Canadian Navy Centennial
1910 – 2010
# 1 - The Launch
On May 04, 1910, The Naval Service Bill received Royal Assent. This was the start of Canada’s Navy, a distinct Naval Service separate from the Royal Navy allowing Canadians to serve on Canadian Ships under the command of Canadian born Officers and Non-Commisioned members rather than serving on ships of the Royal Navy.
At the same time, a Naval Reserve Force and Naval Volunteer Force were authorized, with both forces liable for active service in an emergency. Two ships, HMCS Rainbow and HMCS Niobe were purchased from the Admiralty to be used as training ships while the Naval College was established in Halifax to train Officers.
100 years later, Canada is celebrating this momentous milestone both in our navy and nation’s history. We will honour the past, and celebrate the achievements of Canada’s Navy.
This is the first in a series of caches to be placed to acknowlege the Centennial of Canada’s Navy. There will be 5 caches in this series with a 6th mystery cache to be published in the future. In each of the 5 caches there will be a clues to solving the 6th mystery cache. Make sure you record the information but please, do not remove the clues from the cache. Either record the information in a notebook, take a picture or record it to memory. Further instructions will be provided when the final cache is published.
The crew of H.M.C.S. Niobe
Congratulations to Capers4 on their FTF.