VARD 7-411
VARD empresa canadiense adjudicada para la elaboración del diseño de LPD a pedido de la Armada de Chile pertenece al conglomerado Leonardo (Fincantieri). Esta empresa con mucha experiencia en buques de aguas frias (similar entorno al de acá) ya había trabajado antes con ASMAR, específicamente en 1988 con el transporte Aquiles que es precisamente uno de los buques que se va a reemplazar con el programa Escotillón IV:
VARD MARINE ANNOUNCES A NEW CONTRACT FOR THE DESIGN OF AN AMPHIBIOUS AND MILITARY SEA TRANSPORT SHIP FOR THE CHILEAN NAVY ESCOTILLÓN IV PROGRAM
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February 1, 2021
Vard Amphibious & Military Sea Transport Vessel for the Chilean Navy
Vard Marine Inc. has been awarded the contract to design an Amphibious and Military Transport Vessel for the Chilean Navy by ASMAR Shipbuilding & Ship Repair Company. The ships will be constructed at the ASMAR shipyard in Talcahuano, Chile.
These multi-role vessels will be capable of operating throughout the Pacific and Southern Ocean with services to include logistic support, search and rescue (SAR) missions, troop and asset movement and deployment, and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) operations.
The new vessel will be based on existing Vard Series 7 designs and will be specially adapted to the specific requirements of the Chilean Navy, incorporating the latest generation of integrated well-dock systems enabling the carriage and deployment of a wide range of containerized and vehicle cargo, landing craft, helicopters and rescue boats, for logistics, SAR and HADR missions.
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Wade Carson, President of Vard Marine Inc., said:
“This program will be our fourth successful collaboration with ASMAR, including the design of the venerable AP 41 Aquiles, one of the vessels that, after an accomplished and storied career, the Escotillón IV Program will replace.
Vard Marine has a long and successful history of designing specialized vessels tailored to meet unique combinations of user requirements and operational environments. This contract award is an important step in further solidifying Vard Marine’s standing in the global naval market as a proven designer of client-focused specialized multi-role vessels. We very much look forward to working with our friends at ASMAR Shipbuilding & Ship Repair Company in bringing a vital capability to the Armada de Chile.”
Vard Marine is a consulting naval architecture and marine engineering company with Canadian operations located in Vancouver and Ottawa, and American operations located in Houston, Texas. The company offers professional ship design, engineering, and shipbuilding technology services. More information on Vard Marine can be found at
https://vardmarine.com
ASMAR is a Chilean state-owned company, operating in the shipbuilding and defence industries, whose main activity is to provide maintenance and repair services for the Chilean Navy, and for domestic and foreign vessels. In conjunction with this, ASMAR builds self-propelled and non-self-propelled vessels for the Navy and other customers. For this purpose, the Company is organized in three industrial plants located in Valparaiso, Talcahuano and Punta Arenas, with Corporate Headquarters located in Valparaiso. More information on ASMAR can be found at
https://asmar.cl
Vard Amphibious & Military Sea Transport Vessel for the Chilean NavyVard Marine Inc. has been awarded the contract to design an Amphibious and Military Transport Vessel for the Chilean Navy by ASMAR Shipbuilding & Ship Repair Company. The ships will be constructed at the ASMAR shipyard in...
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Desconozco cual buque debería salir primero del servicio cuando este primer par de anfibios esté en servicio pero por antiguedad deberían ser las 02 barcazas LST clase Batral.
LST-92 Rancagua
LST-95 Chacabuco
El segundo batch de anfibios serían el reemplazo del transporte Aquiles y del LDSH Sargento Aldea.
AP-41 Aquiles
LSDH-91 Sargento Aldea
Como se ve, se pasa de buques de distintos tamaños a algo más estandarizado.
Saludos
