VANCOUVER MARITIME MUSEUM PARTNERS WITH HMCS DISCOVERY IN NEW EXHIBIT EXPLORING BC’s NAVAL HISTORY

OPENING November 27, 2014

VANCOUVER, BC (November 2014)  — On display November 27, 2014 – Spring 2015, the Vancouver Maritime Museum invites the public to explore the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), from its inception in 1910 to today and its contributions to our local history.
 
Western Waters: The Royal Canadian Navy On Our Coast, is a creative partnership with the Naval Museum at HMCS Discovery, and examines British Columbia’s contributions to the RCN past and present through artifacts, stories, and photography.

The Vancouver Maritime Museum is proud to share the stories that helped to shape our Navy’s first century.

Western Waters: The Royal Canadian Navy On Our Coast is a journey through the individual stories, strategic operations and accomplishments of our local RCN during the wars of the 20th century and its purpose and impact today.

ABOUT HMCS DISCOVERY
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, HMCS Discovery was used for recruitment and training, and provided almost 8,000 personnel during the war. HMCS Discovery continued in its training role following the war, and also serves as headquarters for several Reserve and Cadet units.

Because the base is landlocked and not an actual sea-going ship it is by Naval tradition called a “stone frigate. The stone frigate takes its name from HMS Discovery, 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 175 officers and non-commissioned members.

ABOUT THE VANCOUVER MARITIME MUSEUM
The Vancouver Maritime Museum is a not-for-profit museum and gallery that celebrates the profound significance of the oceans and waterways of the Pacific and Arctic, through the preservation and growth of its extraordinary collection, and as a centre for dialogue, research, and experience.

Media Images
https://www.flickr.com/photos/84985836@N03/sets/72157648968313520/

Exhibit website
http://www.vancouvermaritimemuseum.com/exhibit/western-watersthe-royal-c...

Media contact: Jen Hill, 778-232-6511
marketing@vancouvermaritimemuseum.com