City class Frigate

Also known as the Halifax class, this Multirole patrol frigates replaced the 1960s class destroyers. They are the work horses of the Canadian Armed Forces Maritime Command (MARCOM) since 1992. Refit between 2014 and 2018 to let them serve until 2030s

Specifications

225

crew

4770

full load (tn)

134

length (m)

16.40

beam (m)

4.90

draught (m)

9500

range (nm)

max speed (knots)

Naval Engine diesel - SEMT Pielstick

Naval Engine gas turbine - General Electric LM2500

Naval Engine propulsion system: CODOG

Missile Launcher Mk 141 quad Harpoon

Missile Launcher Sea Sparrow VLS

Naval Gun single 57 mm

Close-In Weapon System CIWS Phalanx 20 mm

Torpedo Launchers Mk 32 triple-tube 324mm

Naval Radar air search radar AN/SPS-49

Naval Radar surface and low level air search radar Sea Giraffe

Aircraft

		Typical	Max
CAF	Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King	1	1
CAF	Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone	1	1

Shipyards

Davie Shipbuilding -	3
Saint John Shipbuilding - 1nm E of Saint John	9

List of Ships

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1992	--	Canadian Armed Forces	FFH 330	HMCS Halifax	CGAP
1993	--	Canadian Armed Forces	FFH 331	HMCS Vancouver	CGAR - VR
1993	--	Canadian Armed Forces	FFH 333	HMCS Toronto	CGAD
1993	--	Canadian Armed Forces	FFH 334	HMCS Regina	CGAE
1994	--	Canadian Armed Forces	FFH 332	HMCS Ville de Quebec	CGAC - VC
1994	--	Canadian Armed Forces	FFH 336	HMCS Montreal	CGAG
1994	--	Canadian Armed Forces	FFH 337	HMCS Fredericton	CGAN
1995	--	Canadian Armed Forces	FFH 335	HMCS Calgary	CGAF
1995	--	Canadian Armed Forces	FFH 339	HMCS Charlottetown	CGAJ
1996	--	Canadian Armed Forces	FFH 338	HMCS Winnipeg	CGAI - WG
1996	--	Canadian Armed Forces	FFH 340	HMCS St. John s	CGAK
1996	--	Canadian Armed Forces	FFH 341	HMCS Ottawa	CGAL

12 units

Events

1987-mar-19	Laid down	Laid down FFH 330 HMCS Halifax
1988-apr-30	Launched	Launched FFH 330 HMCS Halifax
1988-may-19	Laid down	Laid down FFH 331 HMCS Vancouver
1988-dec-16	Laid down	Laid down FFH 332 HMCS Ville de Quebec
1989-apr-22	Laid down	Laid down FFH 333 HMCS Toronto
1989-jul-08	Launched	Launched FFH 331 HMCS Vancouver
1989-oct-06	Laid down	Laid down FFH 334 HMCS Regina
1990-dec-18	Launched	Launched FFH 333 HMCS Toronto
1991-feb-08	Laid down	Laid down FFH 336 HMCS Montreal
1991-may-16	Launched	Launched FFH 332 HMCS Ville de Quebec
1991-jun-15	Laid down	Laid down FFH 335 HMCS Calgary
1992-jan-25	Launched	Launched FFH 334 HMCS Regina
1992-feb-28	Launched	Launched FFH 336 HMCS Montreal
1992-apr-25	Laid down	Laid down FFH 337 HMCS Fredericton
1992-jun-29	Commissioned	Commissioned FFH 330 HMCS Halifax
1992-aug-28	Launched	Launched FFH 335 HMCS Calgary
1993-mar-20	Laid down	Laid down FFH 338 HMCS Winnipeg
1993-jun-26	Launched	Launched FFH 337 HMCS Fredericton
1993-jul-29	Commissioned	Commissioned FFH 333 HMCS Toronto
1993-aug-23	Commissioned	Commissioned FFH 331 HMCS Vancouver
1993-dec-18	Laid down	Laid down FFH 339 HMCS Charlottetown
1993-dec-29	Commissioned	Commissioned FFH 334 HMCS Regina
1994-apr	Deployment	Deployment FFH 330 HMCS Halifax part of Standing Naval Force Atlantic (SNFL) in deployment to former Yugoslavia, until Aug 1994
1994-jun-25	Launched	Launched FFH 338 HMCS Winnipeg
1994-jul-14	Commissioned	Commissioned FFH 332 HMCS Ville de Quebec
1994-jul-21	Commissioned	Commissioned FFH 336 HMCS Montreal
1994-aug-24	Laid down	Laid down FFH 340 HMCS St. John s
1994-sep-10	Commissioned	Commissioned FFH 337 HMCS Fredericton
1994-oct-01	Launched	Launched FFH 339 HMCS Charlottetown
1995-apr-29	Laid down	Laid down FFH 341 HMCS Ottawa
1995-may-12	Commissioned	Commissioned FFH 335 HMCS Calgary
1995-jun-23	Commissioned	Commissioned FFH 338 HMCS Winnipeg at Esquimalt, BC.
1995-aug-26	Launched	Launched FFH 340 HMCS St. John s
1995-sep-09	Commissioned	Commissioned FFH 339 HMCS Charlottetown
1996-jan-01	Aircraft	Aircraft FFH 338 HMCS Winnipeg first air detachment embarked
1996-mar	Deployment	Deployment FFH 330 HMCS Halifax returned to former Yugoslavia as part of SNFL, until May 1996
1996-may-31	Launched	Launched FFH 341 HMCS Ottawa
1996-jun-26	Commissioned	Commissioned FFH 340 HMCS St. John s
1996-sep-28	Commissioned	Commissioned FFH 341 HMCS Ottawa
1997-feb	Deployment	Deployment FFH 338 HMCS Winnipeg part of STANAVFORLANT until Jul.
1998-nov-28	Aircraft	Aircraft FFH 336 HMCS Montreal HS-423 CH-124 12416 aboard during the weekend STANAVFORLANT visit to Plymouth
2000-jun	Deployment	Deployment FFH 338 HMCS Winnipeg two month deployment to Pearl Harbor for RIMPAC 2000, until late Jul.
2001-aug-24	Port Visit	Port Visit FFH 330 HMCS Halifax International Festival of Sea 2001 Present at IFoS Portsmouth.
2002-oct	Deployment	Deployment FFH 338 HMCS Winnipeg provided force protection to other units and interdiction operations in the international war on terror, in Persian Gulf until c Jun 2003
2002-nov	Deployment	Deployment FFH 336 HMCS Montreal to Gulf of Oman for Operation Enduring Freedom
2003-apr-30	Refit	Refit FFH 330 HMCS Halifax to Port Weller for 7 month refit, emerging Nov 2003
2003-jul	Refit	Refit FFH 338 HMCS Winnipeg extended maintenance and refit, until Mar 2004
2005-jun-24	Deployment	Deployment FFH 336 HMCS Montreal Fleet Review: Trafalgar 200 Present at Trafalgar 200 Fleet Review off Norris anchorage
2005-jul-01	Port Visit	Port Visit FFH 336 HMCS Montreal Present at International Festival of the Sea, Portsmouth
2005-sep-06	Deployment	Deployment FFH 333 HMCS Toronto departed Halifax for US Gulf states in support of Hurricane Katrina clean up operations, with CCGS Sir William Alexander, HMCS Athabaskan and HMCS Ville de Quebec.
2005-sep-06	Deployment	Deployment FFH 332 HMCS Ville de Quebec departed Halifax for US Gulf states in support of Hurricane Katrina clean up operations, with HMCS Athabaskan, HMCS Toronto and CCGS Sir William Alexander.
2009-apr		FFH 338 HMCS Winnipeg Combined Task Force 150 Apr09 - Jun09 embarked CH-124B 12416
2009-oct	Aircraft	Aircraft FFH 336 HMCS Montreal during visit by Royal Navy Ships Flight from HMS St Albans Merlin, ZH837/503 of 829 NAS was damaged on board.
2010	Trials	Trials FFH 336 HMCS Montreal undertaking trials to introduce the CH-148 Cyclone into CAF shipborne service.
2010-jan	Deployment	Deployment FFH 330 HMCS Halifax Operation Panlake Part of rapid assist team sent to Haiti in aftermath of Earthquake.
2010-jan-30	Port Visit	Port Visit FFH 333 HMCS Toronto visit to Toronto, until 1 Feb 2010
2010-jun-09	Port Visit	Port Visit FFH 335 HMCS Calgary Fleet Review: 100th anniversary of Canadian Navy visited CFB Esquimalt for MARPAC Fleet Review
2010-jun-09	Port Visit	Port Visit FFH 331 HMCS Vancouver Fleet Review: 100th anniversary of Canadian Navy visited CFB Esquimalt for MARPAC Fleet Review
2010-jun-09	Port Visit	Port Visit FFH 341 HMCS Ottawa Fleet Review: 100th anniversary of Canadian Navy visited CFB Esquimalt for MARPAC Fleet Review
2010-jun-09	Port Visit	Port Visit FFH 338 HMCS Winnipeg Fleet Review: 100th anniversary of Canadian Navy visited CFB Esquimalt for MARPAC Fleet Review
2010-jun-24	Deployment	Deployment FFH 335 HMCS Calgary deployment to Pearl Harbor for RIMPAC 2010, until late Jul.
2010-jun-28	Port Visit	Port Visit FFH 333 HMCS Toronto Fleet Review: 100th anniversary of Canadian Navy visited Halifax for MARLANT Fleet Review
2010-jun-28	Port Visit	Port Visit FFH 339 HMCS Charlottetown Fleet Review: 100th anniversary of Canadian Navy visited Halifax for MARLANT Fleet Review
2010-jun-28	Port Visit	Port Visit FFH 337 HMCS Fredericton Fleet Review: 100th anniversary of Canadian Navy visited Halifax for MARLANT Fleet Review
2010-jun-28	Port Visit	Port Visit FFH 340 HMCS St. John s Fleet Review: 100th anniversary of Canadian Navy visited Halifax for MARLANT Fleet Review. Was the reviewing vessel, carrying HM The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh for the review.
2010-jun-28	Port Visit	Port Visit FFH 336 HMCS Montreal Fleet Review: 100th anniversary of Canadian Navy visited Halifax for MARLANT Fleet Review
2010-sep-30	Refit	Refit FFH 330 HMCS Halifax first of class for the Halifax class modernisation programme and mid-life refit at Irving Shipbuilders, until Sep 2011
2011-feb	Deployment	Deployment FFH 333 HMCS Toronto Operation CARIBBE
2011-mar-02	Homeport	Homeport FFH 339 HMCS Charlottetown Halifax, departure mediterranean sea for Libyan mission. Embarked CH-124 12424
2011-mar-02	Deployment	Deployment FFH 339 HMCS Charlottetown departed Halifax, NS for 5 months operations off Libya
2011-jun	Refit	Refit FFH 335 HMCS Calgary for the Halifax class modernisation programme and mid-life refit at Seaspan Victoria Shipyards, until Jun 2012
2011-jul-08	Port Visit	Port Visit FFH 339 HMCS Charlottetown Port of Valletta on board embarked Sea King 12424
2011-jul-10	Deployment	Deployment FFH 331 HMCS Vancouver departed Esquimalt, BC to relieve HMCS Charlottetown in operations off Libya
2011-aug	Refit	Refit FFH 338 HMCS Winnipeg for the Halifax class modernisation programme and mid-life refit at Seaspan Victoria Shipyards, until c Dec 2012.
2011-aug-18	Port Visit	Port Visit FFH 339 HMCS Charlottetown relieved from Libyan operations by HMCS Vancouver in a ceremony at Palma de Mallorca, Ballearic Islands.
2011-sep-02	Homeport	Homeport FFH 339 HMCS Charlottetown Halifax, arrived
2011-oct	Deployment	Deployment FFH 340 HMCS St. John s Operation CARIBBE
2011-oct	Aircraft	Aircraft FFH 331 HMCS Vancouver off the coast of Libya during Operation Mobile with Sea King 412
2011-oct	Refit	Refit FFH 337 HMCS Fredericton for the Halifax class modernisation programme and mid-life refit at Irving Shipyards, until Jan 2013
2012-apr-17	Deployment	Deployment FFH 340 HMCS St. John s NOLA Navy Week visited New Orleans to commemorate War of 1812
2012-sep-25	Port Visit	Port Visit FFH 332 HMCS Ville de Quebec visited Cornwall, ON
2012-dec-01	Deployment	Deployment FFH 334 HMCS Regina Combined Task Force 150 cooperation exercise with Yemeni forces in Southern Red Sea with CTF-150, until 5 Dec.
2013-may	Refit	Refit FFH 331 HMCS Vancouver for the Halifax class modernisation programme and mid-life refit at Seaspan Victoria Shipyards, until c May 2014
2013-dec	Deployment	Deployment FFH 333 HMCS Toronto operating in Arabian Sea as part of CTF-150
2014-sep-12	Port Visit	Port Visit FFH 333 HMCS Toronto SNMG2 visited Constanța as part of NATO SNMG2, for 4 days.
2014-sep-20		FFH 333 HMCS Toronto SNMG2 visited Varna as part of NATO SNMG2, for 3 days.
2014-dec	Trials	Trials FFH 330 HMCS Halifax extensive programme of trials (until May 2015), for new CH-148 Cyclone to be operated on Canadian Forces ships
2015-apr-11	Deployment	Deployment FFH 337 HMCS Fredericton Exercise Joint Warrior 15-1 participated in JW 15-1, off NW Scotland, with embarked CH-124
2015-jun-05	Deployment	Deployment FFH 337 HMCS Fredericton BALTOPS 15 deployed to Baltic Sea for BALTOPS 2015.
2015-jul	Trials	Trials FFH 336 HMCS Montreal post-HCM/FELEX refit sea trials
2015-sep-14	Aircraft	Aircraft FFH 338 HMCS Winnipeg Sea King 421 at Yeovilton, UK
2015-sep-16	Port Visit	Port Visit FFH 338 HMCS Winnipeg in London at DSEI 2015 exhibition
2015-oct	Deployment	Deployment FFH 330 HMCS Halifax Exercise Trident Juncture 2015 participated in multi-national NATO Maritime Command exercise, until Nov 2015
2015-oct	Deployment	Deployment FFH 338 HMCS Winnipeg Exercise Trident Juncture 2015 participated in multi-national NATO Maritime Command exercise, until Nov 2015
2015-oct-03	Deployment	Deployment FFH 336 HMCS Montreal Exercise Joint Warrior 15-2 participated in JW 15-2 off north west coast of Scotland
2015-oct-03	Deployment	Deployment FFH 330 HMCS Halifax Exercise Joint Warrior 15-2 participated in JW 15-2 off north west coast of Scotland
2015-oct-03	Deployment	Deployment FFH 338 HMCS Winnipeg Exercise Joint Warrior 15-2 participated in JW 15-2 off north west coast of Scotland
2016-feb-11		FFH 337 HMCS Fredericton in the Aegean Sea stopping people-smugglers
2016-apr-20	Aircraft	Aircraft FFH 336 HMCS Montreal with CH-148 148818 ear Nova Scotia
2016-jun	Deployment	Deployment FFH 331 HMCS Vancouver returned to Canada after 7 month deployment on 15 Dec
2016-jun		FFH 337 HMCS Fredericton SNMG2 part of SNMG2
2016-aug-18	Deployment	Deployment FFH 331 HMCS Vancouver Aug18 departing Hawaii with embarked CH-124 flight, for Asia-Pacific after RIMPAC 16 exercise
2016-sep-12	Deployment	Deployment FFH 331 HMCS Vancouver Exercise Kakadu 16 Participated in Exercise Kakadu 16 until 24 Sep
2016-oct-09	Deployment	Deployment FFH 339 HMCS Charlottetown Exercise Joint Warrior 16-2 Participated in Ex JW16-2, with CH-124 12404 embarked
2016-oct-31	Aircraft	Aircraft FFH 336 HMCS Montreal with CH-148 Cyclone 148821 during Exercise Spartan Warrior off eastern US coast
2016-nov	Deployment	Deployment FFH 331 HMCS Vancouver scheduled to attend the RNZN 75th Anniversary Fleet Review, with CH-124 412 embarked, but diverted to assist in NZ Earthquake relief off Kaikoura, South Island.
2016-nov-14	Deployment	Deployment FFH 331 HMCS Vancouver Kaikoura Earthquake relief operations diverted from Auckland to assist in earthquake relief off Kaikoura
2016-nov-20	Port Visit	Port Visit FFH 331 HMCS Vancouver visited Wellington, en route Auckland
2017-mar-24	Deployment	Deployment FFH 336 HMCS Montreal Exercise Joint Warrior 17-1 Participated in Joint Warrior 17-1, in Scottish Training Areas
2017-sep-16	Deployment	Deployment FFH 340 HMCS St. John s Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Maria Relief Operations Operating off South Caicos, assisting British Royal Marines with preparations for Hurricane Maria. CH-124 12426 embarked.
2017-sep-24	Deployment	Deployment FFH 340 HMCS St. John s Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Maria Relief Operations Arrived off Dominica on 24 Sep to continue Hurricane support operations in Caribbean. Returned to Halifax, NS on 5 Oct.
2017-oct-06	Port Visit	Port Visit FFH 338 HMCS Winnipeg Visited San Francisco for Fleet Week 2017.
2018-jun-08	Port Visit	Port Visit FFH 334 HMCS Regina Portland Fleet Week visited Portland for Fleet week.
2018-jul-18	Aircraft	Aircraft FFH 332 HMCS Ville de Quebec SNMG2 with 148823 marks first CH-148 Cyclone deployment to the Mediterranean for a SNMG2 tour
2018-oct	Deployment	Deployment FFH 332 HMCS Ville de Quebec Oct 2018 while assigned to NATO SNMG2, participated in Ex Trident Juncture 18, around Norway.
2018-oct-03	Port Visit	Port Visit FFH 331 HMCS Vancouver Passed under the Golden Gate Bridge to participate in SF Fleet Week 2018 Parade of Ships.
2018-nov-15	Port Visit	Port Visit FFH 330 HMCS Halifax visited London for almost a week, departed 21 Nov.
2019-jan-19	Deployment	Deployment FFH 333 HMCS Toronto Departed CFB Halifax for 6 month deployment on Operation Reassurance for North Sea and Baltic margins of central and eastern Europe
2019-feb-01	Deployment	Deployment FFH 333 HMCS Toronto SNMG2 1 Feb 2019, NATO SNMG2 member and participated in air defence exercise with Turkish Navy in Eastern Mediterranean
2019-feb-26	Deployment	Deployment FFH 333 HMCS Toronto Dynamic Manta 2019
2019-mar-02	Port Visit	Port Visit FFH 334 HMCS Regina Visited Guam during Operation Projection, with CH-148 148824 embarked.
2019-may-05	Deployment	Deployment FFH 340 HMCS St. John s In Glasgow for Exercise Formidable Shield
2019-sep	Deployment	Deployment FFH 330 HMCS Halifax SNMG2 Assigned to NATO SNMG2. Embarked CH-148 Cyclone is c/s Kingfisher. 148823
2019-sep-07	Port Visit	Port Visit FFH 340 HMCS St. John s To Antwerp for 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Scheldt.
2019-oct-29	Port Visit	Port Visit FFH 340 HMCS St. John s Visited Toronto during Great Lakes Tour.
2020-feb-21	Deployment	Deployment FFH 337 HMCS Fredericton Dynamic Manta 2020
2020-feb-27	Deployment	Deployment FFH 337 HMCS Fredericton Dynamic Manta 2020 Ionian Sea
2020-apr-29	Aircraft	Aircraft FFH 337 HMCS Fredericton attached CH-148 Cyclone 148822 crashed into the Ionian Sea near Greece. 6 fatalities
2020-jun-02	Port Visit	Port Visit FFH 337 HMCS Fredericton Visited HMNB Portsmouth for 2 days, departed 4 Jun.
2020-aug-04	Deployment	Deployment FFH 332 HMCS Ville de Quebec departed Halifax for 3 week Arctic deployment
2020-oct-04	Deployment	Deployment FFH 332 HMCS Ville de Quebec Exercise Joint Warrior 20-2 Participated in Ex Joint Warrior 20-2 off NW Scotland
2020-oct-04	Deployment	Deployment FFH 330 HMCS Halifax Exercise Joint Warrior 20-2 Participated in Ex Joint Warrior 20-2 off NW Scotland
2020-oct-04	Deployment	Deployment FFH 333 HMCS Toronto Exercise Joint Warrior 20-2 Participated in Ex Joint Warrior 20-2 off NW Scotland
2020-dec-04	Port Visit	Port Visit FFH 333 HMCS Toronto weekend visit to HMNB Devonport.
2021-jan-08	Port Visit	Port Visit FFH 330 HMCS Halifax visit embarked CH148 148805 dep 13 January
2021-jan-16	Port Visit	Port Visit FFH 330 HMCS Halifax Visiting Lisbon, departed 19 Jan.
2021-mar-05	Port Visit	Port Visit FFH 330 HMCS Halifax weekend visit to Gdynia, with other elements of NATO SNMG1
2021-apr-12	Port Visit	Port Visit FFH 330 HMCS Halifax Visit
2021-sep-19		FFH 337 HMCS Fredericton passed Greenock, Scotland on an outbound journey to participate in the naval exercises Dynamic Mariner 2021 and Joint Warrior 21-1. CH-148 148826 on board
2022-may-06	Port Visit	Port Visit FFH 330 HMCS Halifax visited Swinoujscie while Flagship of NATO SNMG1.
2022-jun	Aircraft	Aircraft FFH 336 HMCS Montreal of CH-148 148811 landing during Op Reassurance
2022-jun-13		FFH 330 HMCS Halifax Exercise Dynamic Mongoose 2022 participated in DYMO 2022.
2023-feb-02	Port Visit	Port Visit FFH 336 HMCS Montreal visited Lisbon at Sta Apolonia.