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The Royal Canadian Navy submarine HMCS Victoria is moored in the Magnetic Silencing Facility at U.S. Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, in Bangor, Wash., Dec. 13, 2011, for a "deperming" treatment, Bangor, Wash., Dec. 13, 2011. Deperming reduces a ship's electromagnetic signature as it travels through the water.

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The Royal Canadian Navy submarine HMCS Victoria is moored in the Magnetic Silencing Facility at U.S. Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, in Bangor, Wash., Dec. 13, 2011, for a "deperming" treatment, Bangor, Wash., Dec. 13, 2011. Deperming reduces a ship's electromagnetic signature as it travels through the water.

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