HMCS Frédérick Rolette

HMCS Frédérick Rolette visiting New York City
on 21 May 2025
History
Canada
NameFrédérick Rolette
NamesakeFrédérick Rolette
BuilderIrving Shipbuilding, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Laid down29 June 2022
Launched9 December 2023
Completed29 August 2024
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
TypeHarry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessel
Displacement6,615 t (6,511 long tons)
Length103.6 m (339 ft 11 in)
Beam19.0 m (62 ft 4 in)
Draught5.7 m (18 ft 8 in)
Ice classPolar Class 5
Installed power4 × MAN 6L32/44CR (4 × 3.6 MW)
Propulsion
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
Range6,800 nmi (12,600 km; 7,800 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried
  • 2 × 8.5 m (28 ft) multi-role rescue boats
  • 12 m (39 ft) landing craft
Complement65
Armament
Aircraft carriedSikorsky CH-148 Cyclone or other helicopters/CU-176 Gargoyle UAV
Aviation facilitiesHangar and flight deck

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.

It was named to honour the naval hero, Lieutenant Frédérick Rolette.