Over the past few weeks, Greater Victoria residents may have seen a relatively unfamiliar sight off the region's coastline: a 70-metre, 2,200-tonne Victoria-class submarine.
After 14 years, His Majesty's Canadian Ship [HMCS] Corner Brook will soon be back in service where the vessel will be back to performing surveillance and training missions.
The Corner Brook, like the other four Victoria-class subs, started as a British boat for the Royal Navy after its launch in 1991 before being acquired by the Royal Canadian Navy in 1998. In 2011, the Corner Brook ran aground in Nootka Sound, opening a two-metre hole in the boat's bow and prompting years of repairs.
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