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? That's not at all what happened with the Halifax Class builds; the hours and costs followed a pretty standard learning curve and the last ship was kicked out under budget. Not really sure what you are talking about with that, but suggest you give the hyperbole a rest unless you come with actual data to back it up and not use rumour mill BS as proof.This project is going to cost billions more then they are saying. Because once Irving Ship Yards spend all the money up front they will require more to keep going. The same crap they pulled with the Halifax Class.
It will be interesting to see. I hope we get a well built ship.
We've been beating the crap out of a the CPFs for a while, not doing the 1st and 2nd line PM, then when the huge DWP scope comes up, not doing a lot of it. I got to take over a ship that had zero arising work approved from a DWP that only did the planned work; that's insanely unlikely, and not a result of some kind of magic pre-DWP survey program that could see through to the inside of piping or underneath paint. It would be the equivalent to dragging a car out of a back field that hadn't run in decades, dropping in a new battery, fresh fuel and getting a show ready classic car after a quick wash. It may look okay, but probably held together by bondo and luck.
Sure, Irving has done some crappy work. So has FMF, SS, outside contractors etc. Some people will always do crappy work, which is why QC inspections, test and trials etc exist. I have had some bad dealings with them on the business side, but their work isn't overall any better/worse then elsewhere as long as the politicians don't interfere with us enforcing the QC and contractual issues.
The DWP yards aren't the reason the CPFs are in rough shape though ; we've been neglecting maintenance on them since day 1, and a 30 years butchers bill can get pretty big when we drive them like rentals. The west coast has a smaller fleet with a higher comparable resource base, so it's easier to manage and get the in service work done, and they are still having significant issues despite having the better shipyard for DWPs.