Inocea Group shows off their Shipyards

Remember that graphic of Inocea's Galveston shipyard I posted yesterday? Well, the company was nice enough to post a big graphic with all their shipyards in a single, nice place! All five laid out for comparison to each other.

I thought some of you might like to see it. I think it's really cool. In fact, I downright say it's a bit scandalous. Why? Well, this is one of our first good looks at plans that we've got in the last year, especially for Lauzon. There are actually a few cool things that we see in this graphic. Can you spot them all? Spoilers ahead!

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Got your guesses? Great! Maybe you even caught something that I missed. Let's start with the big thing. Lauzon now includes a new layout on the east half of the yard near the Lorne Dock dedicated to Submarine Maintenance and In-Service Support.

This new inclusion includes dedicated berthing space for the future Canadian Patrol Submarine as well as a very basic look at the new facilities. Going off the graphic, there is space for up to three subs in the berthing space as well as the capacity to work on three submarines concurrently.

Of course, it is hard to go off such graphics for actual dimensions or such. These kinds of things tend to be fairly generic, especially when we don't even know who will be providing the submarines yet! If you're wondering, the existing design doesn't match either Hanwha nor TKMS existing facilities. It's a generic design.

Granted, both competitors have very similar facilities in terms of design and capabilities, something you can hear Vice-Admiral Topshee discuss in our podcast! Davie has been positioning itself as the home for the future east coast support hub. The Legault government has put its support behind this idea, even offering financial support to make it happen.

It's a cute little inclusion, one that immediately piqued my interest. We also get first looks at Port Arthur and Sata in these graphics; however, for the facilities themselves, there is little to say. What most people picked up on were the vessels that each shipyard had put with them.

Personally, I don't tend to think much of it. Graphics are graphics. Rarely do those choices mean much. However, I do find it cute that they included the 120 Corvette in Port Arthur. It's like, sure, why not? Both Lauzon and Galveston have GLAAMs. It seems like there is a renewed campaign to push GLAAM not just on us but now the Americans.

Of course, with recent comments, that's not out of the question. Lauzon also has what looks like either Arpatuuq or the old design for the Program Icebreaker and MV Asterix. Galveston has the POLAR100, one of two designs that will make up the USCG Arctic Security Cutter.

Lastly, Helsinki gives us a look at the future CCGS Arpatuuq and one of the Swan Hellenic cruise ships? That one is harder to tell but it certainly looks like it! Almost all of Inocea's major designs currently being offered are shown off here, save some of the smaller Corvettes like the 105.

These graphics can oftentimes be the key insight into what companies are thinking and prioritizing, but sometimes these graphics can be fun to just examine! No stakes, no conspiracies, just a fun game of seeing what cool things you can identify!

We have to have more fun in this space. We sometimes get lost in the seriousness and intense discussions so much that we forget to relax and just have some chill time. Not every discussion needs a thesis, not every idea needs to be peer-researched, and not every post needs to be serious.

So relax a bit! No stressing. It's been an intense few months. Gotta have some fun eventually!