Heddle Shipyards and Team Vigilance launch offshore patrol vessel
by CM staff
The Vigilance Class vessels will replace the Kingston Class Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels. These new ships will be designed, built, and equipped in Canada.
Photo: CNW Group/Heddle Shipyards.
ST. CATHARINES — The Team Vigilance partner companies Vard Marine Inc, Heddle Shipyards, Thales Canada, SH Defense, and Fincantieri, launch the Vigilance Class Offshore Patrol Vessel.
Intended to satisfy projected future demands under the second pillar of the Government of Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy, the Vigilance Class vessels will replace the Kingston Class Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels. These new ships will be designed, built, and equipped in Canada.
Collectively, the Team Vigilance partner companies bring impressive capabilities and experience to bear in naval ship design, Canadian and global shipbuilding, the integration of combat and offboard systems, modular payload systems, and life-cycle solutions. As a partner company, Heddle Shipyards will leverage Team Vigilance’s broad experience to realize the underutilized capacity at our Ontario Shipyards to meet the future needs of the Royal Canadian Navy.
Established in 1987, Heddle Shipyards is a Canadian-owned company and the fastest-growing Canadian Shipyard on the Great Lake – the fourth maritime region in Canada.
“Ontario was once the epicenter of shipbuilding in Canada. We have the capacity needed to deliver the Vigilance Class Offshore Patrol Vessel,” said Shaun Padulo, President and CEO of Heddle Shipyards. “With the support of our Team Vigilance partners, we will harness this capacity to support the second pillar of the National Shipbuilding Strategy and activate Ontario’s manufacturing and industrial sector to support NSS.”
