HMCS Charlottetown (FFH 339)
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HMCS Charlottetown is a Halifax-class frigate that has served in the Royal Canadian Navy since 1995. Charlottetown is the tenth ship in her class which is based on the Canadian Patrol Frigate Project. She is the third vessel to carry the designation HMCS Charlottetown. Charlottetown, assigned to Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT) and homeported at CFB Halifax, serves on missions protecting Canada's sovereignty in the Atlantic Ocean and enforcing Canadian laws in its territorial sea and exclusive economic zone. Charlottetown has also participated in several NATO missions, patrolling the Atlantic Ocean as part of Standing Naval Force Atlantic (STANAVFORLANT) and its successors Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 and 2 (SNMG1 / SNMG2). Charlottetown has also been deployed on missions throughout the Atlantic and to the Indian Ocean, specifically the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea on anti-terrorism operations.
HMCS Charlottetown at Cleveland, Ohio in 2008 | |
History | |
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Canada | |
Name | Charlottetown |
Namesake | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
Builder | Saint John Shipbuilding Ltd., Saint John |
Laid down | 18 December 1993 |
Launched | 1 October 1994 |
Commissioned | 9 September 1995 |
Refit | HCM/FELEX April 2013 – April 2014 |
Homeport | CFB Halifax |
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Motto | "All Challenges Squarely Met" |
Honours and awards | Atlantic, 1942; Gulf of St. Lawrence, 1942,1944,[1] Arabian Sea[2] |
Status | ship in active service |
Badge | A representation of Queen's Square in Charlottetown with the Coronation crown of Queen Charlotte in the centre and 4 other squares surrounding in black and white. |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Halifax-class frigate |
Displacement |
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Length | 134.2 m (440.3 ft) |
Beam | 16.5 m (54.1 ft) |
Draught | 7.1 m (23.3 ft) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
Range | 9,500 nmi (17,594 km; 10,932 mi) |
Complement | 225 (including air detachment) |
Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 1 × CH-148 Cyclone |
Aviation facilities | Hangar and flight deck |