Frédérick Rolette (AOPV 434) will be the fifth Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessel for the Royal Canadian Navy. The class was derived from the Arctic Offshore Patrol Ship project as part of the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy and is primarily designed for the patrol and support of Canada's Arctic regions.[7][8]
_-_IMO_4702541.jpg) HMCS Frédérick Rolette under construction in Halifax, Canada
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| History | |
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 Canada | |
| Name | Frédérick Rolette |
| Namesake | Frédérick Rolette |
| Builder | Irving Shipbuilding, Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Laid down | 29 June 2022 |
| Launched | 9 December 2023 |
| Identification | IMO number: 4702541 |
| Status | Fitting out |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessel |
| Displacement | 6,615 t (6,511 long tons) |
| Length | 103.6 m (339 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 19.0 m (62 ft 4 in) |
| Draught | 5.7 m (18 ft 8 in)[1] |
| Ice class | Polar Class 5 |
| Installed power | 4 × MAN 6L32/44CR (4 × 3.6 MW)[1] |
| Propulsion | Diesel-electric; two shafts (2 × 4.5 MW)[3] |
| Speed | |
| Range | 6,800 nmi (12,600 km; 7,800 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)[2] |
| Boats & landing craft carried |
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| Complement | 65 |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone or other helicopters/CU-176 Gargoyle UAV |
| Aviation facilities | Hangar and flight deck |
It was named to honour the naval hero, Lieutenant Frédérick Rolette.[9][8]
Design and construction edit
The first steel was cut for Frédérick Rolette on 20 May 2021.[7] The keel was laid on 29 June 2022.[10] The ship was launched on 9 December 2023.[11]
References edit
- ^ a b "Harry DeWolf (4702503)". Sea-web. S&P Global. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ "Maritime Engineering Journal, Fall 2022" (PDF).
- ^ "Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ships". Royal Canadian Navy. January 2015. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ "Irving Shipbuilding Selects Rosborough Boats to supply Multi-Role Rescue Boats for AOPS vessels". Irving Shipbuilding. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ "ABCO Industries to Build 12m Landing Craft for Royal Canadian Navy". Baird Maritime. 17 October 2018. Archived from the original on 11 October 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "Royal Canadian Navy's OPV HMCS Max Bernays starts sea trials". Navy Recognition. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Production of Canada's Fifth Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship Underway With Cutting of First Steel for the Future HMCS Frédérick Rolette". Irving Shipbuilding. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ a b "HMCS Frédérick Rolette name of navy's new Arctic patrol ship". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "HMCS Frédérick Rolette". Government of Canada. 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Keel Laid for 5th Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) the future HMCS Frédérick Rolette" (Press release). Irving Halifax Shipyard. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Halifax Shipyard launches Canada's fifth Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship". shipsforcanada.ca. Retrieved 9 December 2023.