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The Royal Navy of Canada receives a third patrol icebreaker HMCS Max Bernays (432) Harry DeWolf class. The ceremony was held at the shipyard Irving Shipbuilding in Halifax.
Patrol icebreaker, but rather the ship of the Arctic zone (Arctic Offshore Patrol Ship) HMCS Max Bernays (432) is the second serial in a series of six ships. The name was in honor of the canadian Navy officer max Bernays, who participated in the battle of the Atlantic during the Second world war. Icebreaker launched on 25 October 2021. After the transfer of the canadian Navy, the ship will spend some time at the shipyard "to complete the training." In 2023 HMCS Max Bernays transferred to the West coast of Canada, he will be based in Esquimalt.
To date, the composition of the canadian fleet has three ships of the Arctic zone - head HMCS Harry DeWolf (430), the first serial HMCS Margaret Brooke (431) and HMCS Max Bernays (432). Three ships will join the fleet until the end of 2025.
Arctic Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) have a displacement 6440 t, length – 103 m, a maximum width of 19 m. Equipped with diesel-electric propulsion systems. Speeds up to 17 knots. The range of stroke at an average speed of 14 knots - 6800 nautical miles. The ship can break ice in one meter at a speed of three knots. The autonomy of the individual ship in Arctic waters – four months. The crew of 65 people. The main objective of these ships, surveillance and reconnaissance, protection of the sovereignty, control of the situation in the exclusive economic zone of the state, search and rescue operations.
The ship is armed with automatic cannon caliber BAE MK38 25 mm and two M2 Browning machine guns. Provides space for the placement of the helicopter, the CH-148 and two boats.
