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Not to be confused with Pacific Fleet, Pacific Squadron, Pacific Station, or Pacific Naval Force.
Maritime Forces Pacific
Active1910–present
CountryCanada
BranchRoyal Canadian Navy
Size6200 personnel
Garrison/HQEsquimalt
Websitewww.navy-marine.forces.gc.ca/en/about/structure-marpac-home.page
Commanders
Current
commander		RAdm Art McDonald
Commander of Canadian Fleet PacificCmdre Jeff Zwick

In the Canadian Forces, Maritime Forces Pacific (MARPAC) is responsible for the fleet training and operational readiness of the Royal Canadian Navy in the Pacific Ocean. It was once referred to as Canadian Pacific Station.

The Commander of Maritime Forces Pacific (COMMARPAC) is also the Commander of Joint Task Force Pacific (COMMJTFP), holding the rank of Rear Admiral. Reporting to the Commander is the Commander of Canadian Fleet Pacific (COMCANFLTPAC), holding the rank of Commodore. This individual commands Canadian Fleet Pacific (CANFLTPAC), and is responsible for the operation and readiness of all warships, auxiliaries and support vessels.

MARPAC facilities

MARPACHQ is located at CFB Esquimalt in Esquimalt, British Columbia, near Victoria.

Whiskey 601 is the regularly used name for an often used naval weapons exercise area off the west coast of Canada. The area's official title was "W-601". The name was usually shortened to "Whiskey"[1] by sailors in the Royal Canadian Navy. Whiskey 601 was notorious for rough seas and bad weather. Whiskey 601 was decommissioned as an exercise area in the 1990s.

MARPAC ships

Frigates

Coastal defence vessels

Submarines

See also

References

  1. ^ "Whiskey Naval Terminology". Readyayeready.com. Retrieved 2015-09-18.


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