This section brings together the approximately 700 objects and photographs used in Canada's Naval History. Use this section to directly access objects and photographs grouped by type, as shown below, or use the search function above to search through them by title.

Brooke Claxton Laying Cornerstone, October 1953

Minister of National Defence Brooke Claxton (centre) lays the mortar for the cornerstone of a naval supply depot in Montreal.

In the early 1950s, Canada's expanding navy needed shore facilities as much as it required ships and personnel. The naval supply depot in Lasalle, on Montreal Island, ultimately occupied some 77 acres (31 hectares) and contained six large warehouses of over 11,000 square metres each to receive, store, and ship naval supplies. The site also contained administration and service buildings, including a heating plant and water tower.

George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19770661-034