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[Victoria Watcher]

Defence on the Dock returns Saturday to Victoria

The open house-style event is being held at Ship Point for the first time

https://www.vicnews....ay-to-victoria/

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 15 September 2022 - 04:45 AM.

[Victoria Watcher]

No real indication anywhere what large ship will be open to tour.

[Victoria Watcher]

They just brought the Caribou in.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The History of the CARIBOU

 

The Orca class consists of eight steel-hulled Royal Canadian Navy Training Tenders. Loosely based on the Australian-designed Pacific-class patrol boat, the Orca class was constructed by Victoria Shipyards between November 2004 and November 2008, at a total project cost of C$90.7 million. All eight are based at CFB Esquimalt in British Columbia. They replaced the 1950s-era wooden hulled YAG 300 class.

The primary use of the Orca class is the training of naval officers and at-sea familiarization for sea cadets. Each ship is normally operated by a core crew of five, but has the bunking arrangements for an additional 19 instructors and trainees, for a total of 24 bunks.

At a top speed of 20 knots, these vessels are relatively fast. To meet the training requirement, the Orcas are fitted with a larger-than-normal bridge and carry warship-grade navigational equipment.

While all eight vessels have a hard-point for the fitting of a .50 calibre machine gun, none are currently fitted. However, three of the craft were temporarily fitted with .50-cal machine guns for port security operations that occurred during Operation Podium, the Canadian Forces' support of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.

 

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Edited by Victoria Watcher, 18 September 2022 - 04:39 AM.