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Recap of Canadian Navy Could Alter How Ships Are Built, Official Says

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Friday, June 4th, 2010

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The Canadian navy is beginning to explore recapitalizing its fleet of auxiliary and combat vessels in a way that could alter how the government there builds ships in the future, according to a Canadian navy official. Approximately two years ago, the Canadian government laid out a well-defined recapitalization program for the navy that included the HMCS Protecteur and HMCS Perserver Auxiliary Oil Replenishment (AOR) ships, building new ships for operations not only offshore, but in the Arctic, and a Canadian…

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