HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331)

HMCS Vancouver off Australia in 2001
History
Canada
Name	Vancouver
Namesake	Vancouver, British Columbia
Builder	Saint John Shipbuilding Ltd., Saint John
Laid down	19 May 1988
Launched	8 July 1989
Commissioned	23 August 1993
Refit	HCM/FELEX May 2013 – May 2014
Homeport	CFB Esquimalt
Identification	MMSI number: 316160000 Callsign: CGAR pennant number: 331
Motto	Semper vigilans (ever on guard)
Honours and awards	Aleutians 1942–43, Atlantic 1944–1945, Arabian Sea[1]
Status	in active service
Badge	A square-rigged British ship of the line sailing west on the ocean.
General characteristics
Class and type	Halifax-class frigate
Displacement	3,995 t (3,932 long tons) (light) 4,795 t (4,719 long tons) (operational) 5,032 t (4,953 long tons) (deep load)
Length	134.2 m (440 ft 3 in)
Beam	16.5 m (54 ft 2 in)
Draught	7.1 m (23 ft 4 in)
Propulsion	2 × LM2500 gas turbines 1 × SEMT Pielstick diesel engine
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range	9,500 nmi (17,600 km; 10,900 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 Mk3 gun 1 × 20 mm Vulcan Phalanx CIWS 6 × .50 caliber machine guns
Aircraft carried	1 × CH-148 Cyclone
Aviation facilities	One helicopter landing pad and one hangar

HMCS Vancouver is a Halifax-class frigate, of the Royal Canadian Navy launched on 8 July 1989, as the second vessel of her class. She is based at CFB Esquimalt on the west coast of Canada, and is the third vessel to be named after Vancouver, British Columbia.