Polar Class
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Polar Class 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
The 2012-built South African polar research vessel S. A. Agulhas II is one of the few vessels rated PC 5 or higher.
The 2020-built SH Minerva is a small expedition cruise ship with Polar Class 5 rating.
The Finnish LNG-powered icebreaker Polaris, built in 2016, is rated Polar Class 4 with an additional notation "Icebreaker(+)" denoting additional strengthening.
The Polar Class 3 icebreaking research vessel Kronprins Haakon is operated by the Norwegian Polar Institute.
Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessels are warships of the Royal Canadian Navy built within the Government of Canada Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship procurement project, part of the National Shipb
Polar Class
…Attenborough in 2020, and the Chilean Almirante Viel in 2024. In 2012, the Royal Canadian Navy awarded a shipbuilding contract for the construction of six Arctic Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS) built to PC 5 rating. As of 2026, five of the six vessels (Harry DeWolf, Margaret Brooke, Max Bernays, William Hall, and Frédérick Rolette) have entered…
HMCS Harry DeWolf under way in September 2021
Norwegian Coast Guard vessel NoCGV Svalbard, on which the Harry DeWolf class design is modelled
HMCS William Hall under construction in August 2022
HMCS Harry DeWolf, shown transiting through icy waters in the Northwest Passage, has a Polar Class 5 rating.