Keel Laid For 1st Joint Support Ship

Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards in British Columbia has formally laid the keel for the first joint support ship for the Canadian navy, reports the Canadian Dept. of National Defense. The milestone was marked in a ceremony on Jan. 16. Construction on the first blocks for the Protecteur began in June 2018. Sixteen of the 37 blocks that will make up the ship have been completed, reported the Ottawa Citizen. The first grand block, consisting of four large blocks totaling more than...