▁in ▁even ▁these ▁conditions ▁would ▁be ▁limited . ▁C argo ▁un loading ▁cap ability ▁at ▁und e velop ed ▁or ▁dam aged ▁wh ar ves ▁was ▁also ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁poor , ▁with ▁c ran es ▁unable ▁to ▁be ▁fitted ▁because ▁they ▁would ▁further ▁comprom ise ▁stability , ▁and ▁container ▁for kl ifts ▁were ▁too ▁heavy ▁for ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁- per - ax le ▁deck ▁weight ▁limit . ▁ ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁ber th ed ▁at ▁Dev on port ▁Naval ▁Base ▁until ▁the ▁problems ▁could ▁be ▁addressed ; ▁this ▁was ▁slow ▁in ▁coming , ▁and ▁by ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁Charles ▁U ph am ▁was ▁being ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" the ▁Cal li ope ▁South ▁Wind break ". ▁Del ays ▁included ▁a ▁re ass ess ment ▁of ▁Def ence ▁fin ances ▁and ▁oper ational ▁requirements ▁prior it ising ▁sp ending ▁on ▁the ▁Army , ▁and ▁government ▁calls ▁for ▁an ▁independent ▁report ▁into ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁ac quisition ▁and ▁suit ability ▁for ▁conversion ▁( the ▁report ▁found ▁that ▁the ▁vessel ▁had ▁been ▁acquired ▁reason ably ▁and ▁was ▁suitable ▁for ▁modification , ▁although ▁the ▁Alliance ▁Party ▁critic ised ▁this ▁review ▁as ▁a ▁white w ash ). Gre ener , ▁Tim ing ▁is ▁Everything , ▁pp . ▁ 6 4 - 5 ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁Cab inet ▁agreed ▁that ▁conversion ▁of ▁the ▁vessel ▁would ▁be ▁considered ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁near ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁three - year ▁planning ▁cycle . ▁A