HMCS Tecumseh is a Canadian Forces Naval Reserve division (NRD) located in Calgary, Alberta. Dubbed a stone frigate, HMCS Tecumseh is a land-based naval training establishment crewed by part-time sailors and also serves as a local recruitment centre for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN). It is one of 24 naval reserve divisions located in major cities across Canada. Namesake HMCS Tecumseh is named after the Shawnee warrior and chief, who became the primary leader of a large, multi-tribal confederacy in the early 19th century. Tecumseh is honoured in Canada as a hero and military commander who played a major role in Canada's successful repulsion of an American invasion in the War of 1812, which, among other things, eventually led to Canada's Confederation in 1867 with the British North America Act. History Calgary's Naval Reserve division was established on 31 March 1923 as the Calgary Half-Company. From 1935-1940 it was known as the Calgary Division until being christened HMCS Tecumseh on 1 November 1941. In 1943, the division moved to its present location on 17 Avenue SW. During the Second World War, over 4,500 personnel enlisted at Tecumseh. Of those 52 were killed in action. Among them was Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray, RCNVR, the only person in the RCN to receive the Victoria Cross. Unlike some Naval Reserve divisions in Canada, Tecumseh survived post-war defence cuts. It has since survived other challenges including the 1968 Unification of the Canadian Armed Forces, and a major fire in 1981. Rebuilt since the fire, Tecumseh is a fully modern training facility. Subsequent to rebuilding, Tecumseh became the headquarters of the first female flag officer in the Canadian Navy, Commodore Laraine Orthlieb. In 1992, several members of Tecumseh volunteered for duty in the aftermath of the Gulf War, and two were selected to serve on board . With the arrival of the s, officers from Tecumseh were selected as the commissioning captains of HMC ships , , and . Tecumseh personnel were deployed to combat Manitoba's 1997 flood, provided security at the 1997 APEC meeting in Vancouver, and assisted in the recovery mission following the Swissair Flight 111 crash off Halifax as members of the maritime coastal defence vessel crews assigned to the operation. More recently, Tecumseh personnel have provided support for the G8 Summit in 2002 and participated in Operation Apollo in the Gulf of Oman in 2003. Members of the ship's company now