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Tuesday, July 08, 2014

Allies to Face Off with Stealthy Sub

HMCS VictoriaThis week the Canadian long-range hunter-killer submarine HMCS Victoria will head to deep waters off Hawaii and pretend to be a foe of the United States and other nations during Rim of the Pacific war games.

Surface ships, helicopters, patrol aircraft and other subs will be seeking to get their figurative sights on the 230-foot Victoria in return -- which won't be an easy task.

In the cat-and-mouse game that is undersea warfare, U.S. Navy subs have nuclear power that lets them stay submerged for a long time, but diesel electrics like the Victoria have a whisper factor that's hard to beat.

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