By Jared Samuelson

Calgary’s own Tim Choi (@timdotchoi) joins me to discuss the “new” Canadian Navy, to include the Type 31 frigates, Joint Support Ships, and offshore patrol vessels. We also dive deep into the saga of the Victoria-class submarines and the replacement for the Sea King helicopters and Aurora maritime patrol aircraft. Enjoy!

Sea Control 165 – Canadian Fleet Recapitalization with Tim Choi

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1. Canada Chooses BAE-Lockheed Proposal to Build Frigates Based on UK’s Type 26-design.

2. Keel Laid for Royal Canadian Navy’s Future Joint Support Ship

3. Halifax Shipyard Launches Canada’s Second Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship

4. The Quest for the Unconventional-Conventional Submarine

5. Military Shows Off New Cyclone Helicopter Days Before First International Deployment

By Jared Samuelson

Although Defender 2020 was just cancelled, the exercise still represented the largest movement of US forces to Europe since the end of the Cold War. Dr. Sal Mercogliano (@mercoglianos) and Johannes Peters (@uboothannes) join Jared to discuss the history and conduct of convoy operations, intra-European transit, and European reactions and contributions to the exercise. 

Sea Control 164 – Defender 2020 with Dr. Sal Mercogliano and Johannes Peters

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By Jared Samuelson

In this week’s episode, Dr. Nyri Bakkalian (@riversidewings) joins Jared to discuss some of the subjects of her most popular #FridayNightHistory threads. Robert Bruce Van Valkenburgh, the ex-CSS Stonewall and William Barker Cushing all make appearances as Dr. Bakkalian dives deep into the Japanese Civil War on the latest episode of Sea Control!

Sea Control 163 – Japanese-US Maritime Intersections in the 1860s with Dr. Nyri Bakkalian

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