Recent content by Underway

Theseus was so annoying. Replace this, fix that.

Does it? I don't think it does lead to higher costs. That's a function of industrial output from our yards. We build more ships prices go down. Also Hanwha have vertically integrated a lot of their stuff, we haven't done that. We don't yet know about the full ramifications of how Seaspan is...

Training ships should be for training only. I think that you could expand what training we are talking about perhaps (make some RAS/Light Line capable so you can do live RAS training for example). Their simplicity also means you need very few qualified sailors as core crew (two or three)...

The Orca's were not actually designed for 50 cals. Some were modified during the 2010 olympics to be able to take 50cals. They required deck reinforcement on the foc'sle. And only three ( four?) were patched this way.

It's called the SO chair (Senior officer), but usually the XO sits in it, or the Watch Officer does sometimes during the night watch or when they are supervising Jr. Officers.

Orca replacement is being looked at now.

Wait for JSS, where they underestimated the combat load and the hotel load. So there was a lot of teeth gnashing when trying to figure out load shedding for various emergency states (so can we just turn off the CIWS? No you can't it has a baseline enviornmental control load so it doesn't get...

The SG -AMB can which is the new radar for the frigates and JSS. Great 3D radar. SMART S is a great air search radar though. There are advantages and disadvantages with both. The old SG-180 that should be fully replaced a this point, is certainly not a primary combat radar. Its really good...

That's why it only costs $150000. To put it another way. Cost of all artillery shells has increased 3 fold since the 2022. There is supply chain pressure on the resources that build missiles and explosives and thus manufacturing constraints. I don't things are as cheap as you think they are.

Straight diesel is good. But I think that Integrated Electric Propulsion is the way to go IMHO. Cheap, no gearbox required, quiet, proven and easy to repair. Improves ship design flexibility as the Gensets don't need to be down in the ship, they can be placed more optimally for ventilation...

Its in the CAF recipe book. I'm not joking, its in there.

You're saying they exploring a battery powered corvette? Instead of just doing a rafted Diesel Gen with Electric motor? Are there even any engineers in that staff?

Sure does rhyme though... Addition to my last, there are some Canadian companies out there that can certainly fill in weapon system and sensor gaps. MDMA were originally going to build the X band illuminator for CSC, but that was swapped out for a standard FCR to use with the main gun. They...

Jokes aside, refurbishing old weapon systems and upgrading them is not the worst idea. The old Protecteur CIWS has returned from the OEM and will be installed on the new Protecteur. Cleaned up, new software, upgraded/replaced some parts and ready to go. Kinda cool actually. Just have to make...

I agree. They should go German/Norwegian on that boat. It's been designed specifically for the Baltic.