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HMCS Hunter
HMCS ''Hunter'' is a Canadian Forces Naval Reserve Division (NRD) located in Windsor, Ontario. Dubbed a stone frigate, HMCS ''Hunter'' is a land-based naval training establishment crewed by part-time sailors and also serves as a local recruitment centre for the Canadian Forces Naval Reserve. It is one of 24 naval reserve divisions located in major cities across Canada. Namesake HMCS ''Hunter'' is named after HMS ''General'' ''Hunter'', ''a'' 10-gun brig of the Upper Canada Provincial Marine Royal Navy Lake Erie squadron. The original battle scarred ensign flown on HMS ''General Hunter'' during the War of 1812, at the Siege of Detroit and the Battle of Lake Erie, is currently in possession by the unit. History HMCS ''Hunter'' was established in March 1940 as the Windsor Half Company Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve (RCNVR) at the old Toledo Scales plant at 2462 Howard Ave. in Windsor, Ontario. She was formally commissioned as a tender to HMCS ''Stadacona'' (Halifax ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naval Reserve Division
This is a list of Canadian Naval Reserve divisions, shore based reserve training facilities of the Royal Canadian Navy. Christening bells According to naval custom, the children of the ship's company baptized can also have their names inscribed on the ship's bell. The CFB Esquimalt Naval and Military Museum archive includes christening information from naval reserve divisions: HMCS ''Scotian''; HMCS ''Queen Charlotte''; HMCS ''Queen''; HMCS ''Hunter''; HMCS ''Hochelaga''; HMCS ''Cataraqui''; HMCS ''Hunter''; HMCS ''Burlington''. References {{Portal, Canada, War Canadian Forces Naval Reserve, ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Naval Training Division
A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase ''universitas magistrorum et scholarium'', which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. The first universities in Europe were established by Catholic Church monks. The University of Bologna (), Italy, which was founded in 1088, is the first university in the sense of: *being a high degree-awarding institute. *using the word ''universitas'' (which was coined at its foundation). *having independence from the ecclesiastic schools and issuing secular as well as non-secular degrees (with teaching conducted by both clergy and non-clergy): grammar, rhetoric, logic, theology, canon law, notarial law.Hunt Janin: "The university in medieval life, 1179–1499", McFarland, 2008, , p. 55f.de Ridder-Symoens, Hilde''A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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