After nearly two months beneath the surface, HMCS Corner Brook slipped back into it home port of Esquimalt on Oct. 5, capping off its first deployment in seven years.

The Victoria-class submarine spent the past several weeks patrolling the Northern Pacific and Arctic approaches as part of Operation Latitude, a mission focused on boosting Canada’s presence in the North and strengthening cooperation with U.S. forces.

The deployment was part of a wider effort to detect, deter and defend against potential threats in the region.

During its time at sea, Corner Brook worked in coordination with Royal Canadian Navy ships, Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft and units from the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard, carrying out surveillance and patrol missions across the northern gateway to North America.

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