HMCS Radisson

HMCS Radisson
Badge of HMCS Radisson
Active	1986 to present
Country	Canada
Allegiance	King of the United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Canadian Navy
Type	Stone frigate
Part of	Canadian Forces Naval Reserve
Motto(s)	Fortitudo In Peseverantia (Latin for 'Preserve with courage')
Colours	Gold and Blue
Decorations	2019-2020 Commodore's Cup for the Best Naval Reserve Unit
Commanders
Current commander	LCdr Jérémie Bourassa

Military unit

HMCS Radisson (French: NCSM Radisson) is a Canadian Forces Naval Reserve Division (NRD) located on Île Saint-Christophe in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. Dubbed a stone frigate, HMCS Radisson is a land-based naval training establishment crewed by part-time sailors and also serves as a local recruitment centre for the Canadian Forces Naval Reserve. It is one of 24 naval reserve divisions located in major cities across Canada.^[1]

Namesake

HMCS Radisson is named after 17th century explorer Pierre Esprit Radisson who conducted explorations and participated in fur trades using a canoe within the sandy hills of what is now known as Three Rivers (Trois-Rivières).^[2] He also co-founded the Hudson's Bay Company.

History

HMCS Radisson was established in 1986 in an effort to expand the presence of the Royal Canadian Navy in Quebec. The NRD was first located at the Trois-Rivières post office and later moved to the former d'Youville School in 1987. In 1992 the unit finally moved to its new facility on Saint-Cristophe Island, where it stands today.^[3]

References

^ Personnel, Government of Canada, National Defence, Chief Military. "HMCS Cabot". www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca. Retrieved 2018-10-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Defence, National (2018-11-27). "HMCS Radisson". aem. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
^ Gimblett, Richard H.; Hadley, Michael L. (2010-11-16). Citizen Sailors: Chronicles of Canada's Naval Reserve, 1910-2010. Dundurn. ISBN 978-1-4597-1160-0.

Royal Canadian Navy

Components

Maritime Forces Atlantic
Maritime Forces Pacific
Naval Reserve

Bases

Ships

Information	Ships Current fleet Historic fleet His Majesty's Canadian Ship
Halifax-class frigates	HMCS Halifax (FFH 330) HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331) HMCS Ville de Québec (FFH 332) HMCS Toronto (FFH 333) HMCS Regina (FFH 334) HMCS Calgary (FFH 335) HMCS Montréal (FFH 336) HMCS Fredericton (FFH 337) HMCS Winnipeg (FFH 338) HMCS Charlottetown (FFH 339) HMCS St. John's (FFH 340) HMCS Ottawa (FFH 341)
Victoria-class submarines	HMCS Victoria (SSK 876) HMCS Windsor (SSK 877) HMCS Corner Brook (SSK 878) HMCS Chicoutimi (SSK 879)
Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessel	HMCS Harry DeWolf HMCS Margaret Brooke HMCS Max Bernays HMCS William Hall
Kingston-class coastal defence vessels	HMCS Kingston (MM 700) HMCS Glace Bay (MM 701) HMCS Nanaimo (MM 702) HMCS Edmonton (MM 703) HMCS Shawinigan (MM 704) HMCS Whitehorse (MM 705) HMCS Yellowknife (MM 706) HMCS Goose Bay (MM 707) HMCS Moncton (MM 708) HMCS Saskatoon (MM 709) HMCS Brandon (MM 710) HMCS Summerside (MM 711)
Orca-class patrol vessels	CFAV Orca (PCT 55) CFAV Raven (PCT 56) CFAV Caribou (PCT 57) CFAV Renard (PCT 58) CFAV Wolf (PCT 59) CFAV Grizzly (PCT 60) CFAV Cougar (PCT 61) CFAV Moose (PCT 62)
Naval Reserve Divisions	HMCS Brunswicker HMCS Cabot HMCS Carleton HMCS Cataraqui HMCS Champlain HMCS Chippawa HMCS d'Iberville HMCS Discovery HMCS Donnacona HMCS Griffon HMCS Hunter HMCS Jolliet HMCS Malahat HMCS Montcalm HMCS Nonsuch HMCS Prevost HMCS Queen HMCS Queen Charlotte HMCS Radisson HMCS Scotian HMCS Star HMCS Tecumseh HMCS Unicorn HMCS York
Project Resolve	MV Asterix
Future procurement	River-class destroyers Protecteur-class auxiliary vessel