New Canadian Shipbuilding Strategy

[GR66]

The Pohjanma corvette is about 20m longer and almost 2,000 tons heavier, but otherwise ticks all boxes. And most of the extra weight is probably from the ice strengthening.

It sounds like the maximum 105m length is a firm requirement as the ships will need to fit in the existing Halifax-class berths.

 

[Maxman1]

It sounds like the maximum 105m length is a firm requirement as the ships will need to fit in the existing Halifax-class berths.

The Halifax class are 134m, while the Pohjanma class will be 117m.

 

[Halifax Tar]

Seems like a Halifax replacement more than a Kingston replacement

Is there a role for a Kingston class in todays world ? Do we need another sightseeing vessel with notional operational capability ?

I understand that war fighting is not the only thing Navies do, but is the base line thing that navies need to be able to do.

I think the Kingston class replacement should bring something vastly better to the AOR than what the Kingston's did/do and probably be something in-between the RCDs and the AOPs, leaning closer to a small RCD, when it comes to warfighting capability.

 

[Underway]

It sounds like the maximum 105m length is a firm requirement as the ships will need to fit in the existing Halifax-class berths.

Its the firm requirement because with the new subs, JSS, AOPS and CSC there isn't any space to put everyone in Halifax Dockyard if the ships are longer than 105m.

 

[SeaKingTacco]

Its the firm requirement because with the new subs, JSS, AOPS and CSC there isn't any space to put everyone in Halifax Dockyard if the ships are longer than 105m.

Heaven forbid consider using Shearwater….

 

[deepblue202]

Heaven forbid consider using Shearwater….

I remember as a kid in the early eighties my family lived on Barracuda Dr in Shearwater and seeing two American Submarines docked was very cool.

 

[Underway]

Heaven forbid consider using Shearwater….

Maybe they did! Lol. There's a lot of new tonnage and all of it is bigger than the old tonnage. Consider CSC is 20m longer than the frigates, AOPS are much bigger than MCDV's, JSS same size as older AOR's (more or less), and then add an additional 4 more submarines (on top of the two that should be there right now) that will be significantly larger. And, if there are CMC's there will be just more surface ships as well.

But I see your point, there should be a good look at infrastructure upgrades like they are doing on the West Coast for all this stuff. West Coast has just completed B jetty, are working on A jetty and that will triple the availalbe space in the harbour. Then they are going to build a whole new ammo jetty with a deep draught for the larger ships (having then two ammo jetties).