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Monday, August 15, 2011

The final voyage of the Okanagan

HMCS OkanaganThe HMCS Okanagan, an Oberon-class submarine that served in the Canadian Forces for 30 years, is making her final voyage.

However, the Okanagan won't be taking that journey under her own power. Instead, the British-built sub is being carried into a scrapyard in Port Maitland, Ontario, while sitting on a floating drydock.

The Okanagan was built at the dockyard in Chatham, England, and launched on September 17, 1966.

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