HMCS Toronto
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History | |
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Canada | |
Name | Toronto |
Namesake | Toronto, Ontario |
Builder | Saint John Shipbuilding Ltd., Saint John |
Laid down | 22 April 1989 |
Launched | 18 December 1990 |
Commissioned | 29 July 1993 |
Homeport | CFB Halifax |
Identification |
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Motto | "Excellence with Vigour" |
Honours and awards | Gulf of St Lawrence 1944, Arabian Sea;[1] Meritorious Unit Commendation (United States)[2] |
Status | In active service |
Badge | Azure, a mural crown argent, masoned sable, surmounted by a beaver proper holding in the dexter paw, a marlin spike or. |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Halifax-class frigate |
Displacement |
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Length | 134.2 m (440 ft) |
Beam | 16.5 m (54 ft) |
Draught | 7.1 m (23 ft) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph) |
Range | 9,500 nmi (17,600 km; 10,900 mi) |
Complement | 225 (including air detachment) |
Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 1 × Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone |
Aviation facilities | Hangar and flight deck |
HMCS Toronto (FFH 333) is a Halifax-class frigate that has served in the Canadian Forces since 1993. Toronto is the fourth ship in her class which is the name for the Canadian Patrol Frigate Project. She is the second RCN ship to be named for Canada's largest city. When not on operations, she is assigned to Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT) and is based at CFB Halifax. Toronto serves on MARLANT missions protecting Canada's sovereignty in the Atlantic Ocean and enforcing Canadian laws in its territorial sea and exclusive economic zone.