HMCS Haligonian

There has been only one establishment named Haligonian in the Royal Canadian Navy.

HMCS Haligonian / Naval Reserve Division

The Halifax Half-Company existed from1925 to 1939 in the Halifax dockyard. On the outbreak of the Second World War, the entire company volunteered for active service and was disbanded. Re-established in March 1943 as HMCS Haligonian, it served essentially as a recruiting centre until VE day, when it became a final discharge centre for thousands of sailors returning from overseas. HMCS Haligonian was paid off in 1946, but would be recommissioned in 1947 as HMCS Scotian.

• Date commissioned: 1 October 1943
• Date paid off: 31 August 1946