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Naval
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Canadian Government Announces Interim Supply Ship Capability Until Joint
Support Ships |
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Government of Canada will enter into preliminary discussions with Chantier
Davie Canada Incorporated to pursue an interim supply ship capability,
Defence Minister Jason Kenney announced on June 23rd. These discussions
with Chantier Davie will help determine if it can provide an interim
solution at a cost, time, and level of capability acceptable to Canada
and the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN). Should the Government of Canada decide
to pursue a provision of service contract agreement, it would provide
the required standard of service to bridge the gap until the first Joint
Support Ship (JSS) is anticipated to be operational, in 2021. |
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Royal Canadian Navy future Joint Support Ship. Picutre: ThyssenKrupp
Marine Systems
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The JSS will be a robust warfighting capability
with all military crewing and contain the capacity to be continuously
upgraded over the next 30 to 40 years to meet with the Navy’s
evolving operational requirements. An interim supply ship would provide
a more modest capability and would not conduct full-spectrum military
operations in high-threat environments.
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The JSS is based on based on the German Navy’s Berlin Class Einsatzgruppenversorger
(EGV – Task Force Support Ship). Picutre: ThyssenKrupp Marine
Systems
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The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) relies on the capability
provided by Auxiliary Oil Replenishment ships (AORs) to supply fuel,
ammunition, water, spare parts and food to individual ships or naval
task groups, as well as to support task group helicopters.
In order to assist the RCN to meet their missions over the next several
years, the Government of Canada has decided to enter into preliminary
discussions with Chantier Davie Canada Inc.
The discussions would be to pursue an interim capability for a commercial
ship to be refitted for military use.
The objective is to provide an at-sea replenishment service to RCN.
This is directly linked to the Canadian Armed Forces operational readiness
in support of national security and the fulfillment of Canada’s
national and international obligations. It could also add significant
additional capabilities, such as medical and aviation support and enhanced
command and control.
An interim AOR ship will help sailors acquire and retain key skill sets
needed to operate Queenston-class JSS once they are delivered.
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