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HMCS Niobe, Stern View
HMCS Niobe, Stern View

Seen here bristling with guns to fight other ships and dwarfing the small boats alongside, HMCS Niobe formed part of Canada's response to Britain's request for naval support.

Niobe was transferred from Britain to serve as a training ship for Canada's new navy, for which Sir Wilfrid Laurier's ambitious plans envisaged a fleet of locally-built cruisers and destroyers under Canadian control. In 1910, Laurier's Liberal government established a distinct Naval Service of Canada in the face of intense opposition from Sir Robert Borden's Conservatives, who preferred direct financial support to Britain.

George Metcalf Collection
CWM 20030174-045



British Ships in Halifax, 1901
American Cruiser USS Olympia
HMS New Zealand (right) and HMAS Australia (left)
HMCS Niobe, Stern View
HMCS Rainbow arrives at Esquimalt, British Columbia
Rear-Admiral Sir Charles E. Kingsmill
Arrival Ceremony, HMCS Rainbow, Esquimalt, British Columbia
First Naval Recruits, HMCS Niobe
Royal Naval College of Canada, Class Photo, 1911
Royal Naval College of Canada, Machine Shop
Cartoon, HMCS Niobe Coronation Contingent, 1911
Sailors Marching, Esquimalt
HMCS Niobe at Anchor
Boxing Match, HMCS Niobe
Visitors Exploring HMCS Niobe
Coaling the Ship, HMCS Niobe
Gun Practice, HMCS Niobe
Gun Deck, HMCS Niobe
"Seeing the World in Comfort," HMCS Niobe
HMCS Niobe in Drydock, around 1911
Diver Going over the Side
View of "Victory" Boat alongside HMCS Niobe
Rope-work, HMCS Niobe
Two Stokers, HMCS Niobe