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Davie Shipbuilding Delivered Interim AOR M/V Asterix to Royal Canadian Navy.
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Davie Shipbuilding Delivered Interim AOR M/V Asterix to Royal Canadian Navy
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Davie Shipbuilding delivered the M/V Asterix on December 1st 2017. A post on Chantier Davie's facebook page reads: A big thank you and well done to the expert shipbuilders at Davie who have delivered Canada’s next naval support ship (Asterix) in less than 2 years, on time and to budget. M/V Asterix is a former containership which arrived at Chantier Davie’s shipyard in Lévis for conversion into an Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment (AOR) ship in October 2015. M/V Asterix is set to enter into service with the Royal Canadian Navy by the end of this year.
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 M/V Asterix was delivered on time and to budget. Davie Shipbuilding picture. |
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The ship was laid down on 21 October 2008 at the Nordic Yards Wismar in Wismar, Germany. The ship was launched as Cynthia on 27 January 2009 and work was completed on the vessel on 1 May 2010. Conversion started in October 2015 and Davie Shipbuilding launched the vessel converted as AOR in October this year.
The vessel has a full load displacement of 26,000 tonnes with a legnth of 182.5 meters and a beam of 25.2 meters. It is fitted with a Phalanx CIWS, L3 MAPSS integrated platform management system (IPMS) and large landing deck capable of handling the largest helicopters, including the CH-147F Chinook. Asterix will be used for at sea fuel replenishing for both liquid and solids using NATO-standardised methods and two cranes for loading and unloading purposes. The ship will be able to deliver 400 tons of fresh water per day and carry 7,000 tons of fuel oil and 980 tons of JP8 Jet fuel. |
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 Civilian container vessel M.V. Asterix was converted into an Auxiliary Oil Replenishment (AOR) ship for the Royal Canadian Navy’s interim supply ship capability. Picture: Chantier Davie |
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The Resolve-Class Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment ship will play a key role in the Royal Canadian Navy's HADR efforts.The specific HADR capabilities include:
A humanitarian processing area for triage and care of evacuees/survivors A large medical facility for up to 60 patients in two separate wards Emergency accommodation for up to 350 people (in addition to the ship's current 150 persons capacity) A ship-shore airlift capability via the two embarked Cyclone CH-148 helicopters A significant small craft capability that includes up to 8 boats with quick launch and recovery capabilities The ability to sustain the delivery over 400t/day of Fresh Water and up to 7000t of Fuel Oil, as well as significant power The transportation and self-sufficient loading and unloading of light vehicles, sea containers and general cargo that are essential for HADR missions. |
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  Asterix’s unique and innovative two Intermodal Logistics Areas. Picture: Chantier Davie |
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Asterix’s unique and innovative two Intermodal Logistics Areas are a first for a naval support ship, housing fully-accessible, standard ISO twenty-foot containers or equivalently sized units (flat-beds, power generators, water desalination units, mexeflotes etc.)
It allows everything from refrigerated food supplies to ammunition (IMO IMDG Class 1) to be loaded rapidly in port and stored in safe and controlled (ventilated / heated / air conditioned / refrigerated / frozen) environments. Containers can be accessed and unpacked at sea at each container-deck level, which is served by a cargo elevator providing access to the main deck, tweendeck and helicopter deck for at-sea, in-port and vertical replenishment. With the Resolve-Class Naval Support Ship, we are bringing naval logistics into the 21st century. |
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 Onboard Asterix... Here is what a 21st century RAS control room looks like.Designed and built in Canada by Hepburn Engineering of Toronto to the latest NATO standards.. Picture: Chantier Davie |
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