HMCS William Hall
HMCS William Hall under construction in Halifax, Canada | |
| History | |
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| Canada | |
| Name | William Hall |
| Namesake | William Hall |
| Builder | Irving Shipbuilding, Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Laid down | 17 February 2021 |
| Launched | 27 November 2022 |
| Completed | 31 August 2023 |
| Commissioned | 16 May 2024 |
| Identification |
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| Motto | Nec timemus nec vacillamus (Latin for 'We do not fear or falter') |
| 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) |
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| Range | 6,800 nmi (12,600 km; 7,800 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Boats & landing craft carried |
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| Complement | 65 |
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| Aircraft carried | Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone or other helicopters/CU-176 Gargoyle UAV |
| Aviation facilities | Hangar and flight deck |
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HMCS William Hall (AOPV 433) is the fourth 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. Named after Quartermaster William Nelson Edward Hall, who was the first African Canadian to receive the Victoria Cross. He received the medal for his actions in the 1857 Siege of Lucknow during the Indian Rebellion.