We know that the nature of the Navy will continue to change, probably at a faster pace than ever. HMCS Harry deWolf heads from the Irving-owned Halifax Shipyard on its way to being delivered to the Royal Canadian Navy dockyard in Halifax on Wednesday, July 31, 2020. Halifax, Nova Scotia Approval of a Badge February 15, 2018 Vol. HMCS Harry DeWolf. HMCS Harry DeWolf (AOPV-430) is scheduled to be turned over to the Royal Canadian Navy in summer 2019. 2.2K likes. Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Harry DeWolf sailed under Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) command for the first time in early October 2020, and has since been at sea regularly, with the crew conducting training, testing and trials on the new vessel. The AOPS will be known as the Harry DeWolf Class, with HMCS Harry DeWolf as the lead ship. The ship was ordered in 2011, laid down in 2016, and launched in 2018. The HMCS Harry DeWolf is the first armed warship to have been finished through the federal government's multibillion-dollar shipbuilding plan. Harry DeWolf CO and crew ready for the next step By Ryan Melanson, Trident News While the recent naming ceremony for the future HMCS Harry DeWolf marked a major milestone for the government’s National Shipbuilding Strategy and for the team at Irving Shipbuilding, it was also a special day for […] F-35 Production Costs to Drop But Sustainment Costs to Increase: Pentagon, Shipyard Delivers First Borei-A SSBN to Russian Navy, Italy Clears Initial Order for 40 Centauro II Tank Destroyers, US Releases More Details About MiG-29s, Su-24s It Says Were Flown to Libya, US Approves $1.2Bn Patriot PAC-3 Missile Package for Kuwait, GE Delivers First F414 Engine for South Korea’s KF-X Fighter Program, Boeing Resumes 737 MAX Production, Announces First 6,700 Layoffs, New French Army H160M Helicopter to Enter Service Two Years Early, Two Royal Navy Missile Submarines Sidelined by Technical Problems, Bombardier Closes $550M Sale of the CRJ Program to Mitsubishi, UK Defence Secretary's Speech on Defence Reform, Norway's Defense Minister Details 2021 Capability Upgrades, US Officials Brief on FY20 Arms Export Sales, HASC Demands Clarity on F-35 Block 4 Modifications, EU’s Borrell on Advancing European Defense Cooperation, British, French Ministers Mark Treaty's 10th Anniversary, Luftwaffe Chief Details Future Multi-Domain Operations, Esper Details Future Defense Modernization Priorities, UK Statement on Resuming Arms Exports to Saudi Arabia, EU Commissioners Call for United, Resilient and Sovereign Europe. HMCS Harry DeWolf is now under construction by Irving Shipbuilding Inc. in Halifax, Nova Scotia. This jetty and infrastructure including one in Esquimalt for West Coast AOPS and the Naval Refueling Depot in Nanisivik was included in the total cost of the AOPS Project. The ship was ordered in 2011, laid down in 2016, and launched in 2018. The trials will include a planned proficiency patrol around the waters off Newfoundland. On September 18, 2014, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the name of the first of the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN) Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS) in Hamilton, Ontario. 103 meters long and weighing 6,615 tons, the HMCS Harry DeWolf is the largest ship built … The build contract, valued at $2.3 billion, is a cost reimbursable incentive fee-based contract that provides incentives for Irving Shipbuilding to deliver 6 ships to the Royal Canadian Navy within a pre‑determined and not-to-exceed ceiling price. 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Construction of future HMCS Harry DeWolf started at Halifax Shipyard in September 2015 and the ship was launched on September 15, 2018. Ryan Melanson Trident Newspaper –– The future HMCS Harry DeWolf sailed under Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) command for the first time in early October, and has since been at sea regularly with the crew conducting training, testing, and trials on the new vessel.. The new DeWolf class Arctic Offshore Patrol Ships will … HMCS Harry DeWolf (AOPV 430) is the lead ship of its class of offshore patrol vessels 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. The Harry DeWolf-class will be affiliated with regions of the Inuit Nunangat. HMCS Harry DeWolf also had trouble Thursday producing fresh water with the reverse osmosis system aboard the first of the navy’s six arctic and … HMCS Harry DeWolf (AOPV 430) is the lead ship of its class of offshore patrol vessels 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. Built by Irving Shipbuilding, the future Harry DeWolf is the largest naval vessel to be completed in Canada in over 50 years. Canada defends more coastline than any other country, as it is bounded by three oceans. HMCS Harry DeWolf also had trouble Thursday producing fresh water with the reverse osmosis system aboard the first of the navy’s six arctic and offshore patrol ships. The Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessels are warships of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) built by the Government of Canada Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) procurement project, part of the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy (now called National Shipbuilding Strategy). Once this post-acceptance work is complete, the ship will undergo a formal commissioning ceremony in summer 2021, which will mark that it has officially entered into active naval service, … Is the Harry DeWolf not a great‑looking ship? The Canadian navy is about to get its first new large warship in two decades. HMCS Harry DeWolf Trials New Capabilities at Sea, (Source: Royal Canadian Navy; issued Dec 07, 2020), A CH-149 Cormorant helicopter lowers a Search and Rescue Technician aboard HMCS Harry DeWolf on November 18. Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Harry DeWolf is named in honour of a wartime Canadian naval hero. He retired from the Royal Canadian Navy on July 31, 1960. Hard Over Harry takes command of legendary Tribal class destroyer HMCS HAIDA, Canada’s most highly decorated naval officer of WWII...began peacetime career…served through early Cold War, Retired from the RCN as chief of the naval staff. December 7, 2020 – The future HMCS Harry DeWolf sailed under RCN command for the first time in early October 2020, and has since been at sea regularly, with the crew conducting training, testing and trials on … A native of Bedford, Nova Scotia, Vice-Admiral Harry DeWolf (RCN) was decorated for outstanding service throughout his naval career, which included wartime command of HMCS St. Laurent from 1939-40, and later, his 1943-44 command of HMCS Haida, known as the “Fightingest Ship in the RCN.” The announcement was made at HMCS Haida, which now serves as a museum ship on the Hamilton waterfront. The first of the Harry DeWolf-class is expected to be turned over to the RCN in fall 2019. We will get a good look at Canada’s newest warship today as it visits Newfoundland waters. HMCS Harry DeWolf (AOPV 430) is the lead ship of its class of offshore patrol vessels 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. HMCS Harry DeWolf is the first of the AOPS designed to better enable the RCN to exercise sovereignty in Canadian waters, including in the Arctic. HMCS Harry DeWolf is the first ship built for the RCN under the National Shipbuilding Strategy. (RCN photo). for jetties), as well as initial spares and support. HMCS Harry DeWolf will remain docked at Jetty NJ at the CFB Halifax Dockyard while the RCN conducts its post-acceptance trials and training, including operations near Newfoundland and Labrador. It arrives two years behind schedule. Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Harry DeWolf sailed under Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) command for the first time in early October 2020, and has since been at sea regularly, with the crew conducting training, testing and trials on the new vessel. HMCS Harry DeWolf is the first full-electric power and propulsion ice class patrol vessel for the RCN.