Posted on 05/04/2005 3:08:15 PM PDT by Levante
OTTAWA - Costly repairs to fire-ravaged HMCS Chicoutimi and Canada's other three submarines are draining money away from vital maintenance for the rest of the navy's vessels, says a report obtained by The Canadian Press.
"I cannot overstate that the Chicoutimi incident, coupled with other necessary recovery-repair strategies, has impacted the navy to its very core,'' Vice-Admiral Bruce MacLean says in an internal report on the state of the navy.
The estimated $150-million bill to salvage the newly acquired submarine fleet will mean delayed work on the navy's aging fleet of frigates, destroyers and support vessels, says the report, released under the Access to Information Act.
(Excerpt) Read more at canada.com ...
ping
Single ping
Maybe those used boats weren't quite the bargain they were hoping for.
take some bucks from the "hockey rink maintenance" fund...that money wasn't needed this year.
Rump Canada won't need subs after the breakup.
Poor Canada ....pretending they are a military force, capable of self defense....
Sad, what the leftist French speaking "citizens" have done to Canada....
Semper Fi
They have four subs? They have more than one boat of any kind in their navy?
Wow
I hear France has an aircraft carrier for sale.
I can hear it now.
"Jean, I told you not to go to Crazy Ian's used sub sale, but no, you just had to have a submarine."
The bizarre thing is that this is still a lead item on CBC News. Saw another story on The National last night about the sub.
It's become a big joke around my house. Whenever tehre is nothing on at 10pm, we turn to CBC to watch a submarine story. About half the time we are not disappointed.
They have 3 old destroyers - 2 Atlantic and 1 Pacific. They do have about a dozen fairly modern frigates each with a 57mm gun and 4 torpedo tubes.
Hey, yo, Canada---if you can't afford to pay---you can't afford to PLAY. I thought you were running the Navy on the money you're saving on cheap medicine. Or maybe the money you're saving by not helping much with the WOT. Ask Rummy---he's got a dozen Sturgeons layed up---maybe he'll loan you a squadron?
The panel concluded the additional time the subs spent neglected in British docks contributed to their decay. The boats have been plagued by leaks, equipment glitches and electrical problems since the first delivery in 2000.
I wonder what political concerns Lieut. Saunders died for. I'm sure Cretin considers it worth the sacrifice.
Holy Shi'ite Batman! This is series. I didn't know that Canada had a Navy, much less any personnel in their military.
Did they buy them from E-Bay?
I heard that the French aircraft carrier backs up really well!
There is nothing funny about this. F***ing liberals!
I think the French have a used aircraft carrier to sell to Canada! Maybe they can have their broken subs tow the broken aircraft carrier....
Thanks for the link!
The ships can't be all that bad, they do run in escort groups with USN vessels, check out Operation ALTAIR
http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/operations/current_ops_e.asp
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.