Halifax-class frigate frigates are a type of URO multi-purpose frigate , which has been in service with the Canadian Navy since 1992. The result of a program launched in the 1970s to replace obsolete destroyers of the Annapolis , Mackenzie , Restigos and Saint Laurent types. In addition to traditional anti-submarine weapons, ships carried the means to counter surface and air targets. The first of the twelve ships of the series was Halifax . The ships got their names in honor of the capitals or largest cities of ten Canadian provinces, as well as the cities of Ottawa and Montreal .
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| Preceding type | Annapolis destroyers |
| Years of construction | 1987 - 1996 |
| Years in the ranks | 1988 - present |
| Years in operation | 1992 - present |
| Scheduled | 12 |
| Built | 12 |
| In the ranks | 12 |
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| Displacement | 3875 tons (standard) 4770 tons (full) |
| Length | 134.1 m |
| Width | 16.4 m |
| Draft | 4.9 m |
| Engines | CODOG twin -shaft combination unit 2 gas turbine units General Electric LM2500 |
| Power | 47 500 l. from. |
| Mover | 2 screws |
| Speed | 29 knots (maximum), 13 knots (economic) |
| Sailing range | 7,000 nautical miles at 15 knots |
| Crew | 225 people (including 22 officers) |
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| Radar weapons | Radar SAAB Sea Giraffe, AN / SPS-49 |
| Electronic weapons | Mass |
| Artillery | 1 × 1 57 mm Bofors SAK 57 |
| Flak | 1 6-barrel 20 mm ZAK Mark 15 Phalanx CIWS 6 machine guns Browning M2 |
| Missile weapons | 2x4 PU PKR " Harpoon 16 PU SAM Sea Sparrow |
| Mine torpedo armament | 2 × 2 324 mm Mark 32 torpedo tubes (24 torpedoes Mark 46 ) |
| Aviation group | 1 helicopter CH-124 Sea King or 1 helicopter CH-148 Cyclone |
In 2007, the Canadian government announced plans to modernize the ships of the series. In November 2008, a group of companies led by Lockheed Martin Canada received a contract for the work. The planning of work was completed in November 2016 [1] , the modernization of all 12 ships should be completed in 2018.
In October 2011, it was also announced the development of a new project for a promising ship for the Canadian fleet, which would replace Halifax-type frigates and Iroquois-class destroyers . The construction of these ships is scheduled for the early 2020s.
Content
- 1 Project
- 1.1 Armament
- 2 Ship List
- 3 notes
- 4 References
Project
Work on the design of the ship was begun in 1977 as part of the Canadian Patrol Frigate Program with the aim of replacing obsolete destroyers in service with the fleet. In July 1983, the government approved a budget for the construction of the first series of six frigates. In December 1987, six more ships were ordered. Reflecting changes in the long-term fleet development strategy, the frigates were designed as multipurpose ships with a special emphasis on actions against submarines.
The displacement of frigates amounted to 4830 tons. The maximum length is 134.65 m, width - 16.36 m, draft - 4.98 m. In general, the ship turned out to be larger than Iroquois-class destroyers. The ship's mover is two adjustable-pitch propellers powered by the CODOG control unit, which includes two General Electric LM2500 gas turbine units and a SEMT Pielstick diesel engine. The ship has a speed of up to 29 knots. When driving on a diesel engine at a speed of 15 knots, the cruising range is 7000 miles.
Armament
To search and destroy submarines at a distance from the ship, the frigate carries on board the anti-submarine helicopter CH-124 Sea King . A helicopter can take off and land when waves are up to 6 points . To defeat submarines nearby, frigates are armed with Mark 46 anti-submarine torpedoes launched from two torpedo tubes.
Anti-ship armament consists of two four-container harpoon missile launchers located in the middle of the hull between the hangar and the pipe. Air defense is provided by missile launchers of the Sea Sparrow air defense system, and to repulse air attacks near the ship, it is armed with the Falank ZAK mounted on the roof of a helicopter hangar.
In the bow of the ship, a 57-mm Bofors SAK 57 artillery mount is installed, the rate of fire of the gun is 220 rounds per minute, and the firing range is 17 km.
The ships are armed with two Shield Mark 2 jamming systems manufactured by BAE Systems . There is a set of anti-torpedo protection AN / SLQ-25 Nixie .
Two fire control radars SPG-503 (STIR 1.8) manufactured by Thales Nederland are located on the roof of the bridge and on the platform in front of the hangar. The ships are also equipped with AN / SPS-49 airborne radar, Ericsson HC150 Sea Giraffe surface target radar and Kelvin Hughes type 1007 navigational radar.
Ship List
| Title | room | Shipyard | Bookmark Date | Launch date | The date of entry into the fleet | Notes |
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| Halifax | Ffh 330 | Saint John Shipbuilding, St. John | March 19, 1987 | April 30, 1988 | June 29, 1992 | In the ranks |
| Vancouver | FFH 331 | Saint John Shipbuilding, St. John | May 19, 1988 | July 8, 1989 | August 23, 1993 | In the ranks |
| Ville de québec | Ffh 332 | MIL Davie Shipbuilding, Loson | December 16, 1988 | May 16, 1991 | July 14, 1994 | In the ranks |
| Toronto | Ffh 333 | Saint John Shipbuilding, St. John | April 22, 1989 | December 18, 1990 | July 29, 1993 | In the ranks |
| Regina | Ffh 334 | MIL Davie Shipbuilding, Loson | October 6, 1989 | January 25, 1992 | December 29, 1993 | In the ranks |
| Calgary | Ffh 335 | MIL Davie Shipbuilding, Loson | June 15, 1991 | August 28, 1992 | May 12, 1995 | In the ranks |
| Montréal | Ffh 336 | Saint John Shipbuilding, St. John | February 8, 1991 | February 28, 1992 | July 21, 1994 | In the ranks |
| Fredericton | Ffh 337 | Saint John Shipbuilding, St. John | April 25, 1992 | June 26, 1993 | September 10, 1994 | In the ranks |
| Winnipeg | Ffh 338 | Saint John Shipbuilding, St. John | March 20, 1993 | June 25, 1994 | June 23, 1996 | In the ranks |
| Charlottetown | Ffh 339 | Saint John Shipbuilding, St. John | December 18, 1993 | October 1, 1994 | September 9, 1995 | In the ranks |
| St. John’s | Ffh 340 | Saint John Shipbuilding, St. John | August 24, 1994 | August 26, 1995 | June 26, 1996 | In the ranks |
| Ottawa | Ffh 341 | Saint John Shipbuilding, St. John | April 29, 1995 | May 31, 1996 | September 28, 1996 | In the ranks |