HMCS STADACONA II / HMCS PEREGRINE
HMCS PEREGRINE (formerly Stadacona II (Jan 1944 - 30 Sep 1944), formerly the Y-Depot of the RCAF) was a training base in Halifax during the Second World War. The base was renamed HMCS PEREGRINE on 01 Oct 1944. At the end of the war it was used as a central processing unit for all those being demobilized. PEREGRINE was paid off 29 Mar 1946
Photos and Documents
HMCS PEREGRINE pennant Courtesy of Hugh Muir
(JC14) M.O. I - Navy Fire Department crew at HMCS PEREGRINE Barracks, Halifax, NS - 1944 (JC15) M.O. II - Navy Fire Department crew at HMCS PEREGRINE Barracks, Halifax, NS - 1944 (JC16) Chief Bill Price, HMCS PEREGRINE Barracks, Halifax, NS - 1944 (JC17) Assistant Chief Frank Wallace, HMCS PEREGRINE Barracks, Halifax, NS - 1944 (JC18) Bill Price "as Mother", HMCS PEREGRINE, Halifax, NS - 1944
Playing chess in the Fire Hall at HMCS PEREGRINE (JC19) A doable opponent (JC20) Game of De3ath (JC21) The Loser
(JC22) "On duty in Fire Hall office" - HMCS PEREGRINE Fire Hall, Halifax, NS - 1944 (JC23) 500 gallon pumper and panel tow vehicle at HMCS PEREGRINE Fire Hall, Halifax, NS - 1944 (JC24) Leisure room at HMCS PEREGRINE Fire Hall, Halifax, NS - 1944 (JC25) Dorm (Barracks) at HMCS PEREGRINE Fire Hall, Halifax, NS - 1944
Fire Hall Staff Cabin in Dartmouth, NS - T & B Off Duty Staff (JC26) Unknown Fire Hall staff in front of staff cabin (JC27) Off duty fire hall personnel having lunch at the fire hall staff cabin (JC28) Off duty fire hall personnel enjoying a bit of R &R at the beach by the fire hall staff cabin.
(JC29) Fire Chief Bill Prince and Don Bain on the rocks after swimming (JC30) Fire Chief Bill Price (JC31) Don Bain
(JC32-JC33) Lumberyard fire just outside the boundaries of HMCS PEREGRINE, Halifax, NS - 1944. The white picket fence is the entrance to the fire hall area at HMCS PEREGRINE - 1944, Halifax, NS (JC34-JC35) Joseph Clulow (right in both photos) with fire hall crew mates at HMCS PEREGRINE - 1944, Halifax, NS
AB.ST Joseph (Joe) Clulow as a fireman at HMCS PEREGRINE, Halifax, NS - 1944
From the collection of Joseph Clulow, AB.ST, RCNVR
Courtesy of Matt Clulow
Sub Lt (Engineers) in Training at Stadacona II (HMCS PEREGRINE) 14 Jun 1944 Click on the above photo to view a larger image
Click here to view the photo with staff and students numbered for identification purposes
(29) Bourns, John, SLt, RCNVR
From the collection of John Bourns, Lt, RCNVR / RCN(R)
Courtesy of Keith Bourns
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