HMCS PEREGRINE (formerly Stadacona II (Jan 1944 - 30 Sep 1944), formerly the Y-Depot of the RCAF) was a training base in Halifax during the Second World War. The base was renamed HMCS PEREGRINE on 01 Oct 1944.

Royal Canadian Navy ensign flown on all RCN ships in the Second World War. The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) expanded rapidly and substantially during the Second World War, with vessels transferred or purchased from the Royal Navy and US Navy, and the construction of many vessels in Canada, such as corvettes and frigates.The RCN ended the war with the third-largest naval fleet in the world, and an ...

The “Pusser Post” was the provisional newspaper of HMCS Peregrine, (formerly Stadacona II, at one time the Y-Depot of the RCAF), a training base in Halifax during World War 2. At the end of the war it was used as a central processing unit for all those being demobilized.

After leaving HMCS Corn­wallis (Kootenay 3/60 Division) in March 1961, he served on HMCS Iroquois (April '61 to Sept. '62), HMCS Chaudiere (Sept. & Oct. '62), HMCS Columbia (Oct. '62 to Nov. '64), and HMCS Hochelaga (LaSalle) CFB Montreal (Nov. '64 to Nov. '68). Most of his time at sea was served as Captain's Steward and his time in Montreal ...

The "Pusser Post" was the provisional newspaper of HMCS Peregrine - "pusser" is navy slang for a ship's purser, or supply officer. The paper was compiled from contributions by the ship's personnel.

HMCS Peregrine Hockey Team, 1945. Thanks to Ed Creechan for these two photos of the HMCS Peregrine hockey team. Ed's father, James Creechan, is the only player identified.

Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service (WRCNS) Basketball Team, HMCS Peregrine, 1945. Courtesy of the Naval Museum of Halifax

HMCS YORK -Enlisted 24 Apr 1944. Commenced Active Service 04 May 1944 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA -Drafted to STADACONA 11 Jun 1944 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS PEREGRINE -Drafted to PEREGRINE 01 Oct 1944 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS CORNWALLIS -Drafted to CORNWALLIS 02 Dec 1944 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS ACADIA …

Six of us Able Seamen drafted off HMCS Annapolis were to be sent to HMCS Naden on Vancouver Island. However, someone made a big goof at the HMCS Peregrine office, and we were sent to HMCS Avalon in Newfie John, Newfoundland, by train in the middle of winter.

HMCS Peregrine, Dockyard, Halifax. next . previous. next . Date: 9 July 1946. Reference: H.B. Jefferson Nova Scotia Archives 1992-304 / 43.1.4 250. Request to buy this image from the Nova Scotia Archives Shop