HMCS Max Bernays

History
HMCS Max Bernays (foreground), with HMCS Margaret Brooke (astern)
Canada
Name	Max Bernays
Namesake	Max Bernays
Builder	Irving Shipbuilding, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Laid down	5 December 2018
Launched	23 October 2021
Commissioned	3 May 2024
Homeport	CFB Esquimalt
Identification	Hull number: AOPV 432 IMO number: 4702527
Motto	Interriti impetus (Latin for 'Undaunted by fire')
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)
Ice class	Polar Class 5
Installed power	4 × MAN 6L32/44CR (4 × 3.6 MW)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric Two shafts (2 × 4.5 MW) Bow thruster
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
Range	6,800 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
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

HMCS Max Bernays (AOPV 432) is 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.