CFS St. John's

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Maritime Command

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Canadian Forces Station St. John's (CFS St. John's) is a Canadian Forces Station located in St. John's, Newfoundland.

CFS St. John’s is located on north shore of Quidi Vidi Lake on part the former site of Pepperrell Air Force Base, as well as a small adjunct area on St. John's Harbour. The station supports Maritime Command (MARCOM) activities as well as local reserve units; CFS St. John's has 15 lodger units and supports 450 full-time military and civilian personnel. It also indirectly supports 1,500 reservists in Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as 5,000 cadets.

In its primary role, CFS St. John’s supports naval vessels deployed from CFB Halifax which patrol waters off Newfoundland and Labrador. The station also supports as many as 30 visiting NATO naval vessels each year.

It also provides direct support to CSTC HMCS Avalon, a sea cadet facility, as well as the local detachment of the Canadian Forces Naval Engineering School, the Royal Newfoundland Regiment reserve unit, Air Reserve Flight Torbay and the Naval Reserve Division HMCS Cabot.

v • d • e Canadian Forces Maritime Command Iroquois-class destroyers: HMCS Iroquois (DDH 280) • HMCS Athabaskan (DDH 282) • HMCS Algonquin (DDH 283) Halifax-class frigates: HMCS Halifax (FFH 330) • HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331) • HMCS Ville de Québec (FFH 332) • HMCS Toronto (FFH 333) • HMCS Regina (FFH 334) • HMCS Calgary (FFH 335) • HMCS Montréal (FFH 336) • HMCS Fredericton (FFH 337) • HMCS Winnipeg (FFH 338) • HMCS Charlottetown (FFH 339) • HMCS St. John's (FFH 340) • HMCS Ottawa (FFH 341) Victoria-class submarines: HMCS Victoria (SSK 876) • HMCS Windsor (SSK 877) • HMCS Corner Brook (SSK 878) • HMCS Chicoutimi (SSK 879) Kingston-class patrol boats: HMCS Kingston (MM 700) • HMCS Glace Bay (MM 701) • HMCS Nanaimo (MM 702) • HMCS Edmonton (MM 703) • HMCS Shawinigan (MM 704) • HMCS Whitehorse (MM 705) • HMCS Yellowknife (MM 706) • HMCS Goose Bay (MM 707) • HMCS Moncton (MM 708) • HMCS Saskatoon (MM 709) • HMCS Brandon (MM 710) • HMCS Summerside (MM 711) Orca-class patrol boats: CFAV Orca (PCT 55) • CFAV Raven (PCT 56) • CFAV Caribou (PCT 57) • CFAV Renard (PCT 58) • CFAV Wolf (PCT 59) • CFAV Grizzly (PCT 60) • CFAV Cougar (PCT 61) • CFAV Moose (PCT 62) Protecteur-class auxiliary vessels: HMCS Protecteur (AOR 509) • HMCS Preserver (AOR 510) Miscellaneous: Province-class • Joint Support Ship Aircraft (AIRCOM): CH-124 Sea King • CP-140 Aurora • CP-140A Arcturus • CH-148 Cyclone • CH-149 Cormorant Fleets: Maritime Forces Atlantic • Maritime Forces Pacific Bases: CFB Esquimalt • CFB Halifax • CFS St. John's • CFMETR, Nanoose Bay • NRS Aldergrove • NRS Newport Corner • NRS Mill Cove