page_title: CFB Esquimalt
section_title: Ships
hierarchical_section_title: CFB Esquimalt / Ships
caption_attribution_description: English: Orca 55 sailing in the Gulf Islands in support of Naval Officer Training Français&#160;: Orca 55 navigant dans les îles du Golfe à l'appui de la formation d'officier de marine
context_page_description: Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt is Canada's Pacific Coast naval base and home port to Maritime Forces Pacific and Joint Task Force Pacific Headquarters. As of 2018, 4,411 military personnel and 2,762 civilians work at CFB Esquimalt.
context_section_description: As of March 2013, CFB Esquimalt services the following ships assigned to Canadian Fleet Pacific 
  Halifax-class patrol frigates
  HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331)
  HMCS Regina (FFH 334)
  HMCS Calgary (FFH 335)
  HMCS Winnipeg (FFH 338)
  HMCS Ottawa (FFH 341)
  Kingston-class coastal defence vessels
  HMCS Nanaimo (MM 702)
  HMCS Edmonton (MM 703)
  HMCS Whitehorse (MM 705)
  HMCS Yellowknife (MM 706)
  HMCS Saskatoon (MM 709)
  HMCS Brandon (MM 710)
  Victoria-class patrol submarines
  HMCS Victoria (SSK 876)
  HMCS Corner Brook (SSK 878)
  HMCS Chicoutimi (SSK 879)
  Auxiliary vessels
  CFAV Tillicum (YTM 555), tugboat
  Fire-class fireboat
  CFAV Firebrand (YTR 562), fireboat
  Ville-class tugs
  CFAV Lawrenceville (YTL 590), tugboat
  CFAV Parksville (YTL 591), tugboat
  Glen-class tugs
  CFAV Glendyne (YTB 640), tugboat
  CFAV Glendale (YTB 641), tugboat
  Orca-class patrol craft training tender
  Orca (PCT 55)
  Raven (PCT 56)
  Caribou (PCT 57)
  Renard (PCT 58)
  Wolf (PCT 59)
  Grizzly (PCT 60)
  Cougar (PCT 61)
  Moose (PCT 62)
caption: Orca of the Orca-class patrol vessels cruises among the Gulf Islands, 1 August 2007.
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