HMCS ''Scotian'' is a Royal Canadian Navy Reserve Division (NRD) located in Halifax,

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. Dubbed a

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, HMCS ''Scotian'' is a land-based naval establishment for part-time sailors as well as a local recruitment centre for the

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History

Established in 1925 as the Halifax Half-Company, the division was settled in the HMC Dockyard from 1925 to 1939. By 1943, the Half-company would be re-established as HMCS Haligonian and would serve as a recruiting centre for sailors during the war until 1946. On 23 Apr 1947, the division was Re-commissioned to the unit we now know today as HMCS Scotian. Today, HMCS Scotian trains sailors for

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(CAF) both domestic and international operations, while at the same time supporting the Navy's efforts in connecting with Canadian through the maintenance of a broad national presence.

References

{{Royal Canadian Navy Royal Canadian Naval Reserve Military units and formations of Canada in World War II