Courtesy Canadian Coast Guard
Di spatche s | T h e NEW F L EE T
Vessel type and category: Offshore science vessel, non-combat Building location: British Columbia Construction time frame: 2011-2013 Number of vessels to be built: One Details: A new offshore oceanographic science vessel will be built to replace the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Hudson, shown above, its largest scientific research vessel. It was built in 1963 and the Coast Guard reports that “its replacement is critical to fulfillment of the department’s science mandate as well as mandates of other government departments and agencies.”
Cpl Roderick Hopp/ Esquimalt Imaging Services
Vessel type and category: Joint support ships Building location: British Columbia Construction time frame: Not specified Number of vessels: Two, possibly three Details: These two joint support ships will be built for National Defence, with an option for a third, to help bolster the navy’s warships, permitting them to remain at sea for significant periods without going to shore for fuel. The new ships will replace two Protecteur class auxiliary oiler replenishment vessels, like the one shown here at left, very large ships that hold extra fuel to replenish frigates and destroyers.
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