Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels (MCDVs)

[SeaKingTacco]

Last summer, I saw an old YAG turned into a personal yacht in Victoria harbour.

It floated. I don't know if it could move. I know it definitely couldn't fight.

There is one that I am aware that is an absolute work of art…

 

[Oldgateboatdriver]

There is one that I am aware that is an absolute work of art…

Not surprised. With a little TLC, those things are near impossible to kill. Had I been on the West coast after my retirement, I might have bought one just for the pleasure of turning it into a real, moving, boat house (much cheaper than any Victoria or Vancouver living!).

 

[Navy_Pete]

Not surprised. With a little TLC, those things are near impossible to kill. Had I been on the West coast after my retirement, I might have bought one just for the pleasure of turning it into a real, moving, boat house (much cheaper than any Victoria or Vancouver living!).

Someone bought one of the old blue boats and is running around in it as well. Those YAGs had steady dedicated maintenance crew that babied them for years and kept them in great shape (all things considered). Fun boats to do training on, and there was so much polish on the brass voice pipes they were really easy to clean up.

The Orcas may be able to get sold off in the future, although bang for the buck for those ones on a boat around that size is probably low unless they get sold off really cheap (and we don't run them into the ground first).

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Sadly at least one was allowed to decay. If you don't maintain the deck and water runs in, then the frames rot from the top down.

 

[Underway]

Sadly at least one was allowed to decay. If you don't maintain the deck and water runs in, then the frames rot from the top down.

Yah the wooden hull challenge. We were doing a "fire exercise" (water balloon fight with another YAG) using the manual fire pump at the stern. Me and another guy ripped the pump right out of the deck with our over exuberant use of the equipment. Deck was soft underneath. The Engineering was annoyed but glad we found the rot.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

If you like wooden boat work, this is a good channel to watch. UK couple restoring a WWII Motor Launch

Ship Happens

Our journey of buying a WW2 boat with the dream of restoring her back to a usable condition! After being left to rot in the mud, we face a massive challenge, with the boat itself and also working on her in the location where she is! And researching all of the history of the boat from WWII and...

www.youtube.com

 

[KevinB]

Following Colin’s thing on wooden boats.
If you like very nice made in Canada cedar boats.

Giesler Boats

At B.Giesler and Sons Ltd, we are proud of our tradition of building cedar strip boats. We have over 19 models of canoes and boats to meet everyone's boating needs

www.gieslerboats.ca

 

[Nvlgzr]

Following Colin’s thing on wooden boats.
If you like very nice made in Canada cedar boats.

Giesler Boats

At B.Giesler and Sons Ltd, we are proud of our tradition of building cedar strip boats. We have over 19 models of canoes and boats to meet everyone's boating needs

www.gieslerboats.ca

That certainly looks interesting. I’m debating whether to build one or buy. I just need an excuse to go for drive to Powassan.

 

[KevinB]

That certainly looks interesting. I’m debating whether to build one or buy. I just need an excuse to go for drive to Powassan.

I was going to get one this summer to replace my rotting Peterborough. But (sadly) he also sells other boats and while I was planning on that Georgian Bay (they are more amazing in person) we went down the hill from the boat shop to their show room to get an engine for it, my mother and my daughter bought a pontoon boat from the showroom.

 

[Nvlgzr]

I was going to get one this summer to replace my rotting Peterborough. But (sadly) he also sells other boats and while I was planning on that Georgian Bay (they are more amazing in person) we went down the hill from the boat shop to their show room to get an engine for it, my mother and my daughter bought a pontoon boat from the showroom.

The Georgian Bay looks sharp with the small windshield. Too bad about the ladies deciding on a boat for you. But honestly the pontoon boat is probably the safer bet for your mother.

 

[PrairieFella]

Just saw a clip of Adm Topshee saying the plan for the paid off MCDVs is to use them as target practice for Trident Fury in 2027. Thatd be cool to watch.

 

[Nvlgzr]

Just saw a clip of Adm Topshee saying the plan for the paid off MCDVs is to use them as target practice for Trident Fury in 2027. Thatd be cool to watch.

Please post a link . Thank you

 

[Underway]

Just saw a clip of Adm Topshee saying the plan for the paid off MCDVs is to use them as target practice for Trident Fury in 2027. Thatd be cool to watch.

Live targets always get more countries to show up to help. Likely just guns, though it was be amazing to see video of a missile hit on one. Or even better a torp hit (just a water column and then nothing left).

 

[Czech_pivo]

Live targets always get more countries to show up to help. Likely just guns, though it was be amazing to see video of a missile hit on one. Or even better a torp hit (just a water column and then nothing left).

I'd like to see a CIWS installed on a Kingston and have it go up against some drones - both air and sea.

 

[Underway]

I'd like to see a CIWS installed on a Kingston and have it go up against some drones - both air and sea.

Not going to pay for that just to sink it. Lol.

 

[Czech_pivo]

Not going to pay for that just to sink it. Lol.

Start a Go Fund Me page!! I'd chip in some money for this if it was live streamed.

Make it as close as possible to a 'real world test scenario' where a remote controlled CIWS on a ship goes up against air/sea drones operated by experienced weapons techs.

 

[Underway]

Start a Go Fund Me page!! I'd chip in some money for this if it was live streamed.

Make it as close as possible to a 'real world test scenario' where a remote controlled CIWS on a ship goes up against air/sea drones operated by experienced weapons techs.

Problem is you get one maybe two engagements and then you are out of ammo. Lol. You're not shooting multiples.

 

[Czech_pivo]

Problem is you get one maybe two engagements and then you are out of ammo. Lol. You're not shooting multiples.

How does one truly assess the effectiveness of a CIWS unless its in a scenario such as this? Is it all about simulators now and not 'real world'?

 

[Underway]

How does one truly assess the effectiveness of a CIWS unless its in a scenario such as this? Is it all about simulators now and not 'real world'?

They put a CIWS onto a barge with a seacan power system and then shoot missiles towards it. And you can do real world drone shoots as well, ship do them sometimes. I've been on plenty of shoots where we are putting holes into USV's.

 

[Lumber]

They put a CIWS onto a barge with a seacan power system and then shoot missiles towards it. And you can do real world drone shoots as well, ship do them sometimes. I've been on plenty of shoots where we are putting holes into USV's.

This is what happens when you pass control to the LCP.