| HMCS Max Bernays | |
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File:HMCS Harry DeWolf.jpg Sister ship HMCS Harry DeWolf | |
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| Name: | Max Bernays |
| Namesake: | Max Bernays |
| Builder: | Irving Shipbuilding, Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Laid down: | 5 December 2018 |
| Launched: | 23 October 2021 |
| Status: | Fitting out |
| 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) |
| Installed power: | 4 × 3.6 MW (4,800 hp) generators |
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| Range: | 6,800 nmi (12,600 km; 7,800 mi) |
| Complement: | 65 |
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| Aircraft carried: | Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone or other helicopters/Skeldar V-200 UAV |
| Aviation facilities: | Hangar and flight deck |
Max Bernays (AOPV 432) will be the third 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.
Design and construction[]
The Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessels are designed for use in the Arctic regions of Canada for patrol and support within Canada's exclusive economic zone. The vessel is 103.6 m (339 ft 11 in) long overall with a beam of 19.0 m (62 ft 4 in). The ship will have a displacement of 6,615 metric tons (6,511 long tons). The ship has an enclosed foredeck that protects machinery and work spaces from Arctic climates. The vessel will be powered by a diesel-electric system composed of four 3.6-megawatt (4,800 hp) generators and two diesel engines rated at 4.5 megawatts (6,000 hp) driving two shafts. Max Bernays will be capable of 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) in open water and 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) while icebreaking in new year ice of 1-metre (3 ft 3 in) thickness. The ship will also equipped with a bow thruster to aid during manoeuvres and docking procedures without requiring tugboat assistance. The ship will have a range of 6,800 nautical miles (12,600 km; 7,800 mi) and an endurance of 85. Max Bernays will be equipped with fin stabilizers to decrease roll in open water but can be retracted during icebreaking.[1][2][3]
Max Bernays will be able to deploy with multiple payloads, including shipping containers, underwater survey equipment or landing craft. Payload operations are aided by a 20-metric-ton (20-long-ton; 22-short-ton) crane for loading and unloading. The ship is equipped with a vehicle bay which can hold pickup trucks, all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles. The ship will also have two 8.5-metre (27 ft 11 in) multi-role rescue boats capable of over 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph). The ship will be armed with one BAE Mk 38 25 mm (0.98 in) gun and two M2 Browning machine guns. The patrol ship has an onboard hangar and flight deck for helicopters up to the size of a Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone. Max Bernays will have a complement of 65 and accommodation for 85[1][2][3] or 87.[4]
The patrol vessel keel was laid down on 5 December 2018 by Irving Shipbuilding at Halifax, Nova Scotia.[5] The ship was launched on 23 October 2021, and is scheduled to be delivered to the Royal Canadian Navy in 2022.[6]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pugliese, David (16 January 2015). "Arctic Offshore Patrol Ships to be constructed in three "mega blocks"". Ottawa Citizen. https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/arctic-offshore-patrol-ships-to-be-constructed-in-three-mega-blocks.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ships". Royal Canadian Navy. January 2015. http://www.navy-marine.forces.gc.ca/en/fleet-units/aops-home.page.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Harry DeWolf-class Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ship Factsheet". Department of National Defence of Canada. January 2015. http://www.navy-marine.forces.gc.ca/assets/NAVY_Internet/docs/en/aops_factsheet_rv-e.pdf.
- ↑ "Largest Active Combat Ship Built in Canada - HMCS Harry Dewolf- Commissioned Today". Irving Shipbuilding. 26 June 2021.
- ↑ Defence, National (2018-12-06). "Another important shipbuilding milestone: the third Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship receives its lucky coin". https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/news/2018/12/another-important-shipbuilding-milestone-the-third-arctic-and-offshore-patrol-ship-receives-its-lucky-coin.html.
- ↑ Bryden-Blom, Skye. "Irving Shipbuilding launches 3rd Arctic patrol ship" (in en). https://www.ckbw.ca/2021/10/25/irving-shipbuilding-launches-3rd-arctic-patrol-ship/.
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