HMCS Ottawa Returns to Esquimalt After More Than Four Months Deployed
National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces announced on October 9 that His Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Ottawa arrived that day at its home port of Esquimalt, British Columbia, completing a deployment of more than four months to the Indo-Pacific and North American West Arctic regions under Operations HORIZON and LATITUDE.
The ship departed Esquimalt on June 1, 2026. It began its deployment by participating in Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026, where it fired two Mark 46 torpedoes in support of anti-submarine warfare training. An embarked Royal Canadian Navy-led team commanded Task Group 170.1 and acted as Sea Combat Commander for 14 ships, screening the United States Ship Theodore Roosevelt.
Following RIMPAC, HMCS Ottawa supported Operation HORIZON, sailing alongside HMCS Regina and Motor Vessel Asterix as an all-Canadian task group and conducting engagements with allies and partners throughout the Indo-Pacific. The ship then transitioned to Operation LATITUDE in northern continental waters, conducting simulated maritime strikes in the Bering Sea in coordination with the United States Air Force.
National Defence said HMCS Ottawa sailed approximately 25,000 nautical miles during the deployment and visited ports in Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea and the United States, with approximately 245 sailors, soldiers and aviators deployed aboard. Lieutenant-General Steve Boivin, Commander of Canadian Joint Operations Command, said the deployment demonstrated the Canadian Armed Forces' ability to operate seamlessly from the Indo-Pacific to the North American Arctic regions.
Source: National Defence Canada
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Photo: 图：加拿大海军渥太华号护卫舰出港（图片来源：美国海军，经 DVIDS 发布，公共领域） / Photo: HMCS Ottawa underway (Source: U.S. Navy via DVIDS, public domain)
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