The Royal Canadian Navy vessel HMCS Margaret Brooke — part of the country’s “first line of defence in the Arctic” — will be visiting Owen Sound on Oct. 4 and 5 and will be open for public tours.

HMCS Margaret Brooke is a Harry DeWolf-class Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessel, designed for operations in polar regions and other extreme climates, information from National Defence says.

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The 103-metre-long DeWolf-class ships are the navy’s “response to increased competition and traffic in Canada’s exclusive economic zone along the Northwest Passage, and enhances our maritime surveillance capabilities in the region.”

Owen Sound visit details will be provided on the Visit a Ship website , in the coming two weeks.

In May, the ship completed a 119-day deployment for traini

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