MARGARET BROOKE (431)
MARGARET BROOKE
The History of the MARGARET BROOKE
HMCS Margaret Brooke (AOPV 431) is the second Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessel for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN). 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. Named after Sub-Lieutenant Margaret Brooke, an RCN nursing sister who tried to save another person during the sinking of the ferry SS Caribou during World War II. Margaret Brooke was ordered in 2011, laid down in 2016 and launched in 2019. The vessel began contractor sea trials in May 2021, and she was delivered to the Royal Canadian Navy for post-acceptance sea trials on 15 July 2021. The official naming ceremony for the ship was conducted on 29 May 2022 in conjunction with that for sister ship Max Bernays. The vessel was commissioned on 28 October 2022.
MARGARET BROOKE Statistical Data
- Pendant: 431
- 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: 29-May-2017
- Date Launched: 10-Nov-2019
- Date Commissioned: 28-Oct-2022
- Paid off:
Remarks
Named after Sub-Lieutenant Margaret Brooke, a Royal Canadian Navy Nursing Sister who heroically attempted to save fellow nursing sister Agnes Wilkie during the tragic sinking of the ferry SS Caribou off Newfoundland, during World War II.
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HMCS MARGARET BROOKE embarks on sea trials.
MARGARET BROOKE after launching.