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Canadienne - Submarine SSK 878 HMCS Corner Brook |
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class: Victoria (ex UK Upholder) class Hunter-Killer
Submarine / SSK Builder: Cammell Laird Shipbuilding, Birkenhead, Merseyside, England, UK STATUS: Royal Navy service: S 42 HMS Ursula Laid down: August 28, 1987 Launched: February 22, 1991 Commissioned: May 8, 1992 Decommissioned: June 16, 1994 Royal Canadian Navy service: Acquired: 1998 Commissioned: June 29, 2003 IN SERVICE Homeport: CFB Halifax, Nova Scotia Namesake: City of Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador Ship's Motto: WE RULE THE SEA Technical Data: see INFO > Victoria class Submarine |
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HMCS Corner Brook (SSK 878): The submarine was laid down as HMS Ursula at Cammell Laird's Birkenhead yard on 10 January 1989. She was launched on 28 February 1991 and commissioned into the Royal Navy on 8 May 1992. Ursula was decommissioned on 16 October 1994. Looking to discontinue the operation of diesel-electric boats, the British government offered to sell Ursula and her sister submarines to Canada in 1993. The offer was accepted in 1998. The four boats were leased to the Canadians for US$427 million (plus US$98 million for upgrades and alteration to Canadian standards), with the lease to run for eight years; the submarines would then be sold for £1. Problems were discovered with the piping welds on all four submarines, which delayed the reactivation of ex-Ursula and her three sisters. The former Ursula was handed over to the Canadian Forces on 21 February 2003, and commissioned as HMCS Corner Brook on 26 June 2003. Royal Canadian Navy: After commissioning, Corner Brook was deployed on the east coast of Canada, based out of Halifax, Nova Scotia. During a refit in 2006, elevated levels of lead were detected aboard the submarine; they were believed to come from the lead-brick ballast blocks used aboard Corner Brook. Between October 2006 and January 2008, Corner Brook was active for only 81 days. The submarine participated in NATO exercise 'Noble Mariner' during May 2007. During the exercise, which occurred in the Baltic region, Corner Brook successfully closed with the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious without being detected. The submarine returned to Canada, and in August, she participated in Operation Nanook, a sovereignty exercise held in and around Iqaluit and the Baffin Island coastal and Hudson Strait areas. That year, Corner Brook participated in the NATO exercise "Noble Warrior", marking the first time in 15 years that a Canadian submarine had been present in European waters. In February 2008, Corner Brook departed from Halifax during a snowstorm for a three-month deployment to the Caribbean Sea. As part of the deployment, the submarine operated with the United States Joint Interagency Task Force South, which attempts to counter drug trafficking, people smuggling and piracy in the region. Corner Brook returned to Halifax in May. In January 2009, Corner Brook was the 'target' for submarine detection exercises performed by HMCS Halifax and HMCS Montréal. This was followed by a four-week, multi-ship training exercise in the North Atlantic during February and March, then participation in the UNITAS multinational exercise off Florida during late April and early May. During August, the submarine was involved in Operation Nanook 2009 conducting covert surveillance patrols in the vicinity of Baffin Island. Early in 2011, Corner Brook took part in Operation Caribbe, before transiting to the west coast as part of her redeployment to Esquimalt, British Columbia. On 4 June 2011 the submarine ran aground in Nootka Sound during manoeuvres off Vancouver Island. The submarine collided with the sea floor in 45 metres (148 ft) of water while travelling at a speed of 5.9 knots (11 km/h). The collision opened a 2-metre (6 ft 7 in) hole in the submarine's bow. Two submariners were slightly injured. After the grounding incident civilian and military submariners began pre-maintenance work on the submarine, in the expectation of an extended maintenance program. At the time, the process, length and cost of the work was unknown due to existing contracts. A board of inquiry formed after the collision found that the cause of the collision had been human error. In February 2012, post-collision photos of the dry-docked submarine were published, showing extensive damage to the bow; the media also cited unofficial sources, saying the pressure hull may be damaged beyond repair. As of July 2014, Corner Brook began her Extended Docking Work Period (EDWP) that was expected to take until 2017 to complete. On 1 April 2019 the submarine, still in drydock at CFB Esquimalt, caught fire. The fire was extinguished but the cause was unknown. The vessel was intended to return to service in mid-2020. However, in a March 2020 pressure test of the submarine's ballast tanks, the test team attempted to empty the tanks more quickly using pressured air, leading to over pressurization and a rupture. A full repair was deemed uneconomical and was repaired enough for the submarine to return to service in mid-2021 at the earliest, though the submarine would need to be monitored. The submarine is expected to remain in service for another nine years following the refit. source: wikipedia - - - - - another history: The former HMS Ursula was laid up by the Royal Navy in June 1994. Canada accepted her and named her HMCS Corner Brook on February 21, 2003, after her re-activation in the United Kingdom. She left for Halifax on February 25, arriving on march 10. She was commissioned as HMCS Corner Brook on June 29, 2003 in her namesake city and then transited to Halifax, Nova Scotia, where she underwent a modernization that featured installation of equipment optimized for Canadian naval operations. Her Canadianization Work Period extended through 2004 and 2005, with HMCS Corner Brook returning to sea for trials on October 24, 2006. In 2007, HMCS Corner Brook began a busy operational cycle, including participation in the NATO Exercise NOBLE WARRIOR. It was the first time in 15 years that a Canadian submarine had been present in European waters. She deployed to the Arctic in support of Operation NANOOK in August 2007 and again in August 2009. There, she conducted covert surveillance patrols near Baffin Island. She also has twice deployed as part of Operation Caribbe, first in March 2008 and again in 2011. The latter time was as part of her coastal transfer to Esquimalt, having departed Halifax on January 30 and arriving on May 5, 2011. As the result of an underwater grounding on 04 June 2011, HMCS Corner Brook surfaced and returned to Esquimalt on her own power. The damage repair and other upgrades will be included in her Extended Docking Work Period (EDWP) beginning in July 2014. Timeline: 2003 - Commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) at Corner Brook, NL in June 2003 - Entered service with the RCN; arrived in Halifax the same year 2004-2005 - Completed work period 2006 - Conducted sea trials and declared operational 2007 - Deployed in the Arctic on Op NANOOK 2007 - Began busy operational cycle: participated in NATO’s NOBLE MARINER and NOBLE WARRIOR; first time in 15 years a Canadian submarine had been in European waters 2008 - Deployed on Operation CARIBBE 2009 - Deployed to Arctic to support Op NANOOK 2011 - Completed coastal transfer and arrived in Esquimalt, B.C. 2011 - Deployed as part of Operation CARIBBE 2014 - Ongoing - Corner Brook is currently undergoing its Extended Docking Work Period (EDWP) 2015-2019 - In EDWP for upgrades and to repair damage from 2011 underwater grounding source: DND-MDN Canada |
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Corner Brook ... is a city located on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Located on the Bay of Islands at the mouth of the Humber River, the city is the second-largest population centre in the province behind St. John's, and smallest of three cities behind St. John's and Mount Pearl. As such, Corner Brook functions as a service centre for western and northern Newfoundland. It is located on the same latitude as Gaspé, Quebec, a city of similar size and landscape on the other side of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Corner Brook is the most northern city in Atlantic Canada. It is the administrative headquarters of the Qalipu Mi'kmaq First Nations band government. The Mi'kmaq name for the nearby Humber River is "Maqtukwek". |
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