Posted on 10/19/2017 8:38:06 PM PDT by ameribbean expat
HMCS Chicoutimi crossed the Pacific Ocean and arrived in Yokosuka, Japan on Tuesday evening.
Major Travis Smyth confirmed the sub's arrival. The sub's presence "underscores the commitment of the Canadian Armed Forces to the Asia-Pacific region," he said in an emailed statement.
This also marks the first time that any of Canada's four Victoria-class submarines have ever entered the Asia-Pacific region.
The overseas mission is scheduled to last until March 2018
(Excerpt) Read more at cbc.ca ...
Didn’t Trump just meet with Trudeau at the WH for a second time already? I thought that was odd. Hmmm...
“I dont know if its harder to believe that Canada has a submarine or that its capable of crossing the Pacific.”
Hopefully it has enough baking soda for the return trip.
a crew of 56 butt holes and 112 armpits crammed into a small steel tube with diesel fuel isn't for everyone.
German U boat crew in WW2 had a 10% chance of returning home alive.
The wiki entry for this sub is pretty damning. They bought a lemon.
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