HMCS Montréal (FFH 336)

HMCS Montréal is a Halifax-class frigate that has served in the Canadian Forces since 1993. Montréal is the seventh ship in her class which is based on the Canadian Patrol Frigate Project. She is the second vessel to carry the designation HMCS Montreal. She is assigned to Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT) and is homeported at CFB Halifax. Montréal serves on MARLANT missions protecting Canada's sovereignty in the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans and enforcing Canadian laws in its territorial sea and Exclusive Economic Zone. The ship 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. The vessel 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 vessel is designated as a Bilingual Language Unit in the Royal Canadian Navy.

HMCS Montréal
History
Canada
NameMontréal
NamesakeMontréal, Quebec
BuilderSaint John Shipbuilding Ltd., Saint John
Laid down8 February 1991
Launched28 February 1992
Commissioned21 July 1994
RefitHCM/FELEX July 2012 – July 2013
HomeportCFB Halifax
Identification
  • MMSI number: 316129000
  • Callsign: CGAG
  • Pennant number: FFH 336
MottoTon Bras Sait Porter L'Épée (We Stand On Guard For Thee)
Honours and
awards
Atlantic 1944–45, Arabian Sea 2002–03
Statusin active service
BadgeA coronet of fleur-de-lis and maple leaves superimposed upon a stylized mountain which borders a river.
General characteristics
Class and typeHalifax-class frigate
Displacement
  • 3,995 tonnes (light)
  • 4,795 tonnes (operational)
  • 5,032 tonnes (deep load)
Length134.2 m (440 ft)
Beam16.5 m (54 ft)
Draught7.1 m (23 ft)
Propulsion
  • 2 × LM2500 gas turbines
  • 1 × SEMT Pielstick diesel engine
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range9,500 nmi (17,600 km; 10,900 mi)
Complement225 (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 carried1 × CH-148 Cyclone
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