On 19 September 2014, Vice-Admiral Mark Norman of the Royal Canadian Navy announced the retirement of both "Protecteur" and "Preserver", along with the s and . General wear and tear notwithstanding, "Protecteur" was involved in a very serious engine room fire in February 2014 and more recently corrosion problems were found on "Preserver". On 27 November 2015, "Protecteur" and "Algonquin" were sold to R.J. MacIsaac Ltd. of Antigonish, Nova Scotia for scrapping. They were towed to Liverpool, Nova Scotia, where the vessels were to be broken up. "Preserver" was paid off on 21 October 2016.