Continental Defence Corvette

[Cloud Cover]

I believe one of the Admirals in a very recent interview stated the CMMC has now evolved to a light frigate?

 

[GLP4X]

I believe one of the Admirals in a very recent interview stated the CMMC has now evolved to a light frigate?

From Starshell Magazine March 26 (Page 32-34)

Regarding the CDC, RAdm Jason Armstrong explained that as compared to the original concept of a multi-mission corvette, CDC will be more of a light frigate with a focus on range, ice capability, and lethality, built in Canada with Canadian content. The Navy is defining the CDC's requirements, with an industry day planned for early next year.

 

[Kirkhill]

I believe one of the Admirals in a very recent interview stated the CMMC has now evolved to a light frigate?

Given the flexibility of the vocabulary can anybody be sure what those words mean?

 

[Cloud Cover]

Given the flexibility of the vocabulary can anybody be sure what those words mean?

Leave it to Canada to have an identity fluid class of ships. Frankly boxing ships into predefined classes to meet asymmetric mission sets doesn’t make sense anymore for Canada.

 

[Underway]

Leave it to Canada to have an identity fluid class of ships. Frankly boxing ships into predefined classes to meet asymmetric mission sets doesn’t make sense anymore for Canada.

Canada is probably the only country in NATO that actually follows the NATO designations exactly for ship classification. Evidence the DDGH River Class.



As you can see here FFL is both a Light Frigate and a Corvette at the same time, its classification is left to armament or capability, which is code for "call it whatever the hell you want as long as its between 60-150m long".

If the ship ends up longer than 100m and has an armament similar to a CPF then Frigate is the probably the proper choice. Either way the NATO designation will be FFL.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Leave it to Canada to have an identity fluid class of ships. Frankly boxing ships into predefined classes to meet asymmetric mission sets doesn’t make sense anymore for Canada.

But we are boxed in by likley infrastructure limitations and likley manning challenges in the future.

 

[AmmoTech90]

As you can see here FFL is both a Light Frigate and a Corvette

Should make a Canadian only CV classification.
Clear up all confusion.

I'll see myself out.

 

[suffolkowner]

From Starshell Magazine March 26 (Page 32-34)

The article after that on page 36 is interesting as well.

A River Runs Through It
Jonathan Cassels-"CDNPolicyHawk"

a proposal for the USN to build the River Class