HMCS Frédérick Rolette

Frédérick Rolette (AOPV 434) is the fifth Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessel of 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.^[9][10]

HMCS Frédérick Rolette visiting New York City on 21 May 2025
History
Canada
Name	Frédérick Rolette
Namesake	Frédérick Rolette
Builder	Irving Shipbuilding, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Laid down	29 June 2022
Launched	9 December 2023
Completed	29 August 2024[1]
Identification	Hull number: AOPV 434 IMO number: 4702541
Status	In service
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)
Draught	5.7 m (18 ft 8 in)[2]
Ice class	Polar Class 5
Installed power	4 × MAN 6L32/44CR (4 × 3.6 MW)[2]
Propulsion	Diesel-electric Two shafts (2 × 4.5 MW)[3] Bow thruster[4]
Speed	17 kn (31 km/h; 20 mph) (open water) 3 kn (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) in 1 m (3 ft 3 in) ice[5]
Range	6,800 nmi (12,600 km; 7,800 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)[6]
Boats & landing craft carried	2 × 8.5 m (28 ft) multi-role rescue boats 12 m (39 ft) landing craft[7][8]
Complement	65
Armament	1 × BAE Mk 38 25 mm (0.98 in) gun 2 × M2 Browning machine gun
Aircraft carried	Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone or other helicopters/CU-176 Gargoyle UAV
Aviation facilities	Hangar and flight deck

It was named to honour the naval hero, Lieutenant Frédérick Rolette.^[11][10]

Design and construction

HMCS Frédérick Rolette under construction in Halifax, Canada

The first steel was cut for Frédérick Rolette on 20 May 2021.^[9] The keel was laid on 29 June 2022.^[12] The ship was launched on 9 December 2023 and delivered on 29 August 2024.^[13][14]

Operational Service

The ship was commissioned on 13 June 2025.^[15]