MIL-Davie Concept Drawing
| MIL-Davie Concept Drawing |
Joint Support Ship
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| Future multi-role support vessel | ||||||||||||||
Minimum Requirements:
 Ships: The currently stated requirement is for three (3) ships of this type. Notes: On Monday June 26, 2006, the Canadian Government announced
that three (3) new ships of this type will be built, to enter service
by 2012. These new ships will be an attempt to kill
two birds with one stone; the Canadian Navy's lack of native sealift
capability,
and the need to replace the current AOR ships that are now approaching
40 years of age. In order to support both the Navy at sea, and provide sealift
capability for the Army while on foreign deployments, these ships would
both replace the current fleet replenishment vessels and provide a much
needed sea-lift capability presently
unknown to the Armed Forces. A modular design combined with storage
facilities for the stores needed to keep the Navy at sea, and a large
helicopter deck for operating helicopters and storing Army vehicles,
should allow these ships
to carry out any missions currently planned for them. The design might
include RO-RO (Roll On - Roll Off) capability. According to the new
Statement of Requirement (SOR) for the new ships, the requirements are
as follows: Fleet Support: a. Task Group Support; Joint Support: b. Limited Afloat Joint Task Force Headquarters; c. Support to Forces Ashore; and d. Scalable Modular Hospital.
However, it is noted that these ships would only carry about
one
third the replenishment stores of the existing PROTECTEUR class, and
the
end result would be at best only a compromise. The Armed Forces would
likely
be better served by separate classes of ships to cover these two
required
capabilities, but the resources and funds required to do this are not
forthcoming. Sources: JSS
Project Management Office website |