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Polar Class
Polar Class (PC) refers to the ice class assigned to a ship by a classification society based on the ''Unified Requirements for Polar Class Ships'' developed by the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS). Seven Polar Classes are defined in the rules, ranging from PC 1 for year-round operation in all polar waters to PC 7 for summer and autumn operation in thin first-year ice.Unified Requirements for Polar Class ships
. International Association of Classification Societies (IACS), April 2016.
The IACS Polar Class rules should not be confused with International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters (Polar Code) by the International Maritime Organization (IMO).


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Antartica 1
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Lindblad Expeditions
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Canadian Coast Guard
The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG; french: links=no, Garde côtière canadienne, GCC) is the coast guard of Canada. Formed in 1962, the coast guard is tasked with marine search and rescue (SAR), communication, navigation, and transportation issues in Canadian waters, such as navigation aids and icebreaking, marine pollution response, and support for other Canadian government initiatives. The coast guard operates 119 vessels of varying sizes and 23 helicopters, along with a variety of smaller craft. The CCG is headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, and is a special operating agency within Fisheries and Oceans Canada (Department of Fisheries and Oceans). Role and responsibility Unlike armed coast guards of some other nations, the CCG is a government marine organization without naval or law enforcement responsibilities. Naval operations in Canada's maritime environment are exclusively the responsibility of the Royal Canadian Navy. Enforcement of Canada's maritime-related federal statute ...
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''Robert Hampton Gray'' (AOPV 435) will be the sixth for the Royal Canadian Navy. The class was derived from the Arctic Offshore Patrol Ship project as part of the National Shipbuilding Procurement and is primarily designed for the patrol and support of Canada's Arctic regions. It is expected to be the last naval AOPV to be built and will be followed by two more non armed vessels for the Canadian Coast Guard. Design and construction The option to build the sixth ship in the series was taken up in November 2018 when the vessel was ordered. She is named for Royal Canadian Navy Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray, the last Canadian to be awarded the Victoria Cross in World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power .... The first steel for ''Robert Hampton Gray'' was cut i ...
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HMCS Frédérick Rolette
''Frédérick Rolette'' (AOPV 434) will be the fifth 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 The keel is the bottom-most longitudinal structural element on a vessel. On some sailboats, it may have a hydrodynamic and counterbalancing purpose, as well. As the laying down of the keel is the initial step in the construction of a ship, in Br ... was laid on 29 June 2022. References {{Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessel Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessels Royal Canadian Navy ship names ...
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HMCS Harry DeWolf
HMCS ''Harry DeWolf'' (AOPV 430) is the lead ship of its class of offshore patrol vessels 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 Vice Admiral Harry DeWolf, a former head of the RCN, the vessel was ordered in 2011, laid down in 2016 and launched in 2018. The vessel completed contractors sea trials in July 2020, was delivered to the RCN on 31 July 2020 and began post-acceptance sea trials. ''Harry DeWolf'' was commissioned on 26 June 2021. Design and description The s are designed for use in the Arctic regions of Canada for patrol and support within Canada's exclusive economic zone. The vessel is long overall with a beam of . The ship has a displacement of . The ship has an enclosed foredeck that protects machinery and work spaces from Arctic climates. The vessel i ...
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