The Royal Canadian Navy in the Twilight War

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Originally Posted by dragoon500ly

The Royal Canadian Navy at the start of the Twilight War (1996)

3 ex British Oberon-class Diesel-Electric Attack Submarines
SS 72 Ojibwa; SS 73 Onandaga; SS 74 Okanagan
Displacement of 2,105/2,445 tons. Speed of 17.5/15kts. Crew of 68. Armament consists of 8 21in torpedo tubes (6 forward, 2 aft) with Mk48 and NT37C torpedoes. This class is slated for one more major refit and then scheduled for disposal 2000-2004. A sister ship, S12 Olympus, was purchased from the RN and is used as a dockside trainer, it is incapable of getting underway or diving.
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The great thing is the decommisioned Okanagan is going to Port Burwell near me and becoming a museum which I look forward to taking my grandson to see.