All Canadian submarines are on the sidelines
Posted Sep 5, 2011 8:50 am.
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Canada’s submarine program, which has already cost taxpayers nearly $1 billion, remains in tatters.
Of the four submarines the Navy has, the last operational one — the HMCS Corner Brook — is now sidelined until 2016 after hitting the ocean floor during a training exercise in June.
Another sub, the HMCS Chicoutimi, remains out of commission after being damaged by fire in 2004.
The navy hopes to have two other subs –the HMCS Windsor and HMCS Victoria — are returning to the seas next year.
The submarines were purchased second-hand from the British. They have been plagued by maintenance problems ever since including faulty welds and cracks. There have also been problems installing Canadian equipment, including the inability of the subs to fire Canadian torpedoes.
