HMCS Frédérick Rolette
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| History | |
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 Canada | |
| Name | Frédérick Rolette |
| Namesake | Frédérick Rolette |
| Builder | Irving Shipbuilding, Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Status | Under construction |
| 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) |
| Installed power | 4 × 3.6 MW (4,800 hp) generators |
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| Speed |
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| Range | 6,800 nmi (12,600 km; 7,800 mi) |
| Complement | 65 |
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| Aircraft carried | Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone or other helicopters/Skeldar V-200 UAV |
| Aviation facilities | Hangar and flight deck |
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.[1][2]
It was named to honour the naval hero, Lieutenant Frédérick Rolette.[3][2]
Design and construction[]
The first steel was cut for Frédérick Rolette on 20 May 2021.[1]
References[]
- ^ 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.
Categories:
- Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessels
- Royal Canadian Navy ship names