Naval Gazing
Come visit the home of Canada's Pacific Fleet, Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Esquimalt. Free tours enlighten and amaze visitors with tales of this first military presence in the colony of Vancouver Island and the scope of today's forces and ships of the Pacific Fleet. The Base employs 4,200 military and 2,000 civilians and is comprised of 1,500 buildings on 4,170 hectares (10,300 acres). This is truly awe-inspiring complex is also home to a unique Naval and Military Museum (open to the public) and the oldest working drydock on the west coast of the Americas.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
- CFB Esquimalt tour bookings and more information on the home of Canada's Pacific Fleet
- CFB Esquimalt Naval and Military Museum - call (250) 363.4312 or (250) 363.5655
- 2010 is the Canadian Naval Centennial. For information on this momentous milestone in our nation's history,visit the website.
- The Esquimalt Graving Dock at Skinner's Cove opened July 1, 1927. At 360 metres (1,200 feet), it's the largest on the west coast of the Americas and can accommodate 90% of the world's ships.
- For information about escorted tours of this amazing facility, call Public Works Canada at (250) 363.3914. (Enquiries are welcome; tour availabilities may at times be restricted for reasons of safety and security).
- CFB Esquimalt Lookout - for Navy news online
