HMCS Discovery

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HMCS Discovery is a Royal Canadian Navy Reserve division and shore facility based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Created during World War II from the Vancouver Half Company of the Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve, Discovery was used for recruitment and training, and provided almost 8,000 personnel during the war. Discovery continued in its training role following the war, and also serves as headquarters for several Reserve and Cadet units.The stone frigate takes its name from, the ship used by George Vancouver to chart most of North America's north-western coast. Originally based at the Stanley Park Barracks, in 1944 Discovery moved to its current location on Deadman's Island, in Coal Harbour, adjacent to Stanley Park.HMCS Discovery has a crew of about 140 officers and non-commissioned members (NCMs). The 2015 command team consisted of: Commanding Officer, Commander Bryan Price; Executive Officer, Lieutenant(Navy) Desmond Doyle; Coxswain, Petty Officer First Class Susie Robinson; and Administration Officer, Lieutenant Commander Dale Turetski.HistoryThe World WarsDiscovery traces its history to the creation of the "Number 2 Company" of the Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve at the beginning of World War I. This small group was composed of 87 members of the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club who served and were demobilized at the end of the war. It was not until May 1924 that Lieutenant-Commander J.W. Hobbs was given permission to form the first "Vancouver Half Company" of the Naval Volunteer Reserve. Robert Louis Stevenson's schooner Casco was used for a time to train cadets in the 1920s.