AOR Replacement & the Joint Support Ship (Merged Threads)

[Underway]

ALL stitched together was an appropriate descriptor, or maybe duck-taped a la Red/Green

Large clips are holding the blocks together for alignment until they can be welded. Sort of like ship surgical staples. So stitched is a good analogy.

 

[Nvlgzr]

Last block put in place:

It’s always a sight to see: steel blocks being lifted high into the air by Big Blue, the 300-tonne gantry crane at Vancouver Shipyards in North Vancouver, where a team of highly skilled shipyard… | Seaspan ULC

It’s always a sight to see: steel blocks being lifted high into the air by Big Blue, the 300-tonne gantry crane at Vancouver Shipyards in North Vancouver, where a team of highly skilled shipyard workers are building the second Joint Support Ship (JSS2) for the Royal Canadian Navy | Marine royale...

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[Jimbolio]

Cool to see JSS2 coming together! What's the status of 1? Sea trials soon?

 

[Underway]

Cool to see JSS2 coming together! What's the status of 1? Sea trials soon?

PRO delivery to navy summer 27', which will be after builders trials. Then ship will be transferred to Victoria Shipyards to install some of the combat systems as Vancouver shipyards doesn't have the expertise.

It won't be till probably late 28' the PRO is fully approved for every task. Warm/cold water trials, a whole bunch of flight operations tests/trials. Baselining all the comms systems, EW systems, learning how to properly load and store everything, fueling transfer, pumping systems, DC systems, cranes, boats, ammunition transfers... so much stuff.

Preserver is already ahead of schedule and Protecteur is behind schedule. As is always the way with ships. First one lags, second one goes faster.

 

[YZT580]

PRO delivery to navy summer 27', which will be after builders trials. Then ship will be transferred to Victoria Shipyards to install some of the combat systems as Vancouver shipyards doesn't have the expertise.

It won't be till probably late 28' the PRO is fully approved for every task. Warm/cold water trials, a whole bunch of flight operations tests/trials. Baselining all the comms systems, EW systems, learning how to properly load and store everything, fueling transfer, pumping systems, DC systems, cranes, boats, ammunition transfers... so much stuff.

Preserver is already ahead of schedule and Protecteur is behind schedule. As is always the way with ships. First one lags, second one goes faster.

now we just need one or two more

 

[dapaterson]

now we just need one or two more

If we order long lead items tomorrow we might have the ships in the early 2030s.

 

[suffolkowner]

If we order long lead items tomorrow we might have the ships in the early 2030s.

thats not bad is it? Seaspan has some work ahead of it

 

[SeaKingTacco]

If we order long lead items tomorrow we might have the ships in the early 2030s.

Or order 2-3 much simpler oilers, next, to be shuttle tankers.

 

[Maxman1]

now we just need one or two more

Why not three?