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Faulty generators leave frigate tied up
Last Updated Thu, 28 Oct 2004 22:32:54 EDT
HALIFAX - Faulty electrical generators have forced the frigate HMCS Charlottetown to postpone a lengthy patrol mission, in the latest problem to plague the Canadian navy's fleet.
The frigate was scheduled to travel from Halifax to its namesake city in Prince Edward Island this weekend. From there, the ship was supposed to begin a patrol mission off Canada's East Coast.
Both trips had to be cancelled. Three of the ship's four diesel generators are out of operation, which means the ship is unable to generate enough electricity to reliably run the systems on board.
"These are not the engines for propulsion. These are things for electricity and such," said Lt.-Cmdr. Denise Laviolette, a navy spokesperson.
Laviolette said the fact that the navy sent most of its ships on long deployments to the Persian Gulf has stepped up demands for maintenance.
"Because of Operation Apollo, we are reaching that scheduled maintenance much more quickly than we originally planned. But until a few days ago, Charlottetown was still sailing."
The ship is now tied up in Halifax for repairs that could take until mid-November.
Charlottetown is one of 12 Halifax class multi-role patrol frigates built in shipyards in Saint John, N.B., and Levis, Que., during the 1980s and 1990s.
Resources stretched thin, says navy
Navy officials say heavy demands on Canadian ships during the U.S.-led campaign against terrorism have stretched resources, which affects the maintenance and operation of both surface vessels and submarines.
The announcement about HMCS Charlottetown comes as the navy continues its inquiry into the Oct. 5 fire aboard HMCS Chicoutimi that led to the death of one sailor.
Lieut. Chris Saunders, 32, died of smoke inhalation and eight other crewmen were injured because of an electrical fire that broke out shortly after the submarine left port in Faslane, Scotland, on its first trip to Canada.
HMCS Chicoutimi was one of four mothballed British submarines bought by the Canadian government. There have been cost overruns and mechanical problems with upgrading the subs.
Written by CBC News Online
Faulty generators leave frigate tied up
Last Updated Thu, 28 Oct 2004 22:32:54 EDT
HALIFAX - Faulty electrical generators have forced the frigate HMCS Charlottetown to postpone a lengthy patrol mission, in the latest problem to plague the Canadian navy's fleet.
The frigate was scheduled to travel from Halifax to its namesake city in Prince Edward Island this weekend. From there, the ship was supposed to begin a patrol mission off Canada's East Coast.
Both trips had to be cancelled. Three of the ship's four diesel generators are out of operation, which means the ship is unable to generate enough electricity to reliably run the systems on board.
"These are not the engines for propulsion. These are things for electricity and such," said Lt.-Cmdr. Denise Laviolette, a navy spokesperson.
Laviolette said the fact that the navy sent most of its ships on long deployments to the Persian Gulf has stepped up demands for maintenance.
"Because of Operation Apollo, we are reaching that scheduled maintenance much more quickly than we originally planned. But until a few days ago, Charlottetown was still sailing."
The ship is now tied up in Halifax for repairs that could take until mid-November.
Charlottetown is one of 12 Halifax class multi-role patrol frigates built in shipyards in Saint John, N.B., and Levis, Que., during the 1980s and 1990s.
Resources stretched thin, says navy
Navy officials say heavy demands on Canadian ships during the U.S.-led campaign against terrorism have stretched resources, which affects the maintenance and operation of both surface vessels and submarines.
The announcement about HMCS Charlottetown comes as the navy continues its inquiry into the Oct. 5 fire aboard HMCS Chicoutimi that led to the death of one sailor.
Lieut. Chris Saunders, 32, died of smoke inhalation and eight other crewmen were injured because of an electrical fire that broke out shortly after the submarine left port in Faslane, Scotland, on its first trip to Canada.
HMCS Chicoutimi was one of four mothballed British submarines bought by the Canadian government. There have been cost overruns and mechanical problems with upgrading the subs.
Written by CBC News Online
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