 Sub HMCS Victoria fires 1st torpedoes in test The Royal Canadian Navy says one of its troubled submarines has finally managed to fire torpedoes in a test exercise.Commentsview comments in forum Page 1 2 You need to be a member of CKA and be logged into the site, to comment on news. |
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It's now on the West coast, how long would it take to get it to the East coast if needed there?
You know, the thought occurs to me that if Canada wants something that's really good at diving then instead of these subs they need to buy an Italian soccer team.
I was gonna say the Philadelphia Flyers but that'll work too.
The navy has MK-48 American torpedoes in stock, but the four British-built submarines aren't capable of firing them.
Even after the weapons are converted, Canada would still have to spend millions more to refit the submarines to fire them.
It must have been up here trying to sink that OHP Frigate that was sitting out there this morning.
Nice to see the range being used again.
As the submarine fleet achieves steady state
One boat does not a fleet make.
What I would really like to know is why they didn't keep the British torpedoes and are now spending millions more to convert the systems to accommodate the US Mk-48 torpedoes.
The navy has MK-48 American torpedoes in stock, but the four British-built submarines aren't capable of firing them.
Even after the weapons are converted, Canada would still have to spend millions more to refit the submarines to fire them.
http://www.thestar.com/news/article/972 ... s-for-subs
In late March, Canadians discovered their government has been cross-border window shopping for 36 “Torpedo Conversion Kits” when the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency issued a release. These kits come with spare parts and logistical support to upgrade the current stock of MK-48 torpedoes from Mod 4 to Mod 7. The estimated cost is $125 million, but the sale hasn’t been completed yet.
The Mod 7 torpedo, developed by the U.S. Navy and the Royal Australian Navy in 2006, is optimal in deep water and has advanced “counter-countermeasure capabilities,” according to the U.S. Navy. The Canadian navy already has some in stock but is hoping to upgrade all those dusty Mod 4 torpedoes they’ve unable to fire because of an engineering issue.
“We are re-using major portions of our existing weapons to create an inventory of newer, more capable and more cheaply maintained weapons,” wrote LaViolette.
The HMCS Corner Brook is the only submarine that is currently operational, and is lurking somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. On its maiden voyage, the HMCS Chicoutimi caught fire when power cables immersed in seawater sparked a deadly fire. One sailor died. The other submarines are undergoing refits.
At the time of the 1998 purchase, the submarines were the best non-nuclear technology available, said Roger Sarty, a naval historian at Wilfrid Laurier University.
Conversion Kits for 36 'new' Canadian Submarine Torpedoes
Simply put the Mark 48 did what we wanted them to do and the conversion kits were supposed to fill in the gaps. However, cutting the hull to make them fit didn't go to plan and a lot had to be done from scratch.
The good thing is that this forced the government to come to terms with the shortfalls of having a sub program on the cheap for so long and we now have the means and the manpower to take care and fabricate our own kit.
That sub looks like it has more patches than original hull.
For your information, they did a good job on the patches. I mean, it's still inflated isn't it?
The chief engineer was Red Green.
If he designed them then they would be built out of duct tape and we wouldn't have nearly as many problems.
If the shit hits the fan in the Falklands, I think we should magnanimously offer the Brits the use of our subs.... and they can crew 'em too.