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HMCS Frédérick Rolette

{{Short description|Royal Canadian Navy offshore patrol vessel}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}

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| Ship caption = HMCS Frédérick Rolette under construction in Halifax, Canada

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| Ship country = Canada

| Ship flag = {{shipboxflag|Canada|naval}}

| Ship name = Frédérick Rolette

| Ship namesake = Frédérick Rolette

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| Ship builder = Irving Shipbuilding, Halifax, Nova Scotia

| Ship laid down = 29 June 2022

| Ship launched = 9 December 2023

| Ship completed = 29 August 2024{{cite web|url=https://shipsforcanada.ca/our-stories/the-future-hmcs-fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9rick-rolette-canadas-fifth-arctic-and-offshore-patrol-ship-is-delivered-to-the-royal-canadian-navy|title=The future HMCS Frédérick Rolette, Canada’s Fifth Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship is Delivered to the Royal Canadian Navy|website=Irving Shipbuilding Inc.|date=29 August 2024|accessdate=29 August 2024}}

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| Ship identification = *Hull number: AOPV 434

  • {{IMO number|4702541}}

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| Ship status = Delivered

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| Ship type = {{sclass|Harry DeWolf|offshore patrol vessel}}

| Ship displacement = {{convert|6615|MT|LT|lk=on|abbr=on|0}}

| Ship length = {{convert|103.6|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| Ship beam = {{convert|19.0|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| Ship draught = {{convert|5.7|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| Ship ice class = Polar Class 5

| Ship power = 4{{nbsp}}×{{nbsp}}MAN 6L32/44CR (4{{nbsp}}×{{nbsp}}3.6{{nbsp}}MW){{csr|register=SEAWEB|id=4702503|shipname=Harry DeWolf|accessdate=22 October 2022}}

| Ship propulsion = *Diesel-electric

  • Two shafts (2{{nbsp}}×{{nbsp}}4.5{{nbsp}}MW){{cite web |url=http://www.navy-marine.forces.gc.ca/en/fleet-units/aops-home.page |title=Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ships |publisher=Royal Canadian Navy |date=January 2015 |access-date=9 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151031134820/http://www.navy-marine.forces.gc.ca/en/fleet-units/aops-home.page |archive-date=31 October 2015 |url-status=live }}
  • Bow thruster{{Cite web |date=18 April 2024 |title=Harry DeWolf class fact sheet |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/navy/corporate/fleet-units/surface/harry-dewolf-class/fact-sheet.html |access-date=23 July 2024 |publisher=Government of Canada}}

| Ship speed = * {{convert|17|kn|lk=in|abbr=on}} (open water)

  • {{convert|3|kn|abbr=on}} in {{convert|1|m|ftin|abbr=on}} ice{{cite web |url=https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2022/july/11975-royal-canadian-navy-s-opv-hmcs-max-bernays-starts-sea-trials.html |title=Royal Canadian Navy's OPV HMCS Max Bernays starts sea trials |website=Navy Recognition |date=26 July 2022 |access-date=23 October 2022}}

| Ship range = {{convert|6800|nmi|lk=on|abbr=on}} at {{convert|14|kn|abbr=on}}{{Cite journal |journal=Maritime Engineering Journal |title=AOPS Concept of Operations |last1=Malek |first1=Aaron |last2=Francis |first2=Morgan |date=Fall 2022 |number=102 |url=https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/dnd-mdn/documents/mej/42-071-maritime-engineering-journal-102.pdf |issn=0713-0058 |p=13}}

| Ship complement = 65

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| Ship armament = * 1 × BAE Mk 38 {{cvt|25|mm}} gun

| Ship boats = * 2 × {{convert|8.5|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} multi-role rescue boats

  • {{convert|12|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} landing craft{{cite web |url=https://shipsforcanada.ca/our-stories/irving-shipbuilding-selects-rosborough-boats-to-supply-multi-role-rescue-boats-for-aops-vessels |title=Irving Shipbuilding Selects Rosborough Boats to supply Multi-Role Rescue Boats for AOPS vessels |publisher=Irving Shipbuilding |date=13 March 2017 |access-date=17 May 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/maritime-security-world/naval/ships-naval/abco-industries-to-build-12m-landing-craft-for-royal-canadian-navy/ |title=ABCO Industries to Build 12m Landing Craft for Royal Canadian Navy |work=Baird Maritime |date=17 October 2018 |access-date=11 August 2020 |archive-date=11 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191011023414/https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/maritime-security-world/naval/ships-naval/abco-industries-to-build-12m-landing-craft-for-royal-canadian-navy/ |url-status=live }}

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| Ship aircraft = Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone or other helicopters/CU-176 Gargoyle UAV

| Ship aircraft facilities = Hangar and flight deck

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Frédérick Rolette (AOPV 434) will be the fifth {{sclass|Harry DeWolf|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.{{cite web|url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/05/20/2233650/0/en/Production-of-Canada-s-Fifth-Arctic-and-Offshore-Patrol-Ship-Underway-With-Cutting-of-First-Steel-for-the-Future-HMCS-Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9rick-Rolette.html|title=Production of Canada's Fifth Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship Underway With Cutting of First Steel for the Future HMCS Frédérick Rolette|date=20 May 2021|access-date=25 October 2021|publisher=Irving Shipbuilding}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/hmcs-fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9rick-rolette-name-of-navy-s-new-arctic-patrol-ship-1.3155129|title=HMCS Frédérick Rolette name of navy's new Arctic patrol ship|date=16 July 2015|access-date=25 October 2021|work=CBC News|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation}}

It was named to honour the naval hero, Lieutenant Frédérick Rolette.{{cite web|url=http://www.navy-marine.forces.gc.ca/en/fleet-units/aops-rolette.page|title=HMCS Frédérick Rolette|accessdate=25 October 2021|year=2017|publisher=Government of Canada}}

Design and construction

The first steel was cut for Frédérick Rolette on 20 May 2021. The keel was laid on 29 June 2022.{{cite press release |publisher=Irving Halifax Shipyard |title=Keel Laid for 5th Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) the future HMCS Frédérick Rolette |url=https://shipsforcanada.ca/our-stories/keel-laid-for-5th-arctic-and-offshore-patrol-ship-aops-the-future-hmcs-fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9rick-rolette |date=29 June 2022 |access-date=16 August 2022}} The ship was launched on 9 December 2023.{{cite web |title=Halifax Shipyard launches Canada’s fifth Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship |url=https://shipsforcanada.ca/our-stories/halifax-shipyard-launches-canadas-fifth-arctic-and-offshore-patrol-ship |publisher=Irving Shipbuilding |date=9 December 2023 |access-date=23 July 2024}}

References

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{{Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessel}}

{{Icebreakers of Canada}}

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Category:2023 ships

Category:Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessels

Category:Ships built in Nova Scotia