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New Canadian Shipbuilding Strategy

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The NSS despite it's flaws has been one of the better things we as a country have done in regards to defence.
In retrospect I'm still surprised it got put in place; reading through the years of briefing notes, slide decks, presentations to cabinet etc it was an impressive sustained effort, and one of those things where (I think) shows the benefit of having a professional public service who is looking at the long term and can push some genuine strategic things like this.

There is a lot of short term wrapping to sell it to the politicians, with flashy updates and job numbers, but it is generally delivering the actual capability of having functional Canadian shipyards with at least a chance to break the boom/bust cycle if people can buy into keeping them running with new builds. There is plenty of requirements, so just needs to get funded and planned ahead of time so the shipyards don't run out of work first.

I think adding Davie gives too much long term capacity, but makes sense for a short term surge for some immediate needs.

May just lead to a bigger boom before the bust, but the 'mandarins' that godfathered the program did the best they could to try and at least give it a chance at a sustained industry.
 

money,money,money

"The Government of Canada is currently in negotiations with CDCI to determine the production timelines of the second vessel. PBO currently assumes construction of this vessel will begin in 2026-2027, two years after construction begins on the first ship at VSY. The two vessels are expected to be delivered in 2030-2031 and 2032-2033, respectively."
 
Getting ready to launch the OOSV and the JSS just got her shaft installed as well

 
This is interesting. A 3-way pact between Canada, Finland, and the US to build icebreakers.


FFM
 
Am I correct when I say that it looks like we are getting 1 more polar icebreaker when reading over the various articles.
I've seen nothing to point to that as of yet, we're still looking at the two Polars previously put into the NSS and nothing more.
 
So far, there will be two ships in the Polar Class icebreaker, one, the CCGS John G. Diefenbaker, built at Seaspan, the other built at Davie. Maybe they will build more for Finland and the US.
 
They announced there would be a second icebreaker years ago.


And they signed the paperwork last year.

They just Re announce old stuff, as if it is new…
 
So far, there will be two ships in the Polar Class icebreaker, one, the CCGS John G. Diefenbaker, built at Seaspan, the other built at Davie. Maybe they will build more for Finland and the US.
This is the part that confused me - 2 polars listed as being built in Vancouver, this is from the Guardian newspaper—-
As part of the Icebreaker Collaboration Effort – or Ice Pact – Canada would build two polar icebreakers in Vancouver and a fleet of six from shipyards in Quebec.
 
This is the part that confused me - 2 polars listed as being built in Vancouver, this is from the Guardian newspaper—-
As part of the Icebreaker Collaboration Effort – or Ice Pact – Canada would build two polar icebreakers in Vancouver and a fleet of six from shipyards in Quebec.
There are multiple icebreakers being built/refirbished in Canada right now. Vancouver, Davie and Irving.

Funny how AOPS is a "slushbreaker" with 2m of ice but these Davie ships (line below) are designed for 1.5m and are specifically called out as icebreakers (of which 6 are being built for CCG).
Program Icebreakers

Also if you go to this link https://www.davie.ca/uploads/pdfs/2022-11-04-nic-en.pdf you'll see Davie is building a Polar Class Icebreaker (and the rest of their builds)
 
Funny how AOPS is a "slushbreaker" with 2m of ice but these Davie ships (line below) are designed for 1.5m and are specifically called out as icebreakers (of which 6 are being built for CCG).

Not really. You have drop-deck trailers, dump trucks, cube trucks, tow trucks, etc. etc. They are all trucks and trailers. We have the same in the military but we call them Heavy Logistics Vehicles Wheeled, Medium Logistics Vehicle Wheeled, Tank Transporters, Wreckers, etc. They are still just truck and trailers, but we name them after the function they carry.

"Icebreaker" is the same. It is not an indicator of the capacity of the vessel to break through ice. It is an indication of function. Unlike the Coast Guard ones, the AOPS are not there to keep navigation channels open, or to rescue merchant ships stuck in ice, or escort other ships through ice, or generally provide assistance to commercial traffic. Those are the functions of the Coast Guard fleet, thus they are called icebreakers. The GoC has specifically advised commercial shipping that the AOPS will not, repeat, not do that for them in the North and therefore, not to call on them for such purpose. That is why the are not "icebreakers" even though they could act as such.
 
This is interesting. A 3-way pact between Canada, Finland, and the US to build icebreakers.


Further to this, looks like Davie is right in the thick of things:

 
Further to this, looks like Davie is right in the thick of things:

would Seaspan be able to fit another Polar class into its build schedule?
 
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