▁V - 1 2 ▁dies el ▁engines , ▁capable ▁of ▁ 1 4 0 0 ▁h p ▁and ▁a ▁top ▁speed ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁kn ots . ▁This ▁vessel ▁served ▁H M CS ▁Cab ot ▁for ▁sevent een ▁years , ▁performing ▁many ▁tasks ▁at ▁home ▁and ▁abroad , ▁including ▁circ umn avig ating ▁the ▁island ▁, ▁w re ath ▁lay ing ▁cer emon ies , ▁and ▁various ▁training ▁exer cis es , ▁before ▁being ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁long ▁standing ▁desire ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁training ▁facility ▁on ▁or ▁near ▁the ▁water . ▁After ▁much ▁consult ation , ▁a ▁prime ▁location ▁on ▁the ▁South ▁Side ▁of ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁Har bour , ▁Pier ▁ 2 7 , ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁ber th ▁for ▁the ▁stone ▁fr ig ate . ▁This ▁placed ▁H M CS ▁Cab ot ▁between ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁and ▁the ▁Marine ▁Institute ' s ▁training ▁school . ▁The ▁bo ath ouse ▁at ▁Pier ▁ 2 7 ▁opened ▁on ▁ 5 ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁and ▁the ▁state - of - the - art ▁training ▁facility ▁at ▁Pier ▁ 2 7 ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁This ▁provided ▁the ▁unit ▁with ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁train ▁personnel ▁in ▁many ▁fields ▁to ▁prepare ▁for ▁oper ational ▁deploy ments ▁and ▁trade ▁cour sing . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Royal ▁Canadian ▁Naval ▁Reserve ▁Category : Mil it ary ▁units ▁and ▁form ations ▁of ▁Canada