Halifax-class

The Halifax-class Patrol Frigate (hull designation FFH) is a class of 12 multirole patrol frigates operated by the Royal Canadian Navy since 1992. It was developed from the Canadian Patrol Frigate project in the 1970s and 80s to replace the aging Annapolis, Mackenzie, Restigouche, and St. Laurent-class warships.

Specifications

• Role: Patrol Frigate (FFH)
• Crew Complement:
• Displacement: 4,770 tons
• Dimensions
  • Length: 134.1 meters
  • Beam: 16.4 meters
  • Draught: 4.9 meters
• Propulsion
  • 2 x General Electric LM2500 Gas Turbines (produces 47,500 shp)
  • 1 x Pielstick v20 cruise diesel engine (produces 8,800 shp)
• Armament
  • Missiles
    • 8 x Mark 141 Harpoon SSM
    • 16 x RIM-162 ESSM SAM/SSM
  • 24 x Mark 46 Torpedoes Mod 5
  • Guns
    • 1 x 57 mm Bofors Mk2 gun
    • 1 x Phalanx CIWS (Block 1B)
    • 6 x .50 caliber Heavy Machine Guns
  • Decoys: 24 x Chaff/infrared decoys
• Sensors
  • Air Search: Ericsson Sea Giraffe HC 150
  • Long Range Air Search: Raytheon AN/SPS-49
  • Fire Control: Signaal SPG-503 STIR 1.8
  • Active Sonar: AN/SQS-510 Hull-mounted variable depth
  • Passive Sonar: AN/SQR-501 CANTASS Passive towed array
• Parasite Craft:
  • 1 Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King (to be replaced with Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone in 2013)

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