HMCS Ville de Québec (FFH 332)
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| Career |  |
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| Laid down: | 16 December 1988 |
| Launched: | 16 May 1991 |
| Commissioned: | 29 March 1993 |
| Status: | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 4,750 tonnes |
| Length: | 442 ft 10 in (134.2 m) overall |
| Beam: | 54 ft 6 in (16.5 m) |
| Draught: | 15 ft 4 in (4.9 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 x GE LM 2500 gas turbines 50,000 shp (37 MW) Pielstick Cruise Diesel 10,000 shp (7.5 MW) |
| Speed: | 30+ knots (54+ km/h) |
| Complement: | 234 officers and crew |
| Armament: | 24 x Honeywell Mk 46 Mod 5 torpedoes 16x Raytheon RIM-7 Sea Sparrow surface-to-air missiles 8 x Boeing RGM-84 Harpoon surface-to-surface missiles 57 mm Bofors Mk2 gun 20 mm Vulcan Phalanx Mk15 CIWS 6 x .50 calibre (12.7 mm) heavy machine guns |
| Aircraft: | 1x CH-124 Sea King |
HMCS Ville de Quebec (FFH 332) is the third of the Halifax-class line of frigates. On September 2, 2005, the ship was sent to the devastated U.S. Gulf Coast to assist disaster relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina. See Canadian response to Hurricane Katrina for more information.
| Halifax-class multi-role patrol frigate |
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Halifax | Vancouver | Ville de Québec | Toronto | Regina | Calgary | Montréal | Fredericton | Winnipeg | Charlottetown | St. John's | Ottawa |
| List of ships of the Canadian Navy |
