CFAV Haro

File:NLT Haro g.jpg First of class CFAV Haro docked at pier in L'Isle-aux-Coudres as tug passes.
History
Ordered	4
Builder	Groupe Ocean, L'Isle-aux-Coudres
Acquired	2022- present
In service	2
Homeport	CFB Esquimalt, CFB Halifax
General characteristics
Class and type	Naval Large Tugboat
Length	24.4 m (80 ft 1 in)
Beam	11.25 m (36 ft 11 in)
Draught	5.1 m (16 ft 9 in)
Installed power	2 × 4,998 hp (3,727 kW) diesel engines
Propulsion	Azimuth Stern Drive propulsion
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	6
Notes	Bollard pull : 60 tons

The Naval Large Tug is a class of naval tugboat operated by the Royal Canadian Navy. Four Naval Large Tugs (NLT) are currently being built by Ocean Industries Inc. of L'Isle-aux-Coudres under the National Shipbuilding Strategy. The first two tugboats will be based at CFB Esquimalt, and last two will be based at CFB Halifax. CFAV Haro was named after the Haro Strait, which connects the Straits of Georgia and Juan de Fuca in British Columbia, and is frequently transited by Royal Canadian Navy vessels proceeding north from Esquimalt, the home of our Pacific Fleet. The steel cutting commenced in Sept 2020 and the CFAV Haro was launched 15 Jul 2022.

The Naval Large Tugs will replace the five Glen-class tugs and the fire and rescue boat Firebrand which were brought into service in the mid-1970s. The Glen-class tugs which the NLT's are replacing have a bollard pull of 18 tonnes and 850 horsepower on each side. The Naval Large Tugs have much increased power at 60 tonnes of bollard pull and Azimuth Stern Drive propulsion with 4988 horsepower per side.

In December 2021, the RCN announced the names of the NLT's, The names are CFAV Haro, CFAV Barkerville, CFAV Canso, and the CFAV Stella Maris. The build cost of the four Naval Large Tugs is $121 million.