Royal Canadian Navy Vessels Arrive at MSDF’s Yokosuka Base

The Yomiuri Shimbun

13:00 JST, August 29, 2023

The Royal Canadian Navy’s frigate ships, HMCS Ottawa and Vancouver, docked at the Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Yokosuka Base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Monday.

The Royal Canadian Navy, which is reinforcing its involvement in the Indo-Pacific region as of late, will be deployed around the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait after departing from Japan. The navy will also hold a joint drill with the MSDF around Japan.

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