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Monday, October 06, 2014

HMCS Chicoutimi begins sea acceptance trials

Victoria class SSKThe Royal Canadian Navy’s leadership has sent a “Bravo Zulu” to the members of HMCS Chicoutimi for commencing sea acceptance trials on September 28 near Esquimalt, B.C.

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The trials are expected to last seven to eight weeks and will test the Victoria-class submarine’s engineering systems and capabilities, as well as its crew, to ensure that all are performing within required parameters.

These trials are an important step as the submarine nears the end of its maintenance and refit period, a phase called the Extended Docking Work Period, or EDWP.

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