The Canadian Navy has said a coastal defence vessel moored near to where the Duchess of Sussex is staying is "nothing to do with the royals".
HMCS Brandon, which has been in service since 1999, is positioned just off the shore of Vancouver Island, near the luxurious Mille Fleurs mansion where Meghan is staying.
The duchess is there after leaving the UK after the announcement that she and Prince Harry would step down as senior royals.
It was also where the pair spent the Christmas period with their son Archie.
It recently emerged Canada would consider footing the security bill for the royal couple when they are in the country, though the forces denied the ship was in any way related to their protection.
"HMCS Brandon is conducting sea trials at a naval sound range and has nothing to do with the royals,” the forces said in a statement to Global News in Canada.
The 181ft long ship is equipped with an anti-aircraft cannon and two machine guns.
The duchess travelled to Canada following her and Harry's bombshell announcement and missed the royal summit that followed, after they expressed their desire to split their time between the North American nation and the UK.
Harry and Meghan spent six weeks over the festive period based in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
The Duchess, a former actress, worked in Toronto during her time starring in the popular US drama Suits.
She knows the country well having lived there for seven years.
