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In 1998, Canada announced
it will be acquiring four
Upholder-class (Type 2400)
submarines - built in the UK for
the Royal Navy (RN) - as a gap
filler replacement for its ageing
Oberon-class submarines. Two
years later, the first of the four
submarines, HMCS Victoria was
commissioned into the Royal
Canadian Navy.
Here's an overview of the Victoria-class submarines and operational timeline to date.
A look
at Canada's
Victoria-class
submarines
Canada's
subMarines
Name and Badge
HMCS Victoria (876) HMCS Windsor (877)
HMCS Windsor
Motto Expect No Warning Silent Pride
Builder
Cammell Laird, Birkenhead,
England
Cammell Laird, Birkenhead,
England
Laid Down August 12, 1987 March 13, 1989
Launched November 14, 1989 April 16, 1992
Commissioned RN July 7, 1991 June 25, 1993
Commissioned RCN December 2, 2000 October 4, 2003
Speed
12 knots (surfaced),
20 knots (submerged)
12 knots (surfaced),
20 knots (submerged)
Patrol Endurance Approximately 8 weeks Approximately 8 weeks
Complement 49 crew and 10 trainees 49 crew and 10 trainees
Diving Depth > 200 metres > 200 metres
HMCS Victoria HMCS Corner Brook HMCS Chicoutimi
THE CANADIAN FOUR FORMER BRITISH UPHOLDERS
BECAME THE CANADIAN VICTORIA-CLASS AND WERE NAMED:
