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Ship Age from Commissioning Years Past Designed Service Life HMCS Halifax 31 years, 9 months 1 year, 9 months HMCS Vancouver 30 years, 7 months 7 months HMCS Ville de Quebec 29 years, 9 months None HMCS Toronto 30 years, 8 months 8 months HMCS Regina 29 years, 6 months None HMCS...

I have my doubts if the RN will compromise their own fleet in order to bring Norway into the fold as from their timeline but at the same time, they are no strangers to questionable or strange decisions. They are going to need likely one of the current RN frigates right out of the yard as Norway...

I have a hard time thinking that this idea will go through at the timeline Norway seemingly wants, the UK is desperate for Type 23 replacements and their yards cannot supply both domestic and foreign needs.

Mad Max made it to Esquimalt today.

Speaking of toilets.... https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/the-type-26-frigate-where-even-the-plumbing-is-quiet/

The issue people always seem to forget is that a foreign yard and our suppliers would be very likely unwilling to work together on such a project. Italy, Germany, Spain, France, UK, US, South Korea, Japan, etc all have their own shipbuilding companies with their own yards and most importantly...

Ah yes, the reality of North American shipbuilding coming to rear its ugly head. This is why I held many who advocate for the CSC to be replaced by Constellation to be built in the US or even Canada with distain. The Constellation timeline was always incredibly optimistic when considering the...

As calculus mentioned above, the Polar Icebreakers (they really need better names for these lol) have consistently been listed as PC2 for as long as I can recall. The Program icebreakers are listed by Davie as being able to "maintain 3 knots in 1.4m of ice", which would put them handily into...

Between two Polar Icebreakers, six Program Icebreakers and up to 16 Multi-Purpose Vessels, the CCG isn't just looking at a step up but I'd say more of a major leap forward in capability.

Patch I noticed for HMCS Max Bernays transit between the coasts.

Not particularly surprising considering the pedigree of the French as submarine producers/exporters and the inexperience plaguing the same Swedish industries. The fact that the French bid also beat out the German bid as well is interesting, perhaps the Barracuda does have a chance in a future...

I would prefer Canadian names with meaning behind them instead of generic "cool" sounding names, we have a good pedigree of fighting vessels deserving of having their namesakes carried on.

Not a particular roadblock to CSC's carrying those namesakes, I would expect them to transition from Iroquois, Huron and Athabaskan to the proper Indigenous spellings like Haudenosaunee, Wyandot and Dene (?) out of respect.

I'd have concerns if Davie's business model would be workable abroad considering the unique circumstances that Asterix has enjoyed. The RCN's fairly unique total lapse in capability made it that something had to be done, that's where a domestic proposal for an expensive leasing arrangement came...

AOPS is designed to operate in the Arctic between June and October, even CCG icebreakers are not regularly present for the winter months in the Arctic. Going around Cape Horn wouldn't be especially pleasant as well, best to get the ship to the West Coast and let the crews train up before any...