Canada’s First Coast Guard Arctic and Offshore Patrol Cutter Launched at Halifax Shipyard

Halifax Shipyard has launched the first Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship built for the Canadian Coast Guard, marking the latest milestone in Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy and the ongoing renewal of the Coast Guard fleet.

The future CCGS Donjek was launched April 28 in Bedford Basin after being moved from Halifax Shipyard’s land-level facility onto a submersible barge two days earlier. The 104.7-meter vessel is now pier side at the yard, where work will continue ahead of sea trials and delivery to the Canadian Coast Guard later this year.

The ship is the first of two Coast Guard AOPS variants being built