Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels (MCDVs)

[Stoker]

First, let's all get the lingo right, it's Shelburne (no o).

And partial yes: Cormorant was remediated there, I don't think Fraser was, in fact, I don't think the facilities could take a ship the size of Fraser.

No, Cormorant was recycled in Sheet Harbour by RJ MacIsaac Construction Ltd.

 

[dapaterson]

Some jackass bought Fraser to make her into a casino. It failed of course and they finally towed her up the St Lawrence to cut her up.

I am assured that you can buy a ship and convert it into a hotel / casino, and never ever ever would the PLAN instead use it to learn carrier operaaions.

 

[Nvlgzr]

First, let's all get the lingo right, it's Shelburne (no o).

And partial yes: Cormorant was remediated there, I don't think Fraser was, in fact, I don't think the facilities could take a ship the size of Fraser.

I think Fraser was dismantled in Port Colbourne

 

[Halifax Tar]

Shelbourne. Wasn’t that where Fraser and Cormorant ended up before they got towed to the razor blade yard?

Bridgewater was their last home.

Some jackass bought Fraser to make her into a casino. It failed of course and they finally towed her up the St Lawrence to cut her up.

She was the former local rugby club's clubhouse for a season or two.

 

[FSTO]

Bridgewater was their last home.



She was the former local rugby club's clubhouse for a season or two.

Thanks for the correction. It was a sad end for a proud ship. But her name is arisin again!!!

 

[Kirkhill]

I am going to indulge my predilection for toys this morning.

These are cheap solutions available today that can be deployed from and with any existing vessel, naval or commercial, large or small.

Platforms

Platforms

krakentechnology.com

First is the Manta - an autonomous Bras d'Or that can submerge.
Like the Bras d'Or it rides fast over the waves on its wings, it can survive in high sea states with its wings supplying stability, it can loiter on the surface in drlft mode and it can sprint away from threats and towards new locations or targets.
Unlike the Bras d'Or it can also loiter and navigate submerged.

It comes in lengths ranging from 18 ft to 54 ft. The 54 ft Manta has a payload bay with a 5000 kg capacity. The 18 ft has a payload of 50 kg.
As a reminder a Mk48 torpedo and a Tomahawk missile weigh around 1600 kg, so three per 54 footer.
Kratos builds a 90 kg cruise missile with a 926 km range and a 36 kg warhead

Kratos Unveils Revolutionary Low-Cost Cruise Missile System, “Ragnarök” | Kratos Defense

Kratos unveiled its innovative "Ragnarök" Low-Cost Cruise Missile (LCCM) system, representing a significant advancement in tactical strike capabilities.

www.kratosdefense.com

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Shield AI

Autonomy for the world.

shield.ai

Next is the V-Bat UAV, a VTOL tail-sitter that can take off and land on any surface and that has all the range and endurance benefits of a fixed wing aircraft. Unlike a copter it can glide and reduce fuel consumption.

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Pardon Our Interruption

And finally the Canadian BAE Herne XLAUV

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These are the places where money should be spent today.

 

[Kirkhill]

And one more toy for the surfline and tidal zone

An American drone crawls out of the deep on tank tracks, drives across the seabed and pushes through six feet of breaking surf to climb onto the beach, hunting the mines in the one strip of coast every swimming drone has to turn around at

The underwater drones getting all the attention this year have one thing in common: they swim. Germany's BlueWhale glides through the Baltic for weeks at a

www.autonocion.com

 

[Kirkhill]

An Aussie Air Marshall looks at the Canadian and Australian sub programs to parse why they came to the decisions they did.

2 navies, similar problems, different solutions: Canada and Australia’s diverging submarine futures

Opinion: Despite near-identical challenges, Canada’s pursuit of a larger, conventional submarine fleet for speed and affordability provides an interesting contrast compared with Australia’s more complex, long-term transition to nuclear-powered vessels, explains Air Marshal (Ret’d) John Harvey AM.

www.defenceconnect.com.au

 

[Kirkhill]

Further to the info on the Cellula Robotics BAE Herne

A sister product developed with the DRDC.

The hydrogen fuel cell powered Envoy

This hydrogen fuel cell submarine drone hit every one of its endurance, depth and acoustic targets in testing, the 3 numbers battery-powered AUVs have spent 15 years failing to match at once

Cellula's hydrogen-powered Envoy AUV just ran 2,023 km submerged in 385 hours, clearing endurance, depth and acoustic targets battery drones keep missing.

www.autonocion.com