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In May 2017, ''Chicoutimi'' returned to port after problems arose with the main battery while conducting operations at sea.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/hmcs-chicoutimi-back-in-port-to-deal-with-battery-problem |title=
HMCS Chicoutimi back in port to deal with battery problem |newspaper=Ottawa Citizen |last=Pugliese |first=David |date=17 May 2017 |accessdate=25 June 2017}}</ref> On 15 June 2017, while ''Chicoutimi'' was docked at CFB Esquimalt, the {{sclass-|Orca|patrol vessel}} ''Cougar'' struck the submarine as it was exiting the dockyard. The initial inspection following the collision showed only superficial damage to the protective gear around the submarine.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/patrol-training-vessel-runs-into-docked-submarine-at-cfb-esquimalt-1.20610127 |title=Patrol training vessel runs into docked submarine at CFB Esquimalt |last=Smart |first=Amy |newspaper=Times Colonist |date=15 June 2017 |accessdate=17 June 2017}}</ref> To deal with the ongoing battery issues aboard ''Chicoutimi'', the main battery was transferred from sister boat ''Victoria''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/navy-transferring-main-battery-from-hmcs-victoria-to-hmcs-chicoutimi |title=Navy transferring main battery from HMCS Victoria to HMCS Chicoutimi |last=Pugliese |first=David |newspaper=Ottawa Citizen |date=23 June 2017 |accessdate=25 June 2017}}</ref>
On October 7th, 2017, the CBC reported that Chicoutimi had been sent on a first-ever operational patrol to Asia. <ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/canada-deploys-victoria-class-hmcs-chicoutimi-submarine-to-asia-1.4343380 |title=Canada deploys Victoria-class HMCS Chicoutimi submarine to Asia |last=Ruskin |first=Brett |newspaper=CBC News, British Columbia |date=6 October 2017 |accessdate=7 October 2017}}</ref>
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