HMCS Charlottetown (FFH 339)

	HMCS Charlottetown at Cleveland, Ohio in 2008
History
Canada
Name	Charlottetown
Namesake	Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Builder	Saint John Shipbuilding Ltd., Saint John
Laid down	18 December 1993
Launched	1 October 1994
Commissioned	9 September 1995
Refit	HCM/FELEX April 2013 – April 2014
Homeport	CFB Halifax
Identification	Pennant number FFH 339; MMSI number: 316130000;
Motto	"All Challenges Squarely Met"
Honours and; awards	Atlantic, 1942; Gulf of St. Lawrence, 1942,1944, Arabian Sea
Status	ship in active service
Badge	A representation of Queen's Square in Charlottetown with the Coronation crown of Queen Charlotte in the centre and 4 other squares surrounding in black and white.
General characteristics
Class and type	Halifax-class frigate
Displacement	3,995 tonnes (light); 4,795 tonnes (operational);
Length	134.2 m (440.3 ft)
Beam	16.5 m (54.1 ft)
Draught	7.1 m (23.3 ft)
Propulsion	2 × LM2500 gas turbines; 1 × SEMT Pielstick diesel engine;
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range	9,500 nmi (17,594 km; 10,932 mi)
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-148 Cyclone
Aviation facilities	Hangar and flight deck

HMCS Charlottetown is a Halifax-class frigate that has served in the Royal Canadian Navy since 1995. Charlottetown is the tenth ship in her class which is based on the Canadian Patrol Frigate Project. She is the third vessel to carry the designation HMCS Charlottetown. Charlottetown, assigned to Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT) and homeported at CFB Halifax, serves on missions protecting Canada's sovereignty in the Atlantic Ocean and enforcing Canadian laws in its territorial sea and exclusive economic zone. Charlottetown has also participated in several NATO missions, patrolling the Atlantic Ocean as part of Standing Naval Force Atlantic (STANAVFORLANT) and its successors Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 and 2 (SNMG1 / SNMG2). Charlottetown 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.

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