04 May, 1910: The Naval Service Bill receives Royal Assent. It creates a Department of the Naval Service under the Minister of Marine and Fisheries, who will be the minister of the Naval Service, and authorizes the appointment of a Deputy Minister. A Naval Reserve Force and a Naval Volunteer Force are authorized, with both forces liable for active service in an emergency. A naval college is provided for in order to train prospective officers in all branches of naval science, strategy and tactics. The Naval Discipline Act of 1866, and King's Regulations and Admiralty Instructions are to apply to the service. Two old cruisers, HMCS Niobe and HMCS Rainbow are purchased from the Admiralty to be used as training ships. The naval college is established in Halifax.
04 May, 1911: His Majesty's Dockyard Esquimalt, British Columbia, transfers to Canadian control.
04 May, 1945: U-boats are ordered to cease hostilities.
04 May, 1945: The cruiser HMCS Uganda sails for the bombardment of Miyako Jima, Okinawa (Japan) with American task force.
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