New Canadian Shipbuilding Strategy

[SeaKingTacco]

How about Nanoose Bay?

 

[Halifax Tar]

Sidney!

But Argentia would probably draw every last Newfoundlander from the fleet.

Sydney.

No one suggesting Churchill? It's about time the RCN got their version of Cold Lake and Shilo.

You're welcome to come join the RCN and enjoy our postings.

 

[Czech_pivo]

I just did a quick look at Argentia via Google Earth……the bones are there plus Placentia is right next door so it looks quite doable with a big infrastructure update. I don’t know what the winter ice situation is like though.

So where do the families live? Work? Shop? Go to school? Etc?

 

[YZT580]

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why not Port Hardy? Shorter trip to Vancouver than Port Rubert is. On the other hand, there is the problem of providing a life for the sailor's family other than standing on the pier and waving goodbye for six months. Find a place for the family to live and then locate the boats nearby. Would the current facilities in Esquimalt be adequete for servicing if you weren't trying to tie six boats up there at the same time?

 

[Maxman1]

I think its time for a CDC thread. We're way past MCDV replacement at this point.

Usually the thread gets retitled as it evolves.

 

[Underway]

No one suggesting Churchill? It's about time the RCN got their version of Cold Lake and Shilo.

We have that, its called that Ottawa.

 

[Oldgateboatdriver]

And he doesn't mean the ship.

 

[lenaitch]

So where do the families live? Work? Shop? Go to school? Etc?

According to Wiki, the Town of Placentia (which includes Argentia) has a population of about 3300 so, not much. An hour and a half from St. John's.

 

[Czech_pivo]

According to Wiki, the Town of Placentia (which includes Argentia) has a population of about 3300 so, not much. An hour and a half from St. John's.

How many folks do you think we add to that? 50% 35% 65%? If a base was dropped in there.