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While military port visits are not uncommon, the presence of a nuclear-powered French submarine in Canadian waters has raised eyebrows.

Beyond the scientific objectives, however, Vice Admiral Topshee’s visit underscored a broader strategic vision.

Official construction is planned to begin at Vancouver Shipyards in April 2025. A seven-year build period is planned with final delivery anticipated in 2031-2032.

The first three ships will be named His Majesty’s Canadian Ships Fraser, Saint-Laurent, and Mackenzie, after Canada’s most important waterways that reach the Pacific, Atlantic, and Arctic oceans.

This agreement, known as the Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOVFA), is poised to enhance joint military exercises between the two nations and reinforce their collective stance against escalating tensions in the South China Sea.

Harry DeWolf’s crew played a pivotal role in a major drug interdiction operation in the Caribbean Sea, seizing 750 kilograms of cocaine with an estimated street value of $18.8 million

In a groundbreaking voyage for the Royal Canadian Navy, HMCS Margaret Brooke, an Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessel, has sailed more than 16,000 kilometers from Canada to arrive at Admiralty Bay, Antarctica.

Amid the choppy waters of the Drake Passage, the ship’s science team launched an Argo float probe, a sophisticated tool designed to measure ocean conditions, as part of Operation PROJECTION 2025.

Before reaching the Antarctic Peninsula, HMCS Margaret Brooke must cross the notorious Drake Passage, where the Pacific, Atlantic, and Southern Oceans converge in a turbulent, open expanse.

The Canadian Navy’s HMCS Harry DeWolf, an Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessel (AOPV), is currently deployed on Operation CARIBBE, Canada’s contribution to a U.S.-led multinational effort to combat illicit drug trafficking in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean.