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HMCS CATARAQUI
RCNVR Division Kingston
Kingston, Ontario
In response to the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, the KINGSTON DIVISION RCNVR was established on the site of the old Feed Mill. It was commissioned as HMCS CATARAQUI on 01 Nov 1941. HMCS CATARAQUI has occupied several sites in Kingston and moved into the current building at 24 Duty Drive in 1992.This location along the CATARAQUI River provides an ideal training facility for small boats and diving operations, including easy access to Lake Ontario. CATARAQUI was one of the few Naval Reserve Divisions to be assigned a Naval Air Squadron, when, in 1954, the VC 921 Squadron was formed under the command of Lieutenant-Commander (Pilot) Allan Burgham. The squadron paraded as a part of CATARAQUI and maintained a training base at the Kingston airport, where they flew Harvard aircraft until they were disbanded in 1959.
For more information on the history of HMCS CATARAQUI: A brief history of HMCS CATARAQUI by Chris D. Varley, CD, HMCS CATARAQUI Association
HMCS CATARAQUI'S wartime history - Article from the Kingston Whig-Standard 13 Oct 1945 // Courtesy of James Sturgess
Explore Naval Historic Sites: Kingston
The Commodore's Coin - A CATARAQUI 2010 Naval Centennial Project
Iroquois Division New Entry Training HMCS CATARAQUI Click on the above photo to view a larger image
Click here to view the photo with staff and recruits numbered for identification purposes
(6) Seabrook, Reginald
From the collection of Reginald Seabrook, Torpedoman, RCNVR
The Kingston Whig-Standard, Friday, 19 Nov 1943 The Three Sailors in the above picture have been selected from the H.M.C.S. "Cataraqui" crew for the crew of HMCS "Frontenac", the corvette sponsored by the City of Kingston and built here for the Royal Canadian Navy. From left to right, OS W. Lewis of Peterborough, AB. J. Sturgess of Whitby and OS D. F. Orr of Parry Sound. The three young boys trained at the local naval training centre. Courtesy of James Sturgess
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