Frédérick Rolette (AOPV 434) will be the fifth Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessel 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.

It was named to honour the naval hero, Lieutenant Frédérick Rolette.

Design and construction

The first steel was cut for Frédérick Rolette on 20 May 2021. The keel was laid on 29 June 2022. The ship was launched on 9 December 2023.

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The future HMCS Frédérick Rolette, Canada’s Fifth Arctic and Offshore

NAC News Edition 434 HMCS Frédérick Rolette Naval Association of Canada

HMCS Frederick Rolette AOPV434 Arctic Offshore Patrol Ship

[2112 x 1672] Future HMCS Frédérick Rolette in the assembly area after

First Lieutenant Frédérick Rolette, RN Canadian Naval Tribute Project