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Naval & Military Museum

CFB Esquimalt

CFB Esquimalt Naval & Military Museum

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1910

This turn of the century deep-sea diving helmet was a critical tool in the maintenance of military equipment installed across the unruly underwater terrain of the the Pacific Ocean.

The Museum

The Canadian Forces Base (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, in the 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.

The museum exhibits focus on four distinct military groups that have made an impact on Canada’s history and left a lasting heritage:

Canada’s Navy on the West Coast
Canadian Women’s Army Corps (CWAC)
Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service (WRCNS)
The West Coast Defences

The Museum

The Archives

In addition to exhibits and displays, the museum houses an expanding archive and library that includes thousands of photographs and documents, histories of Canadian naval vessels, navigation charts, biographies of important leaders in the Royal Canadian Navy, ship plans, and copies of the Navy List.

The Archives

1918

Before computers, to calculate distances and elevations the Navy used optical range finders like the one we have on display at our museum.

Museum

Hours

MAY 1 – SEP 2:

7 Days a Week: 10:00 am – 3:30 pm

SEP 3 – APR 30:

Monday to Friday: 10:00 am – 3:30 pm

Archives & Office

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Year Round

Monday to Friday: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm

To confirm if we are open, please call (250) 363-5655 or (250) 363-4312

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CFB Esquimalt

Naval & Military Museum

E-MAIL:

Info@NavalAndMilitaryMuseum.org

PHONE:

(250) 363-5655

(250) 363-4312

MAIL:

CFB ESQUIMALT NAVAL & MILITARY MUSEUM

PO Box 17000 Stn Forces
Victoria, BC V9A 7N2

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