Employment
The Orca class are designated as "Patrol Craft Training". The craft are primarily used to facilitate the two-to-six-week long 'at sea' component of naval officer training. They are also used to train non-commissioned members and provide an at sea experience for the teenaged members of the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets. Orcas are vessels of opportunity for surveillance and search and rescue. They are all located at CFB Esquimalt.
Two of the craft were temporarily fitted with .50-cal machine guns for port security during Op PODIUM the Canadian Forces' support of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
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