Canadian Navy Centennial
1910 – 2010
# 2 - Remembrance Day
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.
100 years later, Canada is celebrating this momentous milestone both in our navy and nation’s history. We honour the past, and celebrate the achievements of Canada’s Navy. Across the country, in small towns and big cities, memorials are erected to remember those who have served this country as a member of the CF.
This is the 2nd cache in a series of caches to be placed during the Centennial of Canada’s Navy 1910 - 2010. There will be 5 caches in this series with a final mystery cache to be published to finish the series. In each of the 5 caches there will be clues to solving the final 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.
To find this cache, you will need to visit two naval memorials in Ajax. At the first location (the posted coordinates), determine the sum of the numbers in the year the memorial was dedicated. Multiply by 8 then subtract 16 = AAA.
(Sum x 8) – 16 = AAA
At the second location, determine the number of letters in the names of the three HMS ships identified. Do not include the HMS designation. Add the sum of these letters plus 7 and multiply by 3 to get BB. (sum + 7) x 3 = BB
The final cache is located at N 43 49.AAA W 79 01.0BB
Congratulations to entogeek and GPS Derek for their joint FTF on a rainy morning.
