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Originally Posted by GoinAllTheWay
Very cool. I assumed any ships built for the Navy would be awarded to someone outside Canada. I had no idea we had one, let alone 3, that could build ships of this size.
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It was probably on the table, except that with the success of the really excellent Halifax Class Frigates it just makes sense to have a made in Canada design that can operate in blue water and coastal areas and can effectively perform multiple roles as Canadian Independant or as part of a larger task force.
The other argument that I heard was that we should buy soon to be mothballed ships from the British or Americans, but that doesn't serve our requirements as the American's have adopted a design philosophy based around specialization.