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    • AOR 508 HMCS Provider

    CA Canadian Armed Forces




    1963 to 1998    



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    Flight Deck: PR
    Call Sign: CZCF


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    History of CA AOR 508 HMCS Provider

    1961-may-1Laid down
    1962-jul-5Launched
    1963HomeportCFB Halifax initially based at CFB Halifax
    1963-sep-28Commissioned
    1969HomeportCFB Esquimalt transferred to CFB Esquimalt
    1998-junDecommissioned
    2002towed to Sirocco, Turkey, prior to being scrapped
    2003Fate: scrappedIn Turkey

    Specifications

    		    

        from Provider class
    166crew
    7300light (tn)
    22000full load (tn)
    168length (m)
    23beam (m)
    9.40draught (m)
    21max speed (knots)
    21000power (shp)
    2Naval Engine boilers
    2Naval Engine steam turbines
    2Chaff and decoys Corvus chaff launcher

    Aircraft

    		    

        Typical Max
    CA Royal Canadian Navy (1945-1968) Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King 23


    The Max option implies only aircraft of this model onboard    

    Builder

    		    

    CA Davie Shipbuilding,



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