NationMaster - Encyclopedia: HMCS Winnipeg

Halifax class frigate

Career

Laid down:

November 1992

Launched:

January 1995

Commissioned:

1996

Status:

in active service

General characteristics

Displacement:

4,750 tonnes

Length:

442 ft 10 in (134.2 m) overall

Beam:

54 ft 6 in (16.5 m)

Draught:

15 ft 4 in (4.9 m)

Propulsion:

2 x GE LM 2500 gas turbines 50,000 shp (37 MW)
Pielstick Cruise Diesel 10,000 shp (7.5 MW)

Speed:

30+ knots (54+ km/h)

Complement:

234 officers and crew

Armament:

24 x Honeywell Mk 46 Mod 5 torpedoes
16x Raytheon RIM-7 Sea Sparrow surface-to-air missiles
8 x Boeing RGM-84 Harpoon surface-to-surface missiles
57 mm Bofors Mk2 gun
20 mm Vulcan Phalanx Mk15 CIWS
6 x .50 calibre (12.7 mm) heavy machine guns

Aircraft:

1x CH-124 Sea King

The HMCS Winnipeg (FFH 338) is the ninth of the Halifax-class line of frigates. © This image is copyrighted. ... © This image is copyrighted. ... Royal Canadian Navy jack, adapted from Flags of the World. ... A French Lynx helicopter carrying a mk46 torpedo Designed to attack high-performance submarines, the Mark 46 torpedo is the backbone of the U.S. Navys lightweight ASW torpedo inventory, and is the current NATO standard. ... A RIM-7 Sea Sparrow being launched from the USS Essex (LHD-2) The AIM-7 Sparrow is a medium-range semi-active radar homing air-to-air missile operated by the USAF, US Navy, and USMC as well as various allied air forces. ... The AGM-84 Harpoon is a US all-weather, over-the-horizon, anti-ship missile system. ... Phalanx CIWS The Phalanx CIWS (Close-in weapon system, pronounced see-whizz) is an anti-missile system designed and manufactured by Raytheon Company. ... For the original Viking use of the name, see Sea_King. ... The Halifax Class Multi-Role Patrol Frigate (hull designation FFH) is a class of Canadian Navy frigates launched between 1992 and 1996. ... Frigate is a name which has been used for several distinct types of warships at different times. ...

Units of the Halifax class

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