NR D ) ▁located ▁in ▁St . ▁John ' s , ▁New found land . ▁Dub bed ▁a ▁stone ▁fr ig ate , ▁H M CS ▁Cab ot ▁is ▁a ▁land - based ▁naval ▁training ▁establishment ▁cre wed ▁by ▁part - time ▁sail ors ▁and ▁also ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁local ▁rec ruit ment ▁centre ▁for ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Forces ▁Naval ▁Reserve . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁ 2 4 ▁naval ▁reserve ▁divisions ▁located ▁in ▁major ▁cities ▁across ▁Canada . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Since ▁its ▁commission ing ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁H M CS ▁Cab ot ▁has ▁par aded ▁at ▁three ▁stone ▁fr ig ates ▁in ▁St . ▁John ' s , ▁New found land . ▁Initial ly ▁commission ed ▁at ▁Buck master ' s ▁Field , ▁H M CS ▁Cab ot ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁Tri - For ce ▁Head quarters ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁Army ▁and ▁Air ▁Force . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁Sh ip ' s ▁Company ▁were ▁sail ors ▁who ▁served ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy , ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁Reserve , ▁and ▁the ▁Royal ▁Canadian ▁Naval ▁Reserve . ▁The ▁first ▁para de ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁consisted ▁of ▁ 1 1 ▁officers , ▁ 2 9 ▁men ▁and ▁ 2 6 ▁University ▁Naval ▁Training ▁Division ▁( UNT D ) ▁Cad ets . ▁It ▁was ▁thought ▁that ▁the ▁unit ▁was ▁commission ed ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁academic ▁year , ▁well ▁before ▁it ▁was ▁‘ pro per ly ▁organ ised