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CFB ESQUIMALT
The base is located at the southern tip of Vancouver Island on the Strait of Juan de Fuca, in and around Esquimalt, BC. CFB Esquimalt comprises of Naden (formerly HMCS Naden), Canadian Forces Fleet School (E), HMC Dockyard Esquimalt, Fleet Maintenance Facility, a Fire Fighting and Damage Control School, the Naval Officer Training Centre (NOTC Venture), and extensive housing including 716 personnel married quarters located at nine sites such as Belmont Park, Work Point, and Royal Roads. The present dockyard and drydock, dates to the Royal Navy's Esquimalt Royal Navy Dockyard (1842–1905) and was the Royal Navy's Pacific Station until 1911; Today it serves as the Canadian Naval Headquarters in the Pacific.
New Jetty B at CFB Esquimalt nears completion (source Pomerlau.ca website)
The original A and B Jetties at CFB Esquimalt have been around since WWII & the early 50’s and have both reached the end of their service life and suitability for the fleet of the future. The Canadian Navy and international Navy fleets new ships – Canadian Surface Combatants, Frigates, Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships, Joint Support Ships – are all bigger than previous and existing ships and vessels; therefore, the Department of National Defence (DND) realized the existing A and B Jetties needed replacing to accommodate these modern ships and be resilient against tsunamis and other natural events. This original $743-million project to replace operational A&B Jetty is part of a program to realize those requirements to replace aging 70-year-old jetties. The project consists of three contracts: the design; demolition of old jetties; and construction of the new jetties with supporting infrastructure. (Source: Engineers and Geologists of BC website)
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