First of Navy's new training vessels meets the public

Nice looking it is. From the Maritime Forces Pacific news release:

The new Navy training vessel Orca will makes its public debut at the 33rd Annual Opening Day Sailpast in Victoria’s Inner Harbour at 1 p.m. on Saturday [May 19], an event that marks the beginning of the recreational boating season. Capt.(Navy) Peter Ellis, Deputy Commander of the Canadian Pacific Fleet, will be joined aboard Orca by representatives of the City of Victoria, Victoria Harbour Authority, the Harbour Master and the Sailpast Committee to take the salute from the more than 50 decorated boats expected to be involved in the sailpast. The event heralds a week of activity in the Victoria Inner Harbour including the arrival of 200 participants for the 64th Swiftsure International Yacht Race on May 26.

Orca is the first of eight new training vessels being delivered to the Navy by Victoria Shipyards Co. Ltd. The ships replace the 50-year-old wooden hulled Yard Auxiliaries General (or YAG) training tenders. At 33 metres long, they displace 210 tonnes and can accommodate a crew of four with 16 trainees. They have a state of the art bridge and two Caterpillar V-16 diesel engines generate a top speed of over 20 knots. The first three, Orca, Raven, and Caribou, are already in the water with Renard under construction. The next four are to be named Wolf, Grizzly, Cougar, and Moose. The names perpetuate the armed yachts of the Second World War and the Fairmile Patrol Boats.

Orca will also be on hand as the starting boat for the Swiftsure races next week.