HMCS Nonsuch

HMCS Nonsuch
Active	1927–present
Country	Canada
Branch	Royal Canadian Navy
Type	Stone frigate
Role	Reserve unit
Part of	Canadian Forces Naval Reserve
Garrison/HQ	Edmonton, Alberta
Motto(s)	A campis ad maria (Latin for 'From the prairies to the sea')
Colours	Gold and scarlet
Battle honours	First Anglo-Dutch War Kentish Knock, 1652 Portland, 1653 Gabbard, 1653 Franco-Dutch War Texel, 1673 American Revolutionary War St. Lucia, 1778 The Saints, 1782 Great War Jutland, 1916

HMCS Nonsuch is a naval reserve division (NRD) in Edmonton, Alberta. Dubbed a stone frigate, HMCS Nonsuch is a land-based naval establishment for part-time sailors as well as a local recruitment centre for the Canadian Forces Naval Reserve. It is one of 24 naval reserve divisions located in major cities across Canada.^[1]