Joint Support Ship (JSS)

Background

The Joint Support Ship (JSS) will replace the Royal Canadian Navy's existing AORs and provide the Canadian Forces future Afloat Logistic and Sealift Capability.

Requirements

A new class of vessel is envisioned that can provide multi-mission capability in support of a wide range of afloat and ashore operations.

This includes:

• Underway Support to Naval Forces at Sea (helicopter maintenance, medical, replenishment at sea -RAS of fuels, ammunition, food and spares)
• Sealift (the ability to transport large amounts of material, by sea, in support of contingency operations anywhere in the world)
• In-theatre ALS to Joint Forces Ashore (providing support such as command and control, communications, helicopter operations, workshops to army or air forces from ships either alongside or at sea).

Solutions

We are is creating a Contract Design Specification (CDS) of the Joint Support Ship (JSS) for Canada's Department of National Defence (DND).

This CDS is based on a preliminary design completed by BMT, the Concept of Operations (CONOPS), Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL), System Design Reviews, and Design to Cost Checklists.

Benefits

If selected by the DND, this Contract Design will be passed to Seaspan, who have been selected under the NSPS to conduct the the detail design and construction phases of the JSS.

The Contract Design includes the entire ship, from hull to systems, and in order to complete the Contract Design. We conducted work on the:

• hull form
• hull structure and superstructure
• general arrangement and layout
• powering
• resistance and propulsion
• hydrostatics and stability (intact and damaged)
• Command, Control and Communications
• system design (mechanical, electrical, HVAC)
• lifesaving and evacuation
• flight deck and hangar design
• RAS systems and layout.