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.

 

[dapaterson]

Let's say a total of 400 seagoing personnel, an equivalent number of shore-based CAF members, the same in PS support, each with an average of 1.5 spouse/dependents; that's 1800 more people in the community.

Plus growth in the civic infrastructure and general support (stores etc).

 

[daftandbarmy]

How about Nanoose Bay?

It's a torpedo range. What could go wrong?

 

[SeaKingTacco]

It's a torpedo range. What could go wrong?

Jetty space.

Protected harbour.

 

[Cloud Cover]

It's a torpedo range. What could go wrong?

I’m waiting for Elizabeth May to say the oil tanker ban needs to stay in effect just in case a stray torpedo hits a fully loaded tanker.

 

[lenaitch]

Let's say a total of 400 seagoing personnel, an equivalent number of shore-based CAF members, the same in PS support, each with an average of 1.5 spouse/dependents; that's 1800 more people in the community.

Plus growth in the civic infrastructure and general support (stores etc).

So about 5K population with everything up and running. Not huge, and we all know how quickly public infrastructure like hospitals and schools respond to population growth.

 

[Czech_pivo]

So about 5K population with everything up and running. Not huge, and we all know how quickly public infrastructure like hospitals and schools respond to population growth.

If they chose anew facility on the West Coast, I’m again out in a limb and will say that we would put it close to the new and future LNG facilities and possible crude oil facility. Glancing at a map, not sure what’s up there that could accept approx 2,000+ new souls easily.
On the EC, if it’s a new facility, Sydney is large enough absorb this many people and would be a welcomed addition I’m sure.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Not to mention you need fuel storage, weapons storage and the abilty to get both to the site.

 

[daftandbarmy]

If they chose anew facility on the West Coast, I’m again out in a limb and will say that we would put it close to the new and future LNG facilities and possible crude oil facility. Glancing at a map, not sure what’s up there that could accept approx 2,000+ new souls easily.
On the EC, if it’s a new facility, Sydney is large enough absorb this many people and would be a welcomed addition I’m sure.

Maybe Canada's largest port has some room

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