HMCS Queen

HMCS Queen is a shore based Canadian Forces Naval Reserve unit based at 100 Navy Way in Regina, Saskatchewan. It is one of two in Saskatchewan, the other being HMCS Unicorn in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The name is the translation of the Latin word regina.

HMCS Queen
Active1923 to Present
CountryCanada Canada
Branch Royal Canadian Navy
TypeNaval Reserve Division
RoleReserve unit
Garrison/HQNavy Way, 100, Regina
Motto(s)Augusta Invictaque
(Majestic and invincible)
ColoursGold and Purple
Equipment24 ft (7.3 m) RHIB (ZH-733 CDO)
Battle honoursPre-The First World War
  • USHANT, 1781
  • "First of June", 1794
  • GROIX ISLAND, 1795
  • CRIMEA, 1854-55

The First World War

  • DARDANELLES, 1915

The Second World War

  • ATLANTIC, 1944
  • NORWAY, 1945
  • ARCTIC, 1945

HMCS Queen was established in 1923. After several locations within the city, HMCS Queen moved into a permanent home in Wascana Park in 1955. Closed in 1964 due to budget cuts, it re-opened in 1975.[1] The battle honours of all HM Ships Queen have been inherited by HMCS Queen.

LCdr Aaron Kaytor assumed command of HMCS Queen in 2022, replacing Cdr Clark Northey.[2][3]

References
  1. Gimblett, Richard H.; Hadley, Michael L., eds. (2010). Citizen sailors chronicles of Canada's Naval Reserve. Toronto: Dundurn Press. p. 188. ISBN 9781459705333. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  2. "Navy Commander announces several Navy Command key senior appointments". Canadian Military Family Magazine. Feb 3, 2022. Retrieved Feb 13, 2023.
  3. Giesbrecht, Lynn (December 1, 2019). "Sask. man takes over as Commanding Officer of HMCS Queen". Regina Leader-Post. With his roots in Saskatchewan and his stomach preferring land over sea, Clark Northey did not think he would ever end up becoming the Commanding Officer (CO) of a Naval Reserve unit. "I didn't think I would be a CO, period, of any unit," he said. But on Saturday, that's exactly what happened as he officially took over as the CO of HMCS Queen in Regina from outgoing CO LCdr Trent Nichols
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