arizona who has not ore might never be sunk in this universe. |
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Post by pyeknu on May 17, 2019 11:13:37 GMT
pyeknu Given the cooler climate and the far more limited capacity of any real threat is there much need for significant naval forces in the Arctic? It does seem rather pointless for a decade or so at least until there's a threat of possible nuclear powered subs and the like?
Steve
Reasons:
1) If all goes as expected, nuclear power for American warships is about fifteen years away. Given the Americans' long-held viewpoint that declares that the Northwest Passage (Lancaster Sound, Perry Channel, Prince of Wales Strait and M'Clure Strait) are international waters, the soon that ARMED Canadian warships are seen in the Arctic, the better that the Canadian claim that the Passage is internal waters would be accepted long before USS Nautilus is launched.
2) Having such an intensive and permanent Arctic presence would be an immediate warning to the Soviets that any incursion in Canadian sovereign territory will NOT be tolerated. Given the resources available in the Arctic basin (once the environmental studies have been done, of course), it will be quite the treasure trove for the Dominion to exploit.
And the biggest reason of all...
3) By the 2019 population estimates, there are 123,774 people living in the three northern territories, with a THIRD of them being in Nunavut. Guess what? There's NO road connection AT ALL between Nunavut and other parts of the country. Anything that has to get there has to go by air or sea. It's MUCH cheaper to send supplies by sea, especially the heavy gear that can't go by CC-177 Globemaster III or Boeing 747 cargo jet. Because of that, icebreakers are needed ASAP! Having them armed (and thus under Navy control) would made quite the statement to the whole world that Canada is committed to protecting its northern frontier, PLUS ensure that people won't starve, especially with much harsher winters on the way. |
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Post by stevep on May 17, 2019 11:25:33 GMT
pyeknu Given the cooler climate and the far more limited capacity of any real threat is there much need for significant naval forces in the Arctic? It does seem rather pointless for a decade or so at least until there's a threat of possible nuclear powered subs and the like?
Steve
Reasons:
1) If all goes as expected, nuclear power for American warships is about fifteen years away. Given the Americans' long-held viewpoint that declares that the Northwest Passage (Lancaster Sound, Perry Channel, Prince of Wales Strait and M'Clure Strait) are international waters, the soon that ARMED Canadian warships are seen in the Arctic, the better that the Canadian claim that the Passage is internal waters would be accepted long before USS Nautilus is launched.
2) Having such an intensive and permanent Arctic presence would be an immediate warning to the Soviets that any incursion in Canadian sovereign territory will NOT be tolerated. Given the resources available in the Arctic basin (once the environmental studies have been done, of course), it will be quite the treasure trove for the Dominion to exploit.
And the biggest reason of all...
3) By the 2019 population estimates, there are 123,774 people living in the three northern territories, with a THIRD of them being in Nunavut. Guess what? There's NO road connection AT ALL between Nunavut and other parts of the country. Anything that has to get there has to go by air or sea. It's MUCH cheaper to send supplies by sea, especially the heavy gear that can't go by CC-177 Globemaster III or Boeing 747 cargo jet. Because of that, icebreakers are needed ASAP! Having them armed (and thus under Navy control) would made quite the statement to the whole world that Canada is committed to protecting its northern frontier, PLUS ensure that people won't starve, especially with much harsher winters on the way.
OK thanks for clarifying. Under those circumstances making it a military rather than just a civilian presence definitely makes sense.
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Post by pyeknu on May 17, 2019 14:13:08 GMT
Now that we've seen the Atlantic side of things, it's time to go across the country.
You all know the drill...
MARITIME FORCES PACIFIC/FORCES MARITIMES DE LA PACIFIQUE
Vice Admiral Commanding Maritime Forces Pacific/Vice-Amiral Commandant des Forces Maritimes de la Pacifique (VADM COMMARFORPAC/VAM COMFORMARPAC)
Headquarters/Quartier-Général - Naden Barracks, ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Naden/Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Naden (HMCS NADEN/NCSM NADEN)
Headquarters Division/Division de Quartier-Général - Naden Barracks, ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
Operations Division/Division des Opérations
Personnel Administration Division/Division d'Administration du Personnel
Morale and Welfare Services Division/Division des Services Bien-Être et Moral
Chaplain Team/Équipe des Aumôniers
Public Affairs Team/Équipe des Affaires Publiques
Comptroller Division/Division des Contrôlers
Construction Engineering Division/Division du Génie de Construction
Logistics Division/Division des Logistiques
Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Division/Division du Génie Électrique et Mécanique
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Hays/Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Hays (HMCS HAYS/NCSM HAYS)
Headquarters Division/Division de Quartier-Général - Digby Barracks, PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia
Operations Division/Division des Opérations
Personnel Administration Division/Division d'Administration du Personnel
Morale and Welfare Services Division/Division des Services Bien-Être et Moral
Chaplain Team/Équipe des Aumôniers
Public Affairs Team/Équipe des Affaires Publiques
Comptroller Division/Division des Contrôlers
Construction Engineering Division/Division du Génie de Construction
Logistics Division/Division des Logistiques
Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Division/Division du Génie Électrique et Mécanique
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Maple/Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Maple (HMCS MAPLE/NCSM MAPLE)
Headquarters Division/Division de Quartier-Général - Naden Barracks, ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
Naval Radio Section Naden/Section de Radio Naval Naden
Supplementary Radio Section Aldergrove/Section de Radio Supplémentaire Aldergrove - LANGLEY, British Columbia
Supplementary Radio Section Masqui/Section de Radio Supplémentaire Masqui - ABBOTSFORD, British Columbia
Supplementary Radio Section Masset/Section de Radio Supplémentaire Masset - MASSET, British Columbia
Fleet Maintenance Facility Cape Breton/Installation de Maintenance de la Flotte Cape Breton (FMF CAPE BRETON/IMF CAPE BRETON)
Headquarters Division/Division de Quartier-Général - HMC Dockyard, ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
Fleet Maintenance Division/Division de Maintenance de la Flotte
Naval Engineering Division/Division du Génie Naval
Ship Repair Division/Division de Réparation Navale
Fleet Maintenance Division Prince Rupert/Division de Maintenance de la Flotte Prince Rupert - Digby Barracks, PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia
King's Harbour Master Esquimalt/Capitaine de Port de Sa Majesté Esquimalt (KHM ESQUIMALT/CPSM ESQUIMALT)
Headquarters Division/Division de Quartier-Général - HMC Dockyard, ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
Naden Band of Maritime Forces Pacific/Musique Naden des Forces Maritimes de la Pacifique (NADEN BAND/MUS NADEN)
Headquarters/Quartier-Général - Naden Barracks, ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt/Base des Forces Canadiennes Esquimalt (CFB ESQUIMALT/BFC ESQUIMALT)
Base Headquarters/Quartier-Général de Base - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
Canadian Forces Base Prince Rupert/Base des Forces Canadiennes Prince Rupert (CFB PRINCE RUPERT/BFC PRINCE RUPERT)
Base Headquarters/Quartier-Général de Base - PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia
Commanded by now-Vice Admiral Bob Auchterlonie, the forces of the Navy detailed to oversee the Pacific coast and North Pacific Ocean are traditionally lesser in size in comparison to their counterparts deploying out of Halifax. This was traditionally because Canada was always a country whose concerns were more focused on Europe than in Asia. Helping reinforce this view was geography; in comparison to the long coastline the Dominion has with the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific coastline makes up only ten percent of Canada's total shoreline at only 25,725 kilometres (15,985 miles). What is worse, there are only two main avenues of access that can penetrate the lines of mountains that separate the Pacific Coast from the remainder of the Dominion: The Fraser River valley around Vancouver and the Skeena River valley around Prince Rupert. Atop that, the Fraser estuary is highly sheltered from the open Pacific by Vancouver Island and the archipelago of smaller islands divided by British Columbia and Washington state that effectively mask the Strait of Georgia from the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the open ocean beyond. In the end, it was no wonder that the Royal Navy first set their northern Pacific dockyard at Esquimalt overlooking the Royal Roads anchorage at the south end of Vancouver Island in 1842, even before the final overland border between the British North American territories and the expanding United States was decided four years later after the Oregon Country was split roughly in half at the 49th Parallel in the Oregon Treaty of 15 June 1846.
However, after the Shift and the looming fact that imperial Japan was on the march despite Canadian diplomatic efforts to cool that particular cauldron down, everything would change for Maritime Forces Pacific.
In parallel to what happened at CFB Halifax, the main base for the Navy in the Pacific, Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt, would have its personnel restored to form the ship's company of the pre-Unification stone frigate which managed the facility, His Majesty's Canadian Ship Naden. Technically first of name, Naden was commissioned as the primary headquarters of the Canadian Pacific Fleet back during World War Two IOTL and remained in service as the "flagship" of all Pacific-aligned shore installations right to Unification. The recommissioned Naden would become the flagship of all Navy shore installations in the Pacific Region (all of British Columbia) save for the Nanoose Bay ranges just north of Nanaimo, which would fall under the administrative and operational control of the recommissioned HMCS Nanoose under the ultimate control of the Materiel Group. Atop the area of Naden Barracks (which would now include Work Point Barracks, which served as the home for the Third Battalion of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry from Unification until after the end of the Cold War and the concentration of all of 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group at Edmonton and Shilo) and His Majesty's Canadian Dockyard Esquimalt, Naden would also take administrative charge of the lands of Victoria International Airport (even if operational control of that base would be invested in the RCAF's 122 Wing). Administratively, Naden would also serve as the support "ship" for HMC Ships Venture and Rainbow, the flagship and the main Pacific Region unit in charge of all Navy personnel training.
Newly erected on Digby Island across from its namesake city would be Canada's second Pacific coast Navy base, Canadian Forces Base Prince Rupert. Here, as with CFB Cornwallis on the Atlantic side of the Dominion, would the Navy's Pacific submarine forces be concentrated; at the time of the Shift, only HMC Submarines Victoria and Chicoutimi were assigned to MARPAC. The site of Prince Rupert was chosen with deliberate care. First, it would force any attacking force from Japan or the Soviet Union to split themselves apart to hit three main target areas (Esquimalt, Prince Rupert and Comox); with three fighter squadrons from 4 Wing Cold Lake deployed at Comox alongside the long range patrol forces of 19 Wing plus the newly-restored 870 Maritime Attack Squadron flying out of Patricia Bay in support of MARPAC, it would create a perfect kill box for an attacking carrier-bases force. Secondly, while there was a branch of the Trans-Canada Highway that lead right to Prince Rupert from the interior to allow supplies to get through, British Columbia Highway 16 was only a two-lane roadway backed by a branch of the Canadian National Railway from Valemont (where it joins the mainline to Vancouver); any naval force based at Prince Rupert would have to be small to allow ease of logistical support. Third, there was the issue of potential American claims on elements of the Dixon Entrance between Haida Gwaii and the Alaskan Panhandle archipelago; having a Navy base close to the region would keep issues with the Americans calm. And fourth, when the time came and nuclear submarines were a reality for the Navy, CFB Prince Rupert would be better suited to serve as their Pacific base; transit times would be cut down and CFB Esquimalt lies on an ISLAND with only FERRY service linking it to the mainland northwest of Vancouver!
To serve as CFB Prince Rupert's main administrative stone frigate, His Majesty's Canadian Ship Hays would be commissioned. She would be named after Charles Melville Hays, president of the Grand Trunk Railway around the start of the Twentieth Century, who was effectively responsible for seeing Prince Rupert established as the gateway of the Grand Trunk Pacific (which would later be taken over by Canadian National on its founding in 1918).
Acting as the Pacific region's main communications hub would he His Majesty's Canadian Ship Maple, which would take over duties from its sister HMCS Trinity in Halifax even if staff of the two communications units would be able to interface with the other unit's equipment when required. With a main naval radio section at Esquimalt, Maple would take charge of the naval radio station at Aldergrove outside Vancouver on the mainland; the former Canadian Forces station had two sites, the receiving one in the township of Langley and the transmitter site at Masqui within the borders of Abbotsford to the east. Also, Maple would take charge of Canadian Forces Station Leitrim's Pacific detachment at Masset at the north end of Graham Island in Haida Gwaii. The former communications intelligence station would continue its duties, though supplying information to HMCS Raven at Esquimalt for dissemination to VAdm Auchterlonie and his staff.
The main fleet maintenance unit for the Pacific fleet would be Fleet Maintenance Facility Cape Breton, which is located at CFB Esquimalt. Of course, the name would throw anyone off as its original namesake, the Cape-class repair vessel HMCS Cape Breton, was named in tribute to the island of the same name forming the eastern fourth of the landmass of Nova Scotia! None the less, FMF Cape Breton would perform the same duties for the Pacific Fleet as her sister unit FMF Cape Scott does for the Atlantic Fleet. Even more so, the unit would establish a division at CFB Prince Rupert to support the submarines soon to be based there. To aid in the construction of the new base (including a synchrolift dock for the submarines similar to what exists at CFB Halifax and what is being built at CFB Cornwallis) would be another reserve unit of the Canadian Military Engineers assigned to Naval construction support, 194 Construction Engineer Regiment (Alberta Regiment) out of Edmonton. Given the need to get a working base up as soon as possible, 194 Regiment will be quite busy for the foreseeable future.
The King's Harbour Master Esquimalt would be in charge of all ship movements in and out of Esquimalt and Prince Rupert harbours. Currently assigned to the tugboat fleet at this time are two heavy tugs (Canadian Forces Auxiliary Vessels Glendyne [YTB-640] and Glendale [YTB-641]), one medium tug (Canadian Forces Auxiliary Vessel Tillicum [YTM-555]), two light tugs (Canadian Forces Auxiliary Vessels Lawrenceville [YTL-590] and Parksville [YTL-591]) and one firefighting tug (Canadian Forces Auxiliary Vessel Firebrand [YTR-562]) among other minor yard craft. Of course, as with KHM Halifax, KHM Esquimalt will soon be taking custody of four newly-constructed tugs coming from Québec, with two for Esquimalt and two for Prince Rupert. Until then, civilian tugs will be chartered to assist with warship movements.
And finally, there is the Naden Band of Maritime Forces Pacific, the West Coast's main musical ambassadors.
And now it's time for the Pacific Fleet itself...
CANADIAN PACIFIC FLEET/FLOTTE CANADIENNE DE LA PACIFIQUE
Rear Admiral Commanding Canadian Pacific Fleet/Contre-Amiral Commandant de la Flotte Canadienne de la Pacifique (RADM CANCOMPACFLT/CAM COMFLOTCANPAC)
Headquarters/Quartier-Général - HMC Dockyard, ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
The Pacific Fleet itself would be commanded by now-Rear Admiral Angus Topshee. His staff will be the reflection of the staff of CANCOMLANTFLT in Halifax, including managing Sea Training Pacific to ensure all personnel deployed on ships heading into action would be fully prepared for what awaited them.
And acting as the official operational managers of the Pacific Fleet...
FOURTH CANADIAN MARITIME OPERATIONS GROUP/QUATRIÈME GROUPE DES OPÉRATIONS MARITIMES
Headquarters, Fourth Maritime Operations Group/Quartier-Général de la Quatrième Groupe des Opérations Maritimes (HQ MOG FOUR/QG 4e GOM)
Headquarters/Quartier-Général - HMC Dockyard, ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Submarine Victoria (HMCS VICTORIA) (SSK-876)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - James Bay Naval Arsenal, VICTORIA, British Columbia
Submarine's Home Port - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia (later PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia)
Sous-Marin Canadien de Sa Majesté Chicoutimi (SMCSM CHICOUTIMI) (SSK-879)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - Arsenal Navale de La Baie, SAGUENAY, Québec
Quartier Maritime de Sous-Marin - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia (later PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia)
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Vancouver (HMCS VANCOUVER) (FFH-331)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - Waterfront Road Naval Annex, VANCOUVER, British Columbia
Ship's Home Port - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Regina (HMCS REGINA) (FFH-334)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - Wascana Naval Arsenal, REGINA, Saskatchewan
Ship's Home Port - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Calgary (HMCS CALGARY) (FFH-335)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - Stampede Naval Arsenal, CALGARY, Alberta
Ship's Home Port - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Winnipeg (HMCS WINNIPEG) (FFH-338)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - Mynarski Naval Arsenal, WINNIPEG, Manitoba
Ship's Home Port - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Ottawa (NCSM OTTAWA) (FFH-341)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - Dows Lake Naval Arsenal, OTTAWA, Ontario
Quartier Maritime de Navire - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Nanaimo (HMCS NANAIMO) (MM-702)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - Newcastle Island Naval Arsenal, NANAIMO, British Columbia
Ship's Home Port - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Edmonton (HMCS EDMONTON) (MM-703)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - Blatchford Field Naval Arsenal, EDMONTON, Alberta
Ship's Home Port - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia (later PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia)
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Whitehorse (HMCS WHITEHORSE) (MM-705)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - WHITEHORSE, Yukon
Ship's Home Port - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia (later PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia)
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Yellowknife (HMCS YELLOWKNIFE) (MM-706)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - Evans Complex, YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories
Ship's Home Port - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia (later PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia)
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Saskatoon (HMCS SASKATOON) (MM-709)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - Caswell Hill Naval Arsenal, SASKATOON, Saskatchewan
Ship's Home Port - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Brandon (HMCS BRANDON) (MM-710)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - BRANDON, Manitoba
Ship's Home Port - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Fortitude (HMCS FORTITUDE) (AOR-516)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - Burrard Inlet Naval Annex, NORTH VANCOUVER, British Columbia
Ship's Home Port - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
Given there are only two major harbours for the regular naval forces to use in the Pacific given how sheltered Vancouver is, it was decided to split the six Kingston-class vessels assigned to CANPACFLT between Esquimalt and Prince Rupert; upon the commissioning of the Anticosti-class mine warefare vessels, the Kingston-class ships will be regulated to full-time Naval Reserve duty and dispersed to the fleet maintenance facilities being constructed for them at Vancouver, Nanaimo and Prince Rupert. Once peace is finally achieved in Europe, plans are to have HMCS Toronto come to the Pacific to even out the number of Halifax-class ships per coastline. Of course, the future is still an unknown factor even after the Shift, so plans can certainly change.
Next: Fleet Diving Unit Pacific and the ships soon to join the Pacific Fleet!
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Post by pyeknu on May 17, 2019 14:59:55 GMT
Only a little bit smaller. The active Pacific Fleet has only five Halifax-class ships; I'd put HMCS Toronto in with CANPACFLT to even the numbers. Would be a sight to see one Halifax-class entering Pearl Harbor and passing the USS Arizona who has not ore might never be sunk in this universe. Yes, that it would be. |
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Post by pyeknu on May 18, 2019 15:59:38 GMT
And now, the rest of the Pacific Fleet, including the current planned new construction...
FLEET DIVING GROUP PACIFIC/GROUPE DE PLONGÉE DE LA FLOTTE (PACIFIQUE)
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Borradaile/Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Borradaile (HMCS BORRADAILE/NCSM BORRADAILE)
Captain (Navy), Fleet Diving Group Pacific/Capitaine de Vaisseau de la Groupe de Plongée de la Flotte (Pacifique) (CAPT[N] FDG PAC/CAPV GPF PAC)
Headquarters/Quartier-Général - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
Fleet Diving Unit Esquimalt/Unité de Plongée de la Flotte Esquimalt
Fleet Diving Unit Bistcho (FDU BISTCHO)
Headquarters - HIGH LEVEL, Alberta
Fleet Diving Unit Chilliwack (FDU CHILLIWACK)
Headquarters - CHILLIWACK, British Columbia
Fleet Diving Unit Cold Lake (FDU COLD LAKE)
Headquarters - Medley Naval Arsenal, COLD LAKE, Alberta
Fleet Diving Unit Comox (FDU COMOX)
Headquarters - Canadian Forces Base Comox, COMOX, British Columbia
Fleet Diving Unit Cypress (FDU CYPRESS)
Headquarters - MEDICINE HAT, Alberta
Fleet Diving Unit Gimli/Unité de Plongée de la Flotte Gimli (FDU GIMLI/UPF GIMLI)
Headquarters/Quartier-Général - GIMLI, Manitoba
Fleet Diving Unit Hillsborough (FDU HILLSBOROUGH)
Headquarters - Bushell Park Naval Arsenal, MOOSE JAW, Saskatchewan
Fleet Diving Unit Kootenay (FDU KOOTENAY)
Headquarters - CASTLEGAR, British Columbia
Fleet Diving Unit Langley (FDU LANGLEY)
Headquarters - LANGLEY, British Columbia
Fleet Diving Unit Mission (FDU MISSION)
Headquarters - MISSION, British Columbia
Fleet Diving Unit Montréal Lake (FDU MONTRÉAL LAKE)
Headquarters - PRINCE ALBERT, Saskatchewan
Fleet Diving Unit Nanoose Bay (FDU NANOOSE BAY)
Headquarters - PARKSVILLE, British Columbia
Fleet Diving Unit Norway House (FDU NORWAY HOUSE)
Headquarters - NORWAY HOUSE, Manitoba
Fleet Diving Unit Okanagan (FDU OKANAGAN)
Headquarters - WEST KELOWNA, British Columbia
Fleet Diving Unit Prince George (FDU PRINCE GEORGE)
Headquarters - PRINCE GEORGE, British Columbia
Fleet Diving Unit Saanich (FDU SAANICH)
Headquarters - SAANICH, British Columbia
Fleet Diving Unit Sea Island (FDU SEA ISLAND)
Headquarters - Burkeville Naval Arsenal, RICHMOND, British Columbia
Fleet Diving Unit Shilo/Unité de Plongée de la Flotte Shilo (FDU SHILO/UPF SHILO)
Headquarters/Quartier-Général - Sprucewoods Naval Arsenal, SHILO, Manitoba
Fleet Diving Unit Sidney (FDU SIDNEY)
Headquarters - SIDNEY, British Columbia
Fleet Diving Unit Squamish (FDU SQUAMISH)
Headquarters - SQUAMISH, British Columbia
Fleet Diving Unit Strathcona (FDU STRATHCONA)
Headquarters - CAMPBELL RIVER, British Columbia
Fleet Diving Unit Surrey (FDU SURREY)
Headquarters - Whalley Naval Annex, SURREY, British Columbia
Fleet Diving Unit Vancouver (FDU VANCOUVER)
Headquarters - Stanley Park Naval Arsenal, VANCOUVER, British Columbia
Fleet Diving Unit Winnipeg/Unité de Plongée de la Flotte Winnipeg (FDU WINNIPEG/UPF WINNIPEG)
Headquarters/Quartier-Général - Mynarski Naval Arsenal, WINNIPEG, Manitoba
Unlike their Atlantic counterparts, the elements of the new Fleet Diving Group Pacific wouldn't have the massive inland waterways to play around with and effectively patrol from potential illegal incursions past the border of the United States. Unlike the situation in Ontario and eastwards, there are only three quasi-navigable rivers that cross the border: The Red River in Manitoba and the Kootenay and Columbia Rivers in the British Columbia interior. The Naval Reserve elements of FDG(P) would be tasked primarily to help Army combat divers and Air Force aircrew and search and rescue technicians train to survive underwater and on the open oceans. Of course, they would also be ready to reinforce the Pacific Fleet with active ship's divers and help with the creation of the Naval Reserve's underwater port security teams which would be set up to guard against potential sabotage of local ports. Naturally, FDU Esquimalt would be the Pacific Fleet's main training centre for clearance divers as well as regulating the naval reserve training syllabi for ship's divers and port inspection divers trained by the reserve fleet diving units. The name of the group's flagship, HMCS Borradaile, comes from the late LCdr Edward Borradaile, who was a World War Two IOTL veteran who died in 1952 trying to dismantle a Japanese sea mine that had washed ashore.
With that out of the way, now comes time to introduce the prospective new ships of the Pacific Fleet, starting with...
SUBMARINE FLOTILLA PACIFIC/FLOTTILLE SOUS-MARIN (PACIFIQUE)
Captain (Navy), Submarine Flotilla Pacific/Capitaine de Vaisseau de la Flottille Sous-Marin (Pacifique) (CAPT[N] SUBFLOTPAC/CAPV FLOTSMPAC)
Headquarters, Twelfth Canadian Submarine Division/Quartier-Général de la Douzième Division Canadien de Sous-Marine (HQ CANSUBDIV TWELVE/QG 12e DIVCANSM)
Headquarters/Quartier-Général - Digby Barracks, PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Submarine Moraine (HMCS/M MORAINE) (SSK-884)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - BANFF, Alberta
Submarine's Home Port - PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Submarine Emerald (HMCS/M EMERALD) (SSK-885)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - CRANBROOK, British Columbia
Submarine's Home Port - PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia
Sous-Marin Canadien de Sa Majesté Manitoba (SMCSM MANITOBA) (SSK-886)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - FLIN FLON, Manitoba
Quartier Maritime de Sous-Marin - PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Submarine Louise (HMCS/M LOUISE) (SSK-887)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - BANFF, Alberta
Submarine's Home Port - PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Submarine Waterton (HMCS/M WATERTON) (SSK-888)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - CLARESHOLM, Alberta
Submarine's Home Port - PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Submarine Minnewanka (HMCS/M MINNEWANKA) (SSK-889)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - CLARESHOLM, Alberta
Submarine's Home Port - PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Submarine Sahtú (HMCS/M SAHTÚ) (SSK-890)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - INUVIK, Northwest Territories
Submarine's Home Port - PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Submarine Tucho (HMCS/M TUCHO) (SSK-891)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - Evans Complex, YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories
Submarine's Home Port - PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Submarine Adhapaskaw (HMCS/M ADHAPASKAW) (SSK-892)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - Fort Chipewyan Naval Annex, WOOD BUFFALO REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY, Alberta
Submarine's Home Port - PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Forbes (HMCS FORBES) (AWS-671)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - Clairview Naval Arsenal, EDMONTON, Alberta
Ship's Home Port - PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia
Unlike CFB Cornwallis, the infrastructure of CFB Prince Rupert would have to be constructed right from scratch. Thus, it would take some time before the first two submarines of the Twelfth Division, HMC Submarines Victoria and Chicoutimi, would be able to be based at Prince Rupert; even with the help of many African-American volunteers who flocked north to fill out the Canadian Military Engineers' reserve construction regiments to aid the navy (as mentioned in the previous post), the construction of the basic facilities would take until late 1942 at the earliest. Of course, by then, HMCS Forbes would be in service and ready to serve as the submarine depot ship for CANSUBDIV TWELVE, thus allowing both Victoria and Chicoutimi to receive most levels of service they would have got at a normal port; any severe damage would require a drydock, which is available in Vancouver. Of course, by 1945, the first of the Superior-class boats would be in commission, thus allowing the Pacific Fleet's submarine force to increase and become even more effective; by that time, the dockyard facilities on Digby Island would be complete, including the new synchrolift to allow submarines to be pulled out of the water and placed in a repair shed when required. After HMC Submarines Moraine and Emerald are in commission - pending no mass emergency that would require all hands on deck - both Victoria and Chicoutimi would be regulated to full time naval reserve training status, sent to HMC Ships Malahat in Victoria and Champlain in Saguenay respectively to serve out the rest of their careers as primary training ships for Canada's submariners. The same would be true of their Atlantic Fleet sisters; HMC Submarines Windsor and Corner Brook would be placed with HMC Ships Hunter in Windsor and Caribou in Corner Brook once HMC Submarines Superior and Ontario are in commission to take their places in the active fleet.
And as for the surface fleet's new ships...
SURFACE FLOTILLA PACIFIC/FLOTTILLE D'ACTION NAVALE (PACIFIQUE)
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Haida (HMCS HAIDA) (DDH-215)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - MASSET, British Columbia
Ship's Home Port - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Athabaskan (HMCS ATHABASKAN) (DDH-286)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - WILLIAMS LAKE, British Columbia
Ship's Home Port - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Nootka (HMCS NOOTKA) (DDH-289)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - CAMPBELL RIVER, British Columbia
Ship's Home Port - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Sioux (HMCS SIOUX) (DDH-291)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - Wascana Naval Arsenal, REGINA, Saskatchewan
Ship's Home Port - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Onondaga (HMCS ONONDAGA) (DDH-292)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - ONONDAGA, Ontario
Ship's Home Port - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Ojibwa (NCSM OJIBWA) (DDH-293)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - PENETANGUISHINE, Ontario
Quartier Maritime de Navire - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Niitsitapi (HMCS NIITSITAPI) (DDH-295)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - Macewan Naval Arsenal, CALGARY, Alberta
Ship's Home Port - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Okanagan (HMCS OKANAGAN) (DDH-297)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - KELOWNA, British Columbia
Ship's Home Port - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Oneida (HMCS ONEIDA) (DDH-298)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - The Forks Naval Arsenal, LONDON, Ontario
Ship's Home Port - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
The Iroquois-class destroyers would be the effective command ships and the core striking flotilla of any Navy flotilla that wouldn't require much larger vessels in command.
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Hamilton (HMCS HAMILTON) (FFH-342)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - Catharine Street Naval Arsenal, HAMILTON, Ontario
Ship's Home Port - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Abbotsford (HMCS ABBOTSFORD) (FFH-343)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - ABBOTSFORD, British Columbia
Ship's Home Port - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Burlington (HMCS BURLINGTON) (FFH-347)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - BURLINGTON, Ontario
Ship's Home Port - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
Pending what happens in the current emergency, the third flight Halifax-class frigates would eventually replace their older sisters as active warships, starting with the first flight HMC Ships Vancouver, Regina and Calgary. Pending no war losses or constructive write-offs, those three ships would be regulated to Naval Reserve training duties, based at the new reserve Fleet Maintenance Facility Fraser's docks in the Metropolitan Vancouver region, with Vancouver herself based at the Waterfront Road Naval Annex in her namesake city (to be crewed by personnel from HMCS Discovery) and Regina and Calgary docked at the Steveston Harbour Naval Arsenal in Richmond (crewed by personnel from HMC Ships Queen and Tecumseh respectively). The three older frigates would respectively become the operational flagships of the Twenty-first Maritime Operations Group (the Fraser Valley Flotilla) headquartered at Discovery in Vancouver, the Twenty-fifth Maritime Operations Group (the Assiniboia Flotilla) headquartered at Queen in Regina and the Twenty-third Maritime Operations Group (the Alberta Flotilla) headquartered at Tecumseh in Calgary.
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Moose Jaw (HMCS MOOSE JAW) (FFH-355)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - Bushell Park Naval Arsenal, MOOSE JAW, Saskatchewan
Ship's Home Port - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Wetaskiwin (HMCS WETASKIWIN) (FFH-356)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - WETASKIWIN, Alberta
Ship's Home Port - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Oakville (HMCS OAKVILLE) (FFH-357)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - Ortona Naval Arsenal, OAKVILLE, Ontario
Ship's Home Port - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Morden (HMCS MORDEN) (FFH-358)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - WINKLER, Manitoba
Ship's Home Port - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Chilliwack (HMCS CHILLIWACK) (FFH-359)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - CHILLIWACK, British Columbia
Ship's Home Port - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Battleford (HMCS BATTLEFORD) (FFH-360)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - NORTH BATTLEFORD, Saskatchewan
Ship's Home Port - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Drumheller (HMCS DRUMHELLER) (FFH-364)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - DRUMHELLER, Alberta
Ship's Home Port - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Camrose (HMCS CAMROSE) (FFH-365)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - CAMROSE, Alberta
Ship's Home Port - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Waskesiu (HMCS WASKESIU) (FFH-366)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - PRINCE ALBERT, Saskatchewan
Ship's Home Port - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Saint Catharines (HMCS SAINT CATHARINES) (FFH-367)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - Port Weller Naval Annex, SAINT CATHARINES, Ontario
Ship's Home Port - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Owen Sound (HMCS OWEN SOUND) (FFH-368)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - OWEN SOUND, Ontario
Ship's Home Port - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Prince Rupert (HMCS PRINCE RUPERT) (FFH-370)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - Digby Barracks, PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia
Ship's Home Port - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Saint Thomas (HMCS SAINT THOMAS) (FFH-373)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - SAINT THOMAS, Ontario
Ship's Home Port - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Port Arthur (HMCS PORT ARTHUR) (FFH-378)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - Port Arthur Naval Arsenal, THUNDER BAY, Ontario
Ship's Home Port - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Weyburn (HMCS WEYBURN) (FFH-380)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - WEYBURN, Saskatchewan
Ship's Home Port - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Alberni (HMCS ALBERNI) (FFH-381)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - PORT ALBERNI, British Columbia
Ship's Home Port - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Esquimalt (HMCS ESQUIMALT) (FFH-386)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - Naden Barracks, ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
Ship's Home Port - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Clayoquot (HMCS CLAYOQUOT) (FFH-388)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - PORT ALBERNI, British Columbia
Ship's Home Port - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
The first three of the Chambly-class ships destined for the Pacific Fleet - HMC Ships Moose Jaw, Wetaskiwin and Oakville - would end up being the replacement vessels for the first flight Halifax-class frigate HMCS Toronto and the second flight Halifax-class frigates HMC Ships Winnipeg and Ottawa. Again, pending no war losses or constructive write-offs, the older ships would become Naval Reserve training vessels and flagships to reserve maritime operations groups. Specifically, Toronto would serve as flagship of the Twelfth Maritime Operations Group (the Nassau Flotilla) based out of HMCS York in Toronto (while home ported at Fleet Maintenance Facility Fraser's Surrey docks), Winnipeg would become the flagship of the Twenty-sixth Maritime Operations Group (the Keewatin Flotilla) based out of HMCS Chippawa in Winnipeg (while home ported at Fleet Maintenance Facility Nanaimo's detachment at CFB Prince Rupert) and Ottawa would become flagship of the Seventeenth Maritime Operations Group (the Eastern Ontario Flotilla) based out of HMCS Carleton in Ottawa (while being home ported alongside Toronto at FMF Fraser Surrey Annex). As planned now by the leaders of the Royal Canadian Navy, once the Chambly-class frigates reach the end of their operational lives, they would also be regulated to Naval Reserve training status.
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Skeena (HMCS SKEENA) (PCH-402)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - TERRACE, British Columbia
Ship's Home Port - PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Assiniboine (HMCS ASSINIBOINE) (PCH-403)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - BRANDON, Manitoba
Ship's Home Port - RICHMOND, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Fraser (HMCS FRASER) (PCH-404)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - PRINCE GEORGE, British Columbia
Ship's Home Port - PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Kootenay (HMCS KOOTENAY) (PCH-407)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - CRANBROOK, British Columbia
Ship's Home Port - WEST VANCOUVER, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Qu'Appelle (HMCS QU'APPELLE) (PCH-410)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - FORT QU'APPELLE, Saskatchewan
Ship's Home Port - RICHMOND, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Columbia (HMCS COLUMBIA) (PCH-412)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - REVELSTOKE, British Columbia
Ship's Home Port - WEST VANCOUVER, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Mackenzie (HMCS MACKENZIE) (PCH-419)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - Evans Complex, YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories
Ship's Home Port - PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Nipigon (HMCS NIPIGON) (PCH-420)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - NIPIGON, Ontario
Ship's Home Port - SURREY, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Yukon (HMCS YUKON) (PCH-421)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - WHITEHORSE, Yukon
Ship's Home Port - PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Thelon (HMCS THELON) (PCH-422)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - RANKIN INLET, Nunavut
Ship's Home Port - PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Powingiow (HMCS POWINGIOW) (PCH-423)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - THOMPSON, Manitoba
Ship's Home Port - PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Missinipi (HMCS MISSINIPI) (PCH-424)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - LEAF RAPIDS, Manitoba
Ship's Home Port - PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia
Deliberately designed as operational warships for the Naval Reserve, the Saguenay-class corvettes would be based out of either Fleet Maintenance Facility Fraser's docks in the Metropolitan Vancouver area or Fleet Maintenance Facility Nanaimo's annex dockyard at CFB Prince Rupert. During times of emergency, these ships would be active elements of the Fourth Maritime Operations Group. However, in peacetime, they would answer to their own Naval Reserve maritime operations groups (which will be introduced in future posts).
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Margaret Brooke (HMCS MARGARET BROOKE) (AOPV-431)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - NORTH BATTLEFORD, Saskatchewan
Ship's Home Port - PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia
Due to being effectively superseded by the upcoming Sedna-class icebreakers, the second and last of the Harry DeWolf-class vessels would be effectively relegated to local patrol duties. She would also be manned fully by the Naval Reserves, drawing her augmentation division from HMCS Batoche's division at North Battleford. Operationally, Margaret Brooke would be in the same maritime operations group/reserve flotilla as Regina.
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Moresby (HMCS MORESBY) (MCMV-713)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - MASSET, British Columbia
Ship's Home Port - PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Graham (HMCS GRAHAM) (MCMV-714)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - MASSET, British Columbia
Ship's Home Port - PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Kitlineq (HMCS KITLINEQ) (MCMV-718)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - INUVIK, Northwest Territories
Ship's Home Port - PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Ellesmere (HMCS ELLESMERE) (MCMV-719)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - COBOURG, Ontario
Ship's Home Port - SURREY, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Tatlurutit (HMCS TATLURUTIT) (MCMV-720)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - PETERBOROUGH, Ontario
Ship's Home Port - SURREY, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Shugliaq (HMCS SHUGLIAQ) (MCMV-721)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - CORAL HARBOUR, Nunavut
Ship's Home Port - PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Banks (HMCS BANKS) (MCMV-726)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - FORT SMITH, Northwest Territories
Ship's Home Port - PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Quadra (HMCS QUADRA) (MCMV-727)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - Canadian Forces Base Comox, COMOX, British Columbia
Ship's Home Port - NANAIMO, British Columbia
The eventual replacement for the Kingston-class coastal patrol and mine warfare vessels, the Anticosti-class ships would be manned in the same manner as the Saguenay-class; with almost all of the crews being naval reservists from the various units scattered across Canada. Thus, they would be home ported at their peacetime bases either at FMF Fraser's Surrey docks or at FMF Nanaimo's docks in the city of the same name or at its detachment annex at CFB Prince Rupert. Again, pending either war loss or constructive write off, the Pacific Fleet Kingston-class ships would be made full-time Naval Reserve training ships, shifting their home ports to Nanaimo (for HMCS Nanaimo), Prince Rupert (for HMC Ships Edmonton, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Saskatoon) or Richmond (for HMCS Brandon). Regardless of class, the Navy's mine hunters and coastal patrol ships will be administratively controlled by their home naval reserve maritime operations group.
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Provider (HMCS PROVIDER) (AOR-513)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - KENORA, Ontario
Ship's Home Port - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Presentor (HMCS PRESENTOR) (AOR-514)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - Dugald Naval Arsenal, WINNIPEG, Manitoba
Ship's Home Port - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
The Pacific Fleet's new Protecteur-class replenishment ships would be home ported at Esquimalt, though always available to support any ship of the fleet wherever they are ordered to go. With them in full commission and pending no sudden emergency requiring all ships to be actively manned, HMCS Fortitude would become a full time Naval Reserve replenishment ship, based out of FMF Fraser's North Vancouver docks.
Next: The Royal Canadian Navy acquires some capital vessels for them to use!
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Post by stevep on May 19, 2019 10:04:25 GMT
And now, the rest of the Pacific Fleet, including the current planned new construction...
Next: The Royal Canadian Navy acquires some capital vessels for them to use!
Now that sounds interesting. Do they have the capacity to construct such ships, unless possibly your talking about relatively small SSBNs? Otherwise I suspect that they would have to 1st construct suitably larger shipyards, unless there are commercial ones that could be converted.
Also it raises the question that since Canada is now a great power, arguably possibly the greatest, will it be taking the nuclear route? Really needs to do so if it intends to remain at the top table as other nations will be scrambling for such weapons now they know such a capacity exists but could be politically difficult internally?
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Post by pyeknu on May 19, 2019 10:57:12 GMT
And now, the rest of the Pacific Fleet, including the current planned new construction...
Next: The Royal Canadian Navy acquires some capital vessels for them to use!
Now that sounds interesting. Do they have the capacity to construct such ships, unless possibly your talking about relatively small SSBNs? Otherwise I suspect that they would have to 1st construct suitably larger shipyards, unless there are commercial ones that could be converted.
Also it raises the question that since Canada is now a great power, arguably possibly the greatest, will it be taking the nuclear route? Really needs to do so if it intends to remain at the top table as other nations will be scrambling for such weapons now they know such a capacity exists but could be politically difficult internally?
The capacity is there, but it's limited at the start to three shipyards: Halifax Shipyards, Seaspan in Vancouver and Davie in Lévis. A fourth is at Saint John Shipbuilding, but the site was effectively stripped of all shipbuilding capacity before the Shift; getting it reactivated will be done by both Irving (who owns the site) and FMF Saint John after it is stood up by the crew of HMCS Brunswicker. And then there's Port Weller Dry Dock in St. Catharines, but it's limited to Seawaymax-sized ships. When I get to introducing the Naval Reserves, I'll make note of construction engineer regiments created by the Canadian Military Engineers that will fall into a rôle similar to what the United States Army Corps of Engineers do in some aspects. It is THEY who will build/expand the extra drydocks and graving docks needed to not only expand the Navy into such realms, but also allow an increase in civilian ship construction. And once they're operational, the capital ships will come. As for nuclear weapons, the answer is a big NO! Nuclear power is a definite "yes"; they'll need it for submarines to patrol the Arctic and keep it clear of the Soviets. But nuclear bombs or missiles? The only way that could EVER sail in Canada is if someone directly threatens them with same and public attitudes concerning that change big time. And as for the capital ships in question, think of the clue I gave in a previous post: What capability did the Navy have up to Unification, then lost? |
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Post by lordroel on May 19, 2019 16:02:23 GMT
Now that sounds interesting. Do they have the capacity to construct such ships, unless possibly your talking about relatively small SSBNs? Otherwise I suspect that they would have to 1st construct suitably larger shipyards, unless there are commercial ones that could be converted. Also it raises the question that since Canada is now a great power, arguably possibly the greatest, will it be taking the nuclear route? Really needs to do so if it intends to remain at the top table as other nations will be scrambling for such weapons now they know such a capacity exists but could be politically difficult internally?
The capacity is there, but it's limited at the start to three shipyards: Halifax Shipyards, Seaspan in Vancouver and Davie in Lévis. A fourth is at Saint John Shipbuilding, but the site was effectively stripped of all shipbuilding capacity before the Shift; getting it reactivated will be done by both Irving (who owns the site) and FMF Saint John after it is stood up by the crew of HMCS Brunswicker. And then there's Port Weller Dry Dock in St. Catharines, but it's limited to Seawaymax-sized ships. When I get to introducing the Naval Reserves, I'll make note of construction engineer regiments created by the Canadian Military Engineers that will fall into a rôle similar to what the United States Army Corps of Engineers do in some aspects. It is THEY who will build/expand the extra drydocks and graving docks needed to not only expand the Navy into such realms, but also allow an increase in civilian ship construction. And once they're operational, the capital ships will come. As for nuclear weapons, the answer is a big NO! Nuclear power is a definite "yes"; they'll need it for submarines to patrol the Arctic and keep it clear of the Soviets. But nuclear bombs or missiles? The only way that could EVER sail in Canada is if someone directly threatens them with same and public attitudes concerning that change big time. And as for the capital ships in question, think of the clue I gave in a previous post: What capability did the Navy have up to Unification, then lost? I wonder, the United States and the United Kingdom can if they want to using the information from uptime Canada development their own Atomic bomb by 1945, but what about Italy ore the Soviet Union, if those countries want to and if they know how, could they also do it by, lets say 1948. |
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Post by pyeknu on May 19, 2019 16:46:26 GMT
I wonder, the United States and the United Kingdom can if they want to using the information from uptime Canada development their own Atomic bomb by 1945, but what about Italy ore the Soviet Union, if those countries want to and if they know how, could they also do it by, lets say 1948. Considering that Britain's Tube Alloys research group and the MAUD Committee were active by June 1940 and that scientific research done towards nuclear fission and its applications would be transferred to the United States to get them started towards creating the Manhattan Engineering District to oversee nuclear research there, I'd think Atomic Energy of Canada would be given leave to help the Allies develop their own nuclear reactors. While AECL wouldn't delve into nuclear weapons research, it's definitely coming. At the same time, I'm sure that CSIS would have warned the FBI about Soviet attempts at infiltrating what would become the Manhattan Project, picking out people like Klaus Fuchs, Morris Cohen and their peers. Given that the Soviet Union doesn't have natural uranium deposits, their own efforts to create the bomb would be dialed back somewhat thanks to the FBI's work in clearing out Soviet agents before Manhattan gets underway. Yes, the Soviets have some brilliant scientists: Igor Kurchatov, Lev Landau, and Kirill Sinelnikov were the ones who theorized that atoms could be split. But to make it all work...! As for Italy, since the Fascist party appears to be destined to survive past 1943, they would have their own means to pursue their own atomic weapons projects. Enrico Fermi's friends among the Via Panisperna boys who also left Italy around 1938 would no doubt be enticed to come back home; given that the Nazis are on the ropes now, Mussolini doesn't have to pursue anti-Semetic legislation anymore and could get his country back to the multi-ethnic state it practically was when he took power in the 1920s. Where that would lead is questionable. |
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And here is the last list of immediate builds to come from shipyards in the Dominion for the Royal Canadian Navy:
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Bonaventure (NCSM BONAVENTURE) (CV-23)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - Arsenal Navale de l'Anse-des-Mères, VILLE DE QUÉBEC, Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Magnificent (HMCS MAGNIFICENT) (CV-24)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - HMC Dockyard, HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
Ship's Home Port - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
The Bonaventure-class aircraft carriers will be conventional versions of the French Charles de Galle-class nuclear powered fleet carriers; designs for this class were provided to the Royal Canadian Navy by the French naval attaché in Ottawa with permission of the down-time high command of the Marine Nationale at la Royale in Paris. Augmentation from the Naval Reserves would come from NCSM Montcalm for Bonaventure and HMCS Scotian for Magnificent. The air wings, crewed by personnel from 12 Canadian Air Group, would include a mix bag of freshly-built CF-188 Hornets from Boeing, an updated version of the CP-121 Tracker from Viking Air (built with turboprop engines to increase performance), a variation of the Tracker for carrier on-board delivery (designated the CC-121N) and the CH-148 Cyclone helicopter from Lockheed Martin for anti-submarine and search-and-rescue duties. The hangar decks of both carriers will be large enough to take the CH-147 Chinhook in a pinch should requirements demand it. Heavy automation would allow crew sizes to be reduced and naval aviation experts from Britain and the United States would be welcomed aboard to allow expertise in carrier operations to be impressed on Canadian crews. Commanding the ships would be full captains (navy) of the naval warfare officer (ex-maritime surface/sub-surface officer) trade; the air wings would be commanded by colonels from the Air Force. The overall formation commanders over the combined ship/air wing group will either be RCN commodores or RCAF brigadier-generals.
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Mount Logan (HMCS MOUNT LOGAN) (LPH-150)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - WHITEHORSE, Yukon
Ship's Home Port - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Mont Jacques-Cartier (NCSM MONT JACQUES-CARTIER) (LPH-151)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - RIMOUSKI, Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Mount Forbes (HMCS MOUNT FORBES) (LPH-152)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - Marlborough Naval Arsenal, CALGARY, Alberta
Ship's Home Port - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Mount Waddington (HMCS MOUNT WADDINGTON) (LPH-153)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - PORT HARDY, British Columbia
Ship's Home Port - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
The Mount Logan-class landing platform helicopters/amphibious assault helicopter carriers would be enlarged derivatives of the South Korean Tokto-class LPHs, though improved with a ski jump-type ramp at the forward end of the flight deck and a larger hangar space. Equipped to take ashore a full infantry battalion battle group including tanks and mobile artillery, these vessels would also be able to carry a whole helicopter squadron within its hangar deck. Types of helicopters could include the CH-146 Griffon from Bell, the CH-172 Lakota from Airbus Canada, the CH-147 Chinhook from Boeing Canada and the CH-148 Cyclone from Lockheed Martin. In addition, up to a full squadron of fixed wing aircraft could also be stored aboard; in that case, Boeing is reviving the AV-8B Harrier V/STOL fighter as the CF-128V Harrier to act as ground attack support and carrier air defence. As these ships would be effectively mixed Army/Navy platforms with just one Air Force squadron in support, the ship would be commanded by a Navy commander with the air squadrons commanded by RCAF lieutenant colonels and the battle group taken aboard commanded by an Army lieutenant colonel; the whole combined ship/air wing/battalion battle group commanded by either a Navy captain or Army colonel. Naturally, members of the Royal Marines, the United States Marine Corps, France's Fusiliers Marins and the Netherlands' Korps Mariniers would be invited aboard to loan their expertise into running and employing these vessels. Naval Reserve augmentation support would come from HMC Ships Steele in Whitehorse (for Mount Logan), D'Iberville in Rimouski (for Mont Jacques-Cartier), Tecumseh in Calgary (for Mount Forbes) and Bastion in Nanaimo (for Mount Waddington).
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Nova Scotia (HMCS NOVA SCOTIA) (CG-51)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - HMC Dockyard, HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
Ship's Home Port - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Alberta (HMCS ALBERTA) (CG-52)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - Blatchford Field Naval Arsenal, EDMONTON, Alberta
Ship's Home Port - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Prince Edward Island (HMCS PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND) (CG-53)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - CHARLOTTETOWN, Prince Edward Island
Ship's Home Port - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Saskatchewan (HMCS SASKATCHEWAN) (CG-54)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - Wascana Naval Arsenal, REGINA, Saskatchewan
Ship's Home Port - ESQUIMALT, British Columbia
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté New Brunswick (NCSM NEW BRUNSWICK) (CG-55)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - MONCTON, New Brunswick
Quartier Maritime de Navire - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
The final major class of vessels to be built for the Navy in this round would be guided missile cruisers with six inch guns in two single mounts fore and aft in an arrangement similar to how the Ticonderoga-class missile cruisers of the USN are outfitted. In competition to arm these ships would be Britain's BL 6-inch Mk XXIII fifty calibre naval gun (as fitted on the Leander-class cruisers and later construction) or America's 6 inch/47 caliber Mark 16 gun (as fitted on the Brooklyn-class cruisers and later construction). Of course, the missile armament would compose of two Mark 41 VLS clusters fore and aft for a total of 140 individual launching cells divided evenly between the "B" and "X" mount positions. Missiles to be carried include the RIM-66 Standard surface-to-air missile, the RIM-162 Enhanced Sea Sparrow surface-to-air missile in quad-packs per cell, the RGM-84 Harpoon surface-to-surface missile and the RUM-139 vertical launch anti-submarine rocket carrying Mark 46 homing torpedoes. The immediate air defence environment would be covered also by two Mark 15 Mod 21 Phalanx close-in weapons systems and four Mark 38 Mod 2 Typhoon weapons mounts firing M242 Bushmaster chain guns; all gun armament would be manufactured by Rheinmetall at Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu while the missile armament would be manufactured by Bristol in Winnipeg. Of course, there would be hangar and flight deck space for two CH-148 Cyclone helicopters.
Unlike other classes, where a balance between the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets was maintained when it came to numbers of ships, there would be a larger number of this class based out of Halifax; this is due to considerations towards budget restraints in the near future. However, if Parliament is willing to allow more of this class to be built, the next prospective names to be used would be Québec, British Columbia and Newfoundland; the latter would depend on what the fate of the Royal Navy's Crown Colony-class light cruiser HMS Newfoundland would be. Until such time if or when, one of the Halifax-based ships would be ready to reinforce the Pacific Fleet if needed.
Naval Reserve augmentation would come from the units based in the cruisers' namesake provinces: HMC Ships Scotian (for Nova Scotia), Nonsuch (for Alberta), Queen Charlotte (for Prince Edward Island), Queen (for Saskatchewan) and Petitcodiac (for New Brunswick).
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Cormorant (HMCS CORMORANT) (ASLP-600)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - Steveston Harbour Naval Arsenal, RICHMOND, British Columbia
Ship's Home Port - RICHMOND, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Loon (HMCS LOON) (ASLP-601)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - Shearwater Heliport, DARTMOUTH, Nova Scotia
Ship's Home Port - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Blue Heron (HMCS BLUE HERON) (ASLP-602)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - CHILLIWACK, British Columbia
Ship's Home Port - WEST VANCOUVER, British Columbia
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Mallard (NCSM MALLARD) (ASLP-603)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - MONT-JOLI, Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire - RIVIÈRE-DU-LOUP, Québec
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Arctic Tern (HMCS ARCTIC TERN) (ASLP-604)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - SUMMERSIDE, Prince Edward Island
Ship's Home Port - SUMMERSIDE, Prince Edward Island
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Sandpiper (HMCS SANDPIPER) (ASLP-605)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - Caswell Hill Naval Arsenal, SASKATOON, Saskatchewan
Ship's Home Port - PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Herring Gull (HMCS HERRING GULL) (ASLP-606)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - PEACE RIVER, Alberta
Ship's Home Port - PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Kingfisher (HMCS KINGFISHER) (ASLP-607)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - HMC Dockyard, HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
Ship's Home Port - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Bernache (NCSM BERNACHE) (ASLP-608)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - MONCTON, New Brunswick
Quartier Maritime de Navire - BATHURST, New Brunswick
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Skua (HMCS SKUA) (ASLP-609)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - MEDICINE HAT, Alberta
Ship's Home Port - VANCOUVER, British Columbia
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Kittiwake (HMCS KITTIWAKE) (ASLP-610)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - GIMLI, Manitoba
Ship's Home Port - PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Océanite (NCSM OCÉANITE) (ASLP-611)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - TROIS-PISTOLES, Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire - RIVIÈRE-DU-LOUP, Québec
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Gannet (HMCS GANNET) (ASLP-612)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR, Newfoundland and Labrador
Ship's Home Port - CORNER BROOK, Newfoundland and Labrador
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Bittern (HMCS BITTERN) (ASLP-613)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - MACKENZIE, British Columbia
Ship's Home Port - PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia
Navire Canadien de Sa Majesté Ibis (NCSM IBIS) (ASLP-614)
Division de Renforcement des Réserves Navales - LOUISEVILLE, Québec
Quartier Maritime de Navire - TROIS-RIVIÈRES, Québec
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Dipper (HMCS DIPPER) (ASLP-615)
Naval Reserve Augmentation Division - Waterfront Road Naval Annex, VANCOUVER, British Columbia
Ship's Home Port - VANCOUVER, British Columbia
The final class of ships would be a derivative of the Anticosti-class mine countermeasures vessels rebuilt to become diving support tenders. The new Cormorant-class ships, which would be heavily manned by the Naval Reserves though always on standby to support the Fleet Diving Groups at both Halifax and Esquimalt, would be somewhat modelled after the long-decommissioned HMCS Cormorant (ASL-20) which served in the latter years of the Cold War; she herself an old factory trawler before becoming a diving support ship and the first mixed-gender vessel in the Royal Canadian Navy (and even came through the Shift, though she is still in rotting condition at the dock at Bridgewater, where she has remained since 1998! A secondary duty for these vessels would be coastal patrol; they would be armed with the Mark 38 Mod 2 Typhoon weapons mounts on the bow as their near-sisters are, plus also possess Browning M2 .50 calibre heavy machine guns for close-in defence. Supporting the ships with manning and the pre-commissioning crews would be naval reserve HMC Ships Steveston in Richmond (for Cormorant), Scotian in Halifax (for Loon and Kingfisher), Coquihalla in Abbotsford (for Blue Heron), D'Iberville in Rimouski (for Mallard and Océanite), Queen Charlotte in Charlottetown (for Arctic Tern), Unicorn in Saskatoon (for Sandpiper), Unjegah in Fort Saint John (for Herring Gull), Petitcodiac in Moncton (for Bernache), Cypress in Lethbridge (for Skua), Reindeer in Flin Flon (for Kittiwake), Excalibur in Grand Falls-Windsor (for Gannet), Nechako in Prince George (for Bittern), Radisson in Trois-Rivières (for Ibis) and Discovery in Vancouver (for Dipper). While operationally, the ships of the Cormorant-class would fall under the Fleet Diving Groups commanded by HMC Ships O'Neill in Halifax and Borradaile in Esquimalt, they would be administratively looked after by their naval reserve "mother ships" as indicated above.
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