Continental Defence Corvette

[Underway]

And yet we still have them in preference to light ships and manned light houses.

Sometimes it is the least worst.

It's not in preference. It's the right tool for the right job. A lot of navigation aids have to be floating. You cant put a fixed light on top of a lot of dangers or in many places where the fixed one would become a hazard itself (like marking shallows or lanes).

 

[Kirkhill]

It's not in preference. It's the right tool for the right job. A lot of navigation aids have to be floating. You cant put a fixed light on top of a lot of dangers or in many places where the fixed one would become a hazard itself (like marking shallows or lanes).

I think my point is: no matter how we slice it there seems to be an awful lot of attention being paid to uncrewed, automated solutions.

And lots of small units instead of one big one.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

It was supporting technology that made electric lit buoys possible, first battery tech and then solar. Gas lit buoys were a real headache and dangerous. Light ships were basically big buoys to enable a reliable light. Lighthouses went through the same process, but require less maintenance aas they are fixed, normally 1-2 times a year, however one automated lighthouse required a visit almost every month as the fancy automated fog horn failed again and again. Also at the time CCG was actively getting out of the Navaid business and reduced the numbers of beacons, buoys and lighthouses significantly. That's been reversed as the LNG Terminals TERMPOLS indicated a lack of aids as a major risk factor.

 

[Oldgateboatdriver]

To paraphrase the Dursley's: "There's no such thing as too many navaids".

 

[calculus]

Chuck Hill of US Coast Guard fame did an interesting piece on the CDC:

Canada’s Team Vigilance OPV Continental Defense Corvette–an Update

We talked about this project with a post May 31, 2023. As you can see reading the flyer above, these ships are still a long way from being finished, but I think Canada may be recognizing a need to…

chuckhillscgblog.net

 

[Czech_pivo]

Chuck Hill of US Coast Guard fame did an interesting piece on the CDC:

Canada’s Team Vigilance OPV Continental Defense Corvette–an Update

We talked about this project with a post May 31, 2023. As you can see reading the flyer above, these ships are still a long way from being finished, but I think Canada may be recognizing a need to…

chuckhillscgblog.net

Doesn't talk about the subs and doesn't realize that there will be 6 AOPS not 5.

Hope that he's dead wrong about the Rivers being moved down to 5 from 15.

 

[suffolkowner]

Chuck Hill of US Coast Guard fame did an interesting piece on the CDC:

Canada’s Team Vigilance OPV Continental Defense Corvette–an Update

We talked about this project with a post May 31, 2023. As you can see reading the flyer above, these ships are still a long way from being finished, but I think Canada may be recognizing a need to…

chuckhillscgblog.net

"They have more than adequate shipbuilding capacity." We do?
"Maybe they should look at the Finnish Pohjanmaa class, which has an even smaller complement." Mentioned here multiple times

Article seems focused on manning while ignoring increase in subs and addition of JSS/AOR

 

[SeaKingTacco]

"They have more than adequate shipbuilding capacity." We do?
"Maybe they should look at the Finnish Pohjanmaa class, which has an even smaller complement." Mentioned here multiple times

Article seems focused on manning while ignoring increase in subs and addition of JSS/AOR

If you bring in Davie and the yards on the Great Lakes…maybe?

 

[suffolkowner]

If you bring in Davie and the yards on the Great Lakes…maybe?

Ontario Shipyards is certainly pushing the marketing, a match for Davie? So far Davie has not lived up to their hype IMO

 

[SeaKingTacco]

Ontario Shipyards is certainly pushing the marketing, a match for Davie? So far Davie has not lived up to their hype IMO

I’m not advocating.

I am trying to understand the author’s line of reasoning that Canada has adequate shipbuilding capacity.

 

[suffolkowner]

I’m not advocating.

I am trying to understand the author’s line of reasoning that Canada has adequate shipbuilding capacity.

Fair.
Davie has the
Polar IceBreaker
the 2 ferries
6 Program or Medium Icebreakers
Ontario Shipyards is pushing Vard I just wonder if they can do it alone and how much yard improvements they need done and then do we end up trying to support 4 yards instead of what the RCN and CCG need in term of ships