Canada’s lead Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessel the future HMCS Harry DeWolf, was launched on September 15, marking a significant milestone for the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS) and the Royal Canadian Navy’s combatant fleet.
Featuring 103 metres and 6,615 tonnes, the future HMCS Harry DeWolf is the largest Royal Canadian Navy ship built in Canada in 50 years. The ship was transitioned from a land level facility to a submersible barge and launched in the Bedford Basin.
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The lead ship in the Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship program is now pier side at Halifax Shipyard where shipbuilders will continue working to prepare the ship for sea trials in 2019. HMCS Harry DeWolf is planned to be turned over to the Royal Canadian Navy in summer 2019.
Construction of the second and third ships, the future HMCS Margaret Brooke and Max Bernays, are underway at Halifax Shipyard. Later this month, the first two major sections of the future HMCS Margaret Brooke will be moved outside.
The National Shipbuilding Strategy aims to replace the current surface fleets of the Royal Canadian Navy and the Canadian Coast Guard.
