CFB Esquimalt Naval & Military Museum is located at Naden on Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt, in the city of Victoria, which is situated on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, province of British Columbia, Canada.

The museum's goal is to collect, preserve, interpret and display the history and heritage of the naval presence on Canada’s West Coast and of the military on Southern Vancouver Island.

Select museum information to learn about:

• Visiting the museum including
  - opening hours & admission
  - how to get to the museum
  - contact numbers
• History of the museum, including its buildings, and the surrounding military base
• Museum Services, including archival research and photo reproduction services & facility rentals. The museum also has a Gift Shop.
• Getting involved in the museum.

Choose the articles & projects section to read brief items about:

• local heroes
• ship histories
• local vignettes
• outstanding women
• characters & controversies
• facets of a sailor’s life
• defending the west coast

In this section you can learn about - perhaps get involved with - some of the museum projects aimed at gaining more insight into Naval & Military history

May 18, 1914 - RNCVR (Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve) is established by Order-in-Council. The RNCVR was formed before the outbreak of World War One (1914 - 1918), its first public appearance being in January 1914. At least during peacetime, the volunteers served without pay, except when actually aboard ship.
»»»  more about the early history of Canada’s naval reserve

CFB Esquimalt Naval & Military Museum has begun a project to gather data about women who served in the Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service (WRCNS) during World War II.

For further information about this project, visit
The Wren Registry

Read about the Museum's first publishing project,
On the Double, Matilda!