Aaaaaand the gong show continues. This time due to "Wonky Welds":
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/subm...oria-1.3584592
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More bad news for Canada's problem-plagued submarine fleet: two of the boats will be out of commission for most of this year because of shoddy welding.
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Some gems from the above article:
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which he said have been available for operations an average of one month each year over the last 20 years.
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These are unusually bad submarines. These are submarines that were rejected by the British Royal Navy, which tried to sell them to South Africa and Greece, both of which rejected them,
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I made the mistake of clicking on related articles and came across this one:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/britis...itic-1.2976769
Some of the gems in this one:
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That means three of the subs are finally able to conduct naval operations. But only one of the subs, HMCS Victoria, can currently fire a torpedo.
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Clarke says Canada's submarines can now influence foreign governments with what they are capable of doing. "Whether you're at a time of war, a time of tension, or a time of peace, having that capability and that tool for the government to use as one of its tools of diplomacy is very important."
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Yes, I'm sure these subs are very spooky to the rest of the world. Eye roll.
Seriously, can we just use these effin things for target practice and move on?