Bedford Basin

Bedford Basin was dedicated in memory of the original Bedford Basin situated in Halifax, Nova Scotia by the Canada Lands Company on January 16, 2008, as part of their redevelopment of Edmonton’s former Canadian Forces Base (Griesbach Barracks).

Bedford Basin is a large enclosed area for ships to anchor that forms the north-western end of Halifax Harbour in Nova Scotia on Canada's Atlantic coast. The basin had international significance during both the First and Second World Wars when the German navy used submarines as an offensive weapon against Allied shipping. Canada's prominent role in the First World War led to Halifax being chosen as the primary logistic port for resupplying Western Europe. The protected waters of the Bedford Basin allowed the Royal Navy and Royal Canadian Navy to assemble convoys of hundreds of merchant ships in relative security while torpedo nets kept German submarines at bay.

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THE VILLAGE AT
GRIESBACH
BEDFORD BASIN, NOVA SCOTIA

Bedford Basin is a large enclosed anchorage, forming the northwestern end of Halifax Harbour
in Nova Scotia on Canada's Atlantic coast. The basin is quite deep and the good holding
ground on the basin floor makes it an ideal anchorage and a protected location for ships.
The Basin came to international significance during both the First and Second World Wars when
the German navy began to use submarines as an offensive weapon against Allied shipping
Canada's prominent role in the First World War led to Halifax being chosen as the primary
logistic port for resupplying Western Europe. The protected waters of Bedford Basin allowed
the Royal Navy and Royal Canadian Navy to assemble convoys consisting of hundreds of
merchant ships in relative security while torpedo nets kept German submarines at bay
As observed By Rear Admiral Leonard Murray (RCN), Halifax saw first hand the tragic loss of life amongst merchant seamen. The Basin was a daily witness to the grim war at sea. Stricken
vessels limped back to port and seamen fold their stories of battle and the hazards of the North
Atlantic convoy routes.
Today, CFB Halifax is located on the channel at the entrance to Bedford Basin and is the home
of Canada's Atlantic fleet.

BASSIN BEDFORD, NOUVELLE-ÉCOSSE

Le bassin Bedford est une vaste rade de mouillage, au nord ouest du havre d`Halifax, en
Nouvelle-Écosse, sur la côte Atlantique du Canada. D`une bonne profondeur et avec un fond
offrant une bonne prise d`ancrage, le bassin convient parfaitement au mouillage protégé des
navires.

Le bassin acquiert une importance internationale durant les deux Guerres mondiales, lorsque
les sous-marins allemands attaquent les convois alliés. Le Canada joue un rôle important
durant la Première Guerre mondiale, et Halifax devient un port de premier plan pour le
ravitaillement de l`Europe de l`Ouest. Dans les eaux protégées du basin Bedford, al Marine
royale et la Marine royale canadienne (MRC) peuvent abriter des centaines de navires
marchands, en plus grande sécurité, derrière des filets qui capturent les torpilles des
sous-marins allemands.

Comme le mentionne le Contre amiral Leonard Murray (MRC), la ville d`Halifax est témoin de
pertes tragiques de matelots de la Marine marchande, résultat de durs combats livrés en mer
Des navires endommagés rentrent au port et les matelots racontent leurs récits de combats et
de dangers durant les trajets des convois de l`Atlantique Nord.
Aujourd`hui, la BFC Halifax est située sur le chenal à l`entrée du bassin Bedford et est le port
d`attache de la flotte canadienne de l`Atlantique.

Canadian Naval Centennial 1910 - 2010
Centenaire de la marine Canadienne 1910-2010
Canada Lands Company Limited
Société immobilière du Canada limitée