HMCS Queen

HMCS Queen is a shore based Canadian Forces Naval Reserve unit based in Regina, Saskatchewan. This is one of two in Saskatchewan, the other being HMCS Unicorn in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Located at 100 Navy Way, the ship's name derives from the literal translation of the Latin word 'regina' which means 'queen.'

HMCS Queen
Active1923 to Present
Country Canada
Branch Royal Canadian Navy
TypeNaval Reserve Division
RoleReserve unit
Garrison/HQNavy Way, 100, Regina
Motto(s)Augusta Invictaque
(Majestic and invincible)
ColoursGold and Purple
Equipment24 ft (7.3 m) RHIB (ZH-733 CDO)
Battle honoursPre-The First World War
  • USHANT, 1781
  • "First of June", 1794
  • GROIX ISLAND, 1795
  • CRIMEA, 1854-55

The First World War

  • DARDANELLES, 1915

The Second World War

  • ATLANTIC, 1944
  • NORWAY, 1945
  • ARCTIC, 1945

HMCS Queen was established in 1923. After several locations within the city, HMCS Queen moved into a permanent home in Wascana Park in 1955. Closed in 1964 due to budget cuts, HMCS Queen re-opened in 1975.[1] Today, the shore based reserve training facility HMCS Queen is the face of the Royal Canadian Navy in Southern Saskatchewan and the building itself is considered as much a ship as any at sea.

LCdr Clark Northey assumed command of HMCS Queen in December 2019, replacing LCdr Trent Nichols.[2]

References
  1. Gimblett, Richard H.; Hadley, Michael L., eds. (2010). Citizen sailors chronicles of Canada's Naval Reserve. Toronto: Dundurn Press. p. 188. ISBN 9781459705333. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  2. Giesbrecht, Lynn (December 1, 2019). "Sask. man takes over as Commanding Officer of HMCS Queen". Regina Leader-Post. With his roots in Saskatchewan and his stomach preferring land over sea, Clark Northey did not think he would ever end up becoming the Commanding Officer (CO) of a Naval Reserve unit. “I didn’t think I would be a CO, period, of any unit,” he said. But on Saturday, that’s exactly what happened as he officially took over as the CO of HMCS Queen in Regina from outgoing CO LCdr Trent Nichols
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