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Davie Shipyard Begins Halifax-class Frigate Mid-Life Refit Program
Xavier Vavasseur 14 Aug 2020
According to the shipyard, the event was a key milestone in Davie�s near 200-year history marking the return of Canada�s primary surface combat ships to Qu�bec. Three of the 12 frigate fleet were built at Davie in the 1990s (HMCS Ville de Quebec, HMCS Regina and HMCS Calgary).
The $500 million performance-based contract to carry out an extensive mid-life refit on the Royal Canadian Navy�s patrol frigates is for an initial five-year period. It is expected to increase in duration and value as new work packages are added. Davie Shipyard, alongside Seaspan Victoria Shipyards in British Columbia and Irving Shipyards in Nova Scotia are all participating in the $1.5-billion maintenance and upgrade program.
Over the past 12 months a major facility upgrade program was completed at the West end of Davie shipyard and in the historic Lorne drydock to provide a long-term mainte
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