HMCS ''Griffon'' is a

Royal Canadian Naval Reserve The Naval Reserve (NAVRES, french: link=no, Réserve navale) is the Primary Reserve component of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN). The primary mission of the NAVRES is to force generate sailors and teams for Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) operations, inc ...

Division (NRD) located in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Dubbed a stone frigate, HMCS ''Griffon'' is a land-based naval establishment for part-time sailors as well as a local recruitment centre for the

. It is one of Royal Canadian Naval Reserve divisions 24 naval reserve divisions located in major cities across Canada.

History

HMCS ''Griffon'' was first established on 3 May 1937 as the Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve (RCNVR) Half-Company Port Arthur. As the unit did not have its own facility, the Half-Company joined militia soldiers from the Lake Superior Regiment at the Port Arthur Armoury. In 1941 she was commissioned as a tender to HMCS ''Naden'' and re-named HMCS ''Griffon'' and then re-commissioned as an independent shore establishment in 1942. HMCS ''Griffon'' moved into its current location at 125 Algoma St North in Thunder Bay in 1944. During the Second World War, HMCS ''Griffon'' recruited and trained over 2400 volunteers for the Royal Canadian Navy and became home to the commissioning crews for corvettes and minesweepers built in Thunder Bay.

References

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Military units and formations of Canada in World War II History of Thunder Bay Organizations based in Thunder Bay