Dating back to the visit of HMS HERON, a Britomart Class gunboat, which visited Hamilton August 17-19 1866, to the recent visit of HMCS ORIOLE and the current visit of HMCS MONCTON, a steady stream of naval vessels have visited Hamilton. Perhaps it is a sign of the times that on HERON’s arrival, the Mayor was there to greet her, there was a civic reception at the Royal Hotel followed by a trip to the Mountainview Hotel at the top of the escarpment, and the next day the City Council went for a sail, while ORIOLE and MONCTON’s visits have gone almost entirely unnoticed in the city.
BRITOMART, the name ship of the class & HERON’s sistership.
I have been able to identify thirty-six vessels from the Royal Canadian Navy plus another thirteen from the United States Navy, Royal Navy, Netherlands Navy and Indian Navy. I’m sure that there are others that I have missed. If you know details of any ship visits, please let me know.
- ANTICOSTI MSA-110
- BUCKINGHAM FFE-314
- CAP DE LA MADELAINE FFE-317
- CORMORANT ASL-20
- FRASER DDH-233
- FREDERICTON FFH-337
- GATINEAU DDE-236
- GLACE BAY MM-701
- HAIDA DDE-215
- INCH ARRAN 308
- KINGSTON MM-700
- KOOTENAY DDE-258
- LANARK FFE-321
- LAUZON FFE-322
- MARGAREE DDH-230
- MONCTON MM-708
- MONTREAL FFH-336
- MORESBY MSA-112
- NIPIGON DDH-266
- NOOTKA DDE-213
- OKANAGAN S-74
- ORIOLE YAC-3
- OTTAWA DDH-229
- PORTAGE FSE-169
- PORTE DAUPHINE YMG-186
- PORTE ST JEAN YMG-180
- PORTE ST LOUIS YMG-183
- RESTIGOUCHE DDE-257
- SAGUENAY DDH-206
- SIOUX DDE-225
- CROIX DDE-256
- TERRA NOVA DDE-259
- TORONTO FFH-333
- VICTORIAVILLE FFE-320
- VILLE DE QUEBEC FFH-332
- WALLACEBURG FSE-172
- HMS BRAVE F-94
- HMRY Britannia
- HMS HERON
- HNLMS ROTTERDAM D-818
- INS TARANGINI
- USS DANIEL A. JOY DE-585
- USS EGRET AMS-46
- USS HURRICANE PC-3
- USS LCU 1680
- USS PROWESS MSF-280
- USS SAMUEL ELLIOT MORRISON FFG-13
- USS SEAGULL AMS-55
- USS ZELLARS DD-777