Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps Depot Johnstown

Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps Depot Johnstown (1943 - 1957) - Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps Depot Johnstown was a large concrete reserve ammunition magazine for the major naval gun batteries in Sydney Harbour and Canso Strait, located at Johnstown, Richmond County, Nova Scotia, Canada. The station monogram was JO/C (Station Monograms are found marked on military transit cases and packaging as well as on some of the ordnance and may also be found incorporated in various case headstamps). Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps Depot Johnstown History Part of the Harbor Defense of Sydney. World War II (1939-1945) Opened in the fall of 1943, the complex consisted of 3 magazines, similar to the ones at Debert, Nova Scotia and McGivney (McGivney Junction), New Brunswick. Post World War II (1946-1957) Post-War, the site was used as a sub-depot of No, 31 Ordnance Depot in Debert, staffed by a single Private. The depot closed on 18 March 1957. Current Status The battery site is located on private property, on the west side of Highway 4, south of Johnstown. All that remains is the laboratory building, now a private residence. {"selectable":false,"width":"500"} Location: The community of Johnstown in Richmond County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Maps & Images Lat: 45.791422 Long: -60.741468 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: ....' Sources: Tennyson, Brian Douglas, 'Guardian of the Gulf: Sydney, Cape Breton, and the Atlantic Wars', Brian Douglas Tennyson, Roger Sarty - University of Toronto Press, 2000 - History - 534 pages Forsyth, Bruce, 'Canadian Military History, Abandoned Bases, Nova Scotia' Links: North American Forts - ALSO