Seaspan Victoria Shipyards delivers HMCS Calgary back to Royal Canadian Navy
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Victoria, B.C.-based Seaspan Victoria Shipyards<\/a> has delivered the Halifax-class frigate HMCS Calgary<\/em> back to the Royal Canadian Navy, marking the successful completion of the company\u2019s second full docking work period (DWP) under Seaspan\u2019s Halifax-class work period (HCWP) contract.<\/p>\n The DWP for HMCS Calgary<\/em> is the largest ever completed at Victoria Shipyards and saw the frigate receive a wide range of engineering upgrades, equipment installations, preventative and corrective maintenance, and critical dry-docking activities, all in support of the Royal Canadian Navy\u2019s goal of ensuring the Halifax-class frigates remain operationally available and relevant through to the end of their service life.<\/p>\n \u201cThis DWP is a significant milestone for the entire Victoria Shipyards team, and underscores our commitment to quality, customer service, and to the Royal Canadian Navy, \u201c said Tony Winter, vice president and general manager of Seaspan Victoria Shipyards. \u201cAs the leading ship repair and modernization facility on Canada\u2019s West Coast, we look forward to continuing to work alongside our Royal Canadian Navy partners, ensuring they have the ships they need to protect Canada\u2019s sovereignty in the Pacific Ocean, now and into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n HMCS Calgary <\/em>arrived at Seaspan Victoria Shipyards on January 9, 2023, following a six-month project planning phase. Over the 28 months that followed, more than 1,000 trades personnel and o\ufb03ce sta\ufb00 contributed to the project at various stages, each playing a role in bringing this complex refit to completion.<\/p>\n HMCS Calgary<\/em> will now be transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy\u2019s Fleet Maintenance Facility in Victoria, BC, where their sta\ufb00 will continue reactivating the vessel\u2019s systems in preparation for future deployment.<\/p>\n Work done at Seaspan Victoria Shipyards is conducted using the federally-owned Esquimalt Graving Dock.<\/a><\/p>\n The post Seaspan Victoria Shipyards delivers HMCS Calgary back to Royal Canadian Navy<\/a> appeared first on Marine Log<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n