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Canadienne - Frigate FFH 340 HMCS St. John's |
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class: Halifax class Helicopter Frigate / FFH Builder: Saint John Shipbuilding, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada STATUS: Laid down: August 24, 1994 Launched: August 26, 1995 Commissioned: June 24, 1996 IN SERVICE Homeport: CFB Halifax, Nova Scotia Namesake: City of St. John's, capital of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador Ship's Motto: AVANCEZ (advance) Technical Data: see INFO > Halifax class Frigate |
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                  Halifax class Modernization / Frigate Life Extension (HCM/FELEX) > 2014 - October 2015              Bofors Mk.3 57mm gun     Mk.48 Mod.0 VLS / Thales SPG-503 (STIR 1.8) fire control radar / Mk.15 Phalanx CIWS  Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King on the flight deck  |
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HMCS St. John's (FFH 340): The frigate's keel was laid down on 24 August 1994 by Saint John Shipbuilding Ltd. at their shipyard in Saint John, New Brunswick. The ship was launched on 26 August 1995 and commissioned into the Canadian Forces on 26 June 1996 in St. John's, and carries the hull classification symbol FFH 340. On 7 August 1997 the frigate joined NATO's Standing Naval Force Atlantic (STANAVFORLANT), returning to Canada on 18 December. The following year, the frigate took part in the NATO naval exercise Strong Resolve off Norway and deployed to the Adriatic Sea for operations with NATO's Standing Naval Force Mediterranean (STANAVFORMED). In 2000, the ship took part in UNITAS, a multi-national naval exercise. As part of Operation Apollo, Canada's contribution to the War in Afghanistan, St. John's sailed to the Gulf of Oman. Leaving Halifax, Nova Scotia on 1 May 2002, the frigate participated in fleet support and maritime interdiction missions. The warship returned to Halifax on 17 November 2002. In 2005, the frigate, with the destroyer Athabaskan, frigate Toronto and the Canadian Coast Guard ship Sir William Alexander were sent to Louisiana to aid in recovery efforts following the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina. In 2008, the vessel took part in Operation Caribbe, Canada's contribution to an ongoing U.S.-led, multinational effort to interdict drug trafficking in the international waters of the Caribbean Basin and eastern Pacific Ocean. In September 2008, the frigate was sent to Haiti, carrying 350 tonnes of food and relief supplies after the nation had been hit by four hurricanes. In July 2010, St. John's took part in the International Fleet Review at Halifax, Nova Scotia, where Queen Elizabeth II inspected a Guard of Honour on board to mark the centennial of the Royal Canadian Navy, and as part of Canada Day celebrations. In August 2011, St. John's participated in the multinational six-week arctic sovereignty Operation Nanook. During the operation, the ship visited several northern communities and participated in search-and-rescue and disaster response exercises in company with HMCS Summerside and HMCS Moncton as well as American and Danish ships. St. John's deployed on Operation Caribbe from 3 October to 14 November 2011. During her deployment, she helped recover a drug cargo from a scuttled self-propelled semi-submersible (SPSS) vessel. The recovery effort included the deployment of the FBI laboratory's technical dive team, which conducted dive operations on the scuttled SPSS from United States Coast Guard cutter USCGC Cypress. More than 6,700 kg (14,800 lb) of cocaine was recovered from the vessel. The drugs, destined for distribution in North America, had an estimated street value of US$180 million. During this deployment, the Joint Interagency Task Force South based out of Key West, Florida, coordinated the joint efforts in allowing the US Coast Guard to make 38 arrests, and seized a total of 10,902 kg (24,035 lb) of cocaine and 1,144 kg (2,522 lb) of marijuana, equating to more than US$223 million. On 8 May 2013, the ship suffered an oil spill while at dock in Halifax Harbour. During a transfer of fuel within the ship a leak was spotted and the transfer was halted, but not before a significant amount of oil entered the water. The Royal Canadian Navy was later fined $100,000 for the spill. In the summer of 2013 the crew of St. John's conducted a replacement in place of the crew of Toronto in Kuwait City, Kuwait. Toronto was in the middle of a deployment on Operation Artemis in support of CTF 150. St. John's completed her FELEX refit at Halifax Shipyards in October 2015. Maritime security operations: The vessel deployed to the Mediterranean Sea in January 2017 to join Standing NATO Maritime Group 2. As part of the deployment, the frigate patrolled the Black Sea. The vessel returned to Canada on 17 July 2017 and was relieved by sister ship Charlottetown. In September 2017, St. John's was deployed the Caribbean Sea to bring relief aid to Turks and Caicos after Hurricane Irma swept through the region. St. John's provided aid to South Caicos. The ship was forced to leave the island after only a week due to the arrival of Hurricane Maria. Following the departure of the storm, St. John's was scheduled to return to South Caicos. However, the frigate was dispatched later that month to bring humanitarian aid to Dominica after Hurricane Maria devastated that island. Once power was restored to the island's airport, St. John's sailed for Canada, arriving 5 October. St. John's departed Halifax on 16 January 2018 for deployment to the Mediterranean Sea as part of Operation Reassurance. The vessel relieved HMCS Charlottetown upon arrival. The frigate returned to Halifax on 23 July, having participated in naval exercises in the northern Atlantic Ocean and Baltic and Mediterranean Seas. The ship was relieved by HMCS Ville de Québec. source: wikipedia - - - - - The Halifax Class patrol frigate HMCS St. John’s was floated up on August 26, 1995 and commissioned in her namesake city in Newfoundland on June 24, 1996. She joined the Standing Naval Force Atlantic (North Atlantic Treaty Organization: NATO) on August 7, 1997, at Norfolk, Virginia, returning home on December 18. She took part in NATO Exercise STRONG RESOLVE in Norwegian waters in the early spring of 1998, and that fall joined Standing Naval Force Mediterranean (SNFM), returning to Halifax, Nova Scotia, on December 15. On March 23, 1999, HMCS St. John’s and 3 consorts sailed south for a month’s training. The following spring found her in the Caribbean area yet again, making courtesy visits and taking part in the international Exercise UNITAS. She sailed on May 1, 2002, to join in Operation APOLLO in support of the United States-led coalition in the war against terrorism. In 2004, she conducted various fisheries patrols as well as participating in a covert operation with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to intercept drug smugglers; 500 kg of uncut cocaine were seized. In November 2004, HMCS St. John’s was awarded NATO’s “CLEAN SWEEP AWARD” following a live firing operation in which she successfully fired 2 missiles against high-speed aerial targets. It was the sixth time this honour was awarded and the first time for a nation other than the United States. In 2005, she was busy with a variety of international exercises, from simulated evacuations of civilians to anti-submarine warfare. In June, she conducted an interdiction operation along with other government agencies and 6 tons of hashish was seized. source: DND-MDN Canada |
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