HMCS Calgary (FFH 335)
HMCS ''Calgary'' is a that has served in the Canadian Forces and Royal Canadian Navy since 1995. ''Calgary'' is the sixth vessel in her class and the second vessel to carry the designation . She was built as part of the Canadian Patrol Frigate Project. ''Calgary'' began the FELEX (Frigate Equipment Life Extension) refit in June 2012. She is assigned to Maritime Forces Pacific (MARPAC) and is homeported at CFB Esquimalt. ''Calgary'' serves on MARPAC missions protecting Canada's sovereignty in the Pacific Ocean and enforcing Canadian laws in its territorial sea and exclusive economic zone. Description and design The ''Halifax''-class frigate design of which ''Calgary'' belongs, was ordered by the Canadian Forces in 1977 as a replacement for the , , , and es of destroyer escorts , which were all tasked with anti-submarine warfare.Milner, p. 284 In July 1983, the federal government approved the budget for the design and construction of the first batch of six new frigates of which ...
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HMCS Calgary (FFH-335) Leaves Pearl Harbor In July 2014
Several Canada, Canadian naval units have been named HMCS ''Calgary''. * (I), a that served in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Battle of the Atlantic. * (II), a commissioned into the Canadian Forces on 12 May 1995. Battle honours * Battle of the Atlantic, Atlantic, 1942–45 * Biscay, 1943 * Normandy Landings, Normandy, 1944 * English Channel, 1944–45 * North Sea, 1945 * Arabian Sea References Directorate of History and Heritage - HMCS Calgary South-West Asia Theatre Honours
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