HMCS HARRY DEWOLF (430)
HMCS HARRY DEWOLF
The History of HMCS HARRY DEWOLF
Harry DeWolf embarked on its inaugural deployment on 3 August 2021. It participated in Operation Nanook, Canada's annual sovereignty operation and manoeuvre warfare exercise conducted in the Arctic, alongside HMCS Goose Bay and elements of the Canadian Coast Guard and the United States Coast Guard. During this exercise, a new underwater listening device called the Towed Reelable Active-Passive Sonar (TRAPS) was trialled, testing advanced acoustic sensing capabilities for anti-submarine warfare operations. The ship then proceeded through the Northwest Passage, and docked at CFB Esquimalt on 4 October 2021. Harry DeWolf left CFB Esquimalt on 22 October 2021, and sailed to the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean via the Panama Canal. During this second leg of its journey, it took part in Operation Caribbe — Canada's contribution to the US-led anti-drug smuggling effort Operation Martillo — and seized almost 3,000 kilograms (6,600 lb) of cocaine. Harry DeWolf returned to CFB Halifax on 16 December 2021, becoming the first Canadian naval vessel to circumnavigate North America since HMCS Labrador made a similar voyage in 1954.
In August 2022, Harry DeWolf was among the Canadian warships that were to be deployed to the Arctic as part of the multinational military exercise Operation Nanook. However, after two of four generators on the ship ceased functioning, the ship was not expected to return to service until April 2023.
In August 2023, after an operational hiatus for necessary repairs and extensive sailor training, Harry DeWolf departed from its homeport of Halifax for the 2023 iteration of the annual sovereignty Arctic deployment, Operation Nanook.
HMCS HARRY DEWOLF Statistical Data
- Pendant: 430
- Type: Arctic/Offshore Patrol Vessel
- Class: Harry DeWolf Class
- Displacement: 6,440 metric tonnes tonnes
- Length: 103.6 m (340 ft) ft
- Width: 19 m (62 ft) ft
- Draught: ft
- Speed: 17 knots kts
- Compliment: 65 Officers and Crew
- Arms: 1 x BAE Mk 38 25 mm; 2 x M2 Browning machine gun
- Builder: Halifax Shipyards
- Keel Laid: 11-Mar-2016
- Date Launched: 15-Sep-2018
- Date Commissioned: 26-Jun-2021
- Paid off:
Remarks
Named after Vice Admiral Harry DeWolf, a former head of the RCN and commander of HMCS Haida during the Second World War.
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Arctic Offshore Patrol Ship HMCS Harry DeWolf (AOPV 430)
HARRY DEWOLF under construction.