HMCS Winnipeg (FFH 338)

For other ships with the same name, see HMCS Winnipeg.

HMCS Winnipeg (FFH 338)
History
Canada
Namesake	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Builder	Saint John Shipbuilding Ltd., Saint John
Laid down	20 March 1993
Launched	25 June 1994
Commissioned	23 June 1996
Homeport	CFB Esquimalt
Motto	Unum Cum Virtute Multorum (One with the strength of many)
Fate	Active in service
Badge	Traditional naval Tudor crown surmounting a border of cordage patterned for a capital ship of the line. Within this border is found the distinctive heraldic field described as "Azure, a Bison passant, Or" which is derived from the former Civic Devices of the City of Winnipeg.
General characteristics
Class and type	Halifax-class frigate
Displacement	3,995 metric tons (3,932 long tons) (light) 4,795 metric tons (4,719 long tons) (operational) 5,032 metric tons (4,953 long tons) (deep load)
Length	134.2 m (440 ft 3 in)
Beam	16.5 m (54 ft 2 in)
Draught	7.1 m (23 ft 4 in)
Propulsion	2 × LM2500 Gas turbines 1 × SEMT Pielstick Diesel engine
Speed	30 knots (35 mph; 56 km/h)
Range	9,500 nmi (17,600 km; 10,900 mi)
Complement	225 (including air detachment)
Armament	24 × Honeywell Mk 46 torpedoes 16 × Evolved Sea-Sparrow SAM 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon SSM 1 × 57 mm Bofors Mk2 gun 1 × 20 mm Vulcan Phalanx CIWS 6 × .50 Caliber machine guns
Aircraft carried	1 × CH-124 Sea King

Her Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Winnipeg (FFH 338) is a Halifax-class frigate that has served in the Canadian Forces since 1996.

HMCS Winnipeg is the ninth ship in her class which is based on the Canadian Patrol Frigate Project. She is the second vessel to carry the designation HMCS Winnipeg.

Winnipeg was laid down on 20 March 1993 at Saint John Shipbuilding Ltd., Saint John and launched on 25 June 1994. She was officially commissioned into the CF on 23 June 1996 and carries the pennant number 338.

She is assigned to Maritime Forces Pacific (MARPAC) and is homeported at Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt.

Service

Winnipeg serves on MARPAC missions protecting Canada's sovereignty in the Pacific Ocean and enforcing Canadian laws in its territorial sea and Exclusive Economic Zone. Winnipeg has also been deployed on missions throughout the Pacific and to the Indian Ocean; specifically on anti-terrorism operations in the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea, and anti-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia. The ship is also providing escort to UN vessels carrying relief supplies.

Current Events

• HCMS Winnipeg thwarts suspected pirates Globe & Mail April 4 2009 [1]

• HCMS Winnipeg thwarts suspected pirates CNN.com April 19 2009 [2]

• NATO foils Somali pirates' Attack BBC April 19 2009 [3]

References

• HMCS Winnipeg (FFH 338) - official website
• Globe and Mail April 5 2009 [4]