''Frédérick Rolette'' (AOPV 434) is the fifth of the

Royal Canadian Navy The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN; , ''MRC'') is the Navy, naval force of Canada. The navy is one of three environmental commands within the Canadian Armed Forces. As of February 2024, the RCN operates 12 s, 12 s, 4 s, 4 s, 8 s, and several auxiliary ...

. The class was derived from the

Arctic Offshore Patrol Ship ''Harry DeWolf''-class offshore patrol vessels are warships of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) built within the Government of Canada Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) procurement project, part of the National Shipbuilding Strategy. In July 2 ...

project as part of the

National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy The National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS), formerly the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy (NSPS), is a Government of Canada program operated by the Department of Public Works and Government Services. The NSS was developed under the Steph ...

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 Frédérick Rolette (23 September 1785 to 17 March 1831), born in Quebec City on 23 September 1785, was an officer of the Royal Navy who served in the Provincial Marine during the War of 1812. In command of the brig at the outset of the conflic ...

Design and construction

The first steel was cut for ''Frédérick Rolette'' on 20 May 2021. The

keel The keel is the bottom-most longitudinal structural element of a watercraft, important for stability. On some sailboats, it may have a fluid dynamics, hydrodynamic and counterbalancing purpose as well. The keel laying, laying of the keel is often ...

was laid on 29 June 2022. The ship was launched on 9 December 2023 and delivered on 29 August 2024.

Operational Service

The ship was commissioned on 13 June 2025.

References

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