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For Posterity's Sake 
A Royal Canadian Navy Historical Project
HMC NAVAL
BASE SYDNEY
HMCS
PROTECTOR / PROTECTOR I
AND HMCS
PROTECTOR II
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HMCS Protector / Protector I - 1943
Courtesy of Donald (Bud) Rose
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Royal
Canadian Navy base HMCS Protector, also known as the Point Edward
Naval Base, was located next to Sydney Harbour, on Nova Scotia's Cape
Breton Island. It was stood up on 22 Jul 1940 and used by the navy during the
Second World War. It was mainly used to provision, protect and repair
the various merchant marine convoys to Quebec, Halifax, and the United
Kingdom. HMCS Protector was initially stationed on the Sydney
waterfront and used commercial wharves and buildings along Esplanade
Street, where the present armouries and marine terminal are located.
On 15 March 1943, a new custom-built shore facility and extensive
piers was opened at Point Edward on the opposite western shore of the
harbour, and was named HMCS Protector II, while the original was then
renamed HMCS Protector I
It continued to
be utilized during the Cold War's early stages. It was decommissioned
in 1964 and became the initial facility to house the Canadian Coast
Guard College that same year. Currently, the Sydport Industrial Park
utilizes the base's former piers and land.
Photos
and Documents (Below)
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AB Chuck Scullion, Cape Breton Light-Heavy
Champ, working out at HMCS Protector
The Crow's Nest newspaper - Feb 1944 |
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Newspaper article on HMCS Protector's hockey
team
The Crow's Nest newspaper - Apr 1944 |
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Nurses and patients
on the surgical ward of HMCS PROTECTOR, Christmas 1944
Courtesy of the CFB Esquimalt Naval and
Military Museum |
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Ships at HMCS Protector (Point Edward Naval
Station) circa 1945
HMCS Galt K163 and HMCS Sorel K153
visible
From the collection of Robert David Masters
Courtesy of Cathy Masters |
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Ships at HMCS Protector (Point Edward Naval
Station) circa 1945
HMCS Wetaskiwin K175 and HMCS Chambly K116
visible. Note the Chambly has her forward gun mount removed.
From the collection of Robert David Masters
Courtesy of Cathy Masters |
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Ships at HMCS Protector (Point Edward Naval
Station) circa 1945
From the collection of Robert David Masters
Courtesy of Cathy Masters |
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Ships at HMCS Protector (Point Edward Naval
Station) circa 1945
From the collection of Robert David Masters
Courtesy of Cathy Masters |
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Ships at HMCS Protector (Point Edward Naval
Station) circa 1945
HMCS Asbestos K358 visible
From the collection of Robert David Masters
Courtesy of Cathy Masters |
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Ships at HMCS Protector (Point Edward Naval
Station) circa 1945
HMCS Barrie K138 visible
From the collection of Robert David Masters
Courtesy of Cathy Masters |
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