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Canadienne - Frigate FFH 331 HMCS Vancouver |
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class: Halifax class Helicopter Frigate / FFH Builder: Saint John Shipbuilding, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada STATUS: Laid down: May 19, 1988 Launched: July 8, 1989 Commissioned: August 23, 1993 IN SERVICE Homeport: CFB Esquimalt, British Columbia Namesake: City of Vancouver, British Columbia Ship's Motto: SEMPER VIGILANS (ever on guard) Technical Data: see INFO > Halifax class Frigate |
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       HMCS Calgary and HMCS Vancouver alongside                  SAAB Sea Giraffe 3D radar / SAAB Ceros-200 fire control radar + optronic director / Thales SMART-S Mk.2 long-range radar  mast + antenna details   Mk.15 close-in weapon system (CIWS) on the hangar   armament details: Mk.48 Mod.0 VLS for RIM-162 ESSM SAM / Mk.141 tube-launcher for RGM-84 Harpoon SSM SAAB Ceros-200 fire control radar + optronic / Mk.15 CIWS  a RIM-162 ESSM was fired from the Mk.48 Mod.0 VLS  Rheinmetall MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System)  Rheinmetall MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System) Halifax class Modernization / Frigate Life Extension (HCM/FELEX) > May 2013 - May 2014          before Halifax class Modernization/ Frigate Life Extension (HCM/FELEX) - with AN/SPS-49 radar  |
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HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331): The frigate's keel was laid down on 19 May 1988 by Saint John Shipbuilding at Saint John, New Brunswick, the second ship of her class. Vancouver was launched on 8 July 1989. After trials, the warship was commissioned on 23 August 1993 in her namesake city of Vancouver alongside Canada Place, third ship of the class, as sister ship Toronto commissioned almost a month before her. After commissioning, she was assigned to CFB Esquimalt, British Columbia on Vancouver Island as the first Halifax-class frigate to be based there. From May to July 1994, the frigate took part in the RIMPAC naval exercise off the coast of Hawaii. The ship then made a training cruise around the Pacific, making several port visits. The following year, Vancouver, with sister ship Regina, deployed on another Pacific training cruise. In 1995, the frigate deployed with a United States Navy carrier battle group. In 1997, Vancouver performed another Pacific training cruise and in 1998, took part in the RIMPAC naval exercise. Vancouver, accompanied by Protecteur, visited Vladivostok, Russia, marking only the second time Canadian warships visited the country since the fall of the Soviet Union. War on Terror: After the 11 September 2001 attacks, Vancouver and her sisters were a primary part of Canada's anti-terrorism naval forces in the Middle East. For instance, Vancouver was an integrated part of the American carrier battle group led by USS John C. Stennis, arriving at Hong Kong on 29 November 2001 and in the Persian Gulf in 19 December. The frigate performed maritime interdiction operations in the Gulf, enforcing sanctions on Iraq. The ship returned to Esquimalt on 28 May 2002. During Operation Apollo, Vancouver was used to intercept suspicious and unknown vessels at sea, and had on occasion boarded vessels to prevent the escape of fugitives and the transit of contraband. After a tour of duty in the Arabian Sea, her role in Apollo ended. She was replaced by another Halifax-class frigate to serve much the same role. Vancouver has spent time flying the Canadian flag more locally, including a trip to Oregon in 2003 and a visit to her namesake city of Vancouver to celebrate the tenth anniversary of her being commissioned. 2011 Libyan civil war: On 10 July 2011, Vancouver left her home port of Esquimalt to join the NATO-led air-sea Operation Unified Protector during the 2011 Libyan civil war. She was delayed by a small fire in her boiler. The fire was detected quickly and dealt with, delaying her departure only by an hour. The overall Canadian Forces contribution to Operation Unified Protector is known as Operation Mobile. She relieved Charlottetown, which had been on patrol in the region since the early spring. Operation Mobile closed on 1 November 2011, Vancouver was transferred to the NATO-led Operation Active Endeavour on 15 November 2011. She set course for her home port of CFB Esquimalt on 10 January 2012. Refit: On 6 May 2013 Vancouver was turned over to Seaspan Marine Corporation's Victoria Shipyards, to start an 18-month mid-life upgrading and modernization program. The HCM/FELEX refit was completed in May 2014. Harpoon Block II testing: In October 2015, Vancouver, along with Calgary and Chicoutimi, participated in the United States Navy's Task Group Exercise, a naval exercise held off southern California. In April 2016, Vancouver was used as the testbed for the launch of the new Harpoon Block II surface-to-surface missile, increasing the land strike capabilities of the frigate class. Pacific deployment: In June 2016, Calgary, Vancouver, Saskatoon and Yellowknife sailed from Esquimalt to participate in the RIMPAC naval exercise. Following RIMPAC, Vancouver was sent on a training cruise around the Pacific, making several port visits and participating in the Royal Australian Navy's training exercise "Kakadu". Vancouver was sent to take part in the Royal New Zealand Navy's 75th Birthday Celebrations on 19–21 November 2016. However, following the earthquake in New Zealand's South Island, the frigate was re-directed to Kaikoura to aide in humanitarian and disaster relief operations. In 2018, Vancouver deployed to the Pacific, participating in training with the Fijian Navy. In June and July 2018, Vancouver, along with sister ship Ottawa and the supply ship Asterix, took part in RIMPAC 2018 around the Hawaiian Islands. source: wikipedia |
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