HMCS Fredericton - FFH 337



Name: Fredericton
Namesake: Fredericton, New Brunswick
Builder: Saint John Shipbuilding Ltd., Saint John
Laid down: 25 April 1992
Launched: 26 June 1993
Commissioned: 10 September 1994
Refit: HCM/FELEX (October 2011-January 2013)
Homeport: CFB Halifax
Motto: "Stalker of the Seas"
Nickname(s): "The Freddie"
Honours and
awards:
Atlantic 1942–45, Arabian Sea [1]
Fate: in active service
Badge: Vert, a bend wavy argent charged with a like bendlet azure and overall a Bengal tiger prepared to leap.
General characteristics
Class and type: Halifax-class frigate
Displacement:
  • 3,995 tonnes (light)
  • 4,795 tonnes (operational)
  • 5,032 tonnes (deep load)
Length: 134.2 m (440 ft)
Beam: 16.5 m (54 ft)
Draught: 7.1 m (23 ft)
Propulsion:
Speed: 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range: 9,500 nautical miles (17,600 km; 10,900 mi)
Complement: 225 plus Air Det and CTG Staff Post HCM
Armament:
Aircraft carried: 1 × CH-124 Sea King

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