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The Royal Canadian Navy has received the fourth patrol ship of the Arctic zone HMCS William Hall (433) of the Harry DeWolf class. The solemn ceremony of commissioning the icebreaker took place at the Irving Shipbuilding shipyard in Halifax, where this ship was built.
HMCS William Hall (433) is the fourth patrol ship in a series of six ships of the Arctic zone (Arctic Offshore Patrol Ship), after the lead HMCS Harry DeWolf (430), the first and second serial HMCS Margaret Brooke (431) and HMCS Max Bernays (432), which have already joined the Canadian Navy.
The ship's keel was officially laid down on February 17, 2021, and launched on November 27, 2022, after which it was completed in the pool next to the Halifax Shipyard. Sea trials began in July 2023.
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AOPS have a displacement of 6440 tons, their length is 103 m, width is 19 m. They are equipped with diesel-electric power plants. The speed is up to 17 knots. The range at an average speed of 14 knots is 6800 nautical miles. The ship can overcome ice one meter thick at a speed of three knots. The autonomy of a single ship in Arctic waters is four months. The crew consists of 65 people. The main task of such ships is surveillance and reconnaissance, protection of sovereignty, control of the situation in the exclusive economic zone of the state, search and rescue operations.
The ship is armed with a BAE MK38 25 mm automatic cannon and two M2 Browning machine guns. There are places for the CH-148 helicopter and two boats.
