HMCS Fredericton (FFH 337)

	HMCS Fredericton off Iqaluit in 2007
History
Canada
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
Identification	MMSI number: 316143000; Callsign: CGAN;
Motto	"Stalker of the Seas"
Nickname(s)	"The Freddie"
Honours and; awards	Atlantic 1942–45, Arabian Sea
Status	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	2 × LM2500 gas turbines; 1 × SEMT Pielstick diesel engine;
Speed	In excess of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range	9,500 nautical miles (17,600 km; 10,900 mi)
Complement	225
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 × Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone

HMCS Fredericton is a Halifax-class frigate that has served in the Canadian Forces since 1994. Fredericton is the eighth ship in her class which is based on the Canadian Patrol Frigate Project. She is the second vessel to carry the name. Fredericton serves on MARLANT missions protecting Canada's sovereignty in the Atlantic Ocean and enforcing Canadian laws in its territorial sea and Exclusive Economic Zone. Fredericton has also been deployed on missions throughout the Atlantic and to the Indian Ocean; specifically the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea on anti-terrorism operations. Fredericton has also participated in several NATO missions, patrolling the Atlantic Ocean as part of Standing Naval Force Atlantic (STANAVFORLANT) and its successor Standing NATO Response Force Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1). The frigate is assigned to Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT) and is homeported at CFB Halifax.

As of 8 July 2022 Fredericton has been commanded by Commander Matt Mitchell.

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