HMCS Frédérick Rolette

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]

History
Canada
NameFrédérick Rolette
NamesakeFrédérick Rolette
BuilderIrving Shipbuilding, Halifax, Nova Scotia
StatusUnder construction
General characteristics
Type Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessel
Displacement6,615 t (6,511 long tons)
Length103.6 m (339 ft 11 in)
Beam19.0 m (62 ft 4 in)
Installed power4 × 3.6 MW (4,800 hp) generators
Propulsion
  • Diesel-electric
  • 2 shafts
  • 2 × 4.5 MW (6,000 hp)
Speed
  • 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) (open water)
  • 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) (icebreaking)
Range6,800 nmi (12,600 km; 7,800 mi)
Complement65
Armament
Aircraft carriedSikorsky CH-148 Cyclone or other helicopters/Skeldar V-200 UAV
Aviation facilitiesHangar and flight deck

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
  1. "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.
  2. "HMCS Frédérick Rolette name of navy's new Arctic patrol ship". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  3. "HMCS Frédérick Rolette". Government of Canada. 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
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