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The Upholder/Victoria-class submarines, also known as the Type 2400, are the class of the diesel-electric submarines built in the United Kingdom in the 1980s to supplement the nuclear submarines in the Submarine Service of the British Royal Navy.
HMCS Victoria is a long-range hunter-killer (SSK) submarine of the Royal Canadian Navy, the lead ship of her class. She is named after the city of Victoria, British Columbia. She was purchased from the Royal Navy, and is the former HMS Unseen (S41). The class was also renamed from the Upholder class.
Several Canadian naval ships have been named HMCS Athabaskan. All named for the Athabaskan people and destroyers. First ship was British built, the other two in Canada.
HMCS Chicoutimi is a Victoria-class long-range hunter-killer (SSK) submarine of the Royal Canadian Navy, originally built and operated by the Royal Navy as HMS Upholder. Shortly after being handed over by the United Kingdom to Canada she was involved in a partial flooding incident which resulted in a fire at sea. The incident sparked a fierce debate over the value of the purchase of this group of second-hand vessels, as well as the handover inspection process. The subsequent investigation "determined the fire was caused by human, technical and operational factors, [and] the board cleared the commanding officer and crew of any blame." The submarine was repaired and entered Canadian service in 2015.
Several Canadian naval units have been named HMCS Charlottetown after the provincial capital of Prince Edward Island. Uniquely in Canadian naval history, two of these vessels had the same name and pennant number.
Several Canadian naval units have been named HMCS Montreal.
Four Canadian naval units have been named HMCS Ottawa.
Several Canadian naval units have been named HMCS Quebec.
Several Canadian naval units have been named HMCS Brandon.
Three Canadian naval units have carried the name HMCS Chignecto.
Three Canadian naval units have carried the name HMCS Miramichi.
HMCS Qu'Appelle can refer to several different things named after the Qu'Appelle River in Saskatchewan:
Several Canadian naval units have been named HMCS Cowichan;
Several Canadian naval units have carried the name HMCS Champlain:
Two Canadian naval units have been named HMCS Glace Bay.
Several Canadian naval units have been named HMCS Moncton.
Several Canadian naval units have been named HMCS Summerside.
HMCS Chicoutimi was a Flower-class corvette that served with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. She served primarily in the Battle of the Atlantic as an ocean escort. She was named for Chicoutimi, Quebec.
Several units of the Royal Canadian Navy have been named HMCS Royal Mount.
Several Canadian naval units have been named HMCS Thunder;
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Directorate of History and Heritage – HMCS Chicoutimi Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
