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Frigate Refit Job Coming to Victoria
Monday, April 28, 2008
Victoria Shipyards will refit five of Canada's 12 Halifax-class frigates as part of a $3.1b program to make the Canadian navy stronger and safer, reports said. The refit will add 300 jobs at Victoria Shipyards for a project worth up to $500m. Victoria Shipyards and a shipyard in Halifax responded to the federal government's request for interest and qualifications but now must submit formal requests for proposals (RFPs).
The five Halifax-class ships based at CFB Esquimalt are HMCS Calgary, Ottawa, Regina, Vancouver and Winnipeg. They patrol 27,000 kilometres of Pacific coastline, monitoring other ships in Canadian waters, conducting surveillance, training and responding to national security threats.
Source: CanWest News Service
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