CFS Gloucester
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Canadian Forces Station Gloucester was a wireless HFDF intercept station near Ottawa
, Ontario
.
The site opened as Number 1 Station HMCS Bytown (1943), with name changes to HMC NRS Gloucester (1950), HMCS Gloucester (1950), and finally CFS Gloucester (1966) till the closure in 1972.
The station had the nickname No 1 and was the site for SigInt training in Canada till closure had the school move to CFB Kingston
for its new home at the Canadian Forces School of Communications and Electronics (CFSCE), Echo Squadron.
One role of the station during the war years was the radio location of German U-boats in the North Atlantic.
The motto was Knowledge through Discipline.
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
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The site opened as Number 1 Station HMCS Bytown (1943), with name changes to HMC NRS Gloucester (1950), HMCS Gloucester (1950), and finally CFS Gloucester (1966) till the closure in 1972.
The station had the nickname No 1 and was the site for SigInt training in Canada till closure had the school move to CFB Kingston
CFB Kingston
Canadian Forces Base Kingston is a Canadian Forces Base located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.CFB Kingston is home to the Communications and Electronics Branch of the Canadian Forces. The base also hosts the Canadian Forces School of Communications and Electronics...
for its new home at the Canadian Forces School of Communications and Electronics (CFSCE), Echo Squadron.
One role of the station during the war years was the radio location of German U-boats in the North Atlantic.
The motto was Knowledge through Discipline.
