First Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship for Canada delivered

摘要

The first Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) for the Royal Canadian Navy, Harry DeWolf, was delivered to the Government of Canada on 31 July 2020. The vessel is also the first warship to be delivered as part of Canada's National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS), with a number of ships to come that will form part of the Royal Canadian Navy's future fleet. The first of the new class was delivered somewhat behind the original schedule for the introduction of the vessels. HMCS Harry DeWolf was launched on 15 September 2018. Sea trials were due to begin in 2019, with the vessel scheduled - at the time - to be turned over to the Royal Canadian Navy in summer 2019.