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MS ''Asterix'' (formerly MS ''Amorito'', MS ''Neermoor'' and MS ''Cynthia'') is a commercial containership purchased by Project Resolve Inc. and may be converted into a supply ship for the Royal Canadian Navy to act as an interim replacement between the out of service s and the future s. Launched in Germany in 2010, the ship is being converted with planned delivery to the RCN around 2017 when it will be leased to the navy with a merchant navy crew. ''Asterix'' will be in Canadian service into the 2020s. The ship was owned by Capital Ship Management of Greece and registered in Monrovia, Liberia.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Asterix - 9348182 - Container ship )〕 The vessel was delivered at Quebec in October 2015 awaiting conversion by a pan-consortium comprising Chantier Davie Canada, Aecon Pictou Shipyard of Pictou, Nova Scotia and NavTech, the conversion designer.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Project Resolve - Program )〕 ==Project Resolve== The ship was selected for the Royal Canadian Navy's Project Resolve, where in conjunction with Davie Yards Incorporated of Quebec, a ship would be leased by the RCN and converted for use as a naval auxiliary supply vessel. The work converting the ship would be done partially at the AECON shipyard in Pictou, Nova Scotia before being completed at Davie's yard in Quebec. However, those plans changed and instead, the ship was sent directly to Davie's yard in Quebec instead. Pending an official agreement between the shipyard and the Canadian government, the vessel should be ready by Summer 2017. The ship would be under contract with the Royal Canadian Navy until 2021 when the second of the two ''Queenston''-class support ships would be completed. The ship was reportedly acquired for $20 million. In September 2015, it was announced that L-3 MAPPS (a subsidiary of L-3 Communications), was selected as partner in the conversion for its Integrated Platform Management System. It is also planned to re-utilise the resupply equipment from by installing it aboard ''Asterix''.〔 OSI Maritime Systems was chosen by Davie Shipyards to install their integrated navigation and tactical system aboard the converted ship. In November 2015, the Liberal government delayed final approval of the $700 million seven-year deal for two months. On 30 November 2015, the Liberal government gave final approval for the project, allowing Davie to go ahead with the conversion. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「MS Asterix」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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