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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 .
HMCS Vancouver (K225) (II) was a Flower-class corvette that was renamed HMCS Kitchener (K225) before her launch in November 1941. HMCS Vancouver (K240) (III) was a Flower-class corvette that served in the Second World War. Vancouver served from its commission in March 1942 to the end of the war, when it was taken out of service in June 1945.
HMCS Vancouver: FFH 331 Saint John Shipbuilding: 19 May 1988: 23 August 1993: Pacific: HMCS Ville de Québec: FFH 332 Davie Shipbuilding: 16 December 1988: 14 July 1994: Atlantic: HMCS Toronto: FFH 333 Saint John Shipbuilding: 22 April 1989: 29 July 1993: Atlantic: HMCS Regina: FFH 334 Davie Shipbuilding: 6 October 1989: 29 December 1993 ...
HMCS Vancouver was a Flower-class corvette that served with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. She saw action primarily in both Atlantic and Pacific theatres. She was named for Vancouver, British Columbia. She was the second commissioned ship and the third overall to bear the name Vancouver.
A CEROS 200 Fire Control Radar aboard HMCS Ottawa. As part of the refit, Thales Canada supplied the Sirius long-range Infrared Search and Track (IRST) for the Halifax class. The IRST is currently in use on board the German Sachsen-class frigates. [27] The IRST is able to track low radar cross-section aircraft and ships.
HMCS Rainbow was the first ship with the HMCS designation after being transferred from the British Royal Navy to Canada, commissioned on 4 August 1910. [5] HMCS Haida became the first Canadian ship commissioned under a Queen during March 1952. [6]
HMCS Vancouver, was a Thornycroft S-class destroyer, formerly HMS Toreador built for the Royal Navy in 1917–1919. Seeing limited service with the Royal Navy, the ship was loaned to the Royal Canadian Navy in March 1928.
According to naval custom, the children of the ship's company baptized can also have their names inscribed on the ship's bell.The CFB Esquimalt Naval and Military Museum archive includes christening information from naval reserve divisions: HMCS Scotian; HMCS Queen Charlotte; HMCS Queen; HMCS Hunter; HMCS Hochelaga; HMCS Cataraqui; HMCS Hunter; HMCS Burlington.