In 2018, Asterix spent 213 operational days at sea, according to the RCN. The navy numbers, however, don’t tell the whole story. They only represent the days at sea conducting operations. In fact, Asterix in 2018 was deployed 355 days. That included days in foreign ports, loading up with supplies, etc. The planned “at sea” times for both 2019 and 2020 are 229 days.
The Liberal government has rejected Davie’s plan to convert a second commercial ship into a supply vessel, stating that such a capability isn’t needed.
Asterix is the only refuelling and resupply vessel that is assigned to the RCN; the navy’s other supply ships were taken out of service years ago.
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