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Note that the Naval Large Tug
Construction Project is not part of the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy. Under Section 10 of the NSPS Umbrella Agreement, ships displacing less than 1,000 tonnes must go to competition outside NSPS-contracted shipyards. That was meant to spread the Federal
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A single class would replace both the tugs and the fireboats, and would be operated by civilian crews. The replacement vessels would have water cannons that could be controlled remotely, by a single individual. The replacement vessels would have
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Department of National Defence published a Letter of Interest (LOI)/Request for Information (RFI) for Canadian shipbuilders interested in building replacements for the
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Halifax, and placed on the disposal list as a result of budget cuts. The ship will be replaced using tugboats from around the harbour.
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spending among the smaller yards. That sounds good but DND wants all six Naval Large Tugs to be built by a single yard. So much for spreading it around.
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yard tugs with delivery expected from 2021 to 2023. The new tugs will be staffed by civilian crews and be restricted to the naval base/yard only.
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608:"Future CF Harbour Tugs – The Naval Large Tug Construction Project: Replacing the CF Glen and Fire Class Large Tugs – MERX P&A Notice"
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to fight fires was reduced due to budget cuts, being on standby only during weekdays during normal working hours. On 4 December 2014,
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610:. Canadian American Strategic Review. 4 December 2012. Archived from
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626:"Future CF Harbour Tugs – The Naval Large Tug Construction Project"
701:"Ocean Industries to build four tugs for the Royal Canadian Navy"
628:. Canadian American Strategic Review. August 2013. Archived from
533:"Canadian Forces Small Ships — the Fire class YTR Rescue Boats"
583:"Royal Canadian Navy cuts fire service in Halifax Harbour"
331:, two diesel-driven fire pumps capable of expending 2,500
563:"The Canadian Navy Fire Fighting Tug Firebird at Halifax"
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205:3 × manually-controlled 3-inch (7.6 cm)
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281:the class was designed by naval architects
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581:vanKampen, Stephanie (10 December 2014).
166:2 × 365 hp (272 kW) azimuthing
480:On 29 January 2014, the availability of
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226:Fire-class fireboats/yard tractor tugs
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210:2 × diesel-driven fire pumps, 2,500
802:Tugboats of the Royal Canadian Navy
289:in 1978, and later acquired by the
745:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
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140:23.1 m (75 ft 9 in)
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304:of 6.4 metres (21 ft) and a
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256:Design and construction
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275:. According to the
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492:Replacement
265:CFB Halifax
786:Categories
516:References
510:Glen-class
457:CCGS
413:1978-2014
310:horsepower
246:CFAV
238:CFAV
202:Equipment:
194:Complement
161:Propulsion
78:In service
45:Fire class
447:In 2008,
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298:displaced
269:Firebrand
240:Firebrand
230:fireboats
228:were two
119:Fireboats
86:Completed
60:Operators
587:CBC News
486:Firebird
482:Firebird
449:Firebird
421:YTR 562
399:Firebird
394:YTR 561
314:Z-drives
261:Firebird
248:Firebird
168:Z-drives
50:Builders
29:Firebird
455:vessel
335:at 150
306:draught
214:at 150
153:Draught
102:Laid up
710:10 May
506:Quebec
459:Tupper
339:each.
267:, and
137:Length
94:Active
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410:1978
322:knots
218:each
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182:Speed
27:CFAV
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302:beam
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