RCN ICE PATROL VESSEL PROGRAMME PICKS UP PACE

The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) took delivery of the second of Canada’s Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS) programme, the future HMCS Margaret Brooke, from Irving Shipbuilding Inc., in July 2021.

The HMCS Margaret Brooke (front) was delivered on 15 July. The third Harry DeWolf-class vessel (back) will be launched in autumn 2021. (credit: Irving Shipbuilding Inc.)

The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) took delivery of the second of Canada’s Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS) programme, the future HMCS Margaret Brooke, from Irving Shipbuilding Inc., in July 2021.