Geschichte
This submarine, naval (conventional) was built in 1991 by Cammell Laird & Co. Ltd., Birkenhead UK.
Historische Notizen
In June 2011 the submarine ran aground during manoeuvres off Vancouver Island - this vessel struck the bottom of the ocean off B.C.’s coast. Two submariners were slightly injured. As of July 2014, Corner Brook began her Extended Docking Work Period (EDWP).
In 2019 Corner Brook is in its Extended Docking Work Period under the aegis of the Victoria In-Service Support Contract. It is being done at CFB Esquimalt in British Columbia. A fire broke out while it was docked in August 2019. Last spring, while it was in the care of maintenance contractor Babcock Canada, one of the vessel’s ballast tanks was ruptured.
In 2021 this vessel was returned to the water and is expected to return to full service in 2022.
Eigentümer & Kapitäne
In 1991 she was commissioned into the Royal Navy.
She was purchased, second-hand, from the UK in 1998.
She was commissioned in 2001.
In 2023-2024 she was in service in the Royal Canadian Navy.
Bewaffnung
Gould Mk 48 Mod 7AT torpedo; 6 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes;
Namensbedeutung
She is named after the city of Corner Brook NL.
Referenzen
- Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON
- Freeman, David J. (2000)
- en.wikipedia.org ↗
