Point of Interest

HMCS Niobe Six Inch Gun

Street Address: Her Majesty's Canadian Ship Brunswicker, Chesley Dr, Saint John, NB

The first two ships purchased for the newly established Royal Canadian Navy in 1910 were the Niobe and Rainbow, both aging British cruisers. When HMCS Niobe was decommissioned in 1915, its armaments were removed. During World War Two, Niobe's 6-inch guns were used to form a battery on Partridge Island in defence of the Saint John's harbour. One of these guns, a 6-inch H.E.D.C. Mark II with the serial number 749 (1898) is on display at the entrance to HMCS Brunswicker.