HMCS York

HMCS York
Active	1923-Present
Country	Canada
Branch	Royal Canadian Navy
Type	Stone Frigate
Role	Reserve Unit
Size	Approx. 200
Garrison/HQ	659 Lake Shore Blvd W, Toronto, ON M5V 1A7
Motto(s)	BON ESPOIR (Good hope)
Colours	Azure Blue et White
Equipment	Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat
Battle honours	LOWESTOFT, 1665 ORFORDNESS, 1666 SOLE BAY, 1672 SCHOONEVELD, 1673 TEXEL, 1673 LOUISBURG, 1758 MARTINIQUE, 1809 ATLANTIC, 1939 NORWAY, 1940 MEDITERRANEAN, 1940-41 MALTA CONVOYS, 1941
Commanders
Current commander	Commander Robert Johnston, CD

HMCS York is a Canadian Forces Naval Reserve Division located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dubbed a stone frigate, HMCS York is a land-based naval establishment.

The unit was established in 1942 to replace the Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve Half Company created in 1923. During World War II, it was a premiere naval recruiting depot in the British Commonwealth through which over 17,000 personnel passed during the years of the war.

HMCS York was named after the original name of the City of Toronto and the first British commercial craft on Lake Ontario.

York is home to the Canadian Forces Sailing Association's Toronto establishment.

During the Second World War, Toronto HMCS York fielded a football team in the Ontario Rugby Football Union (ORFU). Some of the notable players and coaches associated with the team were: Royal Copeland, Steve Karrys, Bob Stewart and the coach Teddy Morris.

Although located on the Lake Ontario shoreline, York has no facilities for naval ships. Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIB) are deployed at the division, but the mooring facilities to the south of HMCS York belong to Toronto's branch of the Canadian Forces Sailing Association, National Yacht Club and Alexandra Yacht Club, and are for pleasure craft and such working vessels as serve the clubs.

Prior to 1947, the division was located at two other locations:

1395 Lake Shore Boulevard West: 1926-1959

Canadian National Exhibition Automotive Building: 1942 - 1947

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