100th Anniversary of the Canadian Navy

Memorial in Victoria, British Columbia January 2023 July 2020 100th Anniversary of the Canadian Navy Homecoming Statue in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 01.jpg View of the memorial (2018) Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Nathan Scott 4 May 2010 Royal Canadian Navy 48.4232 -123.3693 inline,title 100th Anniversary of the Canadian Navy is an outdoor memorial in Victoria, British Columbia. It was constructed to commemorate the founding of the Royal Canadian Navy and opened on the date of the navy's centenary. Its central feature is a bronze statue, sculpted by local artist Nathan Scott, entitled The Homecoming that depicts a Canadian sailor reuniting with his daughter upon his return from deployment. The monument also features memorials to individual Canadian vessels and sailors. History The monument was erected on 4 May 2010 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Royal Canadian Navy via the Naval Service Act of 1910. It is intended as a marker of the nation's gratitude to the tens of thousands of sailors who have served with the force on more than 850 Canadian vessels since then.https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=49075 100th Anniversary of the Canadian Navy The Historical Marker Database 4 March 2018 2 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231002203409/https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=49075 live Local philanthropist and Honorary Navy Captain Cedric Steele was the driving force behind the project.Businessman and philanthropist Cedric Steele says Farewell http://www.lookoutnewspaper.com/cedric-steele-says-farewell/ Pacific Navy News 7 March 2018 22 June 2015 2 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231002203419/http://www.lookoutnewspaper.com/cedric-steele-says-farewell/ live His inspiration came from a statue in Halifax, Nova Scotia that commemorates the Navy's 75th anniversary. The site for the monument was donated by Greater Victoria Harbour Authority chairman Bill Wellburn. The patron of the monument was Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia Steven Point who was supported by retired Vice-Admiral Nigel Brodeur and then-Commander of Maritime Forces Pacific Rear Admiral Tyrone Pile. It was funded through a 150,000 fundraising campaign which included the sale of pewter small-scale copies of the statue and commemorative paving stones which surround the completed monument. The monument's unveiling was attended by the coastal defence vessel Brandon and navy veterans. Description thumb|left|The Homecoming in 2018 The monument is located on Wharf Street in Victoria, British Columbia. It comprises the bronze Homecoming statue set that depicts a sailor reuniting with his daughter (and dog) after returning from deployment; a stone marker describing the history of the Canadian Navy and the date of the monument's unveiling; and a second stone marker depicting the insignia of Navy veteran's associations, the names of individual supporters and the English translation of the Navy motto "Parati vero parati" ("Ready aye ready"). The central statue The Homecoming was sculpted by Nathan Scott, a local artist with a studio and foundry in Victoria.Victoria et l'île de Vancouver 2015 Ulysse 9782765818915 12 https://books.google.com/books?id=5XePCgAAQBAJ fr 2 October 2023 2 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231002203414/https://books.google.com/books?id=5XePCgAAQBAJ liveBiography of Artist Nathan Scott http://www.natureartists.com/artists/artist_biography.asp?ArtistID=1725 Nature Artists 7 March 2018 2 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231002203428/https://www.artistsforconservation.org/ live The rear of both stone markers (on the side closest to The Homecoming) depicts the fouled anchor insignia of the Royal Canadian Navy in bronze. The dark marble plinth of Homecoming has the name of the statue in gold lettering on one side and plaques mounted in memory of individual Canadian vessels on the other three, the plinth is surmounted by light-grey granite capping stones.Reid Michael D. Navy brass launch The Homecoming http://www.timescolonist.com/entertainment/navy-brass-launch-the-homecoming-1.4567 7 March 2018 Times Colonist 2 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231002203420/https://www.timescolonist.com/entertainment/navy-brass-launch-the-homecoming-4557940 live The paved area surrounding the monument contains the commemorative stones engraved in memory of service men that were sold as part of its fundraising campaign. The stones continue to be sold and installed at the site to raise funds for the Esquimalt Military Family Resource Centre.Purchase a Commemorative Brick - Homecoming Statue http://esquimaltmfrc.com/get-involved/purchase-a-brick/ Esquimalt Military Family Resource Centre 7 March 2018 2 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231002203423/https://cfmws.ca/esquimalt/esquimalt-military-family-resource-centre-(wmfrc)/purchase-a-brick live See also Canada Visual arts 2010 in art History of the Royal Canadian Navy References External links Category:2010 establishments in British Columbia Category:2010 sculptures Category:Bronze sculptures in British Columbia Category:Canadian military memorials and cemeteries Category:Monuments and memorials in British Columbia Category:Outdoor sculptures in Victoria, British Columbia Category:Royal Canadian Navy Category:Sculptures of children in Canada Category:Sculptures of dogs in Canada Category:Sculptures of men in British Columbia Category:Statues in British Columbia