Key Points – The Royal Canadian Navy operates four aging Victoria-class diesel-electric submarines, acquired from the UK in the late 1990s, which are expected to retire between 2034 and 2040.

For the first time since Canada's four Victoria-class submarines were purchased almost two decades ago, the navy says the fleet is now 'operational.' Content. Skip to Main Content Accessibility Help.

The first three Victoria-class submarines were accepted into Royal Canadian Navy service between 2000 and 2003. The fourth submarine suffered a fire in transit to Canada in 2004, which delayed its ...

Initial work packages under Phase 2 of the Royal Canadian Navy's (RCN's) Victoria-class submarine Modernization (VCM) project are scheduled to go out for tender.

For the first time ever, Canada has deployed a Victoria-class submarine on patrol to Asia. CBC News has learned HMCS Chicoutimi left Esquimalt, B.C., sometime in mid-September for the Asia-Pacific ...