New Canadian Shipbuilding Strategy

[Colin Parkinson]

You can start by getting a bunch of these 25' (or similar) and issuing 2 to each Naval Reserve unit on the coasts. Start training to provide harbour security and slowly increase that role with Class B's

 

[foresterab]

Colin's pictures can be a little deceiving for neophytes. The Canadian mid-shore patrol vessel pictured is somewhat smaller and definitely slower than it's US counterpart.

On the other hand, if you are looking at reserve units operating patrol vessels with .50 cal. only, inshore/harbour size vessel, you have to consider the following: The prairies units have no access to navigable waters of defense interest, and for the remaining, all but Queen Charlotte, St. John's, St. John and Halifax are in reasonably protected waters. Of those four, Q. C. and Hal have a reasonably large harbour where a harbour size vessel can easily operate, while the remaining two need to go out in the open, but can certainly muster a reasonable number of fair weather days to do so.

To keep it easy to quickly man and operate (short pre and post sailing checks and startups/shutdowns), my choice would be a "slightly militarized version of these CCG assets:

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I guess that's sort of what I was picturing. Something big enough to reach open water especially coastal islands chains like the West Coast, small enough to ship into the Great Lakes if needed, and still effective on a support mission like OP CARRIBE. Was thinking it was the sort of vessel that the HMCS Griffon (Thunder Bay, ON Reserve Unit) could man for summer patrols and then rotate down to Caribbean for patrols during winter months?

Even looking at what is used for the smaller Patrol Boats there seems to be a huge range of builds/options out there. Good for discussions over beer on what looks right but just thinking of options that might be out there and directions to go in the absence of USN support.

 

[Oldgateboatdriver]

You can start by getting a bunch of these 25' (or similar) and issuing 2 to each Naval Reserve unit on the coasts. Start training to provide harbour security and slowly increase that role with Class B's

Colin, the NRU's already have one or two 26 feet inboard (as opposed to outboard engines) RHIB's for harbour defense work.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

All opened topped as I recall. That utterly sucks for doing guard duty, training or patrol.

 

[Oldgateboatdriver]

Depends on the weather.

I've done patrol between the Chambly canal and the US border on the Richelieu on nice summer day: Glorious!

 

[Kirkhill]

Depends on the weather.

I've done patrol between the Chambly canal and the US border on the Richelieu on nice summer day: Glorious!

Too bad all those life jackets obscure the view.

 

[Kirkhill]

Saronic raises $600 million to build autonomous vessels

Saronic Technologies, Austin, Texas, has announced the successful closure of a $600 million Series C funding round, bringing its valuation to $4 billion — quadrupling its worth in just seve

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