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HMCS VICTORIA
876
Victoria
Class Submarine
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EXPECT NO WARNING |
HMCS Victoria 876
DND/RCN photo
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Laid down: 12
Aug
1987
Launched: 14
Nov 1989
Commissioned: 20
Jul 1991
Paid off: 06
Apr 1994
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Acquired by RCN: 1998
Commissioned:
02 Dec 2000
Paid off:
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The former HMS
UNSEEN was laid up by the Royal
Navy in Jun 1994. She was accepted by Canada and named Victoria on
06 Oct 2000 at Barrow-in-Furness. The submarine departed England
09 Oct 2000 and travelled to Halifax submerged for the most part,
arriving on 23 Oct 2000, and was commissioned on 02 Dec 2000.
Upon completion of a refit to Canadian standards, VICTORIA
conducted a coastal transfer to Esquimalt, sailing from Halifax on
29 Jun 2003 and arriving in Esquimalt on 24 Aug 2003. She engaged in
various trials and training exercises before entering an Extended
Docking Work Period (EDWP) in the Fleet Maintenance Facility Cape
Breton on 27 Jun 2005. As the lead EDWP for the class, this process
took longer than anticipated, and it was 05 Dec 2011 before VICTORIA proceeded to sea under her own power.
VICTORIA was declared fully operational following
weapons certification in Mar 2012, and soon thereafter became the
first RCN submarine to fire a warshot Mk 48 heavyweight torpedo,
sinking the ex-USNS Concord on 17 Jul 2012 during EX RIMPAC near Hawaii. Victoria has since
participated in various international exercises, which in 2013
included exercising with Special Forces and conducting the third
Victoria-class submarine deployment as part of OP CARIBBE.
Photos and Documents
Ship's Company Photos
Naming Ceremony
Welcoming Ceremony
Commissioning book
Commanding Officers
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Cdr W.A. Woodburn - 06 Oct 2000 - 21 Sep
2001 LCdr S. McVicar
- 21 Sep 2001 - 16 Jul 2004 LCdr L. Cassivi
- 16 Jul 2004 - 13 Jan 2005
LCdr J.A. Clarke - 13 Jan 2005 - 24 Aug
2005
LCdr T.A.
Paterson, E.O. (OIC) - 24 Aug 2005 - 14 Aug 2006 |
LCdr C.J. Ellis - 14 Aug 2006 - 02 Apr
2007
LCdr R.G. Fortin (OIC) - 02 Apr 2007 - 04 Sep
2008
LCdr P.V. Sutherland (OIC) - 04 Sep
2008 - 30 Jun 2009 Cdr C.J. Ellis - 30 Jun 2009 - 05 Jul 2013 Cdr
A.P.A. Kooiman
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In memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice
Lest We Forget
In memory of those who have crossed the bar
They shall not be
forgotten
Former Crew Members
(IC) = Initial crew who
manned Victoria at Barrow-in-Furness 06 Oct 2000 for her transit
to Halifax.
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Bergeron, MS (IC)
Bidnost, MS (IC)
Biss, PO2 (IC)
Blodgett, LS (IC)
Brake, Lt(N) (IC)
Burke, LS (IC)
Campbell, LS (IC)
Clahane, CPO2 (IC)
Courschene, LS (IC)
DeGaust, PO1 (IC)
Drainville, LS (IC)
Fellows, PO2 (IC)
Feltham, Lt(N) (IC)
Ferriera, MS (IC)
Fleury, PO1 (IC)
Foote, PO2 (IC)
Forrest, LS (IC)
Gagnon, Cpl (IC) |
Gagnon, CPO1 (IC)
Gallagher, Jean, P2CK - 2002 - 2006
Girard, PO2 (IC)
Hagan, PO1 (IC)
Hale, MS (IC)
Hall, CPO2 (IC)
Halonquist, PO1 (IC)
Kavanagh, LCdr (IC)
Kays, Lt(N) (IC)
LaPrade, PO2 (IC)
Leonard, LS (IC)
Longmire, LS (IC)
MacDonald, PO1 (IC)
Madgett, PO2 (IC)
Marr, Lt(N) (IC)
Martel, LS (IC)
McCall, Lt(N) (IC)
Moulton, MS (IC)
Murray, LS (IC)
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Murray, LS (IC)
O'Connell, MS (IC)
O'Neil, LS (IC)
Osmond, LS (IC)
Patry, MS (IC)
Pike, CPO2 (IC)
Rideout, MS (IC)
Robinson, Lt(N) (IC)
Sheppard, LS (IC)
Simmons, AB (IC)
Straty, LS (IC)
Tolson, MS (IC)
VanSickle, PO1 (IC)
Vossen, PO2 (IC)
Watts, PO2 (IC)
Whaley, LS (IC)
White, MS (IC)
Whitten, LS (IC)
Wigger, PO2 (IC)
Willmore, MS (IC)
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Photos
and Documents
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HMCS Victoria 876 - Welcome Aboard Booklet
Courtesy of Brian Lapierre
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HMCS
VICTORIA 876 arrives at the Pacific Northwest Region Bangor Complex, 1
October 2004, to conduct ranging operations with the Naval Undersea Warfare
Center, Keyport, Dabob Bay Range Facility.
USN
Photo
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"Port side Poppy" on HMCS VICTORIA 09 Nov
2021
DND / RCN Photo
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