- HMCS Donnacona
"For the fictional
corvette featured inCorvette K-225 , seeHMCS Kitchener (K225) "Her Majesty's Canadian Ship Donnacona is a unit of the Canadian Naval Reserve based inMontreal ,Quebec .ummary
HMCS Donnacona has a total strength of approximately 190 men and women [History of HMCS Donnacona - http://www.navy.forces.gc.ca/navres/units/navres_units-ships_e.asp?category=94&title=890] , with roughly one-quarter on full-time employment with the navy at any given time. As with all Naval Reserve Divisions, it specializes in Port Security, Port Inspection Diving, Maritime Intelligence, and the recruiting and retention of personnel who may supplement the Canadian Navy on a full-time basis on board ship or at shore establishments. Primary training of personnel is for the most part conducted at one of the
Canadian Forces Fleet School s in Halifax, Victoria and Quebec City.History
In 1923, the Montreal Half-Company of the Royal Canadian Volunteer Naval Reserve was formed. At the outbreak of the
Second World War the unit was split into two co-located divisions to accommodate the high recruiting intake: NCSM Cartier forfrancophones andHMCS Montreal for English speakers. In 1941 the units were merged again as HMCS Montreal and in 1943 this division was moved to 2055 Drummond Street (the building of the oldMontreal Winter Club curling rink) and re-commissioned HMCS Donnacona.In 1943, the name of the new naval reserve division was chosen to be used as the name of the ship featured in the film
Corvette K-225 , featuringRandolph Scott andElla Raines .In 1944, HMCS Donnacona's football team won the
Grey Cup , beating the Hamilton Wildcats 7-6 at the Civic Stadium to bring the cup to Montreal for only the second time.In the summer of 2007, HMCS Donnacona was moved to a new purpose-built facility at 3525 St-Jacques Street. This building is shared with the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and theCanada Border Services Agency .ee also
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Canadian Forces
*Canadian Forces Maritime Command
*Naval Reserve
*Stone Frigate References
External links
* [http://www.navy.forces.gc.ca/navres/units/navres_units-ships_e.asp?category=94&title=734 HMCS Donnacona (Official Page)]
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