In the Canadian Armed Forces , Maritime Forces Pacific ( MARPAC , French: Forces maritimes du Pacifique, FMAR(P) ) is responsible for the fleet training and operational readiness of the Royal Canadian Navy in the Pacific Ocean . It was once referred to as Canadian Pacific Station .
13-469: The commander of Maritime Forces Pacific (COMMARPAC) is also the commander of Joint Task Force Pacific (COMMJTFP), holding the rank of rear admiral. COMMJTFP is responsible for all Canadian Forces operations (such as search and rescue or disaster aid) in British Columbia and its adjacent territorial waters. Reporting to the commander is the commander of Canadian Fleet Pacific (COMCANFLTPAC), holding
26-897: A Municipal Heritage Property. Building 37 (c. 1889) part of the Naden Museum Square is also a Municipal Heritage Property and is also on the Canadian Register of Historic Places . HMCS Naden was named after the Dominion Government Ship Naden , which was commissioned as a tender for the Royal Naval College of Canada from 1918 to 1922 for training in sail. The museum is affiliated with: Canadian Museums Association (CMA), Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN), Organization of Military Museums of Canada (OMMC) and Virtual Museum of Canada . CFB Esquimalt operates
39-609: A bus service to provide intra-base transportation. The Lookout is the base newspaper, which covers local, national and international news with specific interest to Navy and Canadian Forces members and family issues. Other properties that are part of CFB Esquimalt include the Albert Head training area near Albert Head, Metchosin , located approximately 30 km (19 mi) by road southwest of downtown Victoria . It occupies approximately 88 hectares (220 acres), four of which are developed as training facilities. Fort Albert Head
52-674: The Fraser Valley houses transmitting and receiving equipment for long-distance communications. Also, the CFB Esquimalt Base Fire Hall & Emergency Response Centre was founded to provide services to CFB Esquimalt and the civil community in the way of fire intervention and emergency response . Canadian Museums Association Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include
65-1014: The Canadian Naval Headquarters in the Pacific. Major units of the base are: Due to their significance in Canadian naval history , four sites at CFB Esquimalt (the Dockyard , the former Royal Navy Hospital, the Veterans' Cemetery, and the Cole Island Magazine) have been designated the Esquimalt Naval Sites National Historic Site of Canada . In March 2013, CFB Esquimalt services the following ships assigned to Canadian Fleet Pacific CFB Esquimalt contains several recognized and classified federal heritage buildings on
78-604: The Naval Officer Training Centre (NOTC) Venture, and extensive housing including 716 personnel married quarters at nine sites such as Belmont Park, WorkPoint, and Royal Roads . The present dockyard and dry dock , known as HMC Dockyard Esquimalt, dates to the Royal Navy 's Esquimalt Royal Navy Dockyard (1842–1905) and was the Royal Navy's Pacific Station until 1911. Today it serves as
91-703: The Register of the Government of Canada Heritage Buildings. The Institute for Stained Glass in Canada has documented the stained glass at the Multi-Faith Naval Chapel and the stained glass at the Old Naval and Garrison Church (1866), now known as St Paul's Anglican. CFB Esquimalt Naval & Military Museum is at HMCS Naden . Building 20 (c. 1891), part of Naden Museum Square is
104-894: The cadet program. Albert Head currently houses the British Columbia Patrol Company of the 4th Canadian Rangers Patrol Group , training facilities for the Naval Tactical Operations Group , as well as a cadet summer training centre: Albert Head CTC. Canadian Forces Maritime Experimental Test Range at Nanoose Bay is also part of CFB Esquimalt. The facility provides non-explosive technical testing of sonobuoys , torpedoes and other equipment. Canadian Forces Ammunition Depot (CFAD) Rocky Point store excess ammunition for Maritime Forces Pacific and provides maintenance for missiles and torpedoes. The grounds are also used for by Albert Head CTC for survival training. Naval Radio Section Aldergrove in
117-556: The onboard helicopter detachments for CANFLTPAC ships. After World War II to prior to Unification in 1968 the RCN's Pacific Command assignments: CFB Esquimalt Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt ( CFB Esquimalt ) is Canada's Pacific Coast naval base and home port to Maritime Forces Pacific and Joint Task Force Pacific Headquarters. As of 2018 , 4,411 military personnel and 2,762 civilians work at CFB Esquimalt. The base occupies approximately 41 km (10,000 acres) at
130-464: The rank of commodore. This officer commands Canadian Fleet Pacific (CANFLTPAC), and is responsible for the operation and readiness of all warships, auxiliaries and support vessels. MARPACHQ is at CFB Esquimalt in Esquimalt, British Columbia , near Victoria . Whiskey 601 is the regularly used name for an often used naval weapons exercise area off the west coast of Canada. The area's official title
143-457: The southern tip of Vancouver Island on the Strait of Juan de Fuca , in the municipality of Esquimalt , adjacent to the western limit of the provincial capital, Victoria . CFB Esquimalt comprises facilities that include Naden (formerly HMCS Naden ), His Majesty's Canadian (HMC) Dockyard Esquimalt, Fleet Maintenance Facility – Cape Breton (FMF CB), a Fire Fighting and Damage Control School,
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#1732772178911156-485: Was "W-601". The name was usually shortened to "Whiskey" by sailors in the Royal Canadian Navy . Whiskey 601 was notorious for rough seas and bad weather. Whiskey 601 was decommissioned as an exercise area in the 1990s. The RCAF unit 443 Maritime Helicopter Squadron is part of 12 Wing Shearwater but is headquartered at Patricia Bay near CFB Esquimalt and works closely with MARPAC. The squadron provides
169-496: Was established in the late 1800s along with Fort Rodd Hill and other installations, to provide shore defence for the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Victoria Harbour . The training area is used for Regular and Reserve Force training throughout the year and was previously home to the Regional Cadet Instructor School (Pacific) that trained Canadian Forces Cadet Instructors Cadre (CIC) Branch that deliver
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