Esquilmalt Royal Navy Dockyard
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Esquimalt Royal Naval Dockyard was a major Royal Navy yard on Canada's Pacific coast from 1842 to 1905.
Located in Victoria, British Columbia to replace a base in Chile and was the only Royal Navy base in western North America. With Esquimalt was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy in 1905. It is now home to the Canadian Forces Pacific Command (CFB Esquimalt).
[edit] See also
- Royal Naval Dockyard, Halifax
- Grand River Naval Depot
- Pentanguishene Naval Yard
- Kingston Royal Naval Dockyard
- Navy Island Royal Naval Shipyard
- Amherstburg Royal Naval Dockyard
