Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ship AOPS

[Stoker]

I am fully aware of the potential!

So am I, they trialed it on my ship. Pretty slick.

 

[Eye In The Sky]

It's a TRAPS installed on HDW.

 

[Steve]

I noticed yesterday during HMCS Harry Dewolf's departure from Halifax for northern operations that both her starboard lifeboat and rib stations were empty. Just curious why this would be?

 

[Steve]

Question answered, looks like the loaded the starboard bays after feeling at Imperoil.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

new video up

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Norway getting a "Super AOP's" at 9,800 DWT

Here comes Norway's new ice-strengthened coast guard ship

Vanishing sea ice gives Norway more waters to patrol. The hull for the first of three new Coast Guard ships to operate in the Arctic zone is now being towed from the shipyard in Romania.

thebarentsobserver.com

 

[Stoker]

Norway getting a "Super AOP's" at 9,800 DWT

Here comes Norway's new ice-strengthened coast guard ship

Vanishing sea ice gives Norway more waters to patrol. The hull for the first of three new Coast Guard ships to operate in the Arctic zone is now being towed from the shipyard in Romania.

thebarentsobserver.com

It looks nice but AOPS is a heavier ice class. That's not a ice breaking bow.

 

[Weinie]

It looks nice but AOPS is a heavier ice class. That's not a ice breaking bow.

With sea ice “vanishing” around Norway, no need for an ice breaking bow

 

[Colin Parkinson]

It looks nice but AOPS is a heavier ice class. That's not a ice breaking bow.

Yes it's an interesting choice, likley more focus on protecting the North Sea and fish stocks

 

[Stoker]

Yes it's an interesting choice, likley more focus on protecting the North Sea and fish stocks

Their CG is also their military, so they will be using it for that.

 

[Stoker]

With sea ice “vanishing” around Norway, no need for an ice breaking bow

That's their assessment as well that I read, they still have their AOPS version. These are to replace another class of CG ship.

 

[daftandbarmy]

With sea ice “vanishing” around Norway, no need for an ice breaking bow

Spitzbergen is still fairly ice bound, and a very strategic chunk of rock in Russia's way:

 

[Colin Parkinson]

No. 4 on the way

https://twitter.com/x/status/1428054280880017408

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Awesome picture

 

[dimsum]

Awesome picture

That's awesome - do you have the link to the original?

 

[Colin Parkinson]

It's a link to the one on Twitter, maybe contact the ship directly to see if you can get a better quality version.

 

[dapaterson]

...or find some friends in a CP140 to do a fly past and get another shot ...

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Also a good shot of the AOP's landing craft

 

[Navy_Pete]

That's awesome - do you have the link to the original?

If you look at the public combat camera page they usually end up there as well

 

[Underway]

HDW has left the Western entrance of the NWP and on its way to Esquimalt. The've recently passed 48 days underway and the crew are looking forward to seeing the sights of Victoria and hitting a pub after so much time in very small and very poor communities (many dry) in the North. They are learning a ton about the ship. Generally performing well with irritants of course. Spares are tough to get because the new supply contract is maturing, and their learning maint cycles.