HMCS Max Bernays
Royal Canadian Navy offshore patrol vessel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Max Bernays (AOPV 432) is the third 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.
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HMCS Max Bernays (foreground), with HMCS Margaret Brooke (astern) | |
History | |
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Canada | |
Name | Max Bernays |
Namesake | Max Bernays |
Builder | Irving Shipbuilding, Halifax, Nova Scotia |
Laid down | 5 December 2018 |
Launched | 23 October 2021 |
Commissioned | 3 May 2024 |
Homeport | Esquimalt |
Identification | IMO number: 4702527 |
Motto | Interriti impetus (Latin for 'Undaunted by fire') alludes to Max Bernays’ heroism under enemy fire. The translation also conveys the idea of “fire” as a reference to the flames surrounding Bernays during the ordeal. |
Status | In service |
General characteristics | |
Type | Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessel |
Displacement | 6,615 t (6,511 long tons) |
Length | 103.6 m (339 ft 11 in) |
Beam | 19.0 m (62 ft 4 in) |
Draught | 5.7 m (18 ft 8 in)[1] |
Ice class | Polar Class 5 |
Installed power | 4 × MAN 6L32/44CR (4 × 3.6 MW)[1] |
Propulsion | Diesel-electric; two shafts (2 × 4.5 MW)[2] |
Speed | |
Range | 6,800 nmi (12,600 km; 7,800 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)[4] |
Boats & landing craft carried |
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Complement | 65 |
Armament |
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Aircraft carried | Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone or other helicopters/CU-176 Gargoyle UAV |
Aviation facilities | Hangar and flight deck |
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