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Davie Delivers City-Class Frigate St. John’s to Royal Canadian Navy

Davie Shipbuilding (Davie) announced on Wednesday (Nov 02) that HMCS St. John’s, a City-class frigate, was delivered today to the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) after extensive maintenance and modernization work. The HMCS St. John’s sailed from Davie …
Nov 2, 2022 / Naval

Irving Shipbuilding commences construction of Canada’s sixth Arctic and offshore patrol ship

Irving Shipbuilding Inc. has cut first steel for the future HMCS Robert Hampton Gray to officially begin production of Canada’s sixth and Final Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) for the Royal Canadian Navy built under the National Shipbuilding …
Aug 20, 2022 / Naval

Seaspan Shipyards surpasses $1 billion in contracts to Canadian companies on Joint Support Ship Program for Royal Canadian Navy

Contracts awarded under the National Shipbuilding Strategy benefit many small and medium-size businesses across the country that count on Seaspan as an anchor customerAs the COVID-19 pandemic creates a critical need to sustain jobs and drive economic …
Mar 10, 2021 / Curious

Royal Canadian Navy’s First Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS), HMCS Harry DeWolf - Powered by GE

The first of six Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS) - HMCS Harry DeWolf - has been delivered to the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN).HMCS Harry DeWolf is the first full-electric power and propulsion ice class patrol vessel for the RCN.The electric …
Aug 13, 2020 / Naval

ABS, the Royal Canadian Navy, and Defence Research & Development Canada Launch Digital Asset Framework Pilot

ABS Thursday announced it is engaged in a pilot program with the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) to deliver the ABS Digital Asset Framework for the RCN’s Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels.The ABS Digital …
Feb 13, 2020 / Naval

Seaspan Shipyards hosts ceremonial keel laying for the Royal Canadian Navy’s future Joint Support Ship

The Future HMCS Protecteur will be the largest naval ship ever built in CanadaThursday (Jan16), Seaspan Shipyards and its more than 2,800 employees were proud to host the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and …
Jan 17, 2020 / Naval

Halifax Shipyard launches Canada’s second Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship

The Royal Canadian Navy’s second Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS), the future HMCS Margaret Brooke, was launched yesterday, Nov. 10, 2019, at Halifax Shipyard. Caption: The Royal Canadian Navy's second Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship, the …
Nov 11, 2019 / Vessels

Victoria Shipyards signs contract to maintain Canada’s West Coast-based Halifax-class Frigates

Seaspan’s Victoria Shipyards has signed a contract to perform Docking Maintenance work on the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN) fleet of Halifax-class frigates. This work has been executed by Victoria Shipyards for the last decade under the Frigate Life …
Jul 17, 2019 / Vessels

Canada’s second Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship structurally assembled at Halifax Shipyard

The Royal Canadian Navy's second Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS), the future HMCS Margaret Brooke, is now structurally assembled at Irving Shipbuilding's Halifax Shipyard.On Friday, May 3, the bow section of the second AOPS was transported on …
May 7, 2019 / Naval