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:suffolkowner said:I wonder what will become of the crew.....Released?
:suffolkowner said:I wonder what will become of the crew.....Released?
The military announced in October that Protecteur and its sister supply ship on the East Coast, HMCS Preserver, will be retired in 2015. Construction of new supply ships is expected to begin in late 2016, with a target of having them in service by 2019-20.
'suffolkowner said:I wonder what will become of the crew. Will they be spread out through the fleet? Released? They should be rewarded.
ObedientiaZelum said:If the CF chooses to retire the ship would it be a dumb idea to suggest turning the ship into some kind of training vessel? It can't sail but considering what happened it could be turned into a good simulator to train crews how to fight an epic fire in the dark, no electricity etc..
They could also section off an area of the ship put up some rubber walls and make a live fire kill house type range on board for boarding party training.
Chief Stoker said:'
I would imagine some crew will stay with the ship until its final disposition, some will augment the KIN class out west and the rest will be absorbed into fleet shortages which are many.
Yes, because our initial reaction to CAF personnel exposed to a catastrophic incident is to release them.suffolkowner said:It seemed a reasonable question to me
Journeyman said:Yes, because our initial reaction to CAF personnel exposed to a catastrophic incident is to release them.
jollyjacktar said:I can't speak for the west coast as I don't know where they bunker PRO, but if this was to happen to PRE it could be possible to use her as an alongside fuel depot. They have electric pumps which are supplied from shore power that are used to fuel other ships in harbour. Imperial Oil is just across the harbour at Dartmouth for top ups etc.
In addition, if they do decide that PRO is beyond economical repair then she will become a source of parts for PRE until she is retired as well. For many of the engineering systems the companies that made the original parts are no longer in business or OEM parts are not available. We once had to find a head for the joy air compressor in a scrap yard in northern Texas.
Chief Stoker said:I'll throw this idea out , what coast has the greater need for a tanker? Why not send the PRE hull out west. PRE crews fill the shortages within the fleet and supplement shortages in the KIN class.
Chief Stoker said:I'll throw this idea out , what coast has the greater need for a tanker? Why not send the PRE hull out west. PRE crews fill the shortages within the fleet and supplement shortages in the KIN class.
Navy_Pete said:There is a big cost to transit the canal, plus it takes a fair bit of time.
Dolphin_Hunter said:Not really, a fully loaded container ship can expect to pay around 500,000; which isn't much in the big picture. As for it taking a fair bit of time, the tanker should be able to do it in a month or less (considering a fully loaded container ship can get to NY from China in 26 days).
Disposal yards out east? The west coast is more than capable to handle disposing of vessels.
Chief Stoker said:I believe naval vessels get a break on the transit costs or they used to. Lots of places on the west coast to scrap a vessel, including the US.