Robert Hampton Gray (AOPV 435) will be the sixth 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 and is primarily designed for the patrol and support of Canada's Arctic regions. It is expected to be the last naval AOPV to be built and will be followed by two more non-armed vessels for the Canadian Coast Guard.
| History | |
|---|---|
 Canada | |
| Name | Robert Hampton Gray |
| Namesake | Robert Hampton Gray |
| Builder | Irving Shipbuilding, Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Laid down | 21 August 2023 |
| Identification |
|
| Status | Under construction |
| 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)[1] |
| Ice class | Polar Class 5 |
| Installed power | 4 × MAN 6L32/44CR (4 × 3.6 MW)[1] |
| Propulsion |
|
| Speed | |
| Range | 6,800 nmi (12,600 km; 7,800 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)[5] |
| Boats & landing craft carried |
|
| Complement | 65 |
| Armament |
|
| Aircraft carried | Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone or other helicopters/CU-176 Gargoyle UAV |
| Aviation facilities | Hangar and flight deck |
Design and construction
editThe option to build the sixth ship in the series was taken up in November 2018 when the vessel was ordered.[8] She is named for Royal Canadian Navy Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray, the last Canadian to be awarded the Victoria Cross in World War II. The first steel for Robert Hampton Gray was cut in August 2022, starting ship construction.[9] The keel was laid down on 21 August 2023.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b "Harry DeWolf (4702503)". Sea-web. S&P Global. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ "Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ships". Royal Canadian Navy. January 2015. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ "Harry DeWolf class fact sheet". Government of Canada. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Royal Canadian Navy's OPV HMCS Max Bernays starts sea trials". Navy Recognition. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ Malek, Aaron; Francis, Morgan (Fall 2022). "AOPS Concept of Operations" (PDF). Maritime Engineering Journal (102): 13. ISSN 0713-0058.
- ^ "Irving Shipbuilding Selects Rosborough Boats to supply Multi-Role Rescue Boats for AOPS vessels". Irving Shipbuilding. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ "ABCO Industries to Build 12m Landing Craft for Royal Canadian Navy". Baird Maritime. 17 October 2018. Archived from the original on 11 October 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ Prentiss, Mairin (2 November 2018). "Ottawa buys another Arctic and offshore patrol ship to be built in Halifax". CBC News. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Irving Shipbuilding cuts first steel for the future Canadian OPV Robert Hampton Gray". Navy Recognition. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Keel Laid for 6th Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) the future HMCS Robert Hampton Gray". Irving Shipbuilding. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.