Hood Building (Base Construction Engineering building) CFB Esquimalt

Hood Building, the Base Construction Engineering building at CFB Esquimalt, is named in honour of Colonel, The Honourable Francis G. Hood, Royal Engineers. Then Lieutenant Hood was the Commanding Officer of the 48th Submarine Mining Company, RE from 1902 to 1906. The Company’s headquarters and buildings were located on the present-day site of the Base Construction Engineering building.

Inscription

Édifice Hood Building

This Construction Engineering building was

opened on 30 May 1986 by the family of Mr. F.B.

Hood son of the late Colonel, The Honourable

Francis G. Hood, R.E., 1880 – 1949.

This building was designed by Tudor and

Walters Architects and constructed by Farmer

Construction Limited.

Cet edifice de Génie de la construction a

été inauguré le 30 mai 1986 par la famille de

M. F.B. Hood fils du Colonel, l’Honorable Francis

G. Hood, G.R., 1880 – 1949.

Il est l’œuvre des architectes

Tudor and Walters et a été

érigé par la firme Farmer

Construction Limited.

L’édifice Hood, édifice du Génie construction de la base de la CFB Esquimalt, a été nommé en l’honneur du Colonel, l’honorable Francis G. Hood, membre du génie royal. Le lieutenant Hood fut ensuite commandant de la 48th Submarine Mining Company, RE, de 1902 à 1906. Les quartiers généraux et les édifices de la Compagnie se situaient où se trouve aujourd’hui l’édifice du Génie construction de la base.

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