HMCS Chippawa

HMCS Chippawa
Active1941 to present
CountryCanada Canada
Branch Royal Canadian Navy
TypeStone Frigate
RoleReserve unit
Part ofCanadian Forces Naval Reserve
Garrison/HQ1 Navy Way
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3C 4J7
Motto(s)Service
ColorsAzure Blue and White
AnniversariesBattle of the Atlantic
EquipmentVarious types of inboard and outboard rigid-hull inflatable boats
Battle honoursNone

HMCS Chippawa is a Royal Canadian Navy Reserve Division (NRD) located in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Dubbed a stone frigate, HMCS Chippawa is a land-based naval establishment for part-time sailors as well as a local recruitment centre for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN).

She is the furthest inland unit of all 24 naval reserve divisions located in major cities across Canada. She was first formed in February 1923 as the Winnipeg Company Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve (RCNVR) and then in 1941 as HMCS Chippawa.[1]

  1. ^ "HMCS Chippawa – Canada.ca". Government of Canada. Retrieved 14 October 2018.