Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessels are warships of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) built within the Government of Canada Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) procurement project, part of the National Shipbuilding Strategy.

Since 2021, the AOPS operate in the Arctic between June and October, providing a greater, and longer, CAF presence in the north. They will be capable of operating in first-year ice of 120-centimetre thickness. This will allow the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) to have unescorted access to areas of the Arctic that were previously inaccessible to RCN ...

The Arctic and offshore patrol ships (AOPS) will: conduct armed sea-borne surveillance in Canada's waters, including in the Arctic; enforce Canadian sovereignty in cooperation with partners of the Canadian Armed Forces and other government departments; enhance our ability to assert Canadian sovereignty

The Harry DeWolf-class Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessels (AOPV) enhance the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN) ability to assert Canadian sovereignty in Arctic and coastal Canadian waters, and support international operations. This is the first time in its history that the RCN has named a class after a prominent Canadian Navy figure.

2024年12月11日 · A generation of shipbuilders will deliver six AOPS for the Royal Canadian Navy, two AOPS for the Canadian Coast Guard, and 15 River-class destroyers for the Royal Canadian Navy as part of the NSS.

The Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessels are warships of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) built by the Government of Canada Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) procurement project, part of the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy …

2025年1月11日 · AOPV as stated do not normally have an organic boarding party but can embark and operate a RCN or RCMP or anyone with peace officer status dependent on mission. Normally on missions to the Arctic they will embark law enforcement.

2023年12月10日 · The fifth Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), the future HMCS Frédérick Rolette, was launched on 9 December 2023 in Halifax, N.S. some two months ahead of the planned date. Construction of the last AOPS for the RCN, the future HMCS Robert Hampton Gray, and the first one for the Canadian Coast Guard ...

2022年11月29日 · The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) has officially launched its fourth Harry DeWolf-class Arctic and offshore patrol ship (AOPS) HMCS William Hall. Announcing the vessel’s launch in a Facebook post, the RCN said that the latest event marks a major milestone in the construction process of the ship.

2022年11月30日 · Specifically designed to patrol Canada’s offshore and Arctic waters, the Harry DeWolf-class AOPS bolsters RCN’s presence in the Arctic and its ability to operate globally protecting Canada’s interests at home and abroad. The AOPS also augments Canada’s presence offshore, and will be capable of conducting a wide variety of operations abroad.