HMCS Star
HMCS Star is a Canadian Forces Naval Reserve Division located in Hamilton, Ontario. Dubbed a stone frigate, HMCS Star is a land-based naval establishment for training part-time sailors as well as functioning as a local recruitment centre for the Royal Canadian Navy.- Type: Military installation
- Description: reserve unit of the Royal Canadian Navy
- Address: 650 Catharine Street North
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include HMCS Haida and St. Lawrence Church.
HMCS Haida
HMCS Haida is a Tribal-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1943 to 1963, participating in World War II and the Korean War. She was named after the Haida people. HMCS Haida is situated 110 metres north of HMCS Star.Pier 4 Park
Park
Pier 4 Park is a 2.4 hectare park found in the west-end of Hamilton Harbour near Bay Street North in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The park features a multi-use asphalt trail, 349 metres in length and 4 metres wide which provides barrier-free access to all areas of the park and linkages with the surrounding harbourfront precinct. Pier 4 Park is situated 1 km west of HMCS Star.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beasley and Hamilton.
Beasley
Neighborhood
Beasley is a neighbourhood in the Lower City area of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The Beasley neighbourhood is bounded in the north by the Canadian National Railway tracks just north of Barton Street, James Street, Main Street and Wellington Street.
Hamilton
Hamilton is a port city in Ontario with a population around 520,000, at the westernmost end of Lake Ontario—the city wraps around the lake and continues towards the Niagara Escarpment, referred to by locals as "the mountain".Hess Village
Neighborhood
Hess Village is a pedestrianized area in the downtown of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, which is named after the street its located on, Hess Street, a north-south Lower City collector street that travels through the centre of the area, and is between Main Street and King Street. Hess Village is situated 2½ km southwest of HMCS Star.
HMCS Star
- Categories: Canadian Forces Naval Reserve Division and naval shore establishment
- Location: Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.27436° or 43° 16′ 28″ north
Longitude
-79.85494° or 79° 51′ 18″ west
Open location code
87M274FW+P2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=military
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“HMCS Star” goes by many names.
- French: “NCSM Star”
- Japanese: “HMCS スター”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Eastwood Park and Eastwood Arena.
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