Work began today at the Irving Shipbuilding yard in Halifax, Canada of the first test module for a new class of guided-missile destroyer that is planned to modernize the Canadian Navy and equip it to 2050 and beyond. Canada has ordered 15 River-class destroyers as part of its National Shipbuilding Strategy.
“Today, we launch construction on the largest Canadian shipbuilding project since the Second World War, marking a historic milestone for the Royal Canadian Navy,” said Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence.