HMCS Halifax (FFH 330)
_en_route_to_Haiti_2010-01-18.jpg) HMCS Halifax en route to Haiti in January 2010 as part of Operation Hestia |
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| Career (Canada) |  MARCOM |
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| Namesake: | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Builder: | Saint John Shipbuilding Ltd., Saint John |
| Laid down: | 19 March 1987 |
| Launched: | 30 April 1988 |
| Commissioned: | 29 June 1992 |
| Homeport: | CFB Halifax |
| Motto: | Sior gaisgiel (ever brave) |
| Honours and awards: |
Atlantic, 1942-45. |
| Fate: | Active in service |
| Badge: |  Argent a kingfisher holding a trident in bend points upward Or. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Halifax-class frigate |
| Displacement: | 3,995 tonnes (light) 4,795 tonnes (operational) 5,032 tonnes (deep load) |
| Length: | 134.2 m |
| Beam: | 16.5 m |
| Draught: | 7.1 m |
| Propulsion: | 2 × LM2500 Gas turbines 1 × SEMT Pielstick Diesel engine |
| Speed: | 30 knots (56 km/h) |
| Range: | 9,500 nautical miles (17,600 km) |
| Complement: | 225 (including air detachment) |
| Armament: | 24 × Honeywell Mk 46 torpedoes 16 × Evolved Sea-Sparrow SAM 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon SSM 1 × 57 mm Bofors Mk2 gun 1 × 20 mm Vulcan Phalanx CIWS 6 × .50 Caliber machine guns |
| Aircraft carried: | 1 × CH-124 Sea King |
HMCS Halifax (FFH 330) is a Halifax-class frigate that has served in the Canadian Forces since 1992.
Halifax is the lead ship in her class which is the name for the Canadian Patrol Frigate Project. She is the second vessel to carry the designation HMCS Halifax. She carries the hull classification symbol 330.
She is assigned to Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT) and is homeported at CFB Halifax in her namesake city, Halifax, a name that was also born by HMCS Halifax (K237), a Flower Class Corvette in World War II as well as the very first warship built in Halifax, HMS Halifax (1768).[1]
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[edit] Service
Halifax serves on MARLANT missions protecting Canada's sovereignty in the Atlantic Ocean and enforcing Canadian laws in its territorial sea and Exclusive Economic Zone.
Halifax 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.
Halifax has also participated in several NATO missions, patrolling the Atlantic Ocean as part of Standing Naval Force Atlantic (STANAVFORLANT) and its successor Standing NATO Response Force Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1).
On January 13, 2010, as part of Operation Hestia, it was announced that the Halifax would be deployed to the waters around Haiti to assist in relief efforts after the January 2010 earthquake, along with HMCS Athabaskan. Specifically the Halifax was to be deployed outside the area of Jacmel, which was slow to receive aid due to the fact the roads were cut off and the airport was too small to handle large aircraft.[2] Halifax provided air traffic control for Jacmel Airport on the ship.[3] On 4 Sep 2010, Halifax was turned over to Irving Shipbuilding's Halifax Ship Yards, to start a 18 month mid-life upgrading and modernization.
[edit] Timeline
- 1987, Mar 19: laid down at Saint John Shipbuilding Ltd., Saint John
- 1988, Apr 3: launched
- 1992, Jun 29: commissioned
- 1998: Halifax assisted in the recovery operation following the crash of Swissair Flight 111.
- 2001, Oct 8: diverted for combat operations
- 2010, Sep: first Mid-Life Refit scheduled, approximately 12 months in duration
- 2010, Jan 13: Ship prepares to deploy to Haiti for earthquake disaster relief
- 2010, Jan 14: Ship Sails from CFB Halifax enroute to Haiti along with HMCS Athabaskan for humanitarian Operation Hestia[4]
- 2010, Jan 18: Ship arrives off Jacmel[5]
- 2010, Feb 19: Ship leaves Jacmel, headed for home.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ Trevor Kenchington, "The Navy's First Halifax", Argonauta, Canadian Nautical Research Society, Vol. X, No. 2 (April 1993), p. 8-11
- ^ "Canadian Forces head to port town of Jacmel". CBC News. 18 January 2010. http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/01/18/haiti-jacmel-canada.html. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ (French) Romandie, "Haïti : le Canada va rouvrir l'aéroport de Jacmel", AFP, 20 January 2010 (accessed 21 January 2010)
- ^ CBC News, "Navy ships leave Halifax for Haiti", 14 January 2010 (accessed 22 February 2010)
- ^ (French) Radio-Canada, "Jacmel entre les mains de l'EICC", Presse canadienne, 19 January 2010 (accessed 22 February 2010)
- ^ Canadian Press, "Canada stops Haitian evacuation flights, death toll set to jump", CP, 22 February 2010 (accessed 23 February 2010)
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