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Di spatches|The NEW FLEETCourtesy Canadian Coast GuardVessel type and category: Offshore science vessel, non-combatBuilding location: British ColumbiaConstruction time frame: 2011-2013Number of vessels to be built: OneDetails: A new offshore oceanographic science vessel will be built to replace the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Hudson, shown above, its largestscientific research vessel. It was built in 1963 and the Coast Guard reports that “its replacement is critical to fulfillment of the department’sscience mandate as well as mandates of other government departments and agencies.”Cpl Roderick Hopp/ Esquimalt Imaging ServicesVessel type and category: Jointsupport shipsBuilding location: BritishColumbiaConstruction time frame: NotspecifiedNumber of vessels: Two, possiblythreeDetails: These two joint supportships will be built for NationalDefence, with an option for athird, to help bolster the navy’swarships, permitting them toremain at sea for significant periodswithout going to shore forfuel. The new ships will replacetwo Protecteur class auxiliaryoiler replenishment vessels, likethe one shown here at left, verylarge ships that hold extra fuel toreplenish frigates and destroyers.44WINTER 2012 | JAN-FEB-MAR