The sixth vessel of the
Canadian Coast Guard's was
laid down on 13 July 2012 by
Halifax Shipyard at
Halifax, Nova Scotia with the
yard number 6099. The vessel was named
Corporal McLaren M.M.V. for the soldier Mark Robert McLaren of the
Canadian Army who was killed in the
War in Afghanistan and displayed valour for which he was awarded the
Medal of Military Valour. The ship was
launched on 13 September 2013. The patrol vessel was completed on 26 October 2013 and entered service that year.
Corporal McLaren M.M.V. is
registered in
Ottawa,
Ontario and based at
Dartmouth,
Nova Scotia. The patrol vessel is used primarily for enforcing Canadian maritime law within Canada's nautical borders. In May 2016
Corporal McLaren M.M.V. was taken out of service to address corrosion on stern plates. While undergoing a refit at
Sambro, Nova Scotia, on 17 November 2018
Corporal McLaren M.M.V. was released from the vessel's cradle, allegedly due to vandalism. The vessel slid down the slip and lay partially submerged in the water, though the damage was light. The ship was refloated on 26 November 2018 and taken to a dock in Sambro where the full extent of the damage was assessed. In the aftermath, the Canadian Coast Guard cut ties with Canadian Maritime Engineering, the shipyard performing the repair work at the time of the sabotage. The Government of Canada budgeted CAD$11 million for the repair of
Corporal McLaren M.M.V. with no timeline on the vessel's return to service. In June 2024 the Government of Canada issued a Request for Proposals to break up the vessel and dispose of it in an environmentally responsible manner. The ship was reported sold in January 2025 to Marine Recycling Corporation for
scrapping. ==Citations==