Recent content by Gorgo

Alert should be next year's stated goal of Arctic penetration. Yes, there's no docking facilities there, but if the ice has broken up enough to make the transit safe, the next AOPS could use its RHIBs and landing craft to deliver supplies ashore. And a quick side visit to Hans Island to leave...

What the heck is that supposed to be, anyway?

Reference: https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/news/2025/01/design-contract-award-announcement-and-construction-underway-of-new-21-electronic-warfare-regiment-facility-at-cfb-kingston.html Quick question to those who know: If 21 EWR is going to get a new operations site...

I've always said he should have been awarded the Cross of Valour for that one.

It'd be interesting to have any of the AOPS visit Churchill or Moosonee or any of the other ports in Hudson Bay or James Bay.

If anyone is interested in seeing Rolette's badge, it's here: https://canadiandefencereview.com/canadas-fifth-arctic-and-offshore-patrol-ship-is-delivered-to-the-royal-canadian-navy/

Watch: Ottawa is going to be repeated in this class!

So as a quick aside, what other River-class names will be brought back for the new destroyers? We got Mackenzie, Fraser and Saint-Laurent so far. Assiniboine's out as it will be used for the training facility near Shearwater. Will we see the international river names (Niagara, Saint Croix...

I'm a "he" despite my current avatar, but that doesn't matter. I use the term "tender" for Naval Reserve Division detachments as that was the term used pre-Unification. As you can read in the history of HMCS STAR here: HMCS Star - Canada.ca Lineage First of Name Shore establishment. Naval...

Yes! We need more bling! We need more bling! Seriously, though, given the pressure our friends in NATO are landing on Trudeau et al, it's about damn time that the government is getting off its collective keister to start really funding the military. Of course, with the serious personnel...

Korean subs are all based on German designs, BTW

Some navies are like pufferfishes then. Blow themselves up in size to look scary, but are really harmless.

Not bad proposals. Doubt the Navy brass will go for it, though.

Well, a new ship's career begins... https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/news/2024/05/hmcs-william-hall-commissioned-into-service-in-halifax-ns.html