CFB Esquimalt

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:area over 41 square kilometres
gptkbp:commander Commodore David Mazur (as of 2023)
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Belmont_Park
gptkb:Albert_Head
gptkb:Rocky_Point
gptkb:Colwood
gptkb:Signal_Hill
gptkb:Dockyard
gptkb:CFMETR
gptkb:Naden
gptkb:Royal_Roads
gptkb:Mary_Hill
Work Point
Heals Range
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:established 1865
gptkbp:formerName gptkb:Esquimalt_Royal_Navy_Dockyard
gptkb:HMCS_Naden
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Maritime_Forces_Pacific
gptkbp:hasFacility gptkb:Dockyard
gptkb:Albert_Head_Training_Area
gptkb:Belmont_Park_Housing
gptkb:CFMETR_(Nanoose_Bay)
gptkb:Canadian_Forces_Maritime_Experimental_and_Test_Ranges
gptkb:Colwood_Pacific_Activity_Centre
gptkb:Heals_Range_Training_Area
gptkb:Mary_Hill_Training_Area
gptkb:Naden_Athletic_Centre
gptkb:Naval_Fleet_Maintenance_Facility_Cape_Breton
gptkb:Naval_Officer_Training_Centre_Venture
gptkb:Rocky_Point_Ammunition_Depot
gptkb:Signal_Hill_Communications_Centre
gptkb:Work_Point_Barracks
Base Hospital
Royal Roads University (formerly Royal Roads Military College)
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Oldest naval base on the west coast of Canada
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label CFB Esquimalt
gptkbp:location gptkb:Esquimalt,_British_Columbia
gptkbp:mainBaseFor gptkb:Pacific_Fleet
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Site_of_Royal_Roads_Military_College_(1940–1995)
Base realignment and consolidation in 1966
Integration into Canadian Forces in 1968
Transitioned from Royal Navy to Canadian control in 1905
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Navy
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Maritime_Forces_Pacific
gptkbp:population over 6,000 military and civilian personnel
gptkbp:primaryUse Support for Pacific naval operations
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Navy
gptkb:Royal_Navy_(until_1905)
gptkbp:website https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/bases-support-units/navy-bases/esquimalt.html
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:marine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4