Royal Australian Navy Discussions and Updates 2.0

[Reptilia]

Are they looking at a major East Coast maintenance facility or do they have dreams of construction? I think that's already sewn up. Mind you, another facility for repairs etc, wouldn't go astray.

No construction, just sustanment it looks like, LCM, LCH, Mogami, Hunter, Support vessels etc. assume unmanned vessels aswell.

 

[spoz]

In which case it better be 9,000 tons - not 6. You won’t get a Hunter or Hobart on a 6; and certainly not a Supply.

 

[76mmGuns]

While I know this is technically more of a RN post, the Type 26 is finally coming along and I gotta say, it looks really good imho. I really cant wait to see our Hunter version.

New images show progress on first new Type 26 Frigate

New photographs taken today show HMS Glasgow moving deeper into the final stages of her build, with the ship’s main gun, both communications masts, and a series of smaller topside fittings now clearly visible.

ukdefencejournal.org.uk

 

[OldTex]

The return of Cairncross dockyard?

Crisafulli Government unlocks $2.5 billion Cairncross Dockyard to supercharge defence industry investment

Cairncross Dockyard Brisbane – ASSIST

assistmaritime.com.au

7 News - Sunshine Coast/Brisbane

7.5K views · 81 reactions | There's a multi-billion dollar plan to revive Brisbane's shipyards for future defence needs, unlocking jobs for thousands of people. @MarlinaWhop | 7NEWS Sunshine Coast

There's a multi-billion dollar plan to revive Brisbane's shipyards for future defence needs, unlocking jobs for thousands of people. @MarlinaWhop

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QLD government states 6,000ton shiplift, other Sources say 9,000ton.

It always seemed strange that Cairncross was looking like being closed and filled in for housing development. Hopefully, with proper management and support it will become a useful maintenance and refit location.

 

[Reptilia]

In which case it better be 9,000 tons - not 6. You won’t get a Hunter or Hobart on a 6; and certainly not a Supply.

Hopefully it is a 9,000ton lift(would make alot more sense) but atm it appears to be a 6000ton lift for LCH, Support vessels etc, larger graving dock for a single Mogami, Hunter or possibly an AOR Etc.

Doesn’t appear to be well thought out, you would think the dock should be lengthened to around 320m(maybe from the south-east end) so that multiple vessels (2 future MFUs+ smaller) could be in dock at the same time. Unfortunately Cairncross is not the same size as Captain Cook where it is possible to have 2+2 MFUs side by side and/or back to back.

 

[Morgo]

It always seemed strange that Cairncross was looking like being closed and filled in for housing development. Hopefully, with proper management and support it will become a useful maintenance and refit location.

Sigh. This is just going to further undermine our ability to maintain continuous shipbuilding. Especially when keeping in mind that there is going to be ANOTHER new facility built on the East Coast for the SSNs, which Kembla or Newcastle are best placed to win.