Describe Key Events in the History of the RCN - The Founding of the RCN 1749-1918

Question 1

What would a Canadian Navy be for? (2)

Answer 1

1. Contribute to Imperial Defence
2. Secure Canada interest

Question 2

What was the first Dominion-owned vessel?

Answer 2

HMS CHARYBDIS (1881-1882)
FYI: Means Flying Beast

Question 3

When is the RCNs birthday (when did the Naval Service Bill receive Royal Assent?)

Answer 3

04 May 1910

Question 4

What were the first two ships of the Royal Canadian Navy?

Answer 4

• HMCS Rainbow (4 aug 1910)
• HMCS Niobe (6 sept 1910)

Question 5

Who was the First Director of the Naval Service (ie Commander of the RCN)?

Answer 5

Rear Admiral Sir Charles Edmund Kingsmill (1855-1935)

Question 6

Who were the first Canadian military casualties of WWI and in what battle were they killed?

Answer 6

1 November 1914 - Battle of Coronel
4 graduates of the Royal Naval College of Canada are the first Canadian Casualties of WWI. While sailing on the HMS Good Hope, they got destroyed by a Germain ship

Question 7

What were Canada’s first submarines and when were they received?

Answer 7

CC1 & CC2, 1917
(Canadian C Class 1 and 2)

Question 8

What were the first “real” warships of Canada?(2)

Answer 8

1. HMCS SAGUENAY (HFX)
   - Commissioned 11 Jul 1930
2. HMCS SKEENA (ESQ)
   - Commissioned 22 May 1931

Question 9

True or False? Naval Service Act became law and established Canadian Naval Service on 4 July1910

Answer 9

False, 4 May 1910

Question 10

True or False? Establishing a navy was a priority early after confederation

Answer 10

False, was not a priority

Question 11

True or False? RCN was well equipped to support the RN during WWI

Answer 11

False, it was ill equiped

Question 12

Who was blamed for the Halifax Explosion?

Answer 12

RCN, leaving the service in poor standing among Canadians