CNHS - Founding of the Canadian Naval Service - Ottawa, Ontario
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N 45° 25.477 W 075° 41.972
18T E 445275 N 5030360
The founding of the Canadian Naval Service in 1910 was designated a National Historic Event in 2009. There is no plaque to commemmorate this event.
Waymark Code: WMD9PY
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 12/10/2011
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Considering that the Canadian Naval Service Department was headquartered in the Centre Block of Parliament Hill until 1916, the posted coordinates are for that location. The flag on the Waymark page is the "White Ensign of the British Royal Navy" as flown by the Canadian Naval Service in 1910.
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"Established following the introduction of the Naval Service Bill by then-Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the Naval Service of Canada was intended as a distinct naval force for the Dominion, that, if necessary, could be placed under British control. The bill received royal assent on 4 May 1910. Initially equipped with two former Royal Navy vessels, HMCS Niobe and HMCS Rainbow, the service was renamed Royal Canadian Navy by King George V on 29 August 1911.
During the first years of the First World War, the RCN's six-vessel naval force patrolled both the North American West and East coasts to deter the German naval threat, with a seventh ship, HMCS Shearwater joining the force in 1915. Just before the end of the war in 1918, the Royal Canadian Naval Air Service was established with the purpose of carrying out anti-submarine operations; however, it was disbanded after the armistice of 11 November."
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